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How Much Does
Downtime Really Cost?

Most businesses underestimate IT downtime costs by 60%. This calculator shows your true annual exposure — including the hidden costs most tools ignore.

Your Business
25
1125250375500
$28
$10$45$80$115$150

Regulated industries carry higher risk multipliers due to compliance penalties and breach liability.

Hidden cost multiplier applied: IBM research shows direct productivity loss represents only ~40% of total downtime cost. Recovery, reputation, and revenue impact account for the rest.

Your Risk Profile
LOW MOD HIGH CRIT
LOW RISK
Per Hour
$350
Per Day
$2,800
Annual Risk
$4,900

Based on 14 hrs avg unplanned downtime/year — Gartner SMB data

Where the Cost Goes
Direct productivity loss 40%

Employees idle × hourly wage

Recovery & remediation costs 25%

IT time, vendor calls, hardware replacement

Reputation & revenue impact 35%

Customer churn, missed SLAs, brand damage

Your Annual Breakdown
Direct productivity loss $1,960
Recovery & remediation $1,225
Reputation & revenue impact $1,715
Total annual exposure $4,900
The Managed IT Difference

What proactive IT actually saves you

Potential Annual Savings
$3,850
Unmanaged — Industry Average
$4,900 / year
  • ✗ ~14 hours downtime per year
  • ✗ Reactive — you call when it breaks
  • ✗ No monitoring or early warning
  • ✗ Unpredictable emergency costs
With Leonidas — Managed IT
$700 / year exposure
  • ✓ ~2 hours downtime per year (avg)
  • ✓ 24/7 proactive monitoring
  • ✓ Issues resolved before you notice
  • ✓ Predictable flat monthly rate
The Numbers Behind This Tool

Why this isn't a theoretical exercise

$4.88M
Average data breach cost
IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report, 2024. Downtime and data loss are often the same incident.
14 hrs
Average annual downtime for unmanaged SMBs
Gartner research on IT downtime frequency for businesses without managed monitoring.
60%
Of small businesses close within 6 months of a major IT incident
FEMA / SBA data on business survival following significant technology failures.
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Your exposure is real. Let's reduce it.

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