I built the enclosed HTML page and table for internal use to illustrate cost
savings using ColdFusion as a rapid development tool. It's a general guide,
based on the general consensus among companies using both methods that CF
development is about 40 percent faster. I would appreciate your suggestions!
Keith Purtell, Web/Network Administrator
VantageMed Operations (Kansas City)
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<H3>Cost savings with rapid Web development</H3>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE"><TD ALIGN="center" COLSPAN="8" CLASS="PL1"><B>Web
development costs</B></TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center" COLSPAN="8"><B>Baseline: ASP Web developer salary of
$30,000</B></TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center" COLSPAN="4" BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">Blue cell = Pro version
(<SPAN CLASS="MIN1">P</SPAN>) of CF paid for</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center" COLSPAN="4" BGCOLOR="#FFEEEE">Pink cell = Enterprise
version (<SPAN CLASS="MIN1">E</SPAN>) paid for</TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center"> </TD><TD ALIGN="center"> </TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">2 weeks</TD><TD ALIGN="center">1 month</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">3 months</TD><TD ALIGN="center">6 months</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">1 year</TD><TD ALIGN="center">3 years</TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center">ColdFusion (Macromedia)</TD><TD ALIGN="center"
NOWRAP>1 developer</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$750</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$1,500</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center" BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">$4,500<SUP CLASS="MIN1">P</SUP></TD><TD
ALIGN="center" BGCOLOR="#FFEEEE">$9,000<SUP CLASS="MIN1">E</SUP></TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$18,000</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$54,000</TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center">ASP (Microsoft)</TD><TD ALIGN="center" NOWRAP>1
developer</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$1,250</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$2,500</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$7,500</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$15,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center"><B>$30,000</B></TD><TD ALIGN="center">$90,000</TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center">ColdFusion (Macromedia)</TD><TD ALIGN="center"
NOWRAP>5 developers</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center" BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">$3,750<SUP CLASS="MIN1">P</SUP></TD><TD
ALIGN="center" BGCOLOR="#FFEEEE">$7,500<SUP CLASS="MIN1">E</SUP></TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$22,500</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$45,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$90,000</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$270,000</TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center">ASP (Microsoft)</TD><TD ALIGN="center" NOWRAP>5
developers</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$6,250</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$12,500</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$37,500</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$75,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$150,000</TD><TD ALIGN="center">$450,000</TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center" COLSPAN="8"> </TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center" COLSPAN="8"><B>Baseline: ASP Web developer salary of
$60,000</B></TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center" COLSPAN="4" BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">Blue cell = Pro version
(<SPAN CLASS="MIN1">P</SPAN>) of CF paid for</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center" COLSPAN="4" BGCOLOR="#FFEEEE">Pink cell = Enterprise
version (<SPAN CLASS="MIN1">E</SPAN>) paid for</TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center"> </TD><TD ALIGN="center"> </TD>
<!--- <TD ALIGN="center">2 weeks</TD><TD ALIGN="center">1 month</TD> --->
<TD ALIGN="center"><I>1 week</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="center"><I>3 weeks</I></TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">3 months</TD><TD ALIGN="center">6 months</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">1 year</TD><TD ALIGN="center">3 years</TD></TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center">ColdFusion (Macromedia)</TD><TD ALIGN="center"
NOWRAP>1 developer</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$750</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center" BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">$2,250<SUP
CLASS="MIN1">P</SUP></TD>
<TD ALIGN="center" BGCOLOR="#FFEEEE">$9,000<SUP
CLASS="MIN1">E</SUP></TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$18,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$36,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$108,000</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center">ASP (Microsoft)</TD><TD ALIGN="center" NOWRAP>1
developer</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$1,250</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$3,750</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$15,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$30,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center"><B>$60,000</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$180,000</TD>
</TR>
<TR><TD ALIGN="center">ColdFusion (Macromedia)</TD><TD ALIGN="center"
NOWRAP>5 developers</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center" BGCOLOR="#EEEEFF">$3,750<SUP
CLASS="MIN1">P</SUP></TD>
<TD ALIGN="center" BGCOLOR="#FFEEEE">$11,250<SUP
CLASS="MIN1">E</SUP></TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$45,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$90,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$180,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$540,000</TD>
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<TR><TD ALIGN="center">ASP (Microsoft)</TD><TD ALIGN="center" NOWRAP>5
developers</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$6,250</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$18,750</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$75,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$150,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$300,000</TD>
<TD ALIGN="center">$900,000</TD>
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ColdFusion Server version 5, Professional edition lists for about $1,300<BR>
ColdFusion Server version 5, Enterprise edition lists for about $5,000<BR>
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<H6>© 2001 VantageMed Corporation</H6>
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