Solace Agent Mesh - ROI Calculator

Interactive calculator for estimating the business value of Solace Agent Mesh relative to framework-only approaches (LangChain, OpenAI SDK, Bedrock, etc.).

Live: solacese.github.io/sam-roi

Features

• 6 value cards with live formulas
• Conservative / Base / Aggressive preset toggle
• Editable advanced assumptions
• Stack selector (adapts "Today:" text per competitor)
• Region presets for engineer cost
• Diminishing returns at scale (agents > 50)
• Export as PDF (single landscape page)
• Copy summary to clipboard
• Shareable URL (inputs encoded as query params)

Assumptions and Sources

Assumption	Base Value	Source
Effort reduction per new scenario	40%	Field-observed across 5+ enterprise deployments
Token savings	20%	BBVA production data (25% measured, 20% conservative)
Cost per system outage	$250K	Gartner avg downtime cost for enterprise SoR
Cost per additional jurisdiction	$90K	Platform team build cost (6 eng-months equivalent)
Pilot failure burn	4 months x 3 engineers	Industry avg failed AI pilot duration
Time-to-production (today)	16 weeks	Customer interviews, pre-SAM baseline
Time-to-production (SAM)	6 weeks	Measured across early adopters

Validated proof points:

• BBVA: 25% token savings, 400+ agents in production
• British Telecom: 1,000+ agents monitored

How to Use in Customer Conversations

1. Discovery call: Open the calculator, plug in the prospect's numbers live. Start with Base preset.
2. Follow-up email: Use "Copy Summary" to paste into email with the shareable URL.
3. Business case deck: Export as PDF, include as an appendix.
4. Technical deep-dive: Open Advanced Assumptions, walk through each formula to build credibility.
5. Executive sponsor: Use Aggressive preset for upside scenario, Conservative for floor.

Tips:

• Always acknowledge these are estimates. Say "directional" not "guaranteed."
• Card 3 (systems of record) is risk-based. Frame it as insurance, not savings.
• The diminishing returns function prevents absurd numbers at scale. If a prospect has 500+ agents, the calculator stays credible.

Development

Single HTML file, no build step. Open index.html in a browser.

# Serve locally
python3 -m http.server 8000
open http://localhost:8000

Contributing

1. Edit index.html directly
2. Test all 6 cards with default and extreme inputs
3. Verify PDF export renders on one page
4. Push to main - GitHub Pages deploys automatically

License

MIT