A Craftybase / FormulaLedger alternative — when all you actually need is a compliant label
Maker suites like Craftybase (now Stocksmith) and FormulaLedger are built to run a business: inventory, bill-of-materials, COGS, batch and lot tracking, and — in some tiers — MoCRA record-keeping. They are good at that. But a lot of makers end up paying a monthly subscription for one recurring job: getting a label that is legally sellable out the door. If that's you, you're renting a whole suite to use one drawer of it.
Inkurate does only that drawer. Paste your recipe, and it returns a print-ready, US-compliant soap or cosmetic label — INCI names in descending order, required warnings, net contents in dual units, and the MoCRA contact line mandatory since Dec 29, 2024 — with the exact federal regulation cited on every element. One-time, $7 a label. No subscription, no account.
The honest split: which tool for which job
| You need… | Best fit | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A single label that follows the actual federal rules, today | Inkurate | That is the whole product. $7 one-time; every element cited to the CFR; 300 DPI print-ready file + dated compliance report. |
| Ongoing inventory, COGS & bookkeeping across a catalog | Craftybase / Stocksmith | A real inventory suite. Inkurate does not track stock or costs — keep the suite for that. |
| Formula management + MoCRA record-keeping (safety files, adverse-event logs, listing tracking) | FormulaLedger | Record-keeping and formula tooling on a monthly plan. Inkurate is not a records system. |
| Just a pretty label, no compliance logic | Canva + a template | Cheap and flexible, but zero regulatory checking — the compliance risk stays entirely on you. |
Not a knock on the suites: if you need inventory, lot tracking or a MoCRA records stack, they earn their subscription and Inkurate does not replace them. The point is narrow — if the reason you're paying monthly is to produce compliant labels, that job can be a $7 one-time instead of a recurring bill.
Why per-label pricing usually wins for the label job
Most makers don't relabel every day. You relabel when you launch a scent, change a size, reformulate, or a rule changes. Subscription suites charge you every month in between; Inkurate charges you when you actually make a label:
- $7 — one compliant label (one product that needs to be legal today).
- $19 — a 10-label pack ($1.90 each) for relabeling a whole product line at once.
- $99/year — unlimited labels, including every future rule update, for a catalog that keeps moving. Pays for itself past ~15 labels a year.
The generator and the full compliance check — classification, INCI ordering, warnings, colorant flags, net-contents math, the MoCRA line — are free to run; the free download is a watermarked preview. You only pay to remove the watermark and get the 300 DPI print file, the print/PDF view, and the dated compliance report.
Generate a compliant label free → See full pricing & the cost comparison →
What Inkurate actually checks
Every rule it applies is a public US federal rule, cited in-product per element: the true-soap vs. cosmetic classification (21 CFR 701.20), INCI ingredient ordering (21 CFR 701.3), net-quantity type-size math (21 CFR 701.13), conditional safety warnings (21 CFR 740.10/740.11), approved color additives (21 CFR Part 73), and the MoCRA adverse-event contact requirement (FD&C Act §609(a)). It also refuses to bless drug claims (SPF, "treats eczema") and explains why. See the full label self-check.
Switching is nothing to set up
There's no migration and no account. Open the generator, paste one recipe, and you'll see the compliant label render with citations in the preview before you decide to pay. Keep your inventory suite if you use it for inventory — just stop paying it to do the label.
Try it on your recipe — free preview →