Everything Creative Sellers Need
The most comprehensive toolkit for creative sellers. Features you won't find anywhere else — all included on every plan.
Why Ardent Seller
What makes us different.
All Features Included
Every feature unlocked from day one — no tiered access, no expensive add-ons, no monthly subscription. Pay only for what you use with flexible credits, and get 25 free credits every month.
No monthly subscription fees. One-time $5 setup fee unlocks usage-based credits at $1 each, with 25 free credits included every month. Credits cover transactions, additional users, additional locations, and extended audit trail retention. Free plan available with 20 transactions/month, 2 users, 2 locations
Flexible Credit Spending
Customize your spending across transactions, users, locations, and audit trail retention — all from one credit balance. Scale each dimension independently without switching plans or paying for bundles you don't need.
Credits are fungible across all usage dimensions. Graduated transaction pricing gets cheaper at higher volumes (from 1 credit each down to 0.3). Additional users and locations cost 10 credits/month each. Audit trail retention upgradeable from 2 days to unlimited. 25 free monthly credits offset your first usage automatically
No Monthly Subscription
Stop paying for months you barely use. A one-time $5 setup fee is all it takes to unlock pay-as-you-go billing — no recurring subscription, no annual contracts, no cancellation fees.
One-time $5 setup fee with no recurring base charge. Usage-based credits billed at $1 each with 25 free credits every month. Free plan available indefinitely with 20 transactions/month. No annual commitments or long-term contracts
Built for Small-Batch Creators
Purpose-built for creative small businesses: craft makers, at-home bakers, digital creators, and artisan producers. Workflows designed for small-batch production and handmade goods, not mass manufacturing or retail chains.
Supports handmade goods, food production, digital products, and services. Craft sellers, cottage food businesses, digital creators, and artisan producers share common workflows for recipes, materials, and production tracking
Cross-Platform Access
Work from anywhere on any device. Access all features through your web browser on phone, tablet, or desktop with no app downloads, no updates to manage, and no device restrictions.
Responsive web application optimized for all screen sizes. Browser-based architecture ensures automatic updates and seamless cross-device sync. Works on iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux
Data Import & Export
Import and export your data anytime in CSV format. Bulk update inventory, backup your records, or switch platforms freely — your data is always accessible and portable.
Export complete data including inventory variants, transaction line items, recipe ingredients, steps, and equipment. Template-based imports with validation
Multiple Users on All Plans
Multiple user accounts included at no extra cost — even on the free plan. Invite team members via email to collaborate with role-based access controls, keeping everyone on the same page without upgrading.
2 users included on all plans at no cost. Additional users on the paid plan cost 10 credits/month each. Role-based permissions control access to inventory, transactions, and settings. Team management dashboard for member oversight
Unlimited Inventory Items
No artificial SKU limits or inventory caps. Build a catalog as large as your business needs with raw materials, food ingredients, finished goods, digital products, services, and more.
Unlimited total inventory items in catalog. Transactions that add or modify inventory are billed via usage-based credits with graduated pricing that gets cheaper at higher volumes. No storage limits
Know Your True Costs
Stop guessing. Start profiting.
Transaction & Platform Fees
Track transaction costs including payment processing fees (Stripe, PayPal, Venmo), platform commissions (Etsy, Shopify, Amazon), and transaction charges. Automatic fee calculation ensures accurate profit margins and real cost visibility.
Configure fixed and percentage-based fees per payment method. Apply multiple fee types to a single transaction. Detailed fee breakdowns in reporting for comprehensive cost analysis
Automatic COGS Calculation
Know your true product costs and profit margins in real-time. Automatic COGS calculation factors in all production costs—materials, labor, equipment, packaging—so you never underprice your products or miss hidden expenses.
COGS calculated from recipe costs (ingredients, labor, equipment, packaging, services, MRO supplies) and production records. Automatically updates when material costs change
Discounts, Tax & Shipping
Apply discounts, calculate sales tax, add shipping charges, and apply surcharges — all seamlessly integrated into your order workflow for accurate final pricing on every transaction.
Support for percentage and fixed-amount discounts, configurable tax rates. All adjustments itemized separately in records
Income & Expense Tracking
Track all business income and expenses beyond inventory costs—rent, utilities, marketing, services, and more. Get a complete financial picture to understand true profitability, not just product margins.
Dedicated income and expense transaction types separate from inventory transactions. Income statement reports combine inventory COGS with overhead expenses for complete P&L view
Pricing Tiers
Offer the right price to every customer with flexible pricing tiers. Configure retail, wholesale, and custom pricing to optimize margins across different sales channels and customer types.
Create unlimited pricing tiers with markup over cost or adjustment from retail. Assign defaults to customers and locations. Automatic pricing suggestions during sales transactions. Tier price preview on inventory details.
Hands-Free Data Entry
Save hours and eliminate data entry errors by photographing receipts. Automatically capture vendor details, line items, costs, and dates from receipt photos—just review and save.
Creates pre-populated purchase transactions from receipt photos for review and editing. Works with physical receipts and digital PDFs
Smart Pricing Advisor
Never underprice your products again. Get intelligent pricing recommendations that ensure profitable margins while staying competitive. Identify your highest-margin items and optimize pricing across different sales channels.
AI-powered pricing recommendations based on costs, margins, and competitive positioning. Compare scenarios and identify margin leaders across sales channels
Track Everything You Make & Sell
From raw ingredients to finished products.
Automatic SKU Generation
Automatically generate unique SKUs for every inventory item and variant. Product SKUs incorporate user-defined attributes like size, color, and material into a structured format, so every variant gets a consistent, readable identifier without manual entry.
Auto-generates SKUs for all inventory categories. Product variant SKUs encode attribute values (e.g., PRD-CANDLE-LRG-VAN-RED) using configurable patterns
Multiple Inventory Categories
Organize diverse inventory with 10 specialized categories—raw materials, ingredients, finished goods, packaging, equipment, labor, services, and more. Each with purpose-built fields and workflows for proper tracking.
10 specialized categories vs 2-4 for most competitors. Category-specific fields: food (nutrition, allergens), equipment (maintenance), labor (hourly rates), packaging (per-unit costs). Tailored procurement and costing workflows
Packaging Inventory
Never forget packaging costs in your pricing. Track boxes, labels, bags, and containers as dedicated inventory with automatic deduction when you produce or sell—ensuring packaging expenses are captured in your true product costs.
Dedicated packaging category with specialized tracking: per-unit costs, recipe/product associations for automatic deduction. Packaging consumption automatically recorded during production runs and sales transactions
Automated Inventory
Stock levels stay accurate automatically—no manual updates needed. Every purchase, production run, sale, and adjustment instantly updates inventory across all locations and products.
Transaction-driven inventory updates across all locations and categories. Real-time stock calculations with batch/lot tracking integration. Supports negative stock levels for backorder management and overselling scenarios
Barcode & QR Code Support
Generate barcodes and QR codes for quick inventory identification. Print labels for materials, products, and variants to streamline receiving, production, sales, and inventory counts.
Generate multiple barcode formats: Code39, Code128, UPC-A, EAN-13, and more. QR codes link directly to inventory item details. Print labels for any inventory item or variant
Equipment Tracking
Track tools, machines, and equipment with maintenance schedules, usage monitoring, and depreciation tracking. Optimize asset utilization, plan replacements, and understand true equipment costs over time.
Dedicated equipment category tracks purchase date, maintenance intervals, usage rates, and depreciation (straight-line method) with a detailed depreciation schedule and equipment replacement planning reports
Flexible Units of Measure
Work seamlessly with any unit system—buy in pounds, produce in ounces, sell in grams. Automatic conversion eliminates manual math and errors, perfect for international operations, diverse suppliers, and recipes from any source.
Automatic conversion to any compatible unit. Purchase, produce, and sell in different units with accurate cost/pricing
Inventory Photos
Visually document your inventory for quick identification, quality control, and professional product listings. Perfect for distinguishing similar items, training new staff, creating marketing materials, and maintaining insurance records.
Upload up to 20 images per inventory item with drag-and-drop interface. Select primary image for thumbnail display in lists, reports, and transactions. Images attach to base inventory items and individual variants for detailed visual documentation
MRO Tracking
Keep overhead supply costs separate from product costs for accurate profitability analysis. Track cleaning supplies, safety equipment, maintenance parts, and shop consumables without inflating your COGS or running out of critical supplies.
Dedicated MRO category for operational consumables (cleaning supplies, safety gear, maintenance parts). Track procurement, usage, and expenses separately from production inventory to prevent operational disruptions
Custom Fields
Track business-specific attributes across your entire operation — inventory details like scent profiles and color finishes, customer preferences like allergen restrictions and favorite flavors, vendor lead times, and more. Filter and organize based on what matters to your unique business.
Define custom fields for inventory (each category can have unique fields), customers (preferences, tags like "Local"/"Wholesale"), and vendors (certifications, specialties). Filter lists by custom field values; structured fields for common needs
Labels & Tags
Organize items across categories with flexible tags: mark seasonal items, bestsellers, promotional products, or supplier-specific inventory. Apply multiple tags to create cross-cutting organization systems that standard categories can't provide.
Apply color-coded tags to inventory, transactions, and procedures. Filter by single or multiple tags simultaneously. Create and manage unlimited tags across all data types
Never Run Out (or Over-Order)
Smart stock control without the spreadsheets.
Bin Location Tracking
Find items fast with bin and shelf location tracking. Eliminate warehouse wandering, speed up order picking, streamline restocking, and train new staff quickly with precise storage locations for every item.
Assign bin/shelf location codes to inventory items at each location. Location codes displayed during picking, receiving, and stocktakes for quick item lookup
Guided Stocktakes
Ensure inventory accuracy with guided counting sessions that identify discrepancies, calculate variances, and automatically adjust your books to match physical counts. Eliminate manual calculations and confidently track shrinkage.
Create stocktake sessions with step-by-step item counting. System calculates variances between book and physical quantities. Automatically generate adjustment transactions to reconcile inventory. Track stocktake history and variance trends
Inter-Location Transfers
Maintain accurate inventory across multiple sites with tracked transfers. Move stock between warehouses, consignment locations, or sales points while maintaining clear accountability and preventing items from getting lost in transit.
Complete transfer history with timestamps and user tracking
Waste & Loss Tracking
Track and categorize inventory losses to identify patterns and reduce costs. Record waste, spoilage, damage, theft, and personal use separately from standard adjustments for accurate loss accounting and process improvement insights.
Dedicated adjustment types: waste, spoilage, damage, loss, and personal use. Track by type, item, and location for detailed shrinkage analysis
Low Stock Alerts
Prevent stockouts and production delays with automatic alerts. Get notified before critical materials run out, avoid expensive rush orders, and maintain optimal stock levels with customizable low-stock thresholds.
Set minimum stock and reorder point thresholds per inventory item. Receive email and in-app notifications when items fall below thresholds. Dashboard widget displays all items approaching or below minimum levels
Purchase Orders
Maintain vendor accountability and track purchasing commitments with formal purchase orders. Lock in negotiated pricing, monitor outstanding orders, and automatically convert to inventory when goods arrive.
Create POs with line items, quantities, and agreed pricing. Generate PDF for email or print delivery to vendors. Track open PO status and expected quantities. Convert to purchase transaction on receipt with automatic inventory update
Smart Restock Alerts
Avoid overstocking and waste while preventing stockouts. Get intelligent reorder recommendations that balance vendor lead times, seasonal demand, and usage trends to optimize inventory investment and cash flow.
AI analyzes your sales history and seasonal patterns (like holiday rushes or farmers market season) while factoring in how long your suppliers take to deliver. Get recommended order quantities so you're never scrambling before a big craft fair
Recipes & Production
Perfect batches, every time.
Recipe Scaling
Adjust batch sizes effortlessly — scale recipes up or down and watch all ingredient quantities recalculate automatically.
Input desired multiplier (e.g., 2x for double, 0.5x for half); proportional scaling maintains recipe ratios
Production Consumption Tracking
Know exactly what goes into every batch with automatic ingredient consumption tracking and complete lot traceability from raw materials through to finished products.
Production transactions automatically deduct recipe ingredients from inventory; batch/lot tracking links ingredients to finished goods
Production Steps & Directions
Ensure consistent quality and accurate scheduling with step-by-step instructions that include optional time estimates for each stage of production.
Add step-by-step instructions to recipes; optional duration field per step with automatic total time calculation
Recipe Equipment Requirements
Avoid production delays by documenting required equipment for each recipe — your team knows exactly what tools they need before they start.
Link equipment inventory items at the recipe level; equipment list displays when viewing recipe details
Subassemblies
Create reusable intermediate components that become ingredients in multiple finished products, simplifying complex builds and maintaining consistency across your product line.
Dedicated subassembly inventory category. Create reusable bases like frosting, spice blends, or candle wax mixtures that become ingredients in multiple finished products
Product Disassembly
Recover ingredients from unsold inventory — break down overstock, seasonal items, or discontinued products to reclaim components for new uses.
Reverse production transactions for unsold finished goods; recover full or partial component quantities back to inventory
Production Scheduling
Stay on top of orders with scheduled production runs that ensure you have the right products ready at the right time without overproducing.
Calendar-based scheduling shows what to make and when. Identify missing ingredients before you start a batch — no more discovering you're out of vanilla mid-recipe
Recipe Cost Optimizer
Reduce costs without sacrificing quality with AI-powered ingredient suggestions — find substitutions when materials run low or prices spike, while maintaining your product standards.
Smart alternatives based on inventory levels and pricing; respects allergen and dietary constraints; baker's percentage awareness
Food & Cottage Kitchen Ready
Compliance made simple for home bakers.
Allergen Tracking
Keep customers safe and labels accurate — allergens automatically flow from ingredients through recipes to finished products.
Tracks major allergens (milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soy); automatically inherits allergens from recipe ingredients to finished goods
Automatic Nutrition Labels
Generate professional nutrition facts labels in seconds — calories, macros, vitamins, and minerals calculate automatically from your ingredients.
FDA-compliant nutrition facts panel format; per-serving calculations; updates automatically when recipes change; export for printing
Automatic Unit Conversions
Buy flour in pounds, measure in cups, track in grams — ingredient-specific density data converts everything automatically so your math always adds up.
Supports 50+ units (mass, volume, length, count); thousands of common ingredients with pre-loaded density values
Built-in Food Database
Skip the tedious data entry — instantly add common ingredients with nutrition facts, allergens, and density values already filled in.
5,000+ searchable food ingredients with USDA nutrition data, common allergens, and density values for accurate unit conversions
Country of Origin Tracking
Meet labeling requirements and provide transparency to customers by tracking where each ingredient comes from.
Country field on inventory items; displays on product labels for import/export compliance and consumer transparency
Cottage Food Producer Support
Built for home bakers and cottage food producers — get professional tools without the complexity or cost of enterprise manufacturing software.
No minimum order volumes or business size requirements; includes cottage-specific features like nutrition labels, allergen tracking, and recipe management
End-to-End Traceability
Sleep better knowing you can trace every ingredient from supplier to customer — complete batch/lot tracking gives you recall-ready records in seconds.
Batch/lot numbers link purchases to production to sales; one-click recall reports identify all affected products and customers
Expiration Date Tracking
Never waste ingredients or risk using expired materials — track expiration dates to use items before they go bad.
Batch/lot level expiration dates
Sell Anywhere
Markets, online, wholesale—all in one place.
Charitable Donation Tracking
Document products donated to nonprofits and charities with proper valuation for tax deduction records.
Create charity entities to track donation recipients; record donation transactions with item values for year-end tax documentation
Bundles & Kits
Sell multiple products together as bundles or gift sets with automatic inventory deduction for each component item.
Build bundles using recipes that list all component items; inventory automatically deducted when bundle is produced or sold
Consignment Tracking
Monitor products placed on consignment at shops, galleries, or retail partners with location-based sales tracking and settlement reconciliation.
Transfer inventory to consignment locations; track what sold where; reconcile payments from each retail partner
Digital Products & Services
Sell digital downloads, online courses, and services alongside physical products — all tracked in one system.
Track sales and revenue for digital downloads, courses, and services without managing physical inventory; view performance alongside physical products in unified reports
Labor & Services Tracking
Track labor hours and service time as inventory items with customizable hourly rates for accurate job costing.
Dedicated labor and services inventory categories; add labor to recipes as production steps with time and cost calculations
Multi-Currency Support
Operate in your local currency — choose from over 100 world currencies including USD, EUR, GBP, CAD, AUD, and more.
Set your base currency at account creation; automatic formatting for symbols and decimal places; all transactions and reports use your chosen currency
Product Variants
Create and manage product variants like size, color, or material — each with its own SKU, pricing, and inventory levels.
No limits on variants per product; use custom attributes to define variant options (e.g., Small/Medium/Large)
Return Management
Handle customer returns and exchanges with automatic inventory adjustments and refund documentation.
Flag any sale as returned to reverse the transaction; inventory quantities restored automatically to original location
Sales Orders
Create and track sales orders with customer details, line items, pricing, and fulfillment status.
Perfect for market and craft fair sales; add custom notes and order fields; duplicate orders for repeat customers
Order Boards
Visualize work in progress on drag-and-drop boards — manage purchase orders, production runs, and sales orders by moving cards through your custom workflow stages.
Drag-and-drop cards to track orders from "New" to "In Progress" to "Ready to Ship." Customize columns to match how you work — whether that's by order status, market date, or customer
Customers & Vendors
Your business relationships, organized.
Vendor & Customer Management
Store contact information, addresses, and notes for all your vendors, customers, and charity partners in one organized directory.
Separate entity types for vendors, customers, and charities; view complete transaction history per contact; add unlimited custom notes
Customer Purchase History & Insights
See what each customer has bought, how often they order, and which products they love most — helping you build stronger relationships and personalize your service.
Automatic calculation of customer lifetime value (CLV) and average order value (AOV); identify VIP customers and repeat buyers; see purchase frequency trends
Vendor Price History
See how vendor prices have changed over time to spot trends, forecast future costs, and strengthen your negotiating position.
Automatically logged every time you record a purchase at a new price; view price timeline charts per material; calculate percentage increases year-over-year
Customer Groups & Segmentation
Organize customers into groups (wholesale, retail, VIP, local) and automatically apply group-specific pricing, discounts, or payment terms.
No limit on number of customer groups; assign each customer to one or multiple groups; filter sales reports and customer lists by segment for targeted analysis
Customer Referral Source Tracking
Track where each customer discovered your business — craft fairs, Instagram, word-of-mouth, Etsy — so you know which marketing efforts actually work.
Track customer acquisition sources and run reports on customer count and revenue by source for marketing ROI analysis
Payment Terms & Credit Management
Manage wholesale customer credit limits and payment terms (net 30/60/90) while monitoring outstanding balances for better cash flow control.
Set payment terms for wholesale accounts (like local boutiques or gift shops). Track who owes you money and for how long — helpful when shops pay on consignment or after selling your products
Vendor Lead Times & Minimums
Know how long each vendor takes to deliver and their minimum order requirements — so you can plan purchases and avoid stockouts.
Set default lead time per vendor (e.g., "5 business days"); specify minimum order quantities (MOQ) and preferred batch sizes; system factors lead times into reorder alerts
Connect Your Tools
Sync orders automatically.
Etsy Integration
Connect your Etsy shop to automatically import orders and sync inventory levels in real-time.
Etsy transaction fees automatically imported and tracked; two-way inventory sync prevents overselling across platforms
Amazon Integration
Connect to Amazon Handmade or Amazon Seller Central to track marketplace orders and sync inventory levels.
Supports both FBA (Fulfillment by Amazon) and seller-fulfilled orders; Amazon fees automatically tracked
Print-on-Demand Integrations
Integrate with print-on-demand providers like Printify, Printful, or Gelato to track orders for custom-printed products.
Orders automatically sent to POD provider for fulfillment; track production and shipping status; costs imported for accurate COGS
Scheduled Background Sync
Set it and forget it — automatically sync orders and inventory with your connected platforms on a schedule you choose (hourly, daily, or custom times).
Runs in the background without interrupting your work; configure different schedules per integration; manual sync button available anytime
ShipStation Integration
Connect ShipStation to automatically send orders for shipping, print labels, compare carrier rates, and track shipments.
Orders automatically pushed to ShipStation when ready to ship; tracking numbers synced back; shipping costs imported for accurate expense tracking
Shopify Integration
Link your Shopify store to automatically import orders, customer data, and sync inventory levels across both platforms.
Bi-directional sync: orders flow in, inventory updates push back; supports Shopify multi-location if you have multiple warehouses
Reports That Drive Decisions
Know what's working. Fix what's not.
Business Dashboard
See your business performance at a glance — revenue trends, inventory health, best sellers, and profit margins all on one screen.
Customizable widgets show key metrics; date range selectors; drill down from summary to detailed reports; refreshes automatically as you work
Financial Reporting
Understand your profitability with income statements and P&L reports showing revenue, COGS, expenses, gross profit, net profit, and margin percentages.
Flexible date ranges with results grouped by day, week, month, quarter, or year. Export to CSV for tax preparation
Inventory Valuation Report
Know the total dollar value of your inventory at any point in time for accurate balance sheets and financial statements.
Shows beginning balance, purchases, production, sales, and ending balance for any date range; includes per-item valuation breakdown
IRS Schedule C Guidance
Simplify tax time with a report that organizes your income, COGS, and expenses into the correct IRS Schedule C line items for sole proprietors.
Pre-mapped to Schedule C form lines (gross receipts, COGS, expenses); export to give your accountant; uses accrual accounting method
Price List Generation
Create professional price lists to share with wholesale customers, at markets, or for internal reference.
Includes product variants with SKUs and prices. Filter by category/tag and export to PDF/CSV for wholesale or retail pricing
AI-Powered Demand Forecasting
Let AI analyze your sales history to predict what you'll sell next week, next month, and next season — so you're never caught without stock during peak times.
Machine learning detects seasonal patterns and growth trends, factoring in vendor lead times for reorder timing. Confidence scores indicate prediction reliability
Team & Security
Collaborate safely as you grow.
Social & Passwordless Authentication
Log in with your Google account — or use magic links sent to your email for passwordless access.
No passwords to remember or manage; click the magic link in your email to sign in instantly; social logins use your existing accounts securely
Audit Trail
See exactly who changed what and when with a permanent record of every edit, deletion, and transaction in your account.
Every change logged with username, timestamp, and before/after comparison; search audit history by user, date, or table; cannot be deleted or modified. 2-day retention included free; extend to 30 days, 60 days, or unlimited via credits
Enterprise-Grade Data Security
Sleep well knowing your business data is encrypted, backed up daily, and protected with enterprise-level security measures.
TLS encryption for all data in transit; AES-256 encryption at rest; automated daily backups with 30-day retention; regular penetration testing and vulnerability scans
Multi-Location Management
Manage inventory separately across multiple warehouses, production spaces, retail stores, or consignment shops — and transfer stock between them.
2 locations included on all plans at no cost. Additional locations on the paid plan cost 10 credits/month each. Each location has independent inventory counts; transfer tracking shows movement history; switch between locations with one click
Role-Based Permissions
Control what each team member can see and do by assigning roles with different permission levels — from full access to read-only.
Owner role: full control including billing and team management; Manager: can edit data but not delete or manage team; User: limited editing; Auditor: view-only access for accountants
Multi-Factor Authentication
Protect your account with an extra security layer requiring a verification code from your phone in addition to your password.
Supports authenticator apps (Google Authenticator, Authy) and SMS codes; optional or required enforcement per account; backup codes for recovery
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