Formulas, batch codes, expiry dates, and regulatory paperwork on every run.
Formulas here are percentages, not counts, and they are regulated. Every batch needs a code, a manufacture date, an expiry or period-after-opening, and a record of which raw material lots went in. Many ingredients have their own shelf life, so material you bought at a good price can quietly expire on the shelf. If you sell into the EU or UK, the paperwork burden rises again, and a responsible person has to be able to produce it.
Expiry tracking is the field most often missing and least often checked before buying. Several products in this directory have it, and on several of those, it is a paid upgrade rather than a standard feature. Confirm the tier, not just the feature.
Do you need full MRP here?
Worth considering. Cosmetics ingredients often have long lead times and minimum order quantities, which is exactly the situation lead-time-aware planning exists for. If you are regularly discovering you should have ordered something six weeks ago, that is the signal.
33 products in our catalog list this industry.
Formula manufacturing with version-controlled recipes and planning that reads forecasts.
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Makers who want recipes, batch records and restock dates on a free plan, paying only as volume grows.
Free plan · From $0/mo
For Shopify makers who want production runs, real unit cost and recall-ready lot trace in one $69 plan.
From $69/mo
Supplement, cosmetics and food makers who need GMP batch records and lot recall, with self-serve pricing.
From $149/mo
An early-access maker tool that suggests batches from open orders; free while channel sync is built.
From $0/mo · $29/mo useful
Formula manufacturing that can bolt onto QuickBooks instead of replacing your accounting.
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Good CPG fit and unlimited users, undermined by add-on pricing for the basics.
From $199/mo · $337/mo useful
Formerly DEAR Systems, DEAR Inventory
Capable manufacturing, but only if you buy the module that has it.
From $349/mo · $599/mo useful
Chemical and formula manufacturing with the compliance paperwork built in.
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FDA-regulated batch makers who need electronic batch records and traceability tied to QuickBooks.
From $150/user/mo · $200/user/mo useful
One system for batch manufacturing, from forecast through to the shop floor.
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Small wholesalers and B2B sellers who assemble or make products and want orders, stock and manufacturing in one tool.
From $69/mo · $86/mo useful
A full open-source ERP with nothing held back for a paid edition, if you can carry the setup burden.
From $5/mo · $25/mo useful
Small makers who keep their books in QuickBooks Online and need lots, expiry and real BOMs on top of it.
From $49.99/mo
One system for orders, stock, production and the books, for Shopify brands big enough to take a quote.
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The cheapest honest starting point for a maker leaving spreadsheets behind.
From $19/mo
Lot-traced production, COGS and channel sync for CPG brands, sold by demo with no published price.
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Formerly Katana MRP
Strong production control with documented MRP planning; paid pricing is quote-only since 2026-10, last published at $299 plus $199 for manufacturing.
Free plan available
Free to use right now in beta, and built for people who make things from formulas.
Free plan · From $59.99/mo
Budget inventory and production orders with routings and a shop-floor app, if you add the $43 Production module.
From $5/mo · $67/mo useful
The cheapest paid way for a solo candle maker to cost recipes and have batches draw down stock.
From $9/mo
Recipe manufacturing with electronic batch records, aimed squarely at regulated small makers.
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A Finnish maker tool with lot costing, expiry and real COGS reports, priced in euros per seat.
From €30/mo
The clearest small-shop system that genuinely tells you what to order and when.
From $49/user/mo
Forecast-led buying for Shopify brands that make their own products, priced by store revenue from $49 plus $20 a month.
From $49/mo · $69/mo useful
Formerly Stock&Buy
Inventory, orders and simple production for small product brands, from $99 a month with the accounting kept in Xero or QuickBooks.
From $99/mo
The QuickBooks-native option, if you can reach the Pro tier.
From $69.95/mo · $194.95/mo useful
Formerly Craftybase
The strongest fit for makers who need real COGS and lot numbers, not a planning engine.
From $20/mo · $99/mo useful
Formerly Digit
Growing manufacturers who want shop-floor work orders and lot tracking without a long ERP project.
From $400/mo
Formerly Unleashed Software
Batch and serial tracking on every plan, with production $69 a month extra on Core and free on Pro.
From $399/mo · $468/mo useful
Adds formula manufacturing to QuickBooks Online or Microsoft Dynamics. You need one of them first.
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Built for recall-ready batch producers who need traceability and purchasing in one place.
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Formerly YAVEON ProBatch 365
Business Central Premium plus GMP-ready batch, recipe and QA apps for regulated process makers. Quote only.
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