Calculate variable cost honestly
Include usage-based infrastructure, third-party APIs, support, onboarding, and other costs that grow with customers.
SaaS pricing tool
SaaS pricing calculator
Calculate a cost-aware price floor and compare it with the revenue needed to support your expected customer base.
- Free to use
- Runs in your browser
- No details saved
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Enter your assumptions
Customer value and willingness to pay should guide the final price; cost only defines sustainability constraints.
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Customer value and willingness to pay should guide the final price; cost only defines sustainability constraints.
How to use this tool
Use the output as a decision prompt
Cost-aware pricing provides two useful baselines. The gross-margin floor estimates the price required for variable cost to represent no more than the target margin allowance. The full-cost baseline also allocates fixed cost across expected customers.
Neither result measures willingness to pay. Strong SaaS pricing starts with the customer’s value, alternatives, buying process, usage, and packaging. Use the calculator to identify unsustainable offers and then validate actual price through customer conversations and transactions.
Method and interpretation
What the calculation is designed to show
Separate price from packaging
A sensible unit may be per user, account, workflow, usage, outcome, or tier. The unit shapes expansion and perceived fairness.
Test with real buyers
Use price conversations, proposals, pilots, and paid plans. Survey interest alone is weaker evidence than a purchasing decision.
Useful applications
When this tool can help
Revisit the calculation when assumptions or evidence change. Keep the inputs with the result so another founder or adviser can understand the reasoning.
- Find a gross-margin price floor
- Review a free or low-cost plan
- Compare customer-volume scenarios
- Plan packaging experiments
- Estimate fixed-cost coverage
- Prepare a pricing discussion
Questions and limitations
Understand what the result cannot decide
Should I price SaaS from cost or customer value?
Customer value and willingness to pay should lead. Cost analysis ensures the chosen price and package can support delivery and company goals. Use both perspectives.
What is a good SaaS gross margin?
It depends on hosting, data, support, services, stage, and customer segment. Set a target that reflects your model rather than copying a benchmark without comparable cost definitions.
Should onboarding be included?
Include onboarding that scales with each new customer in variable cost, or price it separately. One-time implementation can distort a recurring plan if ignored.
How many pricing tiers should I offer?
Start with the smallest set that reflects meaningfully different needs or value. Too many tiers can make buying and learning harder.
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