What you'll need
Four accounts. Free or close to it.
n8nFree self-hosted, or n8n Cloud starting $20/mo
OpenAI API keyPay-as-you-go, ~$0.0005 per run
Slack workspaceFree, OAuth for posting
Gmail or OutlookOAuth credentials for the manager email
The math
What this is worth, conservatively
Revenue lift when productivity is publicly measured20 to 30% per rep
SourceGartner, Aberdeen
5-rep team at $250K avg revenue per rep$250K to $375K/yr lift
Time saved building scorecards by hand3 hrs/week
Cost to run this template forever~$3/year
Numbers from Gartner and Aberdeen research on transparent performance management. Real lift varies with team culture and follow-through on the coaching note.