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See exactly what your paper records are costing — and how much you'd save by digitizing with ABT. Adjust the inputs below to match your organization and get instant results.

Your Organization
Number of Employees The average office worker generates 10,000 sheets of paper per year.
50
Average Employee Hourly Wage Used to calculate productivity losses from document retrieval time.
$30
Physical Storage
4-Drawer Filing Cabinets Each 4-drawer cabinet holds ~12,800 pages and costs ~$25,000 over its lifetime including space, labor, and maintenance.
5
Banker's Boxes in Offsite Storage Industry rate: $0.50–$0.95/box/month. Each box holds ~2,500 pages.
50
Office Space Cost (per sq ft / year) Storage rooms and filing areas represent real estate cost. National avg: $30–$50/sq ft.
$35
Square Feet Dedicated to Document Storage Avg: 50–70% of commercial space is used for paper storage. A 4-drawer cabinet requires ~7 sq ft including aisle access.
200 sq ft
Labor & Productivity
Minutes Spent Searching for Documents (per employee/day) Research shows workers lose 15–30 min/day searching for paper records. Lost documents cost $250 in labor to recreate.
20 min
Documents Misfiled or Lost per Month Industry avg: $120 to locate a misfiled document, $250 to recreate a lost one.
10
Additional Cost Factors
Which of these apply to your organization? Check all that apply — each adds measurable cost to paper-based document management.
⚠ Your Estimated Annual Paper Cost $0 What paper records are costing your organization each year
Storage
$0
Labor
$0
Misfiled
$0
Other
$0
💡 Estimated Annual Savings with ABT
You Could Save $0 per year after digitizing with ABT
Storage cost eliminated $0
Labor productivity recovered $0
Misfiled / lost document costs $0
Compliance & risk reduction $0
5-Year Total Savings $0
Estimated payback period: calculating.... Most ABT customers recoup their investment in 6–24 months.
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Estimates based on industry research including PwC, OPEX, and Record Nations data. Actual savings vary by organization, document volume, and implementation. This tool is for illustrative purposes only.