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The lowest equipment payment is not always the lowest cost of doing the work. Equipment Buy, Lease & Replace Lab compares the options around the output your business actually needs.
Include installation, training, energy, maintenance, downtime, financing and resale value. Compare keeping the current machine, repairing it, replacing it or buying the output from a contractor. See when an option cannot deliver the required work and how much cash it needs before it starts paying back.
Cost comparison and growth scenarios are kept separate. Extra capacity creates extra revenue only when you enter demand for it. Optional tax cash flows are supplied by you rather than assumed for your country.
What you get
- Eight alternative types.
- Lifecycle costs.
- Capacity checks.
- Finance schedules.
- Sensitivity tables.
- Decision report.
How it works
- Set the output. Enter the volume you must deliver each month, your discount rate, cash at the start and minimum reserve.
- Add the current asset. Record what the machine you have can still do, what it costs to run and what it is worth. Its original price stays out.
- Add alternatives. Keep, repair, buy new or used, finance, lease, rent or outsource — each with its own dates and terms.
- Enter costs. Installation, training, energy, maintenance, downtime, residual value, loan, lease and rental terms.
- Compare. See lifetime cost, cost per unit, capacity, cash needs and sensitivity, then print or export the decision report.
Limits
No automated tax advice; no prediction of resale prices or equipment failures.
Questions
Does it use AI?
No. The tool uses explicit calculations and rules. Results depend on the records and assumptions you enter.
Do I need a subscription?
No subscription is required for the one-time purchase of this product. Access through TidyCents PRO follows the current PRO terms.
Where is my data stored?
Working records are stored on your device. Keep a backup, especially before changing browsers, clearing browser data or moving to another device.
Can several people edit the same workspace at once?
This version is designed for one local workspace. It does not provide simultaneous shared editing.
Can I move my records to another device?
Yes. Export a full backup and restore it in the same product on the other device.
Does it connect to my bank or accounting software?
This version works with direct entry and supported file imports. It does not automatically connect to your bank or accounting system.
Can I try it before buying?
Yes. The demo contains fictional records and prepared scenarios so you can inspect the screens and results before buying.
How is a loan treated in the comparison?
The purchase price is counted once. The loan adds the principal received at purchase and the repayments, so only interest and fees remain as financing cost. The cash calendar shows the loan, the purchase and every payment.
What happens when an option cannot do the work?
If its capacity is below the required output in any month, the option is marked not feasible and is left out of the ranking.
Does it include tax?
Tax is off by default. You can enter your own dated tax cash flows for each option; no country tax rules are applied and no tax advice is given.
Does it predict resale values or breakdowns?
No. Residual values, downtime hours and repair costs are your estimates. The sensitivity table shows how the result changes when they change.
Business license for use in your own business. No resale or redistribution. Opens in your browser right after payment, on phone and computer. Your figures stay on your device. No physical item.
Equipment Buy, Lease & Replace Lab
Compare keeping, repairing, buying, leasing, renting or outsourcing equipment by lifetime cost, capacity and cash requirements.
Compare your equipment options on lifetime cost, capacity and cash — buy once for $29.
- One-time purchase
- Full version of this tool on the site plus an offline version to download. One payment. The offline copy works without a subscription.
- Access with PRO
- Full version on the site while your PRO is active. Export of your results and backups is included. The offline program is bought separately.
Pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay
- Works in any country · your own currency
- Download link on the confirmation page and by email
- What you need: Any modern browser · phone and computer · offline HTML file · CSV & printable reports · 8 languages
- Refund within 14 days, for any purchase
- Formats: Interactive tool in your browser — phone and computer; PDF & CSV export
- Interactive tool · modern browser · phone and computer · downloadable offline version.
- No AI required.
- Your working records stay on your device. Export a backup to move them to another device.
- Use your own currency and enter the rates, costs and contract terms that apply to your business.
- Print view (A4 or US Letter), CSV tables and complete backups.
- One-time purchase.
Any purchase is refunded if you ask within 14 days of payment. Files that will not open, and anything that does not match its description, are refunded in full at any time, with no time limit.
