# Acumatica Implementation Budget Estimator > Source: https://netray.co/tools/acumatica-implementation-budget-estimator > Publisher: Netray (netray.co), AI and integration engineering for ERP and manufacturing systems. > Section: Free Tools ## Short answer Builds a planning estimate of implementation hours and cost from scope drivers: modules, integrations, custom reports, users and data entities to migrate. ## Category other-erp ## Erp Acumatica ## Industry SMB Manufacturing ## Audience - Project manager - Controller - CIO ## Tool **Kind:** calculator **Currency:** $ **Inputs:** #### Base project hours (PM, design, testing) **Key:** base **Type:** number **Default:** 120 **Min:** 0 **Step:** 10 **Unit:** hours #### Modules in scope **Key:** modules **Type:** number **Default:** 6 **Min:** 1 **Step:** 1 **Unit:** modules **Help:** For example Financials, Distribution, Manufacturing, Project accounting, CRM. #### Hours per module **Key:** hours_module **Type:** number **Default:** 60 **Min:** 0 **Step:** 5 **Unit:** hours #### Integrations **Key:** integrations **Type:** slider **Default:** 3 **Min:** 0 **Max:** 12 **Step:** 1 **Unit:** count **Help:** EDI, ecommerce, shipping, payroll, CAD or PLM links. #### Hours per integration **Key:** hours_int **Type:** number **Default:** 80 **Min:** 0 **Step:** 5 **Unit:** hours #### Custom reports and forms **Key:** reports **Type:** number **Default:** 15 **Min:** 0 **Step:** 1 **Unit:** reports #### Data entities to migrate **Key:** entities **Type:** number **Default:** 8 **Min:** 0 **Step:** 1 **Unit:** entities **Help:** Customers, vendors, items, BOMs, open orders, open balances and so on. #### Users to train **Key:** users **Type:** number **Default:** 30 **Min:** 1 **Step:** 1 **Unit:** users #### Blended partner rate **Key:** rate **Type:** number **Default:** 165 **Min:** 0 **Step:** 5 **Unit:** per hour #### Contingency **Key:** contingency **Type:** slider **Default:** 20 **Min:** 0 **Max:** 50 **Step:** 5 **Unit:** % **Outputs:** #### Module configuration hours **Key:** h_modules **Expr:** modules * hours_module **Format:** number #### Integration hours **Key:** h_int **Expr:** integrations * hours_int **Format:** number #### Reports, migration and training hours **Key:** h_other **Expr:** reports * 12 + entities * 20 + users * 3 **Format:** number **Description:** Planning rates of 12 hours per report, 20 per migrated entity and 3 per trained user. #### Total hours with contingency **Key:** hours **Expr:** (base + h_modules + h_int + h_other) * (1 + contingency / 100) **Format:** number **Primary:** true #### Estimated services budget **Key:** cost **Expr:** hours * rate **Format:** currency **Primary:** true #### Elapsed weeks at 2 consultants **Key:** weeks **Expr:** hours / (2 * 30) **Format:** weeks **Description:** Assumes two full-time consultants at about 30 billable hours a week each. **Chart:** #### Budget as integration count grows **Type:** line **X:** integrations **From:** 0 **To:** 12 **Steps:** 12 **Series:** - cost **Disclaimer:** A planning heuristic, not a quote. Hours per driver vary widely by partner, data quality and customisation. ## Content **Intro:** Implementation fees are the largest uncertain line in an ERP business case. This estimator turns the scope drivers you already know into hours and a budget range, so you can sanity-check a partner proposal before negotiating, and see which driver moves the number most. **Sections:** #### How to use it **Body:** Count modules, integrations, custom reports and the data entities to migrate, then enter your partner's blended rate. The default hours per driver are planning rules of thumb, so replace them with the figures from the statement of work. Add contingency of 15 to 30 percent for a first ERP project. Compare the total to the proposal and ask the partner to explain any large gap. #### What drives the number **Body:** Integrations and data migration typically cost more than configuration because they depend on systems and data you do not control. The chart shows how the budget climbs with the number of integrations. Manufacturing scope adds BOM, routing, work centre and costing set-up on top of the financial and distribution base, which is why module count matters. **Bullets:** - Clean data before migration; each bad entity costs rework hours. - Fix report count early; reports are the usual late scope creep. - Training hours rise with users, but rarely linearly. #### Common mistakes **Body:** Teams budget the partner and forget internal time: your key users will spend a large fraction of their week on testing and data validation. They also underestimate post-go-live support. Treat this tool as a cross-check, not a replacement for a scoped fixed-fee or time-and-materials proposal. **Cta:** Netray can review a proposal against your actual scope and flag where the hours look light or heavy. **Faq:** #### Are the default hours accurate? **Answer:** They are generic planning assumptions, not benchmarks from any vendor. Replace them with figures from your partner's statement of work, then use the tool to see how scope changes the total. #### Why add contingency? **Answer:** ERP scope grows once users see the system. A first implementation commonly overruns on data and integrations, so a contingency of at least 15 to 20 percent keeps the budget credible. #### Does it include licences? **Answer:** No. It covers services hours only. Add subscription and any third-party add-ons separately, for example in the multi-year TCO calculator. #### How is elapsed time computed? **Answer:** It divides hours by two consultants at 30 billable hours a week. Change the staffing in your own plan; real projects also wait on customer decisions and testing. ## Search terms acumatica implementation cost, acumatica implementation budget, erp implementation estimate calculator, acumatica manufacturing implementation hours, how much does acumatica implementation cost, erp project cost estimator --- Talk to an engineer: https://netray.co/contact?intent=erp_ai | Machine catalog: https://netray.co/agent/catalog.json