Payment Fee Calculator

Small business payments

Payment Fee Calculator

Payment processors often charge a percentage fee and a fixed transaction fee. Use this calculator to estimate how much you need to charge so you still receive your desired amount after fees.

Payment fee calculator overview

Use this payment fee calculator step by step

Estimate the customer price needed to recover payment fees without changing your product cost, margin, or catalog pricing records.

Step 1

Enter the amount you want to receive

Start with the amount you want to keep after payment processing fees.

Step 2

Choose a payment processor

Select Stripe, PayPal, Square, Mercado Pago, or enter custom fee values.

Step 3

Review the required customer price

Clara calculates how much your customer must pay so you still receive your target amount.

Step 4

Compare different fee scenarios

Experiment with different processors and compare how fees affect your final revenue.

Desired Amount

Payment fee results

Suggested Customer Price
Processing Fee
You Receive

Enter a target amount to see the suggested customer price.

This is the estimated price your customer would need to pay so you can still receive your target amount after processing fees.

Formula: Customer Price = (Target Amount + Fixed Fee) / (1 - Fee Percentage)

Why payment processing fees matter

Payment processors help businesses accept card and online payments, but they also reduce the amount you receive from each sale. Understanding these fees helps you protect your pricing strategy and profit goals.

Use this payment fee calculator as a credit card fee calculator, Stripe fee calculator, PayPal fee calculator, or custom payment processing fee calculator when planning small business payments and online payment fees.