Customer Retention Cost (CRC) Calculator

Calculate how much it costs to retain your existing customers, an important metric for understanding the efficiency of your retention efforts.

Calculate Your Customer Retention Cost

Salaries and expenses related to your customer success team

Costs associated with managing existing customer accounts

Help desk, technical support, and other customer assistance expenses

Loyalty programs, retention campaigns, and customer communications

Development costs focused on features that improve retention

Pro Tips for Managing Retention Costs

  • Track CRC over time to understand how investments in retention affect your customer churn rate.
  • Segment CRC by customer tiers to determine appropriate spending for different customer segments.
  • Compare CRC with LTV to ensure your retention spending creates positive ROI.
  • Measure the effectiveness of individual retention initiatives to optimize your spending.
  • Balance retention and acquisition budgets based on your business growth stage and goals.