Free Tool
AWS Unit Economics Calculator
Is your infrastructure eating your margins? Calculate your cost per customer and cost per request to see your real unit economics.
- No signup
- Instant results
- ~3 min
What's your monthly AWS spend?
Include compute, database, networking, and all AWS services.
Tip: Use AWS Cost Explorer (Billing Dashboard) to find your total monthly spend across all services.
Tell us about your usage
These metrics help us calculate cost per unit.
This is total API calls, database queries, Lambda invocations, or events processed each month.
Tell us your revenue metrics
Your total recurring monthly revenue from all customers.
Calculated: MRR ÷ customers (but you can override if needed).
Your Unit Economics
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Your Unit Economics Breakdown
Cost per Customer
$XX
Cost per Request
$0.XXX
Infra % of Revenue
XX%
Gross Margin
XX%
What's Healthy?
- Cost per Customer: Should be <30% of ARPU for sustainable SaaS growth
- Infra % of Revenue: Healthy range is 10–30% depending on your unit economics
- Gross Margin: Aim for 60–80% after infrastructure costs to fund sales & support
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Schedule a Free Architecture Review →Who This Tool Is For
SaaS founders, finance teams, and CTOs who need infrastructure cost relative to revenue.
Why We Built This Tool
Most SaaS companies know burn rate but not unit economics. This tool connects AWS spend to MRR, customers, and requests.
What Problem It Solves
- Pricing blind spots. You cannot price intelligently without unit economics.
- Margin confusion. Reveals the infrastructure component of gross margin.
- Scaling anxiety. Shows whether growth will destroy margins.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as customers?
Paying revenue-generating customers — exclude free tier users.
What if costs vary month to month?
Use a 3-month average from AWS Billing.
How do I know if unit economics are healthy?
Cost per customer should be under 25–30% of ARPU.
