Navicost vs The Housing Model

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Navicost compared with The Housing Model
Detail	Navicost	The Housing Model
What it does	Calculate real profitability, margin and minimum pricing for road transport in 30 seconds	Rent vs buy planner showing which option you can afford based on your take-home pay, kids, childcare, cars and debts
Stage	Not given	Not given
Founded	Not given	Not given
Based in	FR	US
Pricing model	Freemium	Freemium
Pricing	Discovery: free (unlimited CNR calculator, up to 3 saved journeys, 1 vehicle, 1 driver). Essential: 9 € HT/month (unlimited journeys, automatic distance, PDF export, CNR alerts). Pro: 19 € HT/month (Essential features plus multi-vehicles, multi-drivers, client book, advanced dashboard, rate grid, jo	Free to build and edit your plan, no account required. The Housing Model Pass adds detailed results for $59 for 12 months, one payment with no automatic renewal and a 14-day refund.
Key features	CNR trinomial formula calculation (kilometre cost, driver cost, daily charges) Margin in euros and percentage Cost of return per kilometre Profitability threshold Journey saving and management PDF export (Essential and Pro) Advanced dashboard (Pro) Real vs estimated fuel tracking (Pro) Journey comparison (Pro) Client book (Pro)	Compare renting, buying now, buying later, and starter home then upgrade paths 30-year wealth comparison across housing paths Compare keeping current home as rental or buying a second home Plan retirement and early retirement with drawdown analysis Printable PDF report of your full plan and analysis
What makes it different	Integrates empty return miles into calculations to avoid false profitability Uses CNR trinomial formula, the reference method recognised in France for freight costing Calculates real margin immediately before quoting or renegotiating prices Free plan with unlimited CNR calculations and no credit card required	Runs entirely in your browser with no data uploaded to servers All calculations performed locally on your device with inputs never sent to company servers Free to build and edit plans; pay only for detailed results and printable reports Built by a solo maker for his own rent-or-buy decision with automated math verification
Community votes	0	0
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)	6 +1 (up) since last check	Not checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)	2	6
Citation Flow (Majestic)	10	12
Referring domains (Majestic)	4	1

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