Free tools for your next job and your next business
Price a service, check your profit, or work out how many bookings cover your costs. Still planning? Compare businesses, test your idea, and get a launch plan. No Hustl account needed.
What do you need to work out?
Use your own numbers. See the full result straight away, then email yourself a copy if you want one.
Pricing and profit
- Service price calculatorWork out what to charge for a job using your actual costs. Include your own time, choose a profit margin, and see what is left after payment fees.
- Profit margin calculatorSee how much of your selling price remains after the costs you enter. Check an existing quote, compare jobs, and understand the difference between margin and markup.
- Markup calculatorAdd a percentage to your cost and see the resulting selling price, dollar profit, and actual profit margin. Useful for materials, products, or a complete service job.
Costs and planning
- Labor cost calculatorPrice the time a job takes across the whole crew. Add your estimate of employer costs to see a loaded labor cost you can use in a quote.
- Hourly rate calculatorFind the hourly rate needed to cover your owner pay goal and annual overhead. Leave time for quotes, travel, admin, and the work you cannot bill to customers.
- Break-even calculatorSee how many paid jobs cover your monthly fixed expenses. Change the price or per-job cost to check whether your expected booking volume is enough.
By service
- House cleaning cost calculatorBuild a cleaning quote from the home size and your own working pace. See estimated crew time and a price that covers supplies, travel, overhead, and your target margin.
- Lawn care pricing calculatorQuote lawn mowing with your own costs and productivity. Enter the area you mow, allow for travel and equipment, and see a per-visit price plus revenue for a recurring schedule.
Starting something new?
Choose a business, test the idea, and plan your first week.
Step 1: Choose
Best small businesses to start in 2027
Compare 19 service businesses by BLS employee wages, projected job growth, self-employment, and startup cost.
- May 2025 BLS median pay for employees in each field, kept separate from owner income
- Projected job growth from 2025 to 2035, and how many people already work for themselves
- Startup cost ranges, licensing notes, and filters for budget and credentials
Compare businessesFree, no email neededStep 2: Test
Business idea validator
Answer seven questions about your idea, customer, budget, and time. Hustly writes a report and emails it to you.
- Seven fixed questions about your idea, customer, location, budget, and time
- Nothing is analyzed until you ask for the report
- Hustly, Hustl's AI assistant, writes the report and emails it to you
Test my ideaFree, one report per emailStep 3: Launch
Business starter kit
A service worksheet, pricing math, a seven-day launch plan, outreach messages, and a first-booking checklist.
- A worksheet that turns your skill into one clear service
- Pricing math with a worked example, including payment fees
- A seven-day launch plan, two outreach messages, and a first-booking checklist
Get the starter kitFree, sent by email
Questions about the free tools
Are these tools free?
Yes. All eight calculators show results without an email address, and the business rankings and starter kit contents are available without signup. You can choose to email a calculator breakdown, request an idea report, or get the kit by email. Those email forms ask for your agreement to join Hustl's mailing list. Every email includes an unsubscribe link.
Do I need a Hustl account?
No. None of the tools require an account or a subscription.
Where does the business data come from?
Wages, job projections, and self-employment rates come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections. Those wages describe employees, not business owners. Startup cost ranges are Hustl planning estimates, and the rankings page links each source.
Does the idea validator use AI?
The seven questions are fixed, and your answers stay in your browser until you request the report. After you enter your email, Hustly, Hustl's AI assistant, reads your answers and writes the report. It arrives by email and is not shown on the page.
What do you do with my email address?
We send what you asked for and add you to Hustl's public mailing list for business tips, product news, and offers. You can unsubscribe from any email. Read the privacy policy for details.
Ready to take bookings?
When your plan is ready, Hustl puts your services, booking page, payments, and client records in one place.