Customer Support Cost Calculator
The support cost calculator estimates your monthly customer support cost and cost per ticket from ticket volume, handle time, agent cost and channel mix. Free, no sign-up, instant.
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- Benchmarks included
Support Cost Calculator
Calculate your customer support costs and automation savings potential
Ticket Distribution (must equal 100%)
How it's calculated
- Definition
- Cost per ticket is the fully loaded agent cost of resolving one support request. Channel mix matters because phone, chat and email take different amounts of agent time.
- Formula
- Monthly cost ≈ tickets × average handle time (hours) × agent hourly cost. Cost per ticket = monthly cost ÷ tickets.
- Benchmark
- Cost per ticket varies hugely by industry and channel. Track your own figure per channel and look at what self-service and automation could deflect.
Our take
Cutting cost per ticket is the wrong first goal. Cut the tickets that shouldn't exist (unclear billing, missing docs, bugs) and cost per ticket takes care of itself.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How do I calculate cost per support ticket?
Multiply ticket volume by average handle time in hours and by fully loaded agent hourly cost, then divide by ticket volume.
How can I reduce customer support costs?
Deflect repetitive questions with a knowledge base and chatbots, fix the root causes behind the top contact reasons, and route complex issues to the right agent first time.