Works both ways. Put in a budget and see the customers, leads and revenue it should buy — or put in a goal and see the budget you need to hit it. Private, free, no account.
Tell us your industry and area and we’ll send you realistic benchmarks for your market — and a free plan for the budget it takes to hit your goal. No obligation.
There’s no universal number — the right budget is the one that hits your goal at a cost you can afford. The way to find it is to walk the funnel, in whichever direction you already have a number for.
If you know what you can spend, the calculator works forward:
If you know the outcome you want — say, ten new customers a month — the calculator runs the same funnel in reverse to tell you the budget it takes:
The two biggest levers on both sides are your conversion rate and your close rate. Improve either and the same budget produces more customers — or the same goal costs less to reach. Once you know the budget, our Google Ads ROI calculator and Meta ads ROI calculator show the return side in detail.