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Online Payment Provider Switching Cost Calculator
Estimate switching costs when changing payment providers and calculate how long it takes to recover those costs from monthly fee savings.
Online Payment Provider Switching Cost Calculator
Estimate the cost of switching payment providers and how long it takes to recover that cost from monthly savings.
Integration work, onboarding, training, downtime, tooling changes, etc.
Estimate how much less you’ll pay in processing fees per month.
Any new monthly costs after switching (subscriptions, tools, admin time).
If your net monthly savings are small, switching may take a long time to pay off. Consider non-fee factors like reliability and payout speed.
How it works
The payback period is calculated as one-time switching cost divided by net monthly savings (monthly savings − monthly added costs).
How to use this online payment provider switching cost calculator
- Enter one-time switching costs (integration, onboarding, downtime).
- Enter your estimated monthly fee savings after switching.
- Optionally enter monthly added costs after switching.
- View net monthly savings and payback period (months to break even).
Example
Estimate payback period after switching payment providers.
- One-time switching cost: $3,000
- Monthly fee savings: $450
- Monthly added cost: $50
- Net monthly savings: $400
- Payback period: 7.5 months
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