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Marketing
Customer Acquisition Cost Calculator
Calculate customer acquisition cost (CAC) by dividing total marketing and sales spend by the number of new customers acquired. Use it as the single most important unit-economics metric for any growth business β alongside customer lifetime value, it determines whether your business model is sustainable.
Ecommerce
Cost Per Acquisition Calculator
Calculate cost per acquisition (CPA) by dividing marketing spend by the number of new customers (or conversions) acquired. Use it as a primary efficiency metric for paid acquisition channels and a key input for sizing acquisition budgets against customer lifetime value.
Key differences
| Customer Acquisition Cost Calculator | Cost Per Acquisition Calculator | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Marketing | Ecommerce |
| Inputs required | 2 | 2 |
| Result | Customer Acquisition Cost ($) | Cost Per Acquisition ($) |
| What it does | Calculate customer acquisition cost (CAC) by dividing total marketing and sales spend by the number of new customers acquired. Use it as the single most important unit-economics metric for any growth business β alongside customer lifetime value, it determines whether your business model is sustainable. | Calculate cost per acquisition (CPA) by dividing marketing spend by the number of new customers (or conversions) acquired. Use it as a primary efficiency metric for paid acquisition channels and a key input for sizing acquisition budgets against customer lifetime value. |