RateForge is a free, AI-powered freelance rate calculator that answers "what should I charge?" and then helps you prove it. Describe your skill, country, and experience, and in about 15 seconds you get a market-backed rate, a full cost breakdown, and an itemized, client-ready report with a shareable link. No signup, no credit card.

Why it's different

• Live market data. The AI searches current rate data for your skill and country at the moment you generate the report, not a static table from two years ago.
• The full picture. Taxes, software, hardware, admin, sick days, and unbillable hours are all factored in, the costs invisible in a plain hourly rate.
• Built to convince clients. Every report gets a clean, shareable link with an itemized quote, market context, and the reasoning behind your rate. Send it before the negotiation starts and let the numbers argue for you.
• Flexible pricing formats. Hourly, daily, and full itemized project quotes with hour estimates per deliverable.

How it works

1. Describe your work. Skill, country, experience, and optionally the actual project ("4 logos, 6 sizes, 2 formats" is enough).
2. AI checks the market. Live rates for your skill and region, combined with local taxes, your overhead, and forgotten unbillable hours.
3. Share the report. An itemized, professional report with a unique link, ready to send to your client.

Who it's for

Freelancers, consultants, and small agencies in 60+ countries who suspect they're undercharging (most undercharge by 30-40%) and want a defensible, data-backed rate instead of a guess.

Part of the DocForge family of free business tools.

Bonsai is a one-stop platform for creative and digital agencies, consultancies and professional service providers. It is designed to provide businesses with a complete and real-time overview of their business. Simplify your business operations and consolidate your projects, clients and team into one integrated, easy-to-use platform. From contracts, proposals and project management to client billing and revenue tracking, we've got you covered.

Team Time Tracking: Get an instant report of your team's tracked hours with accurate timesheets & see who's over capacity at a glance. Monitor your business's utilization & get clarity on your team's efficiency & profitability. Fully integrated into project management & billing.

Project Management: Assign projects & tasks to your team, prioritize your week and see exactly how your projects progress. Set project budgets & avoid unexpected costs. Kanban view, integrated timer for easy billing, and collaboration with external partners for an efficient work.

CRM: Manage your clients and their projects in one place. Create unique client profiles with all your notes, contacts, rates and tags. Invite your clients to your branded Client Portal where they can access projects, documents and links you’ve shared with them.

Resource Management: Everything you need to allocate work to your team and track utilization. Manage team capacity, track your budget, tasks and hours and get insights on your business.

Reporting: Get better visibility into your business's performance and financial health with real-time reports. Make informed decisions with profitability reports, utilization reports, and more.