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title: Permiso Discover ROI Calculator
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# Permiso Discover ROI Calculator

Calculate your identity visibility investment returns based on industry-validated metrics

## About Permiso Discover

**Permiso Discover** is a comprehensive identity inventory and visibility solution that provides organizations with complete awareness of their identity attack surface across human, non-human, and AI identities. With **50+ native integrations**, Permiso Discover offers universal coverage across cloud service providers (AWS, Azure, GCP), SaaS applications, identity providers (Okta, Azure AD), and on-premises systems.

 Permiso Discover delivers complete identity visibility for a **fixed $50,000 investment**, providing budget predictability and eliminating cost surprises as your identity landscape grows. This includes real-time inventory tracking and comprehensive identity discovery across all environments.

 Organizations achieve **measurable ROI within 3 to 6 months** through reduced breach risk, improved compliance posture, cloud waste elimination, and operational efficiency gains, all while gaining the identity visibility needed to secure modern, distributed environments.

## Enter Your Organization Details

Number of Employees

Total employees, contractors, and vendors with system access

Number of Identity Systems 1-3 Systems 4-10 Systems 11-20 Systems 20+ Systems

IdPs, cloud platforms, SaaS apps, on-premises directories

Industry General (Average) United States Average Healthcare Financial Services Technology Manufacturing Retail

Your industry sector (affects breach cost calculations)

Average IT Salary (Optional)

Used to calculate operational efficiency savings

### 📊 Industry Estimates (Editable)

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**Don't have these numbers?** We've pre-filled industry averages below. If you know your actual figures, you can edit them for a more accurate ROI calculation.

Non-Human Identities (Estimated)

Service accounts, API keys, machine identities (auto: 25x employees)

Privileged Accounts % (Estimated)

Admin/high-privilege identities (industry avg: 15%)

Dormant Identities % (Estimated)

Inactive accounts still provisioned (industry avg: 12%)

Over-Privileged % (Estimated)

Permissions beyond actual usage (industry avg: 35%)

Weekly Identity Mgmt Hours (Estimated)

Manual provisioning, reviews, audits (industry avg: 15 hrs)

 💡 **Pro tip:** These estimates are based on Verizon DBIR, Gartner research, and Permiso customer data. Most organizations don't know these exact numbers—which is exactly why Permiso Discover is needed!

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## Your Permiso Discover ROI Analysis

Conservative Scenario

Realistic Scenario

1,390%

First Year ROI

Payback Period: 1.2 months

### 🛡️ Risk Reduction Value

Breach Risk Avoidance $105,000

Compliance Risk Reduction $84,000

### 💰 Direct Cost Savings

Identity Cleanup Savings $168,000

Operational Efficiency $95,000

### 📊 Identity Metrics

Total Identities Discovered 46,000

High-Risk Identities 8,280

Cost per Identity Secured $1.09

### 📈 Financial Summary

Total Annual Value $452,000

Permiso Investment $50,000

Net Return $402,000

3-Year Projected ROI 4,170%

**Fixed Investment: $50,000**  
 Complete identity visibility across all environments. Unlimited identities. No per-seat costs

### 📧 Get Your Personalized Executive Business Case

Receive a professional ROI analysis you can share with leadership and your investment committee—complete with your organization's specific numbers and industry validation.

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 Calculations based on industry-validated data from IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2025, Verizon DBIR, and verified customer case studies. Conservative scenario applies probability adjustments: Breach (2%), Compliance (15%), Identity Cleanup (45%), Operational Efficiency (65%). Realistic scenario: Breach (5%), Compliance (30%), Identity Cleanup (70%), Operational Efficiency (85%). Individual results may vary based on implementation and organizational factors.