About Handmade Price Calculator
Handmade Price Calculator is a free, browser-based pricing tool built for makers, Etsy sellers, craft fair vendors, and print-on-demand creators. It runs entirely in your browser — no account, no login, no data stored anywhere.
The idea is simple: pricing handmade work is genuinely hard. The real cost of a handmade product includes materials, your time, packaging, marketplace fees, shipping, overhead, and the risk of returns. Most sellers undercharge because they only track the obvious costs.
A candle that costs $6.50 in materials and takes 30 minutes to make is not a $10 candle. At $15 on Etsy, after fees, you would earn roughly $11.60 — about $10 per hour before materials. Raise the price and add a target for actual profit, and the number tells a different story.
The calculators here are designed to help you see the full picture before you list. They use reverse-pricing formulas so you can start with what you want to earn and work backwards to the price you need to charge, rather than guessing forward and hoping the math works out.
The tools
- Handmade Pricing Calculator
Full pricing with labor, materials, fees, and profit targets.
- Etsy Fee Calculator
Estimate all Etsy fees and net profit from any listing.
- Etsy Target Profit Calculator
Work backwards from your desired profit to find the right listing price.
- Craft Fair Pricing Calculator
Include booth fees, travel, and card processing in your fair prices.
- Discount Profit Calculator
Test a discount before you run it to see the true profit impact.
- Product Margin Calculator
Quickly calculate margin, markup, and break-even for any product.
What this site is not
Handmade Price Calculator is not affiliated with Etsy, Shopify, or any marketplace. Fee values are estimates based on publicly available information and may not reflect current or regional rates. Always verify the current fee structure directly with your platform before pricing decisions.
This site does not provide financial, legal, or tax advice. The calculators are tools to help you think through costs and pricing — they are not a substitute for professional advice for your specific situation.
Contact
Questions, suggestions, or found an error in the fee calculations? Contact us here.