{
  "slug": "token-vesting",
  "title": "Token Vesting Schedule Calculator",
  "heading": "Token Vesting Schedule Calculator",
  "category": "financial",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/token-vesting",
  "summary": "Cliff, unlock pace, and value at each milestone.",
  "description": "Model a cliff plus linear vesting to see tokens unlocked to date, remaining locked, and the monthly unlock value.",
  "formula": null,
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=token-vesting",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "total",
      "label": "Total tokens granted",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 500000,
      "unit": null,
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "cliff",
      "label": "Cliff",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 12,
      "unit": "months",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "vest",
      "label": "Total vesting period",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 48,
      "unit": "months",
      "min": 1,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "elapsed",
      "label": "Months elapsed",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 18,
      "unit": null,
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "price",
      "label": "Token price",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 0.42,
      "unit": "$",
      "min": null,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "vested",
      "label": "Tokens vested",
      "format": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "value",
      "label": "Vested value",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "locked",
      "label": "Still locked",
      "format": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "monthlyValue",
      "label": "Monthly unlock value",
      "format": "currency",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Total tokens granted: 500000",
      "Cliff: 12 months",
      "Total vesting period: 48 months",
      "Months elapsed: 18",
      "Token price: 0.42 $"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Tokens vested: 187,500",
      "Vested value: $78,750",
      "Still locked: 312,500",
      "Monthly unlock value: $4,375"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter total tokens granted.",
      "Enter cliff (months).",
      "Enter total vesting period (months).",
      "Enter months elapsed.",
      "Enter token price ($).",
      "Read your tokens vested on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "total": 300000,
        "cliff": 7,
        "vest": 29,
        "elapsed": 11,
        "price": 0.252
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "total": 500000,
        "cliff": 12,
        "vest": 48,
        "elapsed": 18,
        "price": 0.42
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "total": 800000,
        "cliff": 19,
        "vest": 77,
        "elapsed": 29,
        "price": 0.672
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them.",
    "Rates are treated as fixed for the whole period — variable-rate products will drift from this projection.",
    "This is educational maths, not financial advice. Check anything contractual with the lender or your accountant."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "How does the token vesting schedule calculator work?",
      "a": "Model a cliff plus linear vesting to see tokens unlocked to date, remaining locked, and the monthly unlock value."
    },
    {
      "q": "What do I need to enter?",
      "a": "5 values: total tokens granted, cliff, total vesting period, months elapsed, and token price. Each field starts with a sensible default, so you can change one number at a time and watch the result move."
    },
    {
      "q": "What does the tokens vested result mean?",
      "a": "It is returned as a whole number and updates live as you edit the inputs, so you can compare two or three versions of a scenario in a few seconds."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is this calculator free, and do I need an account?",
      "a": "Yes, it's free, and no account is required. Nothing you type is stored on our servers — the maths runs entirely in your browser."
    },
    {
      "q": "How accurate is the result?",
      "a": "It applies the standard formula exactly, so the arithmetic is precise. Results are estimates before tax, fees, and inflation unless an input explicitly covers them."
    },
    {
      "q": "Who is this tool for?",
      "a": "It's built for anyone comparing money scenarios before committing — budgeting a payment, sanity-checking a quote, or seeing what a change in rate or term actually costs."
    }
  ],
  "related": [
    "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/crypto-staking-yield"
  ],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Token Vesting Schedule Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/token-vesting)"
}