What’s the cost of working for an online nutrition company, instead of working for yourself?

RD Income Calculator

What is your platform really costing you?

Compare what you keep on a platform versus what you would keep in an independent practice — including your real business expenses.

Platform pays you per session
$
Your full session rate independently
$
Platform keeps 64% of your billing rate
Sessions per week 15
535

Estimated total monthly expenses $354
$200/month$1,200/month
Malpractice insurance$17/month
EHR software$100/month
Payment processing (~1.5% blended)$137/month
Marketing, misc. & other$100/month
Total monthly expenses$354/month

Processing uses a 1.5% blended rate reflecting a mix of self-pay and insurance billing. Adjust up if you plan to run paid ads or hire support.


You keep on platform
$0
$0/month
You keep independently
$0
$0/month after expenses
Platform income Independent income

Adjust the numbers above to match your situation.

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