CrafterBy
Pricing for artisans

Know what your work really costs — and price it to pay yourself.

CrafterBy adds up your materials, labour, machine time, waste and overhead, then shows you a price that finally values your work. Built for makers, not accountants.

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Cost breakdown

Walnut cutting board

54% margin
Materials$28.00
Labour$70.00
Machine time$4.00
Overhead$10.00
True cost$112.00
Suggested price$245.00
A price that pays for your time — not just your materials.
Sound familiar?

You're busy. So why is money still tight?

If any of these hit home, you're not pricing wrong on purpose — you just never had the numbers.

You guess your prices

You add up materials, double it, and hope. Labour, machine time and overhead never make it into the number — so your best-seller might be your worst earner.

Your time is free

The hours you pour in don't show up anywhere. A piece that takes half a day sells for the price of the materials plus a little — and you're paying the customer to take it.

A price change breaks everything

Your supplier raises a price and now every product that uses it is wrong. In a spreadsheet you'd fix each one by hand. Most makers just don't.

How it works

From materials to a confident price in minutes

No accounting degree. No fragile spreadsheet. Three steps.

1

Add your materials & machines

Enter what you buy and what it costs — by the gram, the metre, the board foot. Set your hourly rate and your machines' run cost once.

2

Build a product, see its true cost

Add the materials and time a product uses. CrafterBy rolls up materials, labour, machine time, waste and overhead into one honest number.

3

Set a price that pays you

Pick a margin or markup and get your price. When a material price changes, every product that uses it re-prices automatically.

What you get

Everything you need to price with confidence

Not a spreadsheet with extra steps — a living cost model built around how makers actually work.

True cost, not a guess
Materials, labour, machine time, waste and overhead in one place — so every price starts from a number you can defend.
A material library that stays current
Price materials by the gram, metre or unit with smart conversions. Change a price once and every product updates.
Reprice repeat work in seconds
Save a product as a template and reuse it. The next commission is a quick edit, not a re-guess.
See the margin before you commit
Margin and markup side by side — no more confusing the two and quietly undercharging on every sale.
Wholesale and retail, together
Set both prices on one real cost, so a big stockist order grows your business instead of quietly draining it.
Made for makers, not accountants
No steep learning curve. Add your first product and see its true cost in minutes — in your language and your currency.

Still pricing in a spreadsheet?

A spreadsheet is where pricing starts — and where it quietly breaks. It doesn't update itself: when a material price changes, every product that uses it is silently wrong until you fix each formula by hand. CrafterBy keeps the whole model live.

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2,500+artisans trust CrafterBy
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Pricing

Simple, Transparent Pricing

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  • 5 products
  • 10 materials
  • Basic calculator
  • Email support
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Questions makers ask before they start

Do I need to know accounting?

No. If you can list what you buy and roughly how long a piece takes, CrafterBy does the costing for you. It's built for makers, not accountants.

What kinds of craft does it work for?

Any craft where a product is made from materials, time and equipment — woodworking, jewellery, candles, ceramics, laser, 3D printing, leather, sewing, resin and many more. If you make and sell it, CrafterBy can price it.

How is this different from a spreadsheet?

A spreadsheet doesn't update itself. In CrafterBy, change a material's price once and every product that uses it re-prices automatically — and machine time, waste and overhead are built in, not bolted on.

Is it really free to start?

Yes. The free plan lets you price real products with the essentials, no credit card required. Upgrade only when you outgrow it.

Will it work in my currency and language?

Yes. CrafterBy is bilingual and localised — prices, dates and numbers show in your currency and format, whether you're in the US, Brazil, Portugal or Chile.

Can I set wholesale and retail prices?

Yes. Set both on the same true cost, so you can see the margin on each before you commit to a stockist or a marketplace.

Stop underpricing. Start today.

Join 2,500+ makers who finally know their numbers — and price to pay themselves.

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