03The economics

Show the working.
Then make the claim.

Useful software has a cost. So does dependence. We want to make both visible—with sources, assumptions, and a clear line between an estimate and a result.

A download is not a saved subscription.

We report actual investment, estimated net savings, and verified realized savings separately. We do not infer corporate losses from people using a tool.

Founder cash investment

Not yet reconciled

Historical build costs are separate from the project’s available balance.

Builder labor

Not yet recorded

Time is recorded in hours. It is not silently converted into cash spent.

Realized user savings

Not yet measured

No documented savings cohort is recorded. Downloads and expressions of interest are not savings.

Source register

Paid capabilities, in context.

These references explain the market around a capability. They do not establish feature parity or savings for every user.

Microsoft

A reference point for workflow automation

US$15 / user / month, paid yearly

A broad automation suite, not a like-for-like replacement claim. ViVeri file preparation covers a narrow local workflow and does not replace cloud orchestration or enterprise connectors.

Included capabilities: Cloud flows
Attended desktop automation
Process and task mining within plan limits
Billing assumptions: US pricing page; one user; annual billing. US$180 per user-year before taxes and extras. Discounts, region, existing entitlements, and checkout pricing may change the actual cost.
Period & currency: Price observed 2026-10-25 · USD
Source: Microsoft Power Automate pricing ↗
Reviewed Oct 25, 2026
Method: Record the published annual-billing rate as context. Determine the actually avoidable license cost for a matched workflow, then subtract all migration, hosting, maintenance, training, and replacement costs. Existing included licenses may make avoidable cost zero.
Estimated net savings: Not yet measured
Realized savings: Not yet measured

Company results and disclosure boundaries

Microsoft consolidated FY2025, year ended June 30, 2025. Revenue and net income are company-wide historical results, not Power Automate results or estimates of money ViVeri could redirect.

Company revenue: $281,724,000,000
Company net income: $101,832,000,000
Product-level profit: Power Automate product-level profit is not disclosed in the reviewed annual report.

Microsoft FY2025 Annual Report ↗

Company-wide revenue and net income are different metrics. Neither is attributed to this product unless the source explicitly does so.

CaptivateIQ

A reference point for commission operations

Custom quote; no public numerical rate

An enterprise platform has a wider scope than a local calculation engine. ViVeri does not currently replace its administration, integrations, or service commitments.

Included capabilities: Commission administration and reporting
Implementation and support options
Integrations and additional reporting options
Billing assumptions: The reviewed page describes seats and a one-time setup fee. Obtain a dated quote specifying currency, seats, term, integrations, support, and add-ons before calculating cost.
Period & currency: Pricing structure observed 2026-10-25 · USD
Source: CaptivateIQ pricing ↗
Reviewed Oct 25, 2026
Method: No price or savings amount is inferred from a quote-only page. Use a consented real quote and a matched functional scope; subtract migration, ongoing maintenance, and complementary software.
Estimated net savings: Not yet measured
Realized savings: Not yet measured

Company results and disclosure boundaries

Company revenue and net income have not been verified from the reviewed source. No private-company financial estimate is asserted.

Company revenue: Not recorded in this comparison
Company net income: Not recorded in this comparison
Product-level profit: Product-level profit is not disclosed in the reviewed source.

Company-wide revenue and net income are different metrics. Neither is attributed to this product unless the source explicitly does so.

The method

Net means after the costs.

Avoided paid-tool costs−Migration + hosting + maintenance + replacement=Estimated net savings

Define the user, capability, period, currency, and baseline first. Count only costs actually avoided. Keep overlapping tools and periods out of double counts. Record taxes, seat minimums, billing frequency, and any costs excluded from the scope.

Realized savings need a documented before-and-after record, a defined period, and a stated verification method. A self-reported result stays labeled self-reported. Estimates never silently become verified results.