Calculate your savings against SaaS Services
Compare the total cost of PeopleSync (one-time license plus your own server) with per-user SaaS subscription fees.
SaaS bill for your team
- per month
- Rp 4.500.000
- in the first year
- Rp 54.000.000
- over 2 years
- Rp 108.000.000
Team and Cost Parameters
Advanced assumptions ▾
Vendors usually raise prices at renewal.
With SaaS, every new employee adds to the bill.
compared with a SaaS subscription over 2 years
1x lifetime purchase • Full source code access • Includes minor updates
Per-user rent rises every time your team grows. The PeopleSync license costs the same at any headcount.
Cumulative cost, years 1 to 5
SaaS subscription cost per employee, compared with PeopleSync paid once.
PeopleSync: one-time payment. The cost does not rise as your team grows. Request a quote for the exact figure.
*Assumes SaaS at Rp 45.000/user/month for 100 employees, without vendor price inflation.
Hidden Costs of Subscription SaaS
With per-user rent, your bill grows every time your team does. These four costs are often missing from the first quote.
- Setup and onboarding fees billed at the start of an annual contract.
- Add-on fees for essential modules (such as PPh 21 payroll or fingerprint attendance).
- Data retention penalties if you stop subscribing later.
- Exchange-rate swings on global SaaS providers' prices.
4 Hidden Cost Traps of Subscription SaaS
Four costs that appear after a SaaS contract starts.
One-Sided Price Increases
Vendors raise prices 10-15% at renewal. Once your operations depend on their system, you lose bargaining power.
A Penalty for Growing
Each new employee or freelancer adds to the bill. You end up limiting access to save budget.
Vendor Lock-in
Data migration is expensive and historical exports are hard, so switching vendors is difficult.
Downtime Multi-Tenant
An outage on the vendor's servers stops attendance for all your staff at once, and the SLA does not cover the lost working hours.
Sample calculations for three team sizes
A 3-year simulation at a SaaS rate of Rp 45.000 per person per month.
Small Team
A SaaS subscription for 50 employees costs Rp 27.000.000 a year. The PeopleSync license is paid once, so the gap widens every year.
Mid-Sized Team
At 120 employees, the SaaS bill reaches Rp 64.800.000 a year. The PeopleSync license costs the same as it does for a team of 50.
Large Team
At 300 employees, SaaS bills Rp 162.000.000 a year. With PeopleSync, adding employees does not add license cost.
Stop renting and own the system
The PeopleSync Core license lasts for life. Installation on your server takes hours, with a 30-day money-back guarantee.