Free tools for software founders
Transparent calculators to help you budget a build, scope an MVP, and understand what hiring really costs — no signup, no sales pitch.
Software Development Cost Calculator
Estimate what your software project really costs across in-house hiring, freelancers, an agency, and a fixed monthly subscription — free and transparent.
Open calculatorMVP Cost Calculator
How much does an MVP cost to build? Pick your features and get an instant estimate across in-house, freelancers, an agency, and a fixed-price MVP package.
Open calculatorDeveloper Hiring Cost Calculator
The true cost of hiring a developer is far more than salary. See the full year-one cost — taxes, recruiting, equipment, management — versus a subscription.
Open calculatorWhy we built these
Software pricing is deliberately opaque. Agencies bury overhead inside day rates, the true cost of a hire never appears on the salary line, and most online calculators exist to capture your email, not to give you a straight answer.
These tools do the opposite. Every assumption is visible and editable, nothing is gated behind a form, and the numbers are honest — including where a fixed-price subscription is not the right fit. AsyncForge is a productized development service for founders who would rather build than hire, manage freelancers, or absorb agency overhead, and these calculators reflect that same bias toward transparency.