Bakebug is free through Dec 2026 then $49.90/yr. Bake.Shop is $149/yr with a 14-day trial. Full cost math and what each one leaves out for home bakers.
Cococart's store is $19/mo and its bundles run $99 to $249. What it does not publish anywhere is a transaction or processing fee.
Ten criteria, weighted to your business, scored 0 to 3. Write the weights before you look at any platform, and apply two disqualifiers first.
Cost per order is the only unit that compares a subscription, a percentage and a marketplace fee. The formula, plus where the crossovers actually sit.
Cottage food is collection rather than shipping, a home kitchen rather than a warehouse, and label text that does legal work. Seven requirements to test.
Of 42 platforms probed in July 2026, eight were dead or repurposed. One domain now serves an online casino. Here is what you lose and what protects you.
The cost arithmetic is the easy part. Support, exports, tier survival and capability ceilings decide whether a free plan is a good idea.
Do not read the agreement, search it. Ten words, ten minutes, and it surfaces the clauses that actually cost small food vendors money.
Solo testing finds feature gaps. Live testing finds confusion, which is what actually costs orders. Run a soft launch with eight to twelve regulars.
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