Total Cost of Ownership Model

Use the Total Cost of Ownership Model to budget for your mobile solution.

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Total Cost of Ownership Model

Use the Total Cost of Ownership Model to budget for your mobile solution.

The Total Cost of Ownership model serves as a simple, transparent exercise for organizations interested in understanding the cost of maintaining a mobile solution.

This tool will help you:
  • Estimate the total cost of adopting CommCare or other mobile technologies.
  • Explore permutations and plan budgets accordingly.
  • Help groups understand and/or identify the real cost drivers to maintaining a mobile system.
  • Assess how these costs can be shared by governments, external donors, NGOs, or others.

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A look at what's inside

Map out the scale of your operation over time to project how your growth will impact your data collection costs.

Consider whether your team will need traning and how that might impact your expenses.

Know your monthly operating costs such as your voice and data plan, as well as your equipment.