29 free tools for owner-operators

Free tools for small shop owners.

Calculators and tools that run in your browser — daily profit, break-even, Stripe fees, food cost, revenue per chair, and more. No signup. Numbers stay in your browser; nothing is sent anywhere. Same formulas nouz uses every day.

All free tools.

29 tools · all free, no signup
Break-even · Free · No signup

Cafe break-even calculator — cups per day needed

Monthly fixed costs ÷ contribution margin per cup ÷ days open. The honest break-even number, in cups.

Break-even · Free · No signup

Break-even calculator — units per day for any small business

The honest break-even formula: monthly fixed ÷ contribution margin ÷ days open. Works for retail, services, anything.

Payment fees · Free · No signup

Stripe fee calculator — exact fees and net per order

EU vs international cards, percentage + fixed fee, the math Stripe does on every charge.

E-commerce · Free · No signup

True profit calculator — what Shopify Total Sales hides

Fees, refunds, shipping, ad spend — netted into the real per-order profit. No more "Total Sales" fiction.

Cafe · Free · No signup

Food cost % calculator — am I in the healthy 28-32% range?

Ingredient cost ÷ menu price (net of VAT) = food cost percentage. The single most-watched cafe number.

Cafe · Free · No signup

Labor cost % calculator — am I in the 25-35% target?

Total monthly wages ÷ monthly net revenue. The number behind every "we're busy but not profitable" complaint.

Retail · Free · No signup

Inventory turnover calculator — how fast is your stock moving?

Annual COGS ÷ average inventory at cost. The number behind "why is my shelf so dusty?"

Salon · Free · No signup

Revenue per chair — am I getting €150-300/day per chair?

The simplest salon health check. Total revenue ÷ chairs ÷ days open. Tells you if you have a chair problem or a price problem.

Salon · Free · No signup

Salon service profitability — what each service actually earns

Service price minus commission, product cost, and the chair-hour you "spent." The number telling you which services pay.

E-commerce · Free · No signup

AOV break-even calculator — the minimum order value that makes sense

CAC + COGS + fees + shipping = break-even AOV. The number ads people whisper about.

Cafe · Free · No signup

Menu pricing calculator — work backwards from food cost target

Ingredient cost + target food cost % = menu price. The math behind every healthy cafe menu.

Retail · Free · No signup

Markup calculator — markup vs margin (they aren't the same)

Cost + markup % = price. Then margin %. The two numbers small-business owners confuse most often.

E-commerce ads · Free · No signup

Break-even ROAS — the minimum return your ads need

AOV, gross margin, COGS, fulfilment — combined into the ROAS floor. Below it, scaling = scaling losses.

Retail · Free · No signup

Profit margin calculator — gross profit, margin %, markup %

Cost + revenue = margin. Or, target margin = recommended price. Every shop's starting point.

Cash flow · Free · No signup

Cash flow runway calculator — months until you run out

Cash ÷ burn rate. See how many months of runway you have, and the date the money runs out if nothing changes.

Owner-operator · Free · No signup

Effective hourly wage calculator — what owners actually earn

Profit ÷ hours worked. The number most owners avoid calculating — and the one that decides whether self-employment is worth it.

Pricing · Free · No signup

Price increase impact calculator — profit, volume tolerance

See what a 5%, 10%, or 15% price hike does to profit — and how much volume you can lose before you're worse off than before.

Pricing · Free · No signup

Discount impact calculator — true cost of a 10%, 20%, 30% off

Enter price + cost + discount. See your new margin and how many more units you need to sell to match the original profit.

Operating · Free · No signup

Operating expense ratio calculator — OpEx % with sector benchmarks

Enter OpEx + revenue. See your OpEx ratio and how it compares to sector benchmarks.

E-commerce · Free · No signup

Customer lifetime value calculator (LTV) for ecommerce

AOV × margin × orders/year × years. The number that decides how much you can pay to acquire a customer.

E-commerce · Free · No signup

CAC calculator — customer acquisition cost + LTV:CAC ratio

Marketing spend ÷ new customers. Then compare to LTV. Know whether growth makes you richer or poorer.

Café · Free · No signup

Restaurant prime cost calculator (food + labor %)

Food cost + labor cost as a % of revenue. The single most-watched number in restaurant operations.

Café · Free · No signup

Tip pool calculator (tronc) — fair split by hours and role

Enter tips + hours worked by FOH and BOH. Get per-hour share for each role, with custom % split.

Café · Free · No signup

Table turnover calculator — turns per table per shift

Covers ÷ tables ÷ shift hours. Tells you whether you have a capacity problem or a flow problem.

Retail · Free · No signup

Sell-through rate calculator (retail) — % sold vs received

Units sold ÷ units received. Tells you which orders worked and which are clogging the back room.

Retail · Free · No signup

GMROI calculator — gross margin return on inventory investment

Gross margin ÷ avg inventory cost. The buyer's number for "which products earn the most per euro of stock."

Salon · Free · No signup

Booth rent vs commission calculator (salon)

See what a stylist takes home under each model — and at what weekly bookings the two structures break even.

Salon · Free · No signup

Chair utilization rate calculator (salon)

Booked hours ÷ available hours per chair. Tells you whether to add capacity, raise prices, or fix marketing.