What is TCC/LE?
TCC/LE (Total Cost of Ownership/Lifecycle Estimator) is an open source software tool developed by the U.S. General Services Administration to help IT decision makers analyze the total cost of ownership of different types of software solutions. It calculates cost estimates over a multi-year lifecycle to help compare the long-term costs of ownership between alternative software platforms.
TCC/LE accounts for both direct costs (software licensing, hardware, implementation services, training, etc.) and indirect costs (downtime, end-user support, upgrades/migrations, etc.) across the full lifecycle of a software investment. It includes over 80 cost factors that can be customized to model different software scenarios.
Key features of TCC/LE include:
- Pre-loaded cost models for different software categories like cloud solutions, enterprise resource planning, database platforms, etc.
- Customizable cost factor assumptions to fit different software use cases
- Multi-year analysis with configurable periods for short- or long-term cost modeling
- Summary reports and visual graphs to easily compare costs between platforms
- Available free as an open source tool allowing full transparency into methodology
With its thorough methodology and flexible analytical capabilities, TCC/LE is designed to provide actionable and defendable information to assist IT decision makers in determining the most cost-effective software platforms for their organizations.
Windows Command Prompt, Cygwin, PowerShell, MSYS2, PowerCmd, andLinux, Make Batch Files, gow, win-bash, mintty, speedLinux, ConsoleZ, Take Command, Hamilton C shell, PyCmd are some alternatives to TCC/LE.