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Work out your freelance rate, then send a quote built on it

Ratecard is a freelance rate calculator and a quote maker in one file. Start from the money you want to keep, add your costs, tax, days off and the hours a client really pays for, and it works out your hourly, day and project rate. Then build a quote from that rate and download it as a clean PDF.

Chrome or Edge, no install. Works offline.

Ratecard: Freelance Rate Calculator and Quote Maker

What Ratecard does

  • Hourly, day and project rate

    From take-home pay, business costs, tax, vacation, public holidays, sick days and billable hours, rounded up the way you choose.

  • Where each hour goes

    What you keep, tax, costs and a safety buffer, per hour and per year.

  • A ladder of rates

    What each rate around yours means per year: what you invoice and what you keep.

  • Quote builder

    Line items in hours at your rate or as fixed prices, rush and revision fees, a discount, tax and a deposit.

  • 7 templates

    Website, logo, video edit, social media month, copywriting, photo shoot and consulting, with typical tasks priced at your own rate.

  • PDF quote

    A4 or US Letter with your logo, business details, payment terms, a valid-until date, a signature line and page numbers, in your accent colour.

  • Any currency

    Show amounts as a symbol or a code, and choose how numbers look, such as 1,234.56 or 1.234,56.

Who it is for

  • Freelance designers, developers, editors and writers setting or raising their rates
  • New freelancers who need a first quote that looks professional
  • Consultants who quote by the project and want to check the hours behind it

Details

Works in
Chrome or Edge, no install
Exports
PDF quote, PDF rate summary, project file
Templates
7 common freelance jobs
Currency
Any, with your number format
Updates
Free for all 1.x versions
Price
$9, paid once

How it works

  1. 1

    Open Ratecard.html in Chrome or Edge. It works offline and nothing is uploaded.

  2. 2

    Enter your income goal, business costs, tax rate, days off and billable share.

  3. 3

    See your rate, where each hour goes, and what other rates would leave you with in a year.

  4. 4

    Pick a template or add your own lines, then download the quote as a PDF.

Questions

Where do the template prices come from?

From your own hourly rate. Each template lists typical tasks with hours you can change. Ratecard does not suggest market prices.

Is my data uploaded anywhere?

No. Everything runs in your browser on your computer. Save a project file to keep a copy.

Does it handle VAT or sales tax?

Yes. Add a tax name and rate to any quote. The rate calculator uses the income tax on your profit, so keep VAT out of that part.

Is this a subscription?

No. You pay once and keep it, with free updates for every 1.x version.

Can I try it first?

Yes. Ratecard Lite is free and has the full rate calculator and the PDF summary.

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Freelance Rate Calculator and Quote Maker

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