Rent vs. buy equipment calculator

ESTIMATE ONLY. This tool contains no market prices. Every number comes from you – get real quotes from rental yards and dealers, then type them in. Results stay in your browser; nothing is sent.

How the math works

• Yearly rental cost = rate × days × (1 + fees%) + delivery × rentals.
• Yearly ownership cost = (price − resale value) ÷ years + upkeep + average interest (price × rate% × ½, a simple approximation).
• Break-even = the number of rental days per year at which renting costs the same as owning.

Not included: your time, transport you'd need to own, tax effects, downtime and repairs beyond your upkeep figure. Ask an accountant about depreciation.

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