Free all of 2026 — no card required.
IG sells the cookies. We run the bakery.
Orders, payments, pickups, labels — one place, $19 flat, no commission.
Available in all 50 states + DC. We handle your state’s cottage-food law automatically.
Free in 2026 — no credit card. Then $190/year (just $15.83/mo) or $19/mo.
No transaction fees. No commission. The price you see is the whole deal.
- All 50 states + DC, real statute citationsWe encode each state's law — not generic tips
- $0 transaction fees, everYour buyers pay you directly. We never take a cut.
- Built by an operator, not a VCNo investors to please. Just bakers.
- Free through 2026, then $19/moNo card required. $190/yr if you prefer annual.
Free through 2026, then $19/mo. We never take a cut of your sales.
Every other baker platform makes money when you do — Bakesy, Castiron, and Square all skim a fee from each order. We never do. It's free for all of 2026, and after that a flat $19 subscription — never a cut of your sales. Your buyers pay you directly in Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, PayPal, or cash. You keep all of it.
A flat-fee platform built for cottage bakers — the price you see is the whole deal.
Bootstrapped. Here to stay.
No investors, no exit clock. Our subscription is the whole business — so we won't pivot, get acquired, and shut down on you. Your data is always yours to export.
Keep 100%. No fees, no commission.
One flat price — $19/mo, or $190/year (just $15.83/mo). No transaction fees, no marketplace cut, no percentage of your sales. The price you see is the whole deal, and you keep every dollar your buyers pay.
The whole bakery, in one place.
Orders, pickup scheduling, year-end records, and state-correct labels for all 51 states — together, and actually correct for your state's law, not a generic disclaimer.
Every order carries a payment code, so Venmo and Zelle payments match themselves — one glance shows who's paid and who still owes you.
The compliance moat
We know your state’s law — so you never fail an audit.
Every label and every order reads the right state’s rules, automatically. When your state passes a new law, the compliance engine updates — you don’t have to.
- Texas: $150K cap. ALL-CAPS cottage-food disclosure (SB 541).
- California: We figure out which California permit type you need from 3 quick questions.
- Florida: $250K cap + "Made in a Cottage Food Operation" label (§500.80).
- Tennessee: Shelf-stable items only — no refrigerated goods (Food Freedom Act).
- Ohio: Home Bakery License + base CFO exemption (ORC §3715.01(19)).
- Wyoming: Food Freedom Act — refrigerated items allowed, $250K cap.
- North Dakota: No sales cap; refrigerated items allowed with a safe-handling note.
- Montana: No cap, shelf-stable only, 11pt disclosure (MCA §50-50-116).
- Vermont: Act 42 (2026) — $30K informational cap, shelf-stable only.
- New Hampshire: Homestead exemption — no permit, no inspection, no cap.
A few examples — we cover all 50 states + DC, each with its real statute encoded.
See the full statute for your state →General information, not legal advice — confirm with your state agency.
Popular states — available in all 50 states + DC
This is the actual product — not a mockup.
Captured from a live account — what you see is what you'll use.
What a Saturday looks like
An illustration of a typical week — not a specific baker.
Fri night
You finalize tomorrow's bake list over tea. CottageOps shows you 11 orders, 3 pickup windows, 2 orders still unpaid.
Sat 6am
You're in the kitchen by sunrise. Labels print straight from the order list — name, allergen tag, pickup time, all on one sticker.
Sat 11am
First buyer pulls into the driveway. Their order's already marked paid (Venmo, last night). You hand off, mark complete, move on.
Sat night
You sit down with a glass of wine. The dashboard shows $847 collected, 11 of 11 fulfilled, 2 reviews already in.
Built for bakers like you
- You bake the same menu every week — Sarah's croissants, Marco's macarons, your regulars by name.
- You run the bakery with your daughter, your spouse, or your sibling — one permit, one subscription.
- You sell under your state's cottage-food law — wherever you are, all 50 states + DC — and want the rules handled.
No card required.
Pricing
Free through 2026
No card required. Nothing billed this year.
- Zero transaction fees. Ever. You keep 100% — we never take a cut of your sales.
- In 2027 it becomes $19/mo (or $190/yr). One flat plan — no tiers, no upsells.
- One-click import from your Castiron or Bakesy CSV.
Bootstrapped, no VC. Pricing locked to your wallet, not a board's growth target.
Start freeNo card required.
Questions before you start? Email the founder directly: hello@cottageops.co — a real person, usually same day.
On the way
On our 2026 roadmapMulti-baker household accounts
Mom-and-daughter teams, husband-wife duos, sibling co-ops — one subscription, one permit, separate logins per baker. It's on our 2026 roadmap; start now and it lands automatically when it's ready.
No price increase when it ships.
Quick answers.
Do I need a permit to sell?
Yes — you need your state's cottage-food permit or registration before you sell, and most are quick and cheap (some states don't require one at all). CottageOps doesn't issue permits, but we handle everything after: your labels, your order page, and your state's labeling rules. Not sure where to start? We have a free plain-English guide for your state.
Is selling baked goods from home actually legal?
In all 50 states, yes — under “cottage food” laws written specifically for home bakers. The rules differ by state (what you can sell, how much, what the label must say). That's the part we handle for you, automatically, so you don't have to memorize a single statute.
It's free? What's the catch?
No catch. CottageOps is free for everyone for all of 2026 — no card, nothing billed. We're a small, bootstrapped company (no investors), and this year is about getting it right before we ever charge a cent. In 2027 it becomes a flat $19/mo (or $190/yr) — one plan, no tiers, no transaction fees, ever.
What happens in 2027?
We'll email you well before anything changes — no surprises, no auto-charge out of nowhere. In 2027 CottageOps becomes $19/mo (or $190/yr) — one flat plan. There are never any transaction fees, and you can cancel anytime.
How do my buyers pay me?
Directly — Venmo, Zelle, Cash App, PayPal, or cash, whatever you already use. The money goes straight to you. CottageOps is not a middleman: we never touch your sales and never take a cut. You just mark the order paid and keep moving.
Do my buyers need an account to order?
No. Buyers order with just their name and email — no account, no password to create. They get a secure link to check their order status and pickup details, and they can leave a review the same way. Less friction means more orders actually get placed.
What happens if I hit my state's sales cap?
We track your sales against your state's limit and warn you as you get close, so you're never caught off guard. (Some states have no cap at all.) Hitting the cap is a great problem — it means business is good — and we'll flag it before it's an issue, not after.
Ready when you are.
Start free in a few minutes — set up your menu, your pickup schedule, and your first state-compliant label. Prefer to talk it through first? Book a 30-minute call with the person who built the platform.
Start freeNo card required. Or book a call.