Maker business decisions

Maker Forge Features

Maker Forge is not accounting software, inventory software, or ERP software. It is a decision-making platform built specifically for small maker businesses.

Every feature has one purpose: help makers make better business decisions.

Know What Every Product Really Earns

Most makers know what they charge. Very few know what they actually keep.

Maker Forge combines material costs, labor estimates, marketplace fees, shipping costs, overhead, and selling price to show what every product actually earns.

Product profitabilityMaterial cost trackingLabor trackingMaker EarningsCost breakdownMargin analysis

Price With Confidence

Pricing is not guessing. It is understanding the complete picture.

Experiment with pricing before you change a listing. See how changes affect profit, margin, Maker Earnings, hourly earnings, and customer price.

Price AdvisorPricing simulatorTarget pricingMargin guidanceRetail and wholesale planning (future)

Understand Where Your Time Is Worth the Most

Every maker has limited hours.

Compare Maker Earnings, hourly return, profit, labor required, and production efficiency so you can decide what to build next.

Hourly returnLabor requiredProduction efficiencyProfit comparisonNext-product decisions

Build Better Cost Estimates

Know exactly what goes into every product.

Track materials, components, hardware, packaging, consumables, labor, and shared resources. Reuse materials and components across products to save time and improve consistency.

MaterialsComponentsHardwarePackagingConsumablesShared resources

Compare Sales Channels

Selling on multiple platforms means dealing with different fees.

Compare expected profitability across sales channels before you publish, including Etsy, Shopify, craft fairs, direct sales, and wholesale.

EtsyShopifyCraft fairsDirect salesWholesale

Dashboard Designed for Makers

No spreadsheets. No confusing reports. Just clear answers.

Your dashboard highlights profitable products, low performers, missing cost information, material exposure, product health, and shop-wide insights as your data changes.

Most profitable productsLowest-performing productsMissing costsMaterial exposureShop insights

Product Intelligence

Every product gets a detailed view of the decisions that matter.

See pricing, costs, profitability, labor, materials, sales channels, and opportunities for improvement in one place.

PricingCostsProfitabilityLaborMaterialsOpportunities

Reusable Components

Do not enter the same information twice.

Create reusable materials, components, packaging, hardware, and resources. Update a component once and every product using it stays consistent.

Reusable materialsComponentsPackagingHardwareResources

Secure by Design

Your business data belongs to you.

Maker Forge includes secure Microsoft sign-in, encrypted connections, secure cloud hosting, automatic authentication, role-based access, and secure Stripe payment processing.

Microsoft sign-inHTTPSCloud hostingRole-based accessStripe billing
Built for real maker shops

If you make products, Maker Forge is built for you.

Etsy sellers
Woodworkers
Laser engraving businesses
CNC shops
3D printing businesses
Leatherworkers
Metal shops
Ceramics
Resin artists
Handmade businesses
Roadmap

Continuously Improving

Maker Forge is actively developed. Upcoming improvements are driven by feedback from real makers.

Sales imports
Marketplace integrations
AI-powered pricing suggestions
Mobile experience
Additional reports
Shop benchmarking
Team collaboration
Practical clarity

Why Makers Choose Maker Forge

Understand what your products actually earn, spend less time in spreadsheets, and spend more time creating.

Understand true product profitability
Price with confidence
Track materials and labor
Compare sales channels
Make better decisions
Spend less time in spreadsheets
Spend more time creating

Ready to build smarter?

Start using Maker Forge today and discover what your products actually earn.