Cosmetic Manufacturing Software
Most indie beauty makers are guessing at their product costs — and underpricing as a result. Craftybase tracks your ingredients, batches, and COGS in real time, so you can price every serum, balm, and lotion with confidence.
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5 out of 5 stars
"It's super important that we can record and trace ingredient lots and production batches. Craftybase has made it easy to stay organized and top of our GMPs for skincare formulation."
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If you're tracking ingredients in one sheet, batches in another, and costs in a third — you've already outgrown spreadsheets. Here's what changes when you switch.
Watching ingredient prices change can drain the joy from creating. Craftybase recalculates rolling-average COGS as you buy, so you always know your true costs. Factor in materials, labour, and overhead to set profitable prices without endless spreadsheet math.
Hunting for one teal-tint variant in a 5,000-row sheet is a mood killer. Craftybase's filters surface any lot, expiry, or location in seconds. Small makers can stay organized without needing enterprise-level systems.
Tax season shouldn't feel like cleaning a beaker full of sticky serum. Craftybase builds COGS, P&L, and inventory reports as you work, so April doesn't mean panic. Designed for small-batch manufacturers, these reports help you price confidently and hand clean data to your accountant.
No credit card required · Takes about 15 minutes to set up
Manual data entry at midnight? hard pass. Craftybase connects to your sales channels and updates stock automatically, saving you from late-night spreadsheets. Wake up knowing your inventory reflects every order from Etsy, Shopify, Faire and more.
A potential recall is every maker's 3 a.m. nightmare. Craftybase's batch control system links every lot to the batches it goes into, so you can always see where ingredients end up. When an inspector asks — or MoCRA requires documentation — you'll have clear records at your fingertips without digging through spreadsheets.
Juggling Shopify screens, Etsy CSVs and handwritten batch logs steals creative hours. Craftybase pulls everything into one clear dashboard — from new product development through production to sales — so you always know what's in stock, what sold, and what it cost you to make.
The words "year-end count" shouldn't hijack your holiday launch schedule. Craftybase breaks stocktakes into easy cycle counts you can finish with a coffee. For small-batch makers, this means fewer surprises and less wasted spend on lost or miscounted stock.
Case Study
Lesli from Avital's Apiaries was drowning in spreadsheets trying to track her honeybee skincare line. After switching to Craftybase, she scaled to a six-figure operation making soaps, lotions, and balms — with just two part-time employees.
"We don't have oodles of time to count things, so time is really valuable. Craftybase gives us that time back."Read Lesli's full story →
I had no idea how to price my soap. I didn't take my time in to consideration until I started using Craftybase. I now know how to price my soap to make money with both wholesale and retail costs.
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.
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!
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.
We no longer need to manually look on the shelf to see what we need to order and can simply look at the numbers in Craftybase and have confidence that they are accurate.
Knowing exactly what my products cost to produce allows me to price them appropriately to ensure an accurate profit margin.
As a very small and nascent business, it's incredibly important that I have a strong tool like Craftybase to help me make smart decisions about pricing.
Not just the organization, but to be able to see charts and graphs of my sales and expenses; the ability to have it all sorted out for taxes too!
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!
Craftybase, overall, has helped me streamline my inventory expenses, keep consistent unit costs and allowed me to see through the Reports section, my business grow each year.
Craftybase has helped save me so much time on things I used to try to keep track of manually in notebooks. It's a perfect app for any small business.
Guides, tools, and templates to help you run a compliant, profitable beauty business.
Guide
How to Scale Your Cosmetic Manufacturing
The 4-pillar system: BOM control, real-time inventory, cGMP traceability, and true COGS.
Compliance
MoCRA Compliance Guide for Small Makers
What the Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act means for your records, batches, and facility.
How-To
How to Start a Handmade Cosmetics Business
10-step guide covering formulation, FDA basics, pricing for profit, and setting up your store.
Feature
Batch Tracking Software
Link ingredient lots to production batches and customer orders for recall-ready traceability.
Feature
Lot Tracking Software
Track supplier lot numbers from purchase to finished product — essential for MoCRA and GMP compliance.
Free Template
Cosmetics Inventory Spreadsheet
A free Excel template to track ingredients, batches, and finished goods before you graduate to software.
Cosmetic manufacturing software is a specialized system that streamlines every aspect of beauty product production - from formula development and batch tracking to inventory management and regulatory compliance. Unlike generic business software, it understands the unique needs of cosmetic manufacturers, including INCI ingredient tracking, batch consistency, shelf-life management, and FDA/GMP documentation requirements. Craftybase specifically helps you calculate accurate product costs, maintain lot traceability, and scale production efficiently.
Craftybase is ideal for indie beauty brands making 10-10,000 units per month, established small-batch cosmetic makers scaling beyond spreadsheets, home-based beauty entrepreneurs ready to professionalize, contract manufacturers managing multiple client formulas, and any cosmetic business needing GMP compliance documentation. If you're currently juggling Excel sheets, losing track of inventory, or spending hours on compliance paperwork, you're ready for Craftybase.
Unlike generic ERP systems that require extensive customization and IT support, Craftybase helps cosmetic makers stay organized with tools for recipe and batch tracking, cost calculations, and inventory management tailored to small-scale manufacturing. You'll be operational in hours, not months, without expensive consultants or complex implementations.
Although Craftybase isn't a full compliance system, it does give you the building blocks to stay organized for audits and reporting. You can track ingredients and batches, maintain manufacturing histories, and generate detailed cost and inventory reports — all of which help you document processes more easily when working toward FDA, GMP, or MoCRA requirements.
Yes — Craftybase lets you record and track batches of materials and products, so you always know what was used where. While it's not a full lot-control system, this visibility makes it easier to monitor shelf life and trace ingredients when needed.
Craftybase automatically keeps a record of each production run — including what materials were used and when — so you have a clear history of your manufacturing activity. These records make it simple to review past batches or prepare documentation for audits.
Craftybase provides precise product costing by tracking every expense including raw material costs with real-time price updates, packaging and labeling costs per unit, direct labor time and costs, manufacturing overhead allocation, and batch-specific variations in yield. Our COGS calculations are GAAP-compliant and IRS-approved, automatically updating as supplier prices change. You'll always know your true profit margins and can price confidently for profitability.
Not at all! Craftybase is designed for cosmetic makers, not IT professionals. If you can use social media or send email, you can use Craftybase. Our interface uses simple drag-and-drop, visual workflows, and plain English - no technical jargon. Most users are creating their first batch record within 15 minutes.
Yes! We offer a 14-day free trial with full access to all features. No credit card required, no sales calls, no pressure. Import your existing formulas and inventory to see exactly how Craftybase will work with your real data. During your trial, you'll have access to our complete tutorial library and email support. About 78% of trial users become long-term customers because they see immediate value.
Most users have their first product entered within 15 minutes and are fully operational within 2-4 hours. The typical setup timeline: 15 minutes for account creation and first product, 1 hour to import formulas and set up main ingredients, 30 minutes to connect sales channels, 1 hour for initial inventory counts, and 30 minutes to customize settings. We also offer a complimentary 30-minute onboarding call to help you understand the system and get started.
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