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Profit margin calculator

Example numbers

Monthly revenue: $5,000
Gross profit: $3,000
After $400 software: $2,600

Software costs quietly take margin. See how much of yours they take.

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What do you want to do?

Most people building an online business end up with several separate subscriptions before their first sale. Start with the job in front of you.

Know your numbers

Software costs, fees, margins and income, worked out from your own figures.

Choose the right software

Side-by-side costs and limits, with the date each price was checked.

Make a business document

Invoices, quotations, receipts and resized images, made in your browser.

Start from the basics

Plain-English guides and templates for launching on a lean budget.

Free calculators to check your numbers

A selection from our 14 calculators and 4 free utilities. Plug in your own figures. No email required.

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Funnel Cost Calculator

See what a landing page and checkout stack really costs across tools.

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Email Marketing Cost Calculator

Compare email platform pricing as your list grows.

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Calculate business costs

Online Business Cost Calculator

Add up every subscription you pay for a single online business.

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Calculate margins and income

Profit Margin Calculator

See your real margin, and how much of it your software is eating.

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Compare software and fees

Course Platform Fee Calculator

Compare the real cost of Kajabi, Teachable, Thinkific and Systeme.io.

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Calculate business costs

SaaS Overlap Calculator

Find out how much of your software stack is duplicate spend.

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Compare software before you commit

Prices, limits and trade-offs from each provider's own pages, with the date they were last checked.

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Kajabi vs Teachable

What each platform costs once transaction fees are included, and where the cheaper plan changes.

For course creators. Trade-off: Kajabi costs more but bundles email and funnels.

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Mailchimp alternatives

Monthly price of five email platforms at your list size, with the free-plan limits that matter.

For growing email lists. Trade-off: contact-based pricing against send-based pricing.

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Gumroad vs Lemon Squeezy vs Stripe

How much of each sale you keep, and who handles sales tax.

For digital-product sellers. Trade-off: the cheapest option leaves sales tax to you.

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Systeme.io vs Kajabi

A flat low-cost all-in-one against a premium course platform.

For cost-sensitive creators. Trade-off: far lower price, but we could not verify feature depth.

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Learn step by step

Short paths from the idea to the numbers. Follow one in order, or jump to the step you need.

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Start an online business

From the big picture to a launch checklist and a first cost estimate.

Build a marketing funnel

Learn how a funnel works, copy a template, then price the stack.

Select a software stack

Set a realistic budget, audit what you pay for, then find the overlap.

Sell digital products

Plan a course or product, then see what payments will cost you.

Sell on marketplaces

Count the fees on eBay and Etsy before you price a listing.

Improve profitability

Know your margin, count the hidden fees, and see where it leaks.

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