compare_software_costs
ChatGPTUse this when a business is comparing quotes for inventory, order management or ERP software and asks what each option really costs over time, which quote is cheaper over three years, what the total cost of ownership is, or how much cash goes out in the first 90 days. Do not use for fulfillment warehouse (3PL) quotes. Needs two to eight options the user is evaluating, each with the numbers from their own quotes: monthly subscription, users and per-user fee, per-order fee, implementation, data migration, training, one-time and monthly integration fees, add-on modules, payment or transaction fees, annual price escalator, contract term, and internal staff hours with an hourly rate. Returns total cost over 1 to 5 years, cost per order, year-by-year cost, first-90-days cash and a cost breakdown per option. It only uses numbers the user provides: it does not know, look up or suggest any vendor's pricing, and it does not recommend, rate or rank products, only their costs as entered. Inputs the user leaves out are counted as zero and listed as not provided. Read-only; stores nothing.
