Recruso Automated Shift Engine: ROI & Outcome Calculator
Model your agency's margin expansion, recruiter time savings, and direct messaging costs with native WhatsApp automation.
01 — Feature tier selection
02 — Diagnostic inputs
Active Candidate Database Size
Engaged temps available for shift broadcasts
Monthly Temporary Shifts Posted
Total bookings released each month
Avg Broadcast Recipients per Shift
Candidates messaged per open shift
Average Recruiter Hourly Cost
Fully loaded consultant cost per hour
Formula Assumption: Assumes 0.45 hours (27 mins) of manual admin/doc-chasing saved per candidate onboarding + 0.25 hours saved per filled shift broadcast.
Average Gross Margin per Shift
Contribution retained per filled shift
Live throughput
2,000
Utility template messages sent monthly across all open shifts.
03 — Cost & pass-through breakdown
Software Engine Fees
Payable to Recruso / Gabba
- Fixed monthly base fee
- £199
- Outcome success fee (£1.50 × 250)
- £375
- Software subtotal
- £574
Meta API Network Pass-Through
Billed directly at cost to your Meta Business Account — zero margin applied.
- Utility template rate
- £0.018 / message
- Marketing template rate
- £0.038 / message
- Estimated monthly network spend
- £36.00
250 shifts × 8 recipients × £0.018. Database re-engagement campaigns bill at the marketing rate of £0.038 per message.
04 — Financial return & impact
Recruiter Admin Time Reclaimed
288 hrs
£6,325 value
0.45 hrs per active candidate + 0.25 hrs per filled shift, at £22/hr.
Accelerated Shift Fill Margin
£480
12.0 shifts recovered
12% unfulfilled rate × 40% fill-speed gain × £40 gross margin per shift.
Total Engine Investment
£610
- Base fee
- £199
- Outcome fee
- £375
- Meta pass-through
- £36.00
Net monthly outcome
1,016% ROI
£6,195
Net financial gain after all software and network costs.
Total benefit modelled at £6,805 per month.
05 — Commercial model comparison
£1,200 upfront + £400/mo
- £1,200 upfront capital expense
- £400 per month flat platform fee
- Vendor channel risk — messaging resold at markup
- No link between spend and shifts actually filled
£199 base + £1.50 per filled shift
- £299 setup — waived on 12-month commitment
- £199 monthly base engine fee
- £1.50 per confirmed, filled shift
- Direct Meta pass-through at cost, on your own account