Benefits for your organisation

Designsystemet has been assessed as a national shared solution through a socio-economic analysis carried out by Agenda Kaupang on behalf of Digdir in 2025. The analysis shows that organisations adopting Designsystemet can achieve significant benefits, particularly in the form of time savings in design and development work, as well as improved quality in digital services.

Freed-up time and increased efficiency

The largest monetised benefit is reduced time spent on design and development. How much you can save depends on how many solutions you develop, and whether you use Designsystemet directly in your solutions or build your own design system on top with additional components.

Based on insights from the socio-economic analysis, we assume an estimated time saving of 25% for design and frontend work when Designsystemet is used directly in solutions, and 35% when the organisation builds its own design system on top. The higher saving reflects increased reuse of components and patterns.

The calculator provides a simplified estimate and is based on 1,695 hours per full-time equivalent (FTE). Actual benefits will vary depending on the organisation, its maturity, and how Designsystemet is adopted.

For organisations that build their own design systems based on Designsystemet, the efficiency gains are primarily based on interviews. The analysis assumes an 80% efficiency gain during the establishment phase. Several organisations have reported that building a design system on top of Designsystemet is significantly faster, in some cases 90–200% faster.

The calculations are intended as decision support. For leaders, this provides a concrete basis for considering Designsystemet as a measure to increase efficiency, improve quality, and support more sustainable development of digital services.

Other benefits

In addition to freed-up time, the analysis highlights several important non-monetised benefits, such as improved regulatory compliance and more accessible services for citizens.