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Growth Decision Instruments · 8 In-Browser Models

Premium Growth Calculators & Unit Economic Models.

Eight interactive instruments engineered for founders, operators, and finance leads. Instantly benchmark CAC, LTV, Churn, Cohort Retention, and MRR Forecasts against top quartile performers with zero signup.

Category 01 · Unit Economics

Acquisition & Efficiency Instruments

Determine whether more inbound demand will become compounding profit or accelerate cash burn.

Target Avatars: The Scaling Founder & High-End Agency Owners
Model 01

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) Calculator

Computes fully blended vs paid-only CAC against 2026 SaaS benchmarks.

Ideal Ratio: 3:1 LTV/CAC

Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC) Calculator

2025-2026 SaaS Benchmarks

  • • Average B2B SaaS CAC: $500–$1,000+ (higher for enterprise)
  • • SMB SaaS: Aim < $500
  • • Top performers: < $300
  • • Rule: CAC should be < 1/3 of LTV (healthy 3:1 LTV:CAC ratio)

CAC measures the total cost of acquiring a new customer. Lower is better — aim for under $200-500 depending on your industry and LTV.

Model 02

Email Revenue & Campaign ROI Engine

Forecast list monetization yields based on deliverability, open rates, and conversion.

Direct Response

Email Marketing ROI Calculator

2025-2026 Benchmarks

  • • Average email ROI: $36–$42 per $1 spent
  • • Top performers: 3000%+ (30:1)
  • • Healthy campaigns: > 1000% (10:1)

ROI shows profit relative to cost. Healthy email campaigns often achieve 3000%+ ROI.

Model 03

Break-Even & Volume Target Model

Find the exact unit volume required to cover fixed overhead and engineering payroll.

Margin Safety

Break-Even ROAS Calculator

2025-2026 Benchmarks

  • • Average eCommerce/SaaS ad ROAS: 2.8–4:1
  • • Break-even typical: 2–3x (depends on 30–50% margins)
  • • Profitable scaling: > 4–6x

Break-even ROAS is the minimum return on ad spend needed to cover costs (no profit/loss). Aim to exceed this by 2-3x for healthy growth.

(Revenue − Cost of Goods Sold) ÷ Revenue × 100

Category 02 · Compounding Durability

Retention, Churn & Lifetime Value

Identify leaking revenue before it becomes normalized as cost of doing business.

Target Avatars: The SaaS Founder & Subscription Operators
Model 04

Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) Calculator

Calculates true customer LTV across subscription and repeat-purchase contracts.

Benchmark: > $5,000 B2B

Customer Lifetime Value (LTV) Calculator

2025-2026 Benchmarks

  • • Target LTV: ≥ 3x CAC (Ideal)
  • • Excellent LTV: > 3.5x CAC
  • • Average B2B SaaS LTV: $2,000 - $15,000+ depending on ARPU

LTV estimates the total revenue a customer generates over their entire relationship with your business. Strong businesses aim for LTV that is at least 3x higher than CAC.

Total monthly revenue ÷ Active customers

Use your churn calculator result here

Model 05

Revenue Churn & Leakage Forecaster

Quantify the cumulative 12-month revenue devastation of a 2% vs 5% monthly churn gap.

Leakage Warning

Monthly Churn Rate Calculator

2025-2026 SaaS Benchmarks

  • • Average B2B SaaS monthly churn: 3–5%
  • • Excellent: < 3% (top quartile)
  • • Enterprise-focused: < 1%
  • • SMB SaaS: 3–7% typical

Churn rate is the percentage of customers you lose in a period. Healthy SaaS businesses target <5% monthly (or <1% for enterprise).

Model 06

CLV Multi-Period Retention Model

Advanced discounted cash flow model of multi-year contract value.

DCF Model

Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) with Retention Calculator

2025-2026 Benchmarks

  • • SaaS Gross Margin Median: 77–81%
  • • Excellent Retention: 85-95%+ monthly
  • • Target CLV: 3-5x CAC

Advanced CLV calculation incorporating gross margin and monthly retention rate. This shows the true profit-generating potential of retained customers. Top SaaS companies achieve 85-95%+ monthly retention.

(Revenue − COGS) ÷ Revenue × 100

% of customers who stay each month (100% − churn %)

Model 07

Cohort Retention Decay Matrix

Visualizes multi-month customer retention curves to spot product-market fit friction.

Cohort Matrix

Cohort Retention Analysis Calculator

2025-2026 Benchmarks

  • • Average Month 1 retention: 70–80%.
  • • Month 12: 30–40% for good SaaS.
  • • Best-in-class Month 12: >50%

Build a full cohort retention table to visualize how well you retain customers over time. Assumes the same retention curve applies to all cohorts. Great for forecasting active users and identifying retention trends.

Retention Curve (% retained)

Monthly Acquisitions (New Users)

Cohort 1 (Month 1)
Cohort 2 (Month 2)
Cohort 3 (Month 3)
Cohort 4 (Month 4)
Cohort 5 (Month 5)
Cohort 6 (Month 6)
Cohort 7 (Month 7)
Cohort 8 (Month 8)
Cohort 9 (Month 9)
Cohort 10 (Month 10)
Cohort 11 (Month 11)
Cohort 12 (Month 12)
Category 03 · Velocity Forecasting

Revenue & MRR Growth Forecasting

Model compound monthly growth trajectories factoring in net expansion, new adds, and churn.

Target Avatars: The SaaS Founder & Enterprise Growth Leads
Model 08

MRR Forecast & ARR Run-Rate Projector

Multi-scenario forecast engine comparing conservative, expected, and aggressive growth.

Run-Rate Engine

MRR Growth Forecast Calculator

2025-2026 Benchmarks

  • • Average expansion rate: 2–6% monthly for top performers.
  • • Healthy net MRR growth: 2–5% monthly.
  • • SaaS median: 20–30% annual growth

Project your Monthly Recurring Revenue over the next 12 months based on new signups, churn, and expansion. Ideal for SaaS businesses planning growth targets and runway.

Upsells, cross-sells, seat additions

$0

MRR in 12 Months

+$-50,000

Total Growth

-100.0%

% Growth

12-Month MRR Forecast

MonthStarting MRR+ New+ Expansion- ChurnEnding MRRNet Change

Formula: Ending MRR = Previous + New + (Previous × Expansion%) - (Previous × Churn%)
Use this to set realistic growth targets, model scenarios, and align marketing/sales efforts.

Actionable Engineering Next Steps

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