Tools - Data Calculator
Input your team size to instantly calculate your data plan and find the best fit for your business. Fine tune the settings for more accurate results.
Quick Survey
Utilize a common set of office defaults. You are welcome to customize your settings below for a more accurate survey, if required.
Total number of staff members
Office Settings
All the settings here affect the office internet demands, adjust with what you have at your office to obtain the most accurate measurement.
Total number of staff members
Business hours (e.g., "8am" to "5pm")
Number of working days per week
Enter peak hours separated by commas. Use "open+N", "open-N", "close+N", "close-N", or specific times like "1am", "12pm", "8pm". You can specify any number of peaks. Leave empty for no peaks.
Examples:
• "open+1, 12pm, close-1" - 3 peaks: 1 hour after opening, noon, 1 hour before closing
• "9am, 1pm, 4pm, 6pm" - 4 peaks at specific times
• "open+2, close-2" - 2 peaks: 2 hours after opening and 2 hours before closing
• "12pm" - Single peak at noon
• "" - No peaks (flat usage pattern)
Internet Speed Per User
| Tier | Peak (Mbps) | Off-Peak (Mbps) | Industry Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 1.0 | 0.5 | Matches Microsoft 365 minimum; common in rural/low-cost deployments |
| Good practice | 3.0 | 1.0 | Matches Cisco Meraki, Google Workspace, AWS WorkSpaces recommendations. |
| Robust | 10.0 | 5.0 | Matches enterprise SD-WAN, Starlink Enterprise, Fortinet/F5 best practice. |
Enter the internet speed per user using the table above, this will be used to calculate the expected demand.
Detected Speed Tier: Good practice
Matches Cisco Meraki, Google Workspace, AWS WorkSpaces recommendations
Starlink Settings
The defaults here are usually OK, we do however recommend changing the Starlink antenna and direction if you wish to see these values too. Offices mainly use downlink, however in some cases the uplink is very important such as streaming services, cloud based file services or remote management sites.
Traffic direction for calculations
Starlink terminal generation and type
Number of Starlink terminals
Enable for redundancy and load balancing