Where does the 15 hours figure come from?

Kelly Monaghan, Event Director at Magic Box Event Campus in Los Angeles, says ShoSoft saves her around 15 hours a week. That is one venue's reported experience, published as a customer story. It is not a projection for your venue, which is why this calculator asks you for your own hours.

What does ShoSoft actually replace?

It replaces the separate calendar, invoicing, staffing, and inventory tools most venues cobble together with one connected platform, so your team stops re-entering the same information in five places. Which of your subscriptions that covers depends on your stack, so check the plan comparison before you count a tool as cancelled.

Are there costs beyond the monthly plan?

Payment processing fees, which vary by plan. They are 1.50% on Free, 1.20% on Essentials, 0.50% on Professional and 0.20% on Enterprise. Those are not in the calculator because they scale with how much you collect through ShoSoft. Compare every plan.

How long before the team is actually using it?

Most venues are up and running in under an hour. There's no lengthy implementation or training requirement. You can test it yourself before you ever loop in your team.

Is there a free way to test the assumption?

Yes. Start with the Free plan, no credit card required. Paid plans include a 60-day free trial, which is long enough to measure your own hours rather than estimate them. Explore plans and features.

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Your numbers, your return

Price the admin hours you would take back and the subscriptions you would cancel against what a ShoSoft plan costs.

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Four numbers from your venue

Enter your numbers, or use the sliders for a quick estimate.

Weekly admin hours

Total admin hours across your whole team.

Hourly staff cost

Include pay, benefits, and other employment costs.

Time you expect to save

Monthly software savings

Only include subscriptions you would stop paying for.

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Billing

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$199 per month, billed monthly.

Estimated net return a year

$9,756

312 hours reclaimed, worth $9,984 at $32 an hour.

Plus $2,160 of subscriptions cancelled, less Professional at $2,388 a year.

That time in money: +$9,984
Subscriptions cancelled: +$2,160
Professional: -$2,388

A year is 52 weeks, with no holiday deducted. Subscription prices come from the pricing page.
The share of hours reclaimed is your estimate, not a guaranteed ShoSoft result.
Payment processing fees are excluded because they depend on the payments you collect.

Admin time today · 20 hrs × $32 × 52 weeks$33,280 a year

Hours you expect back · 30% of 20 hrs a week312 hrs a year

That time in money · 312 hrs × $32$9,984

Subscriptions cancelled · $180 × 12$2,160

Professional · $199/mo, billed monthly$2,388

Net return$9,756

Returned per dollar spent on ShoSoft$5.09

One record, priced once

Spaces, inventory, workforce and custom charges attach to the event, then become the quote and the invoice, instead of being re-keyed between a calendar, a spreadsheet and a bookkeeping tool.

Draft, review, approval and branded PDF quote workflows
Invoices with line items, balances, payments and deposits
Manual payment records, Stripe payment requests and general ledger export

Explore accounting Count the hours instead

A film crew and guests at a bright orange activation set — ShoSoft in use. The quote for Aurora Makers Summit 2026 moves from draft to approved, then its invoice opens with the line items and a payment request is sent.

The one figure we publish

The immersive exhibition hall at Magic Box Event Campus

ShoSoft saves me around 15 hours a week. Having everything in one place has completely changed how we work.

Kelly Monaghan

Event Director, Magic Box Event Campus, Los Angeles

Frequently asked questions

Kelly Monaghan, Event Director at Magic Box Event Campus in Los Angeles, says ShoSoft saves her around 15 hours a week. That is one venue's reported experience, published as a customer story. It is not a projection for your venue, which is why this calculator asks you for your own hours.
It replaces the separate calendar, invoicing, staffing, and inventory tools most venues cobble together with one connected platform, so your team stops re-entering the same information in five places. Which of your subscriptions that covers depends on your stack, so check the plan comparison before you count a tool as cancelled.
Payment processing fees, which vary by plan. They are 1.50% on Free, 1.20% on Essentials, 0.50% on Professional and 0.20% on Enterprise. Those are not in the calculator because they scale with how much you collect through ShoSoft. Compare every plan.
Most venues are up and running in under an hour. There's no lengthy implementation or training requirement. You can test it yourself before you ever loop in your team.
Yes. Start with the Free plan, no credit card required. Paid plans include a 60-day free trial, which is long enough to measure your own hours rather than estimate them. Explore plans and features.