Emerald
Emerald Expansion Modeller

Plan international expansion with confidence.

Pick a country, build the team, and see exactly what it costs, when it breaks even and when it pays you back. Before you hire anyone.

Free for business users. No card needed.

Cash journey · Sales team in Australia
EoR, 4 roles, annual contracts paid up front
$0Payback target M12
Peak cash exposure · M9
$284k
Breakeven
Month 10
Payback
Month 14
Emerald insight
In the first 12 months, EoR puts you $165k ahead of setting up your own entity.
160
countries with costs and fees
480+
roles with benchmark salaries
EoR vs entity
compared side by side, year one
$ £ €
plans in USD, GBP or EUR
01 · Countries and benchmarks

Start anywhere. 160 countries, priced up.

Choose a country on the map and the costs come with it: local salary benchmarks, employer costs, EoR fees and what it takes to set up your own entity.

  • Emerald salary benchmarks for 480+ roles across junior, mid and senior levels.
  • Employer costs and EoR fees built in, so the numbers are the real cost to employ.
  • Your currency local salaries converted to USD, GBP or EUR at daily rates.
DE
Germany
Senior AE · €98k
AU
Australia
Senior AE · A$145k
Selected
US
United States
Senior AE · $132k
SG
Singapore
Senior AE · S$120k

Example figures.

02 · Org canvas

Build the team before you hire it.

Add roles team by team. Each one starts with a local benchmark salary, a start month and a ramp-up period.

  • Real salary benchmarks for every role, by seniority and country.
  • Team and total costs per year and per month, in local currency and yours.
  • So you know what the team really costs before the first offer goes out.
Sales
A$412,000 /yr · A$34,333 /mo
Head of Sales
A$210k · Month 1 · 3-month ramp
Account Executive
A$145k · Month 2 · 6-month ramp
+ Add role
Customer success
A$118,000 /yr
CS Manager
A$118k · Month 4
03 · Commercial model

Model the way you actually sell.

Annual contracts paid up front, monthly subscriptions or one-off deals. Signed value and cash in the bank are kept apart, with churn and upgrades built in.

Annual prepaid
$60k
cash in on signing
Monthly recurring
$5k/mo
cash builds month by month
One-off
$25k
per deal, no renewal
04 · Financial model

See the whole cash journey.

One clear curve shows how much cash is tied up, when monthly revenue covers monthly costs and when you have earned it all back.

  • Peak cash exposure the most you will have invested at any point.
  • Breakeven and payback the months that matter, marked on the chart.
  • Model levers quota, ramp, churn, upgrades and other costs, all adjustable.
Peak cash exposure
$284k
Breakeven
Month 10
Payback
Month 14
$0Payback target M12
05 · Investment case

An investment case your board will read.

How much runway to fund, where the money goes and when to review your own entity. Laid out in four simple steps.

  • Runway options 12, 18 or 24 months, with the funding each one needs.
  • EoR vs entity, year one cost saving plus revenue brought forward.
  • Does the plan hold together? six quick checks before you commit.
How much runway do you want to buy?
Lean
12 months
$310k to fund
Balanced
18 months
$420k to fund
Cushioned
24 months
$540k to fund
Where the money goes
Cash you already have · $250kTo raise · $170k
Cost saving
$64k
Revenue sooner
$101k
EoR ahead, year one
$165k
How it works

From idea to investment case in four steps.

01
Pick a country

Costs, fees and benchmarks load automatically.

02
Build the team

Add roles, start months and ramp-up.

03
Set your model

How you sell, what you charge, churn and growth.

04
Share the case

Runway, payback and the EoR vs entity view.

Pricing

Simple plans. Every feature included.

Start with a free 7-day trial. Plans differ only by countries and users.

All plans are paid annually. Every plan includes every feature.

Basic

Plan your first market.

£500/year

£42 a month

1 country
1 user
  • Org canvas with benchmark salaries
  • Financial model and cash journey
  • Investment case and runway
  • EoR vs own entity comparison
  • 160 countries to choose from
  • Figures in USD, GBP or EUR
Start for free
Most popular
Growth

Compare a few markets side by side.

£750/year

£63 a month

3 countries
You + 2 teammates
  • Org canvas with benchmark salaries
  • Financial model and cash journey
  • Investment case and runway
  • EoR vs own entity comparison
  • 160 countries to choose from
  • Figures in USD, GBP or EUR
Start for free
Scale-up

Model your whole international roadmap.

£1,000/year

£83 a month

Unlimited countries
You + 5 teammates
  • Org canvas with benchmark salaries
  • Financial model and cash journey
  • Investment case and runway
  • EoR vs own entity comparison
  • 160 countries to choose from
  • Figures in USD, GBP or EUR
Start for free

Know the number before you move.

Your first plan takes about ten minutes.