Homelab Cost Calculator

Calculate your true infrastructure costs, compare against cloud alternatives, and optimize your setup. Built for homelabbers who care about the bottom line.

Hardware Costs

Server / Workstation

Item Name

Purchase Price ($)

Watts

Operating Costs

Electricity Rate ($/kWh)

Internet Cost ($/month)

Cloud Subscriptions Replaced ($/month) e.g., Dropbox, Netflix, VPS hosting

Analysis Period (years)

Cost Analysis

Total Hardware

Monthly Power

5-Year TCO

Cost/VM/Month

Cloud Savings

0 mo

Break-Even

Cloud Comparison (5-Year)

Provider	Equivalent Spec	5-Year Cost	vs Your Homelab