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Portfolio demonstration with synthetic data

Modeling vendor costs at scale

Two fictional vendors quote different platform fees and usage rates. Compare annual costs at three adoption levels and see when the lower-cost choice changes.

My role

I modeled what vendors would cost at three user volumes. That analysis helped inform technology purchases.

What goes into the estimate

  1. Set adoption assumptions
  2. Apply pricing formulas
  3. Compare annual totals
  4. Check the crossover

Compare costs at each user volume

Annual cost by adoption level
    Annual cost breakdown
    VendorAnnual platform feeAnnual rate per userAnnual total

    What I would check before buying

    Annual total equals the platform fee plus billable users multiplied by the annual rate. Both fictional quotes come to $84,000 per year at 30,000 users. A procurement review would also check how the contract defines billable users and whether implementation or support costs change the comparison.