Tools & calculators

Small, transparent calculators that answer the questions reviews usually dodge. All math is shown on the page.

Tool ROI Calculator — Is This Tool Worth It?

Find out whether a subscription tool pays for itself, and how many hours it has to save you each month to break even.

Compound Interest Calculator

Project how a lump sum plus regular monthly contributions grows over time.

Savings Goal Calculator

Work backwards from a target amount to the monthly contribution you need.

Hourly to Salary Converter

Convert between an hourly rate and a yearly salary using your real working hours.

Indie-Hacker Break-Even Calculator

Find the MRR, customer count, and months you need to cover your costs and stop losing money.

SQLite Database Size Estimator

Estimate how much disk space a SQLite database will use from your row count, row size, and indexes.

Hosting Cost Calculator — VPS vs Managed Cloud

Compare a flat-rate VPS with usage-based cloud pricing. Prices are illustrative sample data — maintain in data/ before launch.

API Cost Calculator — Per-Call + Token Pricing

Estimate the monthly cost of an API — per-call pricing plus LLM token pricing.

SaaS Pricing Calculator — MRR & ARR

Turn a price and a customer count into MRR and ARR, or find the price you need for a target MRR.