Free tools for your working day
Small numbers.
Big clarity.
What should this job cost? Can another retainer fit? Is that margin really a markup? Find a calculator for the work you do, add your own figures and make the next decision a little clearer.
18 free calculators · No signup · Copy or download your estimate
A useful starting point
What does your hourly rate need to cover?Make room for the work clients pay for, and the little jobs around it.
Find your next useful number.
18 calculators to explore.
Freelancing
Freelance hourly-rate calculator
Work backwards from your income goal, expenses and genuinely billable hours to find a starting hourly rate.
Use the free calculatorDesign
Graphic design pricing calculator
Build a design quote around concepts, production, revisions and direct costs.
Use the free calculatorWeb & software
Web design project calculator
Estimate discovery, design, development and testing before you quote a website project.
Use the free calculatorWriting
Copywriting project calculator
Price a writing project using research, drafting, editing and included feedback rounds.
Use the free calculatorConsulting
Consulting day-rate calculator
Find a consulting day-rate baseline that allows for expenses and days you cannot bill.
Use the free calculatorPhotography
Photography job pricing calculator
Allow for shooting, editing, travel time, equipment and delivery when pricing a photography job.
Use the free calculatorVideo
Videography project calculator
Build a video budget from pre-production, filming, post-production, crew and equipment costs.
Use the free calculatorSocial media
Social media retainer calculator
Estimate a monthly social media package using content volume, community management and reporting time.
Use the free calculatorVirtual assistance
Virtual assistant retainer calculator
Check a monthly support package against reserved hours, a discount and your own account-admin time.
Use the free calculatorCleaning
Cleaning quote calculator
Estimate a cleaning visit using people, hours, labour cost, supplies, travel and a target margin.
Use the free calculatorLandscaping
Landscaping job calculator
Build a landscaping job estimate from crew time, materials, equipment and disposal costs.
Use the free calculatorMakers & products
Handmade product pricing calculator
Allow for materials, making time, packaging, selling fees and your target margin on each item.
Use the free calculatorWorkshops & events
Workshop & event break-even calculator
Find how many paid places cover your workshop’s fixed costs, per-person costs and percentage booking fees.
Use the free calculatorEvery business
Project profitability calculator
Check a project fee against direct costs, your time and a chosen labour allowance.
Use the free calculatorEvery business
Profit margin calculator
Turn a selling price and cost allowance into a profit amount and margin percentage.
Use the free calculatorEvery business
Markup calculator
Add a percentage markup to your cost and see the resulting selling price and margin.
Use the free calculatorEvery business
Deposit & balance calculator
Split an agreed total into a percentage deposit and the remaining balance.
Use the free calculatorEvery business
Retainer income & capacity calculator
Compare a monthly revenue goal with retainer fees and the hours each client needs.
Use the free calculatorOur calendar-day calculator is here too.
Your figures, your context
Example numbers show the method. They are not market rates or industry benchmarks.
The method stays visible
Every calculator explains its formula, assumptions and what the result leaves out.
Take the next small step
Copy an estimate, check the scope with your client, then turn the agreement into a quote or invoice.
From estimate to agreement
A useful number. A clear next step.
Once you have agreed the price and scope, keep your quotes, invoices and business records together in Lufu.