Estimate Your Savings
Adjust the inputs below to estimate how much developer time and budget your team could recover by optimizing your C++ build system.
Build time is the tip of the system-friction iceberg
Where does your system stand? Select and see how much you can claim back on build alone
Inputs
Expected build time reduction50%
Team size30 developers
Incremental build time2 min
Incremental builds per day per developer18
Typical for active development
Full build time20 min
Full builds per day per developer2.5
Equivalent wait for local & CI builds
Average developer annual cost$180k
Fully loaded (salary + overhead)
Working weeks per year48
Results
3.6h
Saved per dev / week
108h
Team total saved / week
$446,538
Estimated yearly recovered on buildEstimates based on industry averages. Actual savings depend on your codebase complexity.
Before vs After
Incremental build
Before
2.0 min
After
1.0 min
Full build
Before
20.0 min
After
10.0 min