The real numbers behind AI that pays for itself
Most AI ROI content is hypothetical. These are actual outcomes from systems ShooflyAI built and shipped for mid-market companies, with the client and the before-and-after behind every number.
Real outcomes, real clients
Every figure below is an actual result from a system we built and shipped, measured against the clients own baseline. Each card links to the case study it came from.
41%
Up from 22%. Strickland, a national childcare tax-credit franchisee network.
Sales cycle8 days
Down from 3 weeks. Strickland franchisee onboarding, codified into AI agents.
Average deal size$28K
Up from $15K. Strickland, after standardizing the sales motion.
SOP adoption85%
Up from 20%, with 40+ partners live in 30 days. Strickland.
Reconciliation cycleOvernight
Down from 8 to 10 business days. A mid-market financial services firm, 50K+ records a month across 3 systems.
Cost vs build-and-staff50 to 60% lower
An enterprise client, 2 months to production with zero critical bugs.
Faster intelligence access65%
Versus static search. Vigilant, an in-app RAG safety assistant.
Answer accuracy90%+
Every answer cited. Vigilant, pulling from 47 official sources across 16 countries.
Analyst hours reclaimed20+ / month
Vigilant, by replacing manual source-checking with cited answers.
Why these numbers are real, not projected
We do not sell AI projects. We put a number on the workflow, build the system, and let the before-and-after speak for itself.
We estimate the ROI first
Every engagement starts with an Operating Assessment that maps your highest-value workflows and puts a hard ROI estimate on them before any build.
We build it into systems you own
You own the code, data, models, and workflow logic. No per-seat rental, no lock-in, so the savings compound instead of becoming a recurring bill.
We measure the before and after
Each number above is tracked against the clients real baseline, the time, cost, and revenue of the workflow before AI versus after.
Frequently asked questions
What ROI can a mid-market company expect from custom AI?
It varies by workflow, but real ShooflyAI deployments have delivered outcomes like a sales close rate rising from 22% to 41%, sales cycles cut from three weeks to eight days, and reconciliation cycles dropping from 8 to 10 days down to overnight. We estimate the return for your specific workflows in an Operating Assessment before any build.
Are these numbers real or projections?
Real. Every figure on this page is an actual outcome from a system ShooflyAI built and shipped, measured against the clients own baseline. Each stat links to the case study it came from.
How fast do these results show up?
Faster than most expect. Strickland had 40+ partners live in 30 days, and Vigilant was scoped, built, and shipped in under 30 days. The Operating Assessment sequences the highest-ROI workflows first so value lands in weeks, not years.
How do you measure AI ROI?
Against a real baseline: the time, cost, and revenue of the workflow before AI versus after. We set that baseline in the Operating Assessment, then track the before-and-after.
Do we own the systems behind these results?
Yes. ShooflyAI builds the code, data, models, and workflow logic into infrastructure you own outright, with no per-seat rental or vendor lock-in.
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