UiPath per-bot pricing (~$8,000-$10,000/yr unattended): G2 user reviews and Gartner Peer Insights, 2022-2023. UiPath does not publish a public price list; these ranges reflect commonly reported figures across multiple review platforms.
UiPath average ARR per customer (~$135,000/yr): Calculated from UiPath 10-K SEC filing, FY2024 — $1.46B ARR across ~10,800 customers. Skewed by large enterprise deals.
RPA maintenance costs (30-40% of total program cost): Deloitte Global RPA Survey, 2023. Multiple consulting firms report similar ranges.
RPA project failure rate (30-50% fail to meet ROI): Everest Group research and EY analysis of RPA programs. Widely cited across analyst reports.
AI governance platform costs ($100K-$500K/yr enterprise): Forrester Research, 2023. Individual vendor pricing (Credo AI, Arthur AI, Holistic AI) is not publicly available — all use enterprise quote-based pricing.
Gartner AI governance spend prediction (5-10% of AI budget by 2026): Gartner Top Strategic Technology Trends 2024: AI TRiSM, October 2023.
Microsoft Copilot for M365 ($30/user/month): Microsoft.com official pricing page. Publicly listed and verifiable. Volume discounts (10-20% for 10,000+ seats) available through Enterprise Agreements.
Copilot deployment TCO (2-3x license in year 1): McKinsey analysis of Copilot deployment costs including change management, training, and security review, 2024.
Integration engineer salaries ($110K-$140K base, $145K-$210K fully loaded): Glassdoor, Levels.fyi, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024. Fully loaded multiplier: 1.3-1.5x base.
Enterprise integration spend ($4.7M/yr average for large enterprises): MuleSoft 2023 Connectivity Benchmark Report. Note: MuleSoft has a commercial interest in this number.
Integration as % of IT budget (25-35%): Gartner, 2023.
Per-integration cost ($25,000-$50,000 per point-to-point): Forrester Research estimates for enterprise systems.
Enterprise IT training spend ($1,200-$1,800/employee/yr): Gartner, 2023; Training Industry Inc. 2024 Training Industry Report ($1,220/learner average).
Multi-vendor training premium (40-60% more than single-platform): IDC, 2023. Cited in secondary sources; incremental cost estimated at $500-$1,000/employee/year per additional vendor.
Shadow AI prevalence (50%+ of enterprise AI usage unsanctioned): Salesforce and Microsoft enterprise surveys, 2023-2024.
HitLai pricing: hitlai.net/pricing — Community (Free), Business Starter ($599/mo), Growth ($1,499/mo), Scale ($2,499/mo), Enterprise ($10,000+/mo).
Default values in this calculator represent mid-range estimates for a mid-size enterprise (200-1,000 employees) based on the sources above. Your actual costs will vary based on vendor negotiations, deployment scope, and organizational complexity. All Frankenstein Stack components are optional — adjust to zero any tools you don't use. RPA and AI governance vendor pricing is enterprise-quote-based and not publicly listed; the defaults reflect analyst estimates and user-reported ranges.