Turn today's yearly CRM cost, a renewal uplift plus FX buffer and any fixed extras into a budgeted renewal price.
Use this calculator at budget time or a few months before renewal. It answers one question: current price + uplift and FX buffer = what should I budget for the renewal?
How to fill it in. Enter this year's total CRM cost in Canadian dollars (seats, tier, add-ons and marketing contacts). In the percentage field, add the renewal increase you have been told about, or the cap written in your contract, to an exchange-rate buffer if the plan is billed in US dollars. Put any fixed extras you already expect, such as a higher marketing-contact tier, in the last field.
Formula. Extra amount to budget = current yearly cost × percentage + fixed extras. Budgeted renewal cost = current yearly cost + extra amount.
Worked example (illustrative). A team pays $7,200 a year. The vendor has announced a 5% list-price increase and the plan is in US dollars, so the owner holds a 5% FX buffer: 10% in total, plus a $600 contact-tier step. Extra to budget: $7,200 × 10% + $600 = $1,320, so the budgeted renewal cost is $7,200 + $1,320 = $8,520. If the budget must stay at $7,200, the gap of $1,320 has to be trimmed or renegotiated.
Limits. Exchange rates can move by more than any buffer. The tool does not add GST/HST or QST. See the renewal and USD pricing guide.
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