💰 What is CostlyMeeting.com?
CostlyMeeting.com is a free, web-based meeting cost calculator that helps businesses and organizations understand the true financial impact of their meetings. By calculating real-time costs based on attendee salaries and meeting duration, our tool promotes more efficient meeting practices and better resource allocation. This idea came from RJ Lindelof spending too much time in pointless meetings.
🚀 How It Works
Our meeting cost calculator is designed for simplicity and impact:
⚙️ Setup
Enter the number of meeting attendees and their average annual salary
▶️ Start
Begin the meeting timer when your meeting starts
📊 Track
Watch in real-time as the cost accumulates throughout the meeting
📈 Analyze
Use the results to make informed decisions about meeting efficiency
🎯 Why Calculate Meeting Costs?
Meetings are essential for collaboration and decision-making, but they also represent a significant investment in human resources. Understanding the financial impact helps organizations:
⏰ Optimize Duration
Keep meetings focused and time-efficient
💹 ROI Analysis
Evaluate return on investment for different meeting types
🎪 Focus Discussions
Encourage more productive and targeted conversations
📋 Data-Driven Decisions
Make informed choices about meeting attendance
🚫 Reduce Waste
Eliminate unnecessary meetings and boost productivity
✨ Features
⚡ Real-time Calculation
Instant cost updates as your meeting progresses
👥 Scalable Attendance
Support for 1-99,999 meeting attendees
💵 Flexible Salary Input
Handle salaries from $1 to $9,999,999 annually
⏱️Live Timer
Cost-per-second display with precision tracking
🎨 Clean Interface
Distraction-free, professional design
📱 Universal Access
Works on all devices and browsers
🆓 Completely Free
No hidden costs, subscriptions, or limits
🔐 Privacy & Data Security
Your privacy is our priority. All calculations are performed locally in your browser, and no sensitive meeting or salary data is transmitted to our servers. We use anonymous analytics to improve the tool but never collect personal or financial information.
👨💻 About the Creator
CostlyMeeting.com was created by RJ Lindelof, a global software development leader passionate about creating tools that help businesses operate more efficiently. I deliver AI-native software delivery. Built with intention. I help software teams move faster, think clearer, and deliver smarter with practical, production-grade AI. No hype. No hand-waving.
The site is proudly built with the 🐿️ Squirrel Stack development framework.