Trade Price Book

Trade Price Book is a set of free pricing, estimating and sizing tools for trade businesses such as plumbing, HVAC and electrical shops. Its labor rate calculator works out the hourly rate that covers wages, labor burden, overhead, the truck and profit, draws the build-up to scale and marks the break-even rate.

There are 16 tools in all. Pricing tools cover markup and margin, job cost and profit, truck cost per hour, flat-rate task prices, service call fees and a price book builder that produces customer and tech PDFs and CSV files for Jobber and Housecall Pro. An estimate generator and an invoice generator make PDFs in the browser, and sizing tools cover pipe volume, water heaters, water flow, BTU and AC tonnage, duct size, Ohm's law and voltage drop.

Each tool states its formula and assumptions and names its sources. The calculators run in the browser and work without an account; nothing is saved unless you press Save. Dated guides compare field service software costs and explain topics such as markup versus margin. Results are general information, not financial, tax, legal or code advice.