Homelab and storage

Homelab Cost Calculator

Compare your current server with a new one on purchase price, power costs, and payback period.

Electricity price per kWh (€)

Compare over (years)

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Remaining purchase cost (€)

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What does selling this device yield? (€)

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What does this mean?

A more efficient device costs money to buy, but saves electricity every year. Here you see after how long your payback period is reached: the moment when the new setup (purchase plus electricity) is cheaper than the old one. What you can sell the old server for counts as revenue.

We calculate with a constant electricity price and constant consumption; reality changes. Are you also consolidating your devices? Then first use the electricity costs tool to determine consumption, or measure it with a power meter. The calculation happens in your browser.