SMB Security Budget Calculator

How much should your small business spend on cybersecurity? Adjust the sliders and get a recommended annual budget with a detailed breakdown across 7 spending categories.

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SMB Security Budget Calculator

Adjust the sliders to estimate your recommended annual cybersecurity budget.

Number of Employees

11050

Industry

Annual Revenue ($)

Risk Profile

Recommended Annual Security Budget

$12,000

≈ 2.4% of revenue · $1200/employee

Budget Allocation Breakdown

🛡️ Endpoint Protection$3,000

Antivirus, device protection25%

Tools: Bitdefender GravityZone, Microsoft Defender for Business

📧 Email Security$1,800

Anti-phishing gateway, spam filtering15%

Tools: Avanan, Proofpoint Essentials, Barracuda

💾 Backup & Recovery$2,160

Cloud backup, disaster recovery18%

Tools: Backblaze, Acronis, IDrive

🔑 Identity & Access$1,440

Password manager, MFA12%

Tools: Bitwarden, Duo, YubiKey

👥 Training & Awareness$1,200

Security training, phishing simulations10%

Tools: KnowBe4, free training scripts, phishing quiz

🌐 Network Security$1,440

Firewall, VPN, WiFi security12%

Tools: Cloudflare, Ubiquiti, Tailscale

📋 Insurance & Compliance$960

Cyber insurance, compliance tools8%

Tools: Cyber policy, compliance toolkit, legal review

💡 How this is calculated: $$800/employee + 0.8% of annual revenue, adjusted by industry risk and company size. For solo businesses and micro-teams (1-3 people), categories like training are removed and budget shifts to tools. Tip: Start with endpoint protection + backup. Many tools have free tiers for very small teams.