Free Tool
PR Staleness Calculator
Calculate the true cost of stale pull requests and see how much your team could save with automated PR management.
Team Configuration
engineers
per hour
weeks
Time Spent Per Developer (Hours/Week)
hrs/week
Time waiting for PRs to be picked up for review
hrs/week
Pinging reviewers, following up, checking status
hrs/week
Checking PR status multiple times per day
hrs/week
Fixing issues that should have been caught earlier
Total Time Lost5.5 hrs/week
Results
Current Annual Cost
$412,500
Potential Annual Savings
$251,250
61% reduction
Hours Reclaimed
1,675
hours per year
Time Saved Per Developer
3.4
hours per week
Based on your custom inputs and industry-standard improvement rates
Advanced: Improvement Percentages (Click to expand)
Adjust the expected improvement percentages with automated PR management. Default values are based on industry research.
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How This Calculator Works
This calculator helps you understand the true cost of stale pull requests and manual review coordination on your engineering team.
Default Assumptions (Customizable):
- PR Wait Time: 2 hours/week per developer waiting for reviews to start
- Review Coordination: 1 hour/week pinging reviewers and following up
- Context Switching: 1.5 hours/week checking PR status multiple times daily
- Rework: 1 hour/week fixing issues that should have been caught earlier
Expected Improvements with Automation:
- 60% reduction in PR wait time through intelligent reviewer assignment
- 80% reduction in coordination overhead with automated notifications
- 50% reduction in context switching with proactive status updates
- 60% reduction in rework through better review quality and AI assistance
All values are customizable to match your team's specific situation. The calculator multiplies time saved by your hourly rate and team size to show total annual savings.