You're working more than you think. And making less than you believe.
RealRate shows you the real numbers behind every project, so you stop guessing, stop undercharging, and stop giving away hours you'll never get back.
You already know something's off. You just don't have the number yet.
- You quoted $1,200 for a project. It took twice as long as expected. You made $22/hr.
- Your client asked for "one small change." Then another. Then three more. You said yes every time. You never sent a change order.
- Your best month on paper left you broke in Q1 when the tax bill arrived.
- You've been meaning to raise your rates for eight months. You still haven't because you don't actually know what to charge.
- You're working 50-hour weeks and taking home what a part-time job pays.
None of this is your fault. Nobody taught you the business side of freelancing. You learned your craft. You built your skills. But the financial operating system behind your work? You've been running it on gut feeling, guesswork, and the calculator on your phone.
RealRate gives you the system you should have had from day one.
RealRate is the financial clarity app built specifically for freelancers who work on multiple projects at once.
Not a time tracker. Not an invoicing tool. Not another subscription to add to the pile. RealRate is a project-by-project profitability system that shows you in real time, exactly how much you're making on every client, every project, and every hour you work.
Stop guessing. Start knowing what every project actually pays you.
When you create a project in RealRate, whether it's a flat fee, an hourly rate, or a monthly retainer, the app instantly shows you your implied hourly rate for that project. As you log hours, that number updates in real time. You see the moment a project starts going sideways before it's too late to fix it.
Turn every "can you just..." into money you actually collect.
Every time a client asks for something outside the original scope, log it in RealRate in under 30 seconds. The app calculates exactly what it costs based on your project rate and generates a professional change order document ready to send while the request is still fresh and the conversation is still open.
Know exactly what's yours to spend, before you spend it.
RealRate pulls your income from all active projects and tells you, in real time, what you owe in taxes this quarter, when your next estimated payment is due, and most importantly, exactly how much is safe to spend. No more tax surprises. No more working backward from zero in April.
Quote your next project with data, not hope.
After a few projects, RealRate knows your patterns. When you go to quote a new project, it compares it to similar work in your history and tells you if your estimate is realistic or if you're about to repeat the same mistake that cost you $800 last time.
Not another tool to manage your work. The first tool designed to increase what you earn from it.
| Feature | RealRate$67 one-time | Bonsai | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project-by-project profitability | ✓ | Partial | ✗ |
| Scope creep → Change order in 60 seconds | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Smart quote calculator based on your history | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Tax estimator integrated with projects | ✓ | Partial | ✗ |
| One-time payment, no subscription | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Built for flat-fee and retainer freelancers | ✓ | Partial | ✗ |
| Pricing | $67/year | $25–79/month | $11–14/month |
Bonsai and Harvest are great tools for what they do. They're just not built to answer the question that matters most: am I actually profitable on this project?
What freelancers discover in their first week with RealRate
The average freelancer discovers $847/month in unbilled scope additions in their first 30 days.
Freelancers who use the Quote Calculator adjust their pricing upward by an average of 23% on their next project.
Most freelancers are shocked to find their true effective hourly rate is 35–40% lower than the rate they think they charge.
Up and running in 5 minutes. Useful from day one.
Create your account
Sign up with your email. Set your default hourly rate and your state for tax calculations. Done. No integrations required, no data to import.
Add your first project
Name it, choose your billing model (hourly, flat fee, or retainer), and enter your estimate. RealRate instantly shows you your implied hourly rate.
Watch your numbers in real time
Log hours, add scope changes, quote your next project. RealRate updates everything automatically. Your dashboard always shows you exactly where you stand.
Everything you need to know exactly what you make. For less than one unbilled hour of work.
- Unlimited projects and clients
- True profitability tracking per project
- Scope creep log + Change order generator
- Smart quote calculator with historical insights
- Tax estimator integrated with your projects
- PDF export for project summaries and tax reports
- Access from any device
- All updates released during your 12 months
- 14-day money-back guarantee, no questions asked
Everything you need to know before you start.
Is this a subscription? +
I charge flat fees, not hourly. Does this work for me? +
How is this different from Harvest or Bonsai? +
What if I only have one or two clients right now? +
What happens to my data if I don't renew? +
Is this complicated to set up? +
Do you offer refunds? +
Every project you finish without knowing if it was profitable is a project you can't learn from.
You're going to quote your next project sometime this week. You're going to get a "can you add this?" request from a client soon. And at the end of the month, you're going to look at your bank account and feel that familiar confusion about where the money went.
RealRate doesn't change how you work. It changes what you understand about the work you're already doing.