Know what it actually costs you to make. Price like you mean it.

Inventory, costing & manufacturing software for small-batch makers.

Trusted by 3,000+ makers worldwide •★★★★★ 4.6/5 from 240+ Capterra reviews

Built for soap, candle, jewelry, cosmetics, and food makers: anyone who makes products in batches and needs to know what each one really costs.

  • ✓ See your real cost per unit — materials, labor, and overhead included
  • ✓ Build recipes and track every batch from ingredients to finished goods
  • ✓ Get COGS and profit margins that update as prices change
  • ✓ Connect Etsy, Shopify, Amazon — orders sync, stock adjusts

Plans from $24/mo — less than an hour of spreadsheet time.

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Lavender Soap Bar
Batch of 24 · made Tuesday
42 in stock
Materials
$3.70
Labor (12 min)
$0.90
Overhead
$0.40
True cost per bar
$5.00
Your retail price
$18.00
72% margin

Olive oil just went up 4%. Your costs and margins updated automatically, across every recipe that uses it.

Trusted by makers worldwide

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4.6/5 stars
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4.6/5 stars
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4.8/5 stars
Shopify
4.5/5 stars

Two reasons makers find us

“Am I charging enough for the stuff that I'm making?”

You're pricing from gut feel or copying competitors. You need real numbers — materials, labor, overhead — so you can price with confidence.

“My inventory spreadsheet is getting unmanageable”

You're tracking inventory in Excel, counting shelves by hand, and dreading tax time. You need a system that keeps up with your production.

Know what every product costs you to make

Create a recipe for each product with your actual material costs, labor time, and overhead. Craftybase calculates your cost per unit automatically — and updates it the moment a supplier price changes. No formulas to maintain. No ingredients to forget.

  • Automatic COGS calculation as material prices change
  • Pricing guidance based on your actual costs
  • GAAP-compliant cost tracking for tax time
  • Track hidden costs in sub-assemblies & components
COGS features →BOM & costing →
Bill of Materials and costing
Cirque Colors

“Craftybase allows us to be lean with our materials inventory so we won't have any overage. It provides a great easy-to-use analysis of COGS to help us better manage our margins.”

Duke Ahrens ·Cirque Colors

Recipe-based batch manufacturing

Manufacture a batch. Inventory updates itself.

Set up your recipes once. When you manufacture a batch, Craftybase deducts every ingredient from your inventory automatically. You'll always know what went into each batch, what's left on your shelves, and what you need to reorder.

  • Create multi-level recipes with materials, labor & overhead
  • Manufacture batches and auto-deduct materials
  • Track production from lot to sale
  • Forecast what to make based on real sales data
Recipe & BOM features →Production features →
Waterbody

“It's super important that we can record and trace ingredient lots and production batches. Craftybase has made this process streamlined and easy to stay organized.”

Angie Flickinger ·Waterbody

Track every material. Never run out.

Know exactly what you have, what you need to make, and when to reorder. Craftybase tracks raw materials, components, and finished products in real time.

  • See real-time stock levels for materials, components & finished goods
  • Get low-stock alerts before you run out
  • Searchable, sortable inventory with full purchase histories
  • Stocktake and consignment tracking built in
Inventory features →
Material inventory tracking
Kara's Vineyard Wedding

“Managing inventory was a painful, manual, and inaccurate process before I discovered Craftybase. Being able to easily add and subtract materials based on daily sales is invaluable.”

Kara ·Kara's Vineyard Wedding

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Join thousands of makers who know their real costs, track inventory automatically, and breeze through tax time.

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Built for your craft

Craftybase is used by thousands of makers across dozens of industries. Find the features that matter for yours.

Soap Making

Recipe costing, batch tracking & GMP compliance

Candle Making

Fragrance inventory, wax batches & cost per unit

Jewelry Making

Component tracking, precious metals & pricing

Cosmetics

FDA/GMP compliance, INCI tracking & lot tracing

Bakery & Food

Ingredient tracking, batch records & food costing

Craft Business

General craft inventory, costing & order tracking

Don't see your industry? Craftybase works for any small-batch manufacturing business. Start my free trial →

Selling on Etsy, Shopify, Amazon — or all three?

Multi-channel selling is exactly where spreadsheets fall apart. Connect your channels once: orders flow in automatically, stock stays in sync everywhere, and every sale carries its true cost.

ShopifyEtsyWooCommerceAmazonSquarePayPalFaireWixSquarespaceQuickBooksShopifyEtsyWooCommerceAmazonSquarePayPalFaireWixSquarespaceQuickBooks
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Still running your business on spreadsheets?

Most makers start there — we get it. But once you're past 50 materials, selling on multiple channels, and your accountant is asking for COGS numbers you don't have… the spreadsheet stops being a tool and starts being a liability.

You shouldn't need a midnight session with VLOOKUP to know if your best seller is actually profitable.

Your costs, always current

COGS recalculates the moment a supplier price changes. No formula audits. No missed ingredients.

Inventory that tracks itself

Manufacture a batch, materials deduct. Sell a product, stock adjusts. Low-stock alerts before you run out.

Tax time without the panic

Schedule C numbers ready when your accountant asks. No more reconstructing a year of purchases from bank statements.

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No credit card required • Your spreadsheet will understand

How long does setup actually take?

Honest answer: your first recipe takes about 15 minutes, and a working setup takes an afternoon, not a month. You don't need to enter everything before you start getting value.

1

Add your materials

Import from CSV or add them as you go. Start with your bestseller's ingredients, not your whole supply closet.

2

Build your first recipe

Materials, labor, and overhead per product. This is the 15-minute step, and the moment you first see your true cost.

3

Manufacture a batch

Record a manufacture and watch materials deduct and costs roll up on their own. That's the whole system working.

Stuck on anything? Free email support from real humans, and a knowledge base customers genuinely compliment in reviews.

Makers run real businesses on Craftybase

Soap, candles, jewelry, cosmetics, baked goods — here's what they say after switching.

I'm impressed with the ability to track minute quantities of essential oils and other materials used in multiple products. I love the conversion from purchase to tracking units, and love the ability to make components and recipes.

Elise Wishlow
Elise Wishlow
Press & Still

Craftybase makes it easy to create my formulas and automatically calculates what I need to use, when to re-order, how much it costs me to make my products, and so much more. I literally could not function without it!

Samantha
Samantha
Willow WaxCraft

This report makes tax time almost enjoyable. No more lists and spreadsheets — I just run the report for the time I need, and it's done!

Kelly Arias
Kelly Arias
Kelly Arias Jewelry

Craftybase has given me the tools amp; resources to accurately track my materials, recipes, and inventory. I love that I can build out my recipes and make adjustments to see my cost in real time.

Tiffany Jensen
Tiffany Jensen
Desert Bath Company

We do not know what we would do without this application. Spreadsheets and confusing documents is a thing of the past now!

Kahne
Kahne
Aerie Lane

I love that the app keeps track of how much material I have on hand and how much it costs me exactly… This allows me to really know how much my products cost me to make and how much I should charge.

Janna
Janna
Papercraft Miracles

My favourite feature is the software's ability to calculate the cost of our products in real-time, taking into account the increase in the costs of raw materials.

Lina Andreas
Lina Andreas
Baba's Soapery

Craftybase is an instrumental part of our bookkeeping. Having a business that manufactures products with countless raw materials, Craftybase keeps us organized and helps us have a clear picture of the health of our business.

Bri
Bri
The Good Hippie

I love that Craftybase keeps track of the cost of materials over time including shipping. As costs creep up I can make sure my product prices reflect that reality.

Arrowyn
Arrowyn
Little Gold Fox Designs

Craftybase allows us to be lean with our materials inventory so we won't have any overage of inventory. It provides a great easy-to-use analysis of COGS to help us better manage our margins.

Duke Ahrens
Duke Ahrens
Cirque Colors

Craftybase helps me keep my sales automatically entered into my system so that I can get on with doing the fun part: the creative products I make!

Kitty
Kitty
Oh Crumbs Bakery

It's super important that we can record and trace ingredient lots and production batches. Craftybase has made this process streamlined and easy to stay organized.

Angie Flickinger
Angie Flickinger
Waterbody

Frequently asked questions

Everything you need to know about getting started with Craftybase.

Craftybase is inventory, costing, and manufacturing software built specifically for small-batch makers — soap makers, candle makers, jewelry makers, cosmetics manufacturers, bakers, and other artisan businesses. It replaces spreadsheets with real-time COGS calculations, recipe-based manufacturing, material tracking, and integrations with Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, and more.

Plans start at $24/month with a free 14-day trial — no credit card required. All plans include unlimited materials, products, and orders. See our pricing page for full plan details.

Spreadsheets can't automatically update your COGS when material prices change, deduct inventory when you manufacture a batch, sync stock across sales channels, or generate tax-ready reports. Craftybase does all of this automatically. Makers who switch from spreadsheets typically save hours every month on inventory and bookkeeping tasks.

Yes. Craftybase integrates with Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, Wix, Square, Squarespace, Faire, PayPal, and QuickBooks. Orders sync automatically and inventory is adjusted in real time.

Yes — this is one of the things Craftybase does best. It calculates COGS automatically using your recipes, material purchase prices, labor rates, and overhead allocations. As material costs change, your COGS updates in real time — giving you accurate profit margins and tax-ready numbers for Schedule C.

Craftybase is used by thousands of makers across dozens of industries including soap making, candle making, jewelry, cosmetics, food and beverage, woodworking, and more. We have industry-specific features like multi-level recipes, batch manufacturing, lot tracking, and compliance documentation. If you make products in batches or need to track material costs, Craftybase is built for you.

Your first recipe takes about 15 minutes: add a few materials, set your labor and overhead, and you'll see your true cost per unit immediately. A working setup usually takes an afternoon, not a month. You can import materials and products via CSV, sync listings from your sales channels, and add the rest as you go. Free email support is included on every plan, trials included.

No, and starting early is actually easier. Adding 20 materials now beats untangling two years of guesswork later, and plans start at $24/month. The makers who know their numbers from day one are the ones who price profitably from their first sale. If you're selling, or about to start, you're not too small for real numbers.

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Your costs shouldn't be a mystery.

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