Independent studios
Model the cost of a small permanent team without treating every occasional collaborator as a full-time seat. Decide your seat definition before comparing plans.
A LITTLE LESS GUESSWORK
Clarity, before commitment.
A transparent workspace for the cost of growing your team. Change the assumptions. See what actually changes.
Build your scenarioWHO THIS IS FOR
Built around your way of working.
Growing collectives
Use a realistic month of activity as your baseline, then compare the same headcount and usage across every plan. An allowance only matters if you actually use it.
Operations teams
Make the monthly versus annual decision visible to the people approving the budget. A lower annual equivalent still means one larger upfront payment.
A USEFUL PLACE TO START
One model. Different moments.
01
Your working assumptions
A small studio, a focused brief and enough room to find a rhythm.
0–500 seats · 0–100,000 runs / month
02
Your estimate, explained
StudioBILLED MONTHLY
$91.00
- Base platform / month
- $19.00
- Seats / month
- $40.00
- Usage overage / month
- $32.00
- Monthly subtotal
- $91.00
- Annual discount
- $0.00
Illustrative USD pricing for a fictional collaboration service. This estimate excludes tax and is not a quote, subscription or checkout.
SAME ASSUMPTIONS. DIFFERENT PLANS.
Find your operating scale.
NO BLACK BOX
The math stays visible.
Studio
- Platform / month
- $19.00
- Per active seat / month
- $8.00
- Included runs / month
- 1,000
- Each extra runs
- $0.04
- Annual discount
- 15%
Collective
- Platform / month
- $79.00
- Per active seat / month
- $6.00
- Included runs / month
- 5,000
- Each extra runs
- $0.02
- Annual discount
- 20%
Practice
- Platform / month
- $249.00
- Per active seat / month
- $4.00
- Included runs / month
- 20,000
- Each extra runs
- $0.01
- Annual discount
- 20%
THE LONGER VIEW
A year you can plan for.
Your selected plan and current monthly assumptions, projected across four quarters. Annual cost is paid once at the start; monthly cost accumulates.
Monthly billing · 12 months
Annual billing · one payment
Estimated annual saving
This is a constant-usage projection, not a forecast. Changes in headcount or monthly usage alter the total. Taxes and one-off fees are excluded.
BEFORE YOU DECIDE
The work before the decision.
- 01
Agree on the unit of work.
Define what counts as an active seat and one run. Make sure the same definitions apply to the real vendor you are evaluating.
- 02
Start with observed usage.
Use a representative recent month rather than the busiest single week. Run a second scenario for a plausible peak month.
- 03
Compare total cost, not headlines.
A lower per-seat rate can sit beside a higher base charge. Compare the total and understand the allowance before choosing a plan.
- 04
Check the commercial terms.
Confirm cancellation, tax, support, data export and any minimum commitment with the actual provider. This calculator does not supply those terms.
THE SMALL PRINT, IN PLAIN WORDS
Good questions.
Clear answers.
What is included in the monthly estimate?
The model adds the base platform fee, active seats multiplied by the monthly seat rate, and usage above the included monthly allowance multiplied by the unit rate. Each plan uses the same seat count and usage input.
How does annual billing change the calculation?
The unchanged monthly subtotal is multiplied by twelve. The plan’s annual discount is then applied to that full amount, rounded once to the nearest cent. This model applies the discount to the base, seats and overage together; confirm whether your actual vendor does the same.
Do unused runs carry over to the next month?
No. The model assumes the included allowance resets every month. An annual estimate repeats the same monthly usage twelve times; it does not pool allowances across the year.
Are taxes or onboarding fees included?
No. The estimate excludes tax, prorations, setup fees, credits and special contract terms. Add these separately when assessing a real quote.
Can I change my inputs without selecting a preset?
Yes. Editing seats, usage or the billing cycle creates a custom scenario. Plan comparison and the annual budget projection update from those same inputs.
Will this page charge me or create an account?
No. This is a local planning tool for a fictional service. There is no account creation, checkout, payment method or network-based quote request.
AN ESTIMATE IS A STARTING POINT
Make the assumptions yours.
- All amounts are USD. Rate inputs are stored as whole cents, not approximate currency decimals.
- Every seat is active for the entire month. Mid-month joins, departures and prorations are not modelled.
- Monthly usage is unchanged for twelve months in the annual comparison.
- The annual discount applies to the full projected total and is rounded once.
- No minimum seat count, commitment fee, tax or special contract is included.
Replace the example rates with verified plan terms, then use the workbook to prepare a conversation with your team. The result is a planning estimate, not an offer to sell.
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