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Free Hiring Tools

Calculators and generators for planning engineering hires: EOR fees, developer and recruiting costs, offshore staffing, time to hire and job descriptions. Free, no signup.

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Hiring cost calculators

Work out what an engineer really costs before you open a role: salary, employer overhead, vendor markup and the hiring model you choose.

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Software Developer Cost Calculator

Salary plus the fully loaded monthly and hourly cost of a US developer, by role and seniority, for one hire or a whole team.

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Offshore Hiring Cost Calculator

Compare offshore staffing in Asia against a US hire across four hiring models, with salary, contributions, agency and EOR fees.

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Staff Augmentation Cost Calculator

Turn a pay rate and vendor markup into a bill rate, and see how much of it the engineer actually receives.

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App Development Cost Calculator

Estimate the team and budget behind a web or mobile app build, and how much a remote team changes the total.

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EOR and global employment

Hiring outside the US without your own local company? Compare Employer of Record fees, and find the point where setting up an entity pays off.

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EOR Cost Calculator

Compare Employer of Record fees from 20 providers in the country you hire in, side by side.

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EOR vs. Entity Cost Calculator

Total employer cost through an EOR against setting up your own entity, with local taxes and payroll included.

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Recruiting and hiring

Budget the hiring process itself: agency fees, recruiter time, how long a role stays open and what it takes to get a new hire productive.

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Recruitment Cost Calculator

The full cost of recruiting an engineer: agency or marketplace fees, recruiter and interview hours, job ads and the empty seat.

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Recruitment Agency Fee Calculator

Estimate an agency placement fee from salary and fee percentage, and compare it with other ways to hire.

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Recruitment Commission Calculator

For recruiters: what a placement fee pays you in commission, per hire, per month and per year.

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Time-to-Hire Calculator

Sourcing, interview and offer timelines for tech roles, compared with industry benchmarks.

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Employee Onboarding Cost Calculator

Training, equipment, admin and ramp-up time: the cost of getting a new hire to full productivity.

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Team and engineering tools

Write the job description, check how ready your team is for AI, plan meetings across time zones and put a number on technical debt.

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Job Description Generator

Build a ready-to-post job description for a tech role in a few clicks, then copy or download it.

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AI Readiness Test

A 10-question check of how ready your engineering team is to work with AI tools and agents.

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Time Zone Coordinator

Find the overlap hours between US or European teams and engineers in Asia, and plan meetings that work for both.

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Technical Debt Calculator

Measure and prioritize the cost of shortcuts, legacy code and deferred maintenance, in terms the business understands.

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