Small-business costs, sourced
Know the real cost before you buy.
What small businesses and freelancers actually pay for software, services, equipment and money. Every price has a source and a date, and renewal prices are always included.
- Sourced prices
- Dated tables
- Renewals shown
Software stack · 5-person team · monthly
- CRM 5 seats
- $75
- Accounting
- $40
- Payroll 5 people
- $90
- Email marketing
- $30
- Hosting
- $15
Illustrative numbers only, not real vendor prices.
How we price things
Numbers you can check
Sourced
Prices come from vendors' published pricing pages and official sources, linked on every page. Never a guess presented as data.
Dated
Every table says when it was checked, and we re-check at least quarterly.
Independent
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Questions
Is CostOak free?
Yes. It's funded by ads and affiliate links, which are labelled. See the affiliate disclosure.
Where do your prices come from?
From vendors' published pricing pages, captured and dated, plus official sources such as the IRS and SBA for finance topics. Details are in the methodology.
Is this financial or tax advice?
No. It's general information. Check with a qualified accountant, CPA or EA for your situation.
Who writes CostOak?
Jai Nischal Verma, a web designer who runs his own freelance business. Every price comes from the vendor's published pricing page, checked and dated.
Do the calculators store what I type?
No. They run entirely in your browser and nothing is sent to us.