Incident Cost Calculator Impact model

Estimate labor and downtime cost impact from recurring incidents to guide reliability investment.

Incidents per month

Average incident duration (minutes)

Responders involved per incident

Blended labor rate per hour (USD)

Estimated business impact per downtime hour (USD)

Your incident cost estimate will appear here.

Interpretation Notes

Use this estimate to compare the cost of incidents against reliability project cost. If expected annual incident cost exceeds project cost, remediation often has a clear business case.

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