ROI calculator
Build the team — or rent a senior one?
Compare the fully-loaded cost of hiring an in-house squad in your market against a Simatech sprint engagement over the same period. All numbers adjustable in real time. Conservative 2026 figures.
Your scenario
6 months
12 weeks
Typical for senior engineers: 10–16 weeks in DE/UK, 8–12 weeks in the US.
Tech Lead
1
Senior Full-Stack
2
Mid Full-Stack
1
QA / SDET
1
Scrum Master
1
Total headcount: 6
€32,000
In-house · 6 months
$693,000
- Monthly fully-loaded cost$82,500
- Recruiting fees (20%)$198,000
- Productive months delivered2.1
Simatech · 6 months
$414,720
- Monthly cost (2 sprints)$69,120
- Recruiting fees$0
- Productive months delivered6.0
Your savings
+$278,280
40% cheaper than building in-house in US — East Coast over 6 months
Ships ~3.9 months earlier — no recruiting, no ramp
What this model assumes
- • In-house salaries are fully loaded (gross + ~25% employer taxes + benefits + equipment + overhead).
- • Recruiting fee assumed at 20% of first-year salary (typical agency rate).
- • Productivity ramp: 25% in month 1, 60% in month 2, 100% from month 3 onward.
- • Simatech delivers at 100% from sprint 1, no recruiting delay, no benching cost.
- • FX rates are conservative round numbers — actuals may swing ±5%.
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We'll come back with a fixed price for your specific build — so you can compare apples to apples, not estimates to assumptions.