What is craft business software?

Craft business software is a category of tools designed to help handmade sellers manage inventory, calculate product costs, and track orders across sales channels. Craftybase is purpose-built for this -- it handles recipe/BOM costing, material inventory tracking, and COGS reporting specifically for makers who create products from raw materials.

How does Craftybase calculate my product costs?

You build recipes listing every material and its quantity. Craftybase uses your actual purchase prices to calculate cost per unit automatically. When material costs change -- say your fragrance oil supplier raises prices -- your product costs update in real time across every recipe that uses that material.

Does Craftybase connect to Etsy and Shopify?

Yes. Craftybase automatically imports your orders each night from Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, Wix, and several other platforms. Your products and listings sync across channels so you never have to manually enter order data again.

Can Craftybase help with my tax reporting?

Absolutely. Craftybase generates your cost of goods sold (COGS) in real time, which is exactly what you need for Schedule C at tax time. Instead of scrambling to piece together numbers from receipts and spreadsheets, you can pull an accurate COGS report at the touch of a button.

How long does it take to set up Craftybase?

Most makers are up and running in about 15 minutes. Connect your sales channels, add your materials and recipes, and you're tracking. You can also import existing data via CSV if you're migrating from spreadsheets.

What types of handmade businesses use Craftybase?

Craftybase is used by soap makers, candle makers, jewelry makers, cosmetics formulators, bakers, woodworkers, fiber artists, potters, and many other types of handmade sellers. Any maker who creates products from raw materials and needs to track inventory and costs can use Craftybase.

How much does Craftybase cost?

Plans start at $24/month ($20/month billed yearly). Every plan includes unlimited materials and products. There's a 14-day free trial with no credit card required, so you can try it before you commit. One correctly priced product pays for a year of Craftybase.

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Craftybase is inventory and manufacturing software built for handmade sellers. Track materials, calculate what each product actually costs you to make, and import orders from Etsy, Shopify, and Amazon -- all in one place.

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Sound familiar?

Spreadsheet chaos

"It was getting unmanageable to keep an Excel spreadsheet for my inventory." Half your data is in one place, half in another, and you never quite trust the math.

Guessing at prices

"Am I charging enough for the stuff that I'm making?" If you're pricing based on what competitors charge instead of what it actually costs you, you might be losing money on your best sellers.

Tax-time panic

"I did my taxes and realized how much I needed to have done at the start." Scrambling for COGS numbers at the last minute is stressful -- and costs you money in missed deductions.

Everything you need to run your handmade business

Craftybase replaces the spreadsheets, notebooks, and guesswork with one system that actually understands how makers work.

Recipe & BOM Costing: Build recipes with every material, down to the gram or milliliter. Craftybase calculates your true cost per unit automatically -- and updates it when your material prices change.
Material Inventory Tracking: Track every material you buy and use. When you manufacture a product, Craftybase automatically deducts materials from your stock -- no manual counting required.
Etsy, Shopify & Amazon Imports: Stop copying numbers from screens to spreadsheets. Craftybase imports your orders automatically each night from Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, Wix, and more.
COGS & Schedule C Reports: Generate your cost of goods sold at the touch of a button. No more scrambling at tax time -- Craftybase tracks it in real time from the data you already enter.
Low Stock Alerts: Know exactly when to reorder materials or manufacture more product. Craftybase tracks your stock levels in real time so you never run out mid-order -- or tie up cash in materials you don't need yet.
Reports & Charts: See how your business is really doing with clear, visual reports. Profit margins, bestsellers, material usage -- presented as charts you can actually understand, not stacks of numbers.

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What makers say about Craftybase

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 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

Being able to track manufactures, along with product & material inventory has made me able to efficiently manage my time spent on those tasks.

Kathy Patterson

Kathy Patterson

Patterson's Farm

I no longer have to do manual inventory - what else is there to say?! I love the manufactures and managing supplies... especially with two online channels and selling at shows.

Shelly

Shelly

Sugarboy's Luxury Fiber Creations

Tracking all my inventory, projects, invoices, contacts in one place and being able to run reports to see how my business is doing has helped me run my business a little easier.

Amanda

Amanda

Amanda's Creative Woodworks

Having real time inventory, pricing guidance, and expense tracking makes the paperwork of owning a business simpler. Keeping all of the information in one place makes it ideal.

Heather

Heather

H&P Artistry Soaps

Craftybase has been a wonderful tool in running my business. I love that I can look at reports and know exactly what I have in inventory and also see what my total sales are.

Alicia

Alicia

Vintage Rose Gauges

Being able to create "recipes" for each of our products has made managing our material inventory a breeze! It's a dream come true to always be on top of our inventory levels!

Kara

Kara

Boho Berry

We no longer have to wonder how much of something we have in stock. It's much easier for me to sell my product when I know how much is on the shelf!

Caitlin

Caitlin

Cait + Co

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

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

Thanks to Craftybase I can run my entire business off one program and can always stay on top of my ingredient inventory, sales and stock levels. I don't know where I would be without it!

Pauline

Pauline

Nourish Natural Soaps

I went into business because I had great ideas for products, not because I was good at keeping track of numbers. Craftybase lets my brain do it's creative work by taking care of the nitty-gritty.

Amy

Amy

Jumbo Jibbles

Who is Craftybase for?

Craftybase is inventory and manufacturing software built specifically for small-batch makers and artisan businesses who manufacture products from raw materials.

It's designed for:

Soap & bath product makers -- track oils, lye, fragrance oils, and colorants with batch-level costing for cold process, melt & pour, and bath bombs.
Candle makers -- monitor wax, wick, and fragrance oil usage with per-unit COGS and fragrance load tracking.
Jewelry makers -- manage wire, beads, findings, and gemstones with precise cost tracking down to the smallest components.
Cosmetics & skincare makers -- track formulations, batch production, and material costs across your entire product line.
Bakers & food makers -- manage ingredient inventory and recipe costing with batch tracking.
Woodworkers, fiber artists, potters, and more -- any maker who creates products from raw materials and sells across channels.

What Craftybase is NOT for

Craftybase is purpose-built for makers who manufacture products in-house. It's not designed for retail-only businesses, resellers who buy and resell finished goods, service-based businesses, or large-scale manufacturers who need enterprise ERP.

Switching from spreadsheets?

Most of our customers tracked their inventory in spreadsheets before switching to Craftybase. The typical setup takes about 15 minutes. You can import your existing materials and products via CSV, and Craftybase connects to your sales channels to pull in orders automatically. No more manual data entry, no more formula errors, no more version-5-final.xlsx.

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Dear maker...

Hi there! I'm Nicole, and I started Craftybase in 2011 because I saw makers everywhere struggling with the same problem: they didn't know what their products actually cost to make.

Since then, thousands of makers have shaped Craftybase into what it is today. Every feature exists because a maker like you needed it.

I'd love for you to give it a try. Start your free 14-day trial -- no credit card or commitment required. See how much time and stress it saves you.

Nicole

Founder, Craftybase

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