CAC Calculator

Calculate Customer Acquisition Cost, required budget, or expected new customers. Includes industry CAC benchmarks. Free.

Total Spend
$
New Customers
Industry CAC Benchmarks
Industry
Avg CAC
SaaS
$702
Financial Services
$644
Telecom
$315
Healthcare
$286
Real Estate
$213
Manufacturing
$83
E-commerce
$87
Hospitality & Travel
$60

How to Use

  1. 1 Choose 'Calc CAC' to find your customer acquisition cost from total spend and new customers acquired.
  2. 2 Choose 'Calc Budget' to find how much budget you need given your CAC and customer goals.
  3. 3 Choose 'Calc Customers' to estimate how many customers you can acquire with a given budget and CAC.
  4. 4 In Calc CAC mode, select your industry after calculating to compare your CAC against industry averages.

Use Cases

SaaS Startup Benchmarking

Compare your CAC against industry averages to evaluate acquisition efficiency and channel ROI.

Budget Planning

Calculate the marketing budget required to hit your new customer acquisition targets.

Channel Optimization

Calculate CAC by marketing channel to identify your most efficient customer acquisition sources.

FAQ

CAC is the total cost of acquiring a new customer, calculated by dividing total sales and marketing spend by the number of new customers acquired in a given period.

Include all sales and marketing expenses: ad spend, salaries for sales/marketing teams, tools and software subscriptions, agency fees, and any other costs directly related to customer acquisition.

A good CAC depends heavily on your industry and average customer lifetime value. Generally, your Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) should be at least 3x your CAC to ensure a healthy return on acquisition investment.

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