Price a project without guessing

Estimate the hours, add a buffer for surprises, and see what the quote really pays you per hour.

Quote to send

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Labour (hours × rate): —
Buffer for surprises: —
Costs passed through: —
Discount: —
Deposit to ask for upfront: —
You earn per hour, on plan: —
You earn per hour, 25% over: —

Estimated hours

hrs

Break the job into tasks and add them up. Include calls and revisions. Your hourly rate

Not sure? Use the Hourly rate tab. Costs to pass through

Stock assets, subcontractors, licences, travel.

Buffer

Discount

Deposit

How the quote is built

Labour is hours × rate. A buffer is added to labour, then any pass-through costs, then the discount comes off the total. The last two rows show what you actually earn per hour, before and after the job overruns.

Why add a buffer?

Projects rarely run exactly to estimate. A buffer of 10 to 20 percent of labour is a common starting point. Set it higher when the scope is vague or the client is new.

What does a discount really cost me?

Watch the "on plan" hourly figure as you raise the discount. Every point comes straight out of your pay, not out of your costs.