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
Free software development cost calculator: estimate what it costs to build your software with in-house hires, freelancers, an agency or a monthly subscription.
Open calculatorMVP Cost Calculator
Free MVP cost calculator: pick your SaaS MVP features and get an instant development cost estimate for in-house, freelancers, an agency or a fixed price.
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.