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Is there an app that tracks Etsy profit per product and per order?

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I run an Etsy shop, and I’m trying to track true profit per product (and per order) in a way that’s quick enough to keep up with daily sales.

I’ve tried a few spreadsheet-based options, but I don’t reliably update them. What I want is a mobile-friendly app where I can log an order fast and see the net profit after Etsy fees, payment processing, shipping costs, packaging, and materials—plus a way to see which listings are actually unprofitable.

Is there a good app that can do this for Etsy, or is the best approach still spreadsheets and manual tracking?

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Hi! Yes—there are apps that will get you very close to “true profit per order/per product” without living in a spreadsheet, but the key thing to know is that no app can magically know your materials/packaging/labor unless you set those costs up once (or keep them updated). After that, the good ones can auto-pull your Etsy orders/fees and show profit by order and by SKU/listing.

If you sell handmade (materials + packaging + labor)
Craftybase is one of the strongest options for exactly what you described: it connects to Etsy, pulls orders, and then you assign product “recipes” (materials/components, quantities, labor time, overhead). Once that’s set, you can see profitability per product and per order and quickly spot items that are unprofitable. It’s built for makers, so it’s much more “COGS + margin” focused than general bookkeeping apps.

If you’re POD (Printify/production costs matter most)
Tools like ClearBase (focused on Etsy + Printify) and LumiPoints (POD profit tracking) are designed to match each Etsy order to production costs, then factor in Etsy fees/shipping so you get a real per-order margin. If you’re doing a lot of POD, these can feel faster than a maker/inventory system.

If you want accounting-first (tax/bookkeeping) with some profit visibility
QuickBooks Online can connect to Etsy and is great for bookkeeping, but it’s not usually the fastest “tap-tap-done” per-order profit experience unless you’re diligent with mapping products, COGS, shipping label expenses, packaging, etc. It’s better if your main goal is clean books/taxes and you’re okay with profit reporting being more “accounting style” than “per listing at a glance.”

A realistic “fast enough for daily sales” setup (works with any of the above)

  1. Auto-import orders + Etsy fees (via the app integration)
  2. Set per-product costs once (materials/packaging/labor or production cost)
  3. Track the few “variable” items per order only when needed (upgrades, special packaging, re-shipments, refunds/discounts)

One quick heads-up: Etsy’s own stats (and most simple trackers) tend to show revenue/sales totals, not true profit—ads, shipping labels, refunds, and your actual material costs are where “profitable listings” often turn into losers.

If you tell me what you sell (handmade vs POD), how many orders/day you average, and whether you use Etsy shipping labels + Etsy Ads, I can point you to the best-fit option and the simplest way to set it up so you’re not stuck doing data entry every night.

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