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Free drone pricing calculator
Calculate a defensible price or evaluate a flat-rate offer in under a minute. Includes drive distance, weather, fuel costs, and LAANC airspace lookups — all available without an account.
Your rates
Saved on this device · used by every calculation belowDrive time won't be billed.
Fair rate = 100%. Lower it to set how thin a margin you'll accept before walking away (e.g. 75% = drop up to 25%).
Google Maps geocodes this and computes drive time + miles to the job-site address you enter inside the calculator.
Decide if a fixed offer (network or direct client) is worth your time after costs.
Enter the rate the client is offering and we'll tell you if it's worth taking.
- Fly rate is $0/hr in Settings — your on-site time isn't being charged. Set a fly rate in Settings.
Enter the offered rate to see if it's worth taking.
Set your home base in Rates to enable auto-fill.
Arrival time tunes drive time (traffic at departure) and the weather highlight uses your time on site to set departure.
Enter time on site to calculate your fair price.
Industry typical: $50–$85/hr · Lightroom / Photoshop
Calculation excludes out-of-pocket expenses.
How are they paying you? Pick "Cash / direct" for cash, check, Venmo, Zelle, or ACH — no processor fee deducted.
Time on site required
Enter the hours you'll spend on site so the recommendation reflects the full job.
Save & track this evaluation
Start your free trial — we'll bring this offer and your inputs with you so you can log it, schedule it, and track P&L in one click.
Research & Context
Quick-glance previews update as soon as a job location is set. Tap a tile for the full breakdown — Weather shows mission-window forecast, Airspace surfaces UASFM class & LAANC ceiling, Map plots the drive from your home base.
Local-area benchmarks & AI pricing coaching are part of the paid plan
See how this offer compares to other pilots in your region, plus get a personalized recommendation that factors in your rates and overhead.
See pricing →Layer rush & certification multipliers on top, or reverse-engineer how many jobs it takes to hit your income goal.
Type in the rate you got from the calculator above (or any starting rate).
Enter your calculated rate above and a target income to see how many jobs it would take.
Gross revenue estimate. Subtract expenses (insurance, fuel, equipment, taxes) for take-home.
Ready for the full toolkit?
Save jobs to a workspace, get AI pricing coaching against your own rates, see local industry benchmarks, and manage missions and recurring series. Plus the full business back office: dashboard, quarterly tax estimates, mileage & expense logs, CSV/QuickBooks downloads, and branded client quotes — all on a free trial.
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Disclaimer
Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
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Rotor Rate (“App”) is provided as a tool to assist commercial drone operators in estimating project costs, generating bids, and calculating flat-rate pricing based on user-supplied inputs, including but not limited to hourly flight rates, travel rates, fuel costs, and other operational criteria.
While reasonable efforts have been made to design the App using sound mathematical principles and commercially accepted calculation methods, the App is provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis, without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied. The developer makes no representations or warranties regarding the accuracy, completeness, reliability, or suitability of any estimates, outputs, or recommendations generated by the App.
User acknowledges that all results produced by the App are estimates only and may be affected by variables outside the control of the App, including but not limited to market conditions, weather, equipment performance, regulatory requirements, project scope changes, and unforeseen operational expenses. The developer does not guarantee that use of the App will result in profitability, cost recovery, or successful bid acceptance.
User assumes full responsibility for reviewing, verifying, and validating all calculations and outputs prior to reliance or use in any business decision or contractual agreement. Any deviations, errors, or omissions—whether arising from user input, interpretation, or application of the App’s results—are solely the responsibility of the user.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, the developer shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, or special damages, including but not limited to lost profits, business interruption, or loss of data, arising out of or in connection with the use of, or inability to use, the App, even if advised of the possibility of such damages.
Refund Policy
Rotor Rate offers a 7-day free trial with no credit card required. You choose whether to subscribe at (or after) the end of your trial — nothing is ever charged automatically at trial end. Because you have a full week to evaluate the product before entering any payment information, subscription fees (monthly and annual) are non-refundable.
You may cancel at any time from the billing portal in your account settings. Your subscription will remain active through the end of the current billing period, and you will not be charged again. If you believe you were charged in error, contact us and we will investigate.
