{
 "title": "Lease vs Buy Servers 2026: The CapEx-OpEx Maths Reworked",
 "url": "https://www.servnetuk.com/research/lease-vs-buy-price-surge-2026",
 "publisher": "Servnet Research",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0 — free to reuse with attribution",
 "collected": "2026-08-14",
 "records": [
  {
   "metric": "ownership-side modelling period",
   "value": "5 years",
   "source": "Pasquale Pillitteri"
  },
  {
   "metric": "prudent annual subscription price escalation assumption",
   "value": "5% to 10% per year",
   "source": "Pasquale Pillitteri"
  },
  {
   "metric": "utilization threshold where renting tends to win",
   "value": "below roughly 20% utilization",
   "source": "Digital Applied"
  },
  {
   "metric": "utilization threshold where owning tends to win",
   "value": "above roughly 40% to 60% sustained utilization",
   "source": "Digital Applied"
  },
  {
   "metric": "example upfront purchase cost for 50 laptops",
   "value": "£60,000 upfront",
   "source": "Hardsoft Computers"
  },
  {
   "metric": "example lease payment for same 50-laptop fleet",
   "value": "£2,500 to £3,000 per month",
   "source": "Hardsoft Computers"
  },
  {
   "metric": "example lease term for same 50-laptop fleet",
   "value": "36 months",
   "source": "Hardsoft Computers"
  },
  {
   "metric": "estimated leasing cost range in a procurement shock context",
   "value": "6% to 8%",
   "source": "Four Inc."
  },
  {
   "metric": "potential acquisition-cost increase in delayed procurement scenario",
   "value": "30% to 50%",
   "source": "Four Inc."
  },
  {
   "metric": "server lease-rate example",
   "value": "€200 to €400 per month",
   "source": "Hagel IT"
  },
  {
   "metric": "typical server leasing contract term",
   "value": "36 to 48 months",
   "source": "Hagel IT"
  },
  {
   "metric": "four-year total-cost comparison for leasing vs purchase",
   "value": "115% to 125% of purchase cost",
   "source": "Hagel IT"
  },
  {
   "metric": "four-year total-cost comparison for hardware-as-a-service vs purchase",
   "value": "130% to 150% of purchase cost",
   "source": "Hagel IT"
  }
 ]
}