Recipe Toolset vs Craftybase
Both cost recipes from what you pay for ingredients, and both plan production in batches. The difference is what sits around that: Craftybase is inventory and accounting software that happens to handle recipes, and Recipe Toolset is a recipe platform that happens to handle production.
Craftybase details checked September 2026. Prices and features change — check their site before deciding.
Choose Craftybase if…
- You need COGS figures ready for tax time. Craftybase is built around that and Recipe Toolset produces nothing of the sort.
- You sell through Etsy, Shopify or WooCommerce and want orders pulled in automatically.
- You need traceability: batch manufacturing records, lot tracking, expiry dates.
- You make more than food. Craftybase covers soap, candles, jewellery and the rest with the same inventory model.
Choose Recipe Toolset if…
- The recipe itself is the thing you work in — scaling, baker’s percentages, adapting and re-costing as you go.
- You want your recipes public: a real web page per recipe that people can find and cook from.
- You take orders directly rather than through a storefront, and want batch counts calculated from them.
- You are not ready for accounting software, or want a free tier to start on.
Side by side
| Feature | Craftybase | Recipe Toolset |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $24/mo (about $20 billed annually) | Free plan; Business $24/mo |
| Free tier | Not offered | Yes — 10 recipes |
| Ingredient costing | Cost per unit from material costs | Total and per-serving |
| Batch production | Batch records, stock adjusts on completion | Batch counts from open orders and stock |
| Inventory tracking | Full materials inventory | Stock per product variant |
| COGS for tax | Core feature | Not offered |
| Etsy / Shopify / WooCommerce | Automatic order import | Not offered |
| Lot tracking & expiry dates | Yes | Not offered |
| Non-food products | Soap, candles, jewellery and more | Not offered |
| Public recipe pages | Not offered | Indexed URLs with recipe markup |
| Baker’s percentages | Not offered | Yes |
Where Craftybase is ahead
Craftybase is a real inventory and accounting system. COGS ready for tax time, lot tracking, expiry dates, materials inventory across every product you make, and automatic order import from the major selling platforms. Recipe Toolset does none of that, and the gap is not small.
It is also considerably more mature, and it is bought and used by makers today. Recipe Toolset is earlier: the Business plan exists as a product but not yet as something you can purchase.
If your accountant needs numbers from your software, or your orders arrive through Etsy or Shopify, Craftybase is the right choice and the price difference is not the deciding factor.
The short version
Craftybase is the stronger business system. Recipe Toolset is the stronger recipe system, and it costs and plans production well enough for a kitchen taking direct orders. If your recipes are the centre of the work and you do not need COGS reporting or storefront integrations, start free with us; if you need the accounting, go to Craftybase.
Worth knowing: Recipe Toolset's Free plan is available now. Home and Business are not yet purchasable — there is no checkout, so you cannot subscribe even if you want to.
Craftybase is a trademark of its owner. This comparison is based on publicly published information and is not endorsed by them.