What's Next for Maker Forge
Maker Forge is actively developed with one goal in mind: help makers make better business decisions.
These are the areas we're exploring with real shops, real products, and real feedback from the maker community.
Our Philosophy
Before we build any feature, we ask one question: will this help a maker make a better decision? If the answer is no, it does not make the list.
These features are now available in Maker Forge.
Product Costing
- Product management
- Material tracking
- Labor tracking
- Resource tracking
- Cost calculations
Pricing
- Price Advisor
- Margin analysis
- Maker Earnings
- Cost breakdown
- Pricing recommendations
Sales and Etsy
- Orders
- Etsy order imports
- Listing-to-product mapping
- Order-level profitability
- Retail and wholesale pricing
Dashboard
- Product health overview
- Cost visibility
- Material insights
- Profitability snapshots
- Interactive charts
Shop Management
- Multiple stores
- Secure Microsoft sign-in
- Dashboard analytics
- Contacts
- Components
These are the features we are currently focused on.
Better Product Insights
- Additional dashboard cards
- Improved profitability comparisons
- Better product recommendations
- Enhanced pricing guidance
Faster Data Entry
- Smarter forms
- Keyboard-friendly workflows
- Better defaults
- Faster product creation
Sales Channels
- Improved fee management
- Better shipping support
- Additional marketplace templates
- More accurate pricing guidance
Dashboard Improvements
- Better visualizations
- Cleaner layouts
- More actionable insights
- Additional reports
Areas Maker Forge may explore next.
Additional Sales Channels
Expand connected seller workflows beyond Etsy, starting with Shopify and eBay integrations.
Mobile Experience
Manage your shop while away from the workshop. View dashboards, update products, and reference pricing.
AI Assistance
Help makers estimate pricing, identify missing costs, explain profitability, improve product descriptions, and suggest pricing adjustments. AI should assist, not replace, your decisions.
Additional Reports
Product trends, material usage, labor summaries, profitability reports, and shop performance.
Team Features
Support growing businesses with multiple users, permissions, shared stores, and collaboration.
Future Ideas
These ideas are being explored based on customer feedback. They are not scheduled yet, but they remain under consideration.
How We Prioritize Features
We do not build features just because they are popular. We build features that help makers make better decisions.
Join us early.
The best time to shape Maker Forge is now. Your feedback today helps build the features you will use tomorrow.