The real cost of building a finance team in-house.
Pick what you'd hire, set your industry and revenue, see what Saturn saves you. Honest math — based on US salary benchmarks and our published pricing.
Year-one + 3-year cumulative · Industry-tuned · No email required to use
Credentialed by the people who set the rules
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What would you build in-house instead?
Pick your industry and size.
Your average monthly revenue
$80K
You save
$129,600
in year one, switching from bookkeeper + ap/ar to Saturn Full Function.
$409,229 over 3 years
(Assumes 4%/yr salary inflation on the in-house side, Saturn pricing held flat.)
In-house
Bookkeeper + AP/AR specialist
Two roles. One on the books and close. One on AP intake/approvals and AR invoicing/follow-up.
$168,000 / year
Base salaries $130K + ~25% benefits and payroll taxes + software.
What you get
- Bookkeeping
- Monthly close
- AP management
- AR + collections
What you don't
- Payroll administration
- Income tax filing
- CFO-level reporting
Saturn — Full Function
Same coverage, bundled into one engagement
Creators · by revenue band
$38,400 / year
$3,200/month · month-to-month · tax filing included
What you get
- Bookkeeping + monthly close by the 10th
- AP management
- AR + invoicing
- Payroll administration
- Federal and state income tax filing
- CFO-level reporting (KPI dashboard, weekly cash, 13-week forecast)
- Dedicated point of contact
- Industry specialization for Creators
What you also stop paying for.
Hidden costs that don't show up on a salary line but eat real hours and dollars.
- Zero recruiting cycle (avg 6–8 weeks per hire)
- No PTO, sick leave, or maternity coverage scramble
- No turnover risk — the firm shows up every Monday
- No HR overhead, no 1:1s, no performance reviews
- Scale tier up or down the same month — not the same year
- CFO-level reporting bundled in (not a separate $60–120K hire)
These are illustrative numbers based on typical US salary ranges and our published pricing. Your actual quote depends on transaction volume, AP/AR rhythm, and reporting cadence — we'll send a tailored proposal within one business day.
Book a 30-min discovery callNow that you've seen the savings…
The math is one half of the decision. These tell you the other half — what's broken today and which Saturn plan fits.
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The calculator uses typical US salary loaded costs. We'll size your exact Saturn quote in 24 hours — and stack it next to the in-house hire you've been considering.
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