AK AkahOS / Pricing & Quote OS
Launch offer — $14.99
Built for independent professionals

Price work like a business.
Not a guess.

Find the rate your business actually needs, turn it into a real project quote, and catch discounts, rush work or scope changes before they quietly erase your margin.

Get the full tool → Stress-test a quote
One-timeNo subscription
Private dataSaved locally on your device
Licensed2 active devices
Project quote
HEALTHY
LIVE MINI DEMO

See the quote move.

No signup. Try it.
Drag the discount or add extra work — this is where a rate calculator usually stops.
Recommended quote $2,581 includes standard complexity + risk buffer
After client discount $2,581 20.9% modeled cushion above floor
Quote guardrail HEALTHY
Charge for extra scope $0
Effective net hourly $108
The full OS goes further revisions · direct costs · payment fees · retainers · change orders · client scripts
See everything ↓
Designed for Designers•Developers•Editors•Consultants•Marketers•Virtual Assistants
The problem

A $2,000 project is not necessarily a $2,000 project.

The price looks fine until the invisible work shows up: meetings, revisions, admin, payment fees, “one quick change,” and a deadline that suddenly became urgent.

Pricing & Quote OS turns those invisible costs into explicit numbers before they become your problem.

Illustrative example $2,000 quoted
Project workwhat you expected
$2,000
Meetings & admin4 unpaid hours
− $280
Extra revisions3 additional hours
− $210
Payment + platform feesillustrative
− $160
Scope creep“just one more page”
− $350
What is left to pay for the work $1,000
Illustrative scenario, not a universal benchmark.
The product

One clean workflow from “What should I charge?” to “Send the quote.”

The interface is deliberately simple: only the inputs you need now are visible. Advanced controls stay out of the way until they matter.

01

Set a rate that can actually support the business.

Start with income goals, expenses, real billable capacity and target margin. Get a break-even floor, sustainable rate and premium tier.

  • Break-even hourly rate
  • Recommended sustainable rate
  • Premium rate & day rate
  • Natural-language explanation
Set your rateAutosaved locally
Annual income goal$60,000
Business expenses$12,000
Billable utilization60%
Target margin20%
Break-even$89.29
Recommended$111.61
Premium$139.51
02

Price a real project without forgetting the hidden work.

Hours are only the beginning. Add revisions, direct costs, complexity, contingency and fees — then see the quote tiers instantly.

  • Minimum / Recommended / Premium
  • Fee-adjusted client quote
  • Profit margin health
  • Printable quote summary
Project quote● HEALTHY
Minimum$2,561
Recommended$3,962
Premium$4,952
Final client quote$4,084.4835.4% modeled margin
03

Protect the quote when the client starts negotiating.

Before you say yes, see what a discount does, what urgency should cost, and how much each extra request is worth.

  • Discount stress test
  • Rush-fee scenarios
  • Scope creep / change orders
  • Client negotiation scripts
Protect your profitCurrent project
10% discount$3,565HEALTHY
20% discount$3,169RISKY
Extra landing page · 3hSuggested change order: $334.83
A fair question

Why pay when rate calculators are free?

If all you need is one hourly number, you probably should not buy this. Use the free calculator below.

The paid product is for the harder moment: a real client, a real scope, a requested discount, two revision rounds, payment fees and three “quick” extras.

FREE RATE CALCULATOR “Your rate is $104/hour.” Useful. Then the client asks for a fixed quote.
↓
PRICING & QUOTE OS “Quote $3,962. At 20% off it becomes risky. That extra page is another $335.” Rate → quote → negotiation → change order.
What changes

Less spreadsheet thinking.
More business thinking.

Without the OS

“What do people like me charge?”

“Maybe 10% off is fine.”

“It’s only one extra revision.”

“I think this retainer is enough.”

With the OS

“My sustainable floor is $89.29/h.”

“At 20% off, the quote becomes risky.”

“That extra revision is worth $223.”

“This retainer needs to be $2,511/month.”

Try before you buy

Start with the free rate calculator.

No email gate. No account. No fake “free trial.” Use your own numbers and see the core pricing logic immediately.

Open the free calculator →
FREE TOOL

Freelancer Rate Calculator

Recommended hourly rate $104.17
Break-even rate$83.33 Recommended day rate$593.75 Monthly revenue target$7,000
Launch edition

A pricing system you can keep.

One-time purchase. No subscription and no cloud account holding your client pricing. Activate the licensed AkahOS app once, install it where your browser supports installation, and keep your pricing data on your own device. The Lite rate calculator remains available separately.

✓ Full licensed application ✓ Project quote builder ✓ Retainer builder ✓ Discount & rush analysis ✓ Scope creep tracker ✓ Client scripts
LIMITED LAUNCH OFFER
$14.99$30
One-time purchase · Regular price after launch: $30
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Access & compatibility

One license. Two active devices.

Use the licensed AkahOS web app in a modern browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iPhone and iPad. Internet access is required to open the paid application so AkahOS can verify the active license and securely provide the protected application logic. The purchase itself does not expire and there is no recurring subscription fee.

01

License key activation

Your purchase unlocks the product on up to two active devices. Deactivating a device frees the seat immediately, but moving that freed seat to a different device has a 24-hour transfer wait. The same just-deactivated device can be reactivated immediately.

02

Local business data

Rates, project inputs and quote data stay in the browser's local storage; they are not sent to AkahOS for calculation.

03

Online license protection

The paid application verifies the active license when it opens. Your rate, project and quote inputs remain stored locally in your browser rather than in an AkahOS account.

FAQ

The practical questions.

Who is this actually for?

Service freelancers and independent consultants who quote projects, sell recurring retainers, negotiate discounts, include revision rounds or regularly deal with extra client requests. If you only need a single hourly-rate calculation, use the free calculator instead.

Why not just use a free rate calculator?

You can — and we provide one. The paid OS is built for what happens after you know your rate: fixed project quotes, revisions, direct costs, fee recovery, retainers, discounts, rush work, margin warnings and scope changes.

Is this a spreadsheet?

No. It is a self-contained browser application. Open the downloaded HTML file in a current desktop browser and use it locally.

Does the full product need the internet?

No subscription or AkahOS account is required. Internet access is required whenever the paid application is opened so the active license can be verified.

Where is my data stored?

The paid tool saves your working values locally in your browser storage on your own device. It is not designed to send your pricing inputs to us.

Is this accounting or tax advice?

No. It is a pricing decision aid. You choose the assumptions and remain responsible for legal, tax, accounting and commercial decisions.

Can I use it for real client work?

Yes. The standard license allows you to use it for your own freelance or business pricing. Redistribution or resale of the tool itself is not allowed.