Inventory & Cost of Goods Software for Shopify Store Owners
Makers running their own Shopify storefront
Overview
Shopify gives you a storefront you own and leaves the back office to you. It knows what sold, but not what each product cost to make, how much wax or fabric is left on the shelf, or which location the next batch should restock — so most store owners patch the gap with a weekly order export and a spreadsheet. Ardent Seller connects to your store through the Shopify App Store: paid orders import every 15 minutes as sales with each line matched to your products, products and variants link to your inventory by SKU, and each Shopify location maps to one of yours. Turn on auto push and a finished production run or a market-day sale updates the store's quantity at that location, minus a safety buffer you set. Recipes and materials give every product a real cost, so Profit & Loss and Schedule C reports show what your Shopify orders earned, not just what they billed. The connector is included on every plan, including Free, and if you install from the Shopify App Store you can pay for your plan through Shopify. The term "Shopify" is a trademark of Shopify Inc.; Ardent Seller uses the Shopify API but is not endorsed or certified by Shopify Inc.
Common Challenges
- Knowing what each product really costs to make, not just a number typed into a cost field
- Exporting orders every week and retyping them into your books
- Updating store quantities by hand after every batch, and at every location
- Overselling online when the same stock also sells at markets or on Etsy
- Seeing which products earn money after materials, packaging, and labor
- Pulling Schedule C numbers together at tax time
How Ardent Seller Helps
Purpose-built features for shopify store owners.
Shopify App Store Install
Install from the Shopify App Store and approve access on Shopify's own page. Tokens are encrypted at rest; disconnect any time from Settings or by uninstalling.
Paid Orders Become Sales
Orders import every 15 minutes with line items matched to your products, discount, tax, and shipping recorded, and the customer matched or created.
Stock in Step, per Location
Map each Shopify location to one of yours. With auto push on, quantities go to each location separately, minus a safety buffer, whenever stock changes. Listings start on Manual.
Products Linked by SKU
Products and variants pull in from your store and link to your inventory items by SKU automatically. Link the rest with a click.
True Cost of Goods
Recipes, materials, and production runs give every product a real cost, so Profit & Loss and Schedule C reports include every store order at its true margin.
Shopify and Etsy, One Inventory
The same product listed in both stores shares one inventory item, and daily reconciliation logs any gap. Connecting both needs the Artisan plan or higher.
Free resources for Shopify Store Owners
Downloadable guides, checklists, and templates — no email required.
Sales Tax Nexus Checker (2026)
A free, scoped-for-small-sellers economic-nexus checker. Enter your trailing 12-month sales and transactions per state, and the tool flags every state where you have probably crossed the post-Wayfair economic-nexus threshold — without pushing you into a filing product.
Multi-Channel Sales Reconciliation Worksheet
A working Excel worksheet for sellers reconciling Etsy + Shopify + in-person sales against bank deposits — surfaces fee shortfalls, refund mis-postings, and a per-channel monthly P&L.
1099-K Threshold Tracker (2026)
A multi-platform tracker that tells you which payment processors will send you a 1099-K this year under the post-OBBBA 2026 rules. Federal $20K + 200 transactions; nine states and DC trigger earlier.
Product Pricing Calculator
A working Excel pricing calculator — materials, labor, packaging, and platform fees in, a defensible retail price out. Plus a batch tab that shows what 50 vs. 10 actually costs.
Discount Strategy Simulator (Margin-Aware)
Compare BOGO, % off, $ off, and free-shipping promos side by side with your real margin. See the volume lift each promo needs just to break even — the counter-intuitive math most sellers get wrong.
Should I Raise My Prices? Decision Tool
A live web tool that runs the +10% / +20% / +30% price-hike math for one product — including the volume drop that comes with each — and tells you which scenario clears the most monthly profit.
Related references
Interactive hubs and quick-reference tools that pair with the resources above.
Guides for Shopify Store Owners
In-depth articles to help you get the most out of your business.
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Sales Tax Nexus for Handmade Sellers: The Myths, the Rules, and What to Actually Do
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Multi-Location Inventory: How to Track Stock Across Your Workshop, Market Booth, and Consignment Shelves
Your inventory lives in three places but your tracking system pretends it is in one. When stock is split across a workshop, a market booth, and two consignment shelves, knowing what you have means nothing unless you also know where it is. Here is how to set up location-based inventory tracking that actually works.
What Is Cost of Goods Sold? A Plain-English COGS Primer for Maker Businesses
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