Your project, priced clearly.

Free calculator · 46 currencies · No currency conversion

How to install

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Calculate your price

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Start with an example

Illustrative figures, not recommended rates. Adjust the values to your project.

Project currency46 currencies. Changes the unit; it does not convert amounts.

01Time and costs

Estimated hoursInclude meetings, production, revisions and delivery.Your hourly costThe cost of your time before adding profit.Direct costsMaterials, licences or subcontracting for this project.Allocated overheadThe share of your general business expenses for this project.

02Contingency, fees and margin

Contingency allowance (%)Added to expected costs to allow for uncertainty.Target profit margin (%)Profit as a share of the price, after costs and payment fees.Payment fee (%)The percentage charged by your payment provider.Fixed payment feeAn additional amount for one transaction. Enter 0 if none.

Your figures are calculated in this browser. They are not saved or sent.

Price for your target margin

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Before tax USD

Work + direct costs + overhead: —
Contingency allowance: —
Estimated payment fee: —
Expected profit: —

Costs and allowanceFee—

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Profit is what remains after your time cost, expenses, contingency and payment fee. It is not your after-tax take-home income.

If the work takes longer…

Same price. Five extra hours.

Assume five additional hours on top of the budgeted contingency. See how your margin changes.

Expected margin—

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Additional cost: —

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Next step

From calculation to proposal

This free calculator does not save your figures. The downloadable toolkit includes a quote builder for your computer that saves your quotes and prepares the proposal for your client.

What the toolkit includes

Offline quote builder in English, Spanish, French and Brazilian Portuguese
18 examples across six services and three adjustable scenarios
Save and duplicate up to 100 quotes in your browser, not in the cloud
Proposals to print or save as PDF, without showing your costs or margin
Separate Excel workbook, in Spanish

See the toolkit · US$19

One-time payment, before tax. The calculator stays free. The toolkit’s quote builder needs a desktop browser. The link opens in a new tab or window; this calculator stays open.

See the formula and calculation assumptions

First we calculate your time cost, add direct costs and overhead, then include the contingency allowance. We then find a price that covers the payment fee and leaves your chosen margin. A 30% margin is not the same as adding 30% to costs.

Cost = (hours × hourly cost + direct costs + overhead) × (1 + contingency/100)
Price = (cost + fixed fee) ÷ (1 − fee/100 − margin/100)

Assumes one currency and one payment, with a payment fee on the pre-tax price. Amounts are shown to two decimals; the price is rounded up. Example fees are illustrative, not the rates of Lemon Squeezy or any other provider. Taxes, electronic invoicing and local tax rules are not calculated.

Use it from your home screen

Add this free calculator to your home screen for quick access. When the status says “Ready for offline use”, its calculation and examples are available without a connection.

iPhone / iPad: open this page in Safari, choose Share, then Add to Home Screen. Enable Open as Web App if offered.
Android: open in Chrome and choose Install app or Add to Home screen from its menu.
Computer: use your browser’s install button or menu, when available.

Menus vary by browser. If opened inside a social app, open the link in your regular browser first. Installation is optional; you can keep using this page.

Your figures are not saved or sent. They may be lost when you close, reload, update or change language. Your browser may remove the offline copy when storage is cleared or space is needed. Open this page online to prepare it again.

Need saved quotes and client proposals? See the downloadable toolkit · US$19 before tax (opens in a new tab or window).

The toolkit, guides, purchase and support links need a connection. This calculator is a web app; it is not a listing in the App Store or Google Play.