This calculator vs. Hutch
Two different shapes: Hutch is a paid, account-based platform for running a staging company's whole furniture inventory and project pipeline. This page is a free, private worksheet for one job at a time — what should this vacant-listing staging price be, and does the extension fee actually cover what the furniture package costs to keep off the market, before you send the quote.
What each tool is for
Hutch (hutchstaging.com) is inventory and project management software built specifically for home staging businesses. It catalogues every piece of furniture and decor a company owns — with photos and item-level tags — tracks which pieces are deployed to which active listing, coordinates a team of stagers across several concurrent jobs, and keeps a client CRM, all on one paid account used on an ongoing basis. It is a real, purpose-built product for this trade, not a general project tool repurposed for staging. Outbound requests to hutchstaging.com are blocked from this session, so its current plan names and prices below are as reported by independent third-party software directories (StageCore's own published comparison and the aggregator WifiTalents), not confirmed directly against Hutch's own pricing page: those write-ups describe an entry-level plan in roughly the $100–$150 per month range, scaling with inventory size and team seats. Treat that figure as approximate and check hutchstaging.com for its current pricing.
This calculator does none of what Hutch does. It has no item catalogue, no photos, no team accounts, and no concept of which piece of furniture is in which house. It takes one job's numbers — the included term, the furniture package's total monthly carrying cost, crew labor, mileage, equipment cost, overhead, and target margin — and prices that single job, then checks whether the extension fee charged for running past the included term actually clears what the package costs to keep off the market for another listing. It runs free in any browser, keeps no account, and uploads nothing you type.
| Question | Where to answer it |
|---|---|
| I own dozens of furniture pieces across several active jobs and need to know which piece is where. | Hutch, or a comparable inventory platform — item-level tracking across a team is not something this calculator does. |
| What should I charge for this specific vacant-listing job, given the included term and my furniture package's carrying cost? | This calculator's staging price — free, instant, private, no account. |
| Is my extension fee actually covering what the furniture costs me to keep off the market once a listing runs long? | This calculator's extension-fee-vs-carrying-cost check, which flags a fee set below your own cost. |
| The listing already sold — what did this job actually earn once the real time on market is known? | This calculator's actual-time-on-market reconciliation. |
| I need a client CRM and a team of stagers coordinated across several simultaneous jobs. | Hutch — built as an account-based platform for exactly that. |
| Do I need to create an account or sign up to price one job? | This calculator: no. Hutch's tools are used through a paid monthly account. |
Most independent stagers get different value from each: Hutch (or a comparable inventory platform) once a business has enough furniture and concurrent jobs that tracking it by spreadsheet or memory stops working, and a private calculator like this one for an instant, no-login answer to what one job should cost and whether an extension fee actually protects the margin, before it is ever quoted. This page's own figures are a pricing model, not an inventory record or a signed agreement.
This tool needs no account and no sign-in: it is a static page, the arithmetic runs in your browser, and once it has loaded it keeps working with the connection off.
Common questions
Should I use this calculator or Hutch?
They solve different problems, and a growing staging business will likely end up wanting both. Hutch is inventory and project management software built specifically for home staging companies: it catalogues every sofa, lamp, and accent chair a business owns (with photo storage and item-level tags), tracks which pieces are deployed to which active job, runs a client CRM, and coordinates a team across concurrent stages, on a paid monthly account. This calculator does none of that — it has no inventory catalogue, no per-item tracking, and no team accounts. It takes the numbers for one job (included term, furniture carrying cost, crew labor, mileage, equipment, and target margin) and prices that job, then flags when an extension fee is set below what the furniture package actually costs to keep off the market. A solo or small-crew stager who owns a single furniture package and wants a fast, free, no-signup answer to what to charge is in the right place here; a stager juggling dozens of pieces across several simultaneous jobs, who needs to know which items are where, is better served by Hutch or a comparable inventory platform.
Does this calculator track my furniture inventory the way Hutch does?
No. This calculator has no item catalogue, no photos, no tags, and no concept of "which pieces are in which house." You enter one number — your furniture package's total carrying cost per month — and the calculator uses it to price the job and check the extension fee. If you need to know which lamp is at which listing, or manage a multi-piece inventory across a team, that is what a dedicated platform like Hutch is for.
Is this page affiliated with Hutch?
No. This site is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Hutch (hutchstaging.com). Hutch is named here only to describe what this calculator is and is not, and any pricing figures attributed to it below are as reported by independent third-party software directories, not fetched directly from Hutch's own pricing page.
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