Cost BuilderFree

Cost a recipe or a product from the ingredients up

Most costing goes wrong in the same place: the price on the invoice is for a 5kg bag and the recipe uses 180g. Cost Builder does that arithmetic every time, so the margin you are looking at is the real one.

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Free on every plan, including the free account. Prices in AUD.

How it works

  1. 1

    List what goes in

    Each ingredient or part, with what the pack costs and how much is in the pack.

  2. 2

    Say how much you use

    The per-unit cost is worked out from the pack price, so 180g of a 5kg bag is 180g of a 5kg bag.

  3. 3

    Set your sell price

    The margin appears next to it, in money and as a percentage. No hunting for it.

  4. 4

    Take the report

    A clean PDF you can hand to a partner, a bookkeeper or an accountant — or keep for the next time prices move.

What you get

  • Per-unit cost worked out from pack prices automatically
  • Margin in dollars and per cent, beside the sell price
  • Spreadsheet view and report view of the same costing
  • A clean, professional PDF report
  • Re-open a costing later and change it when prices move
  • Free on every plan

Who it’s for

  • Kitchens costing dishes and working out menu prices
  • Bakers, brewers and makers costing a batch
  • Anyone selling something they assemble from parts

Questions

Is it really free?
It is free on every plan, including the free account — not a trial. You need an account so your work saves, and that is all.
Can I change a costing after I save it?
Yes. Open it again and edit it — you are not starting from scratch when a price changes.
Does it handle products that aren't food?
Yes. Nothing in it is food-specific — it is parts, pack sizes and amounts. Food is just where the maths bites hardest.

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