Free tool · live rates on both sides
Buy It, or Keep Hiring?
The breakeven that matters is yours, not a rule of thumb. This calculator puts the live published hire rate for your city against real market machine prices, and lets your annual usage decide.
Buy vs Hire Breakeven
Live numbers on both sides: the hire rate is the published-market median for your city, the machine value prefills from a live price guide. Slide your usage to see which side wins.
4 sources · verified 5 July 2026
18 listings · verified 5 July 2026
280 hrs/yr (≈ 35 machine days)
Hiring for the year$7,630
Owning for the year$16,825
Hire wins at this usage — owning would cost about $9,195/yr more once holding costs are counted. Breakeven is around 700 hrs/yr.
Hire side: published-market median day rates with source counts. Buy side: live market typical prices. Ownership costs use our editable methodology assumptions. Estimates only, not financial advice.