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Pricing pages with a calculator (97)

The 97 pricing pages here that carry a calculator or a slider, so a visitor can move their own numbers and watch the price change.

Key takeaways

  • Make the slider end on a price. If it ends in a contact form, the visitor still doesn't know the cost.
  • Put a free trial next to the calculator, so visitors can start as soon as they see their price.
  • Say what the slider counts, in a tooltip and again in the FAQ.

What the best pricing pages with a calculator do

The price on these pages depends on usage, so visitors need to be extra sure what they'll pay.

Show a real price

1% of the best pricing pages hide a price, and 75% have a monthly and annual toggle. If the slider ends in a "contact us" button, visitors have to fill in a form to learn what the calculator was supposed to tell them.

Toggl homepage
TogglProductivityA monthly and annual toggle at the top.Visit

Put the trial button next to it

69% of the best pricing pages offer a free trial. The calculator is where a visitor first sees a price for their own usage, so put the trial button right there.

Behiiv homepage
BehiivMarketingA free trial next to the price.Visit

Say what the slider counts

47% of the best pricing pages use tooltips, and 91% have an FAQ. A slider is hard to use until the page says what it counts, like seats, emails or API calls, so put the unit on the input and answer the rest in the FAQ.

Canny homepage
CannySaaSTooltips explaining the slider inputs.Visit
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FAQ

Pricing calculators, answered

What the best pricing pages put around a calculator, answered from the 97 here.

When does a pricing page need a calculator?

01

When the price changes with usage. Pricing pages with a calculator charge by usage far more often than pages without one. A plan priced by usage can't show one fixed price, and a slider lets the visitor see the price for their own case.

Can a calculator replace showing a price?

02

No. None of the best pages here hide a price. If the slider ends in 'contact us', the visitor has moved it around and still has no idea what they'd pay.

What goes next to a pricing calculator?

03

A way to act on the price. Most of the best pages offer a free trial and have a monthly and annual toggle, so the visitor can work out their price, see what a year costs and start the trial on the same page.

How do you stop a calculator confusing people?

04

Say what each input counts, and say it everywhere the input appears. Most of the best pages here put tooltips on the inputs, and almost all have an FAQ under the pricing grid. If a slider shows a number without saying what it counts, the visitor can't compare it with their own usage.

Do pages with a calculator show more or less than other pricing pages?

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More. Compared with pricing pages without one, they more often have a free tier, tooltips, a billing toggle and a currency selector. Pages that add a calculator usually have most of the other parts of a pricing page in place already.

How is this different from the pricing calculator section gallery?

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This page collects whole pricing pages that have a calculator, and looks at what's around it. The calculator pattern gallery collects the calculator block itself, cropped out of the page, and grades how it's built. The companies are the same in both.