Ardent Seller

• At-home bakers and cottage food producers

  Recipe scaling, cost per batch, nutrition labels, allergen detection and state cottage food disclosure labels are included on every plan.

• Farmers market vendors and craft sellers

  Tracks inventory across multiple markets and locations and shows profitability per venue.

• Etsy and Shopify sellers who make their products

  Orders, marketplace fees and inventory sync into one ledger.

Less suited to: Enterprise manufacturers: the vendor says the feature set is tuned for creator businesses with fewer than 50 employees.

• Multi-location inventory

  Stock counts, reorder points and transfers are tracked per location while keeping an audit trail.

• Recipe costing and scaling

  Recipes scale to any batch size with automatic unit conversions and a cost per batch including packaging and labour.

• Production runs with lot tracking

  Production runs deduct raw materials, add finished goods and record lot numbers and timestamps for traceability.

• Nutrition labels

  Generates FDA-style nutrition facts panels from recipe ingredients using a built-in food database.

• Allergen detection

  Detects the major allergens from ingredients and produces ingredient statements in regulatory order.

• Cottage food disclosure labels

  Prints state-specific cottage food labels for all 50 states plus DC with operator name, ingredients, allergens, net weight and lot code.

• Expiry and lot tracking of ingredients

  Tracks flour, butter and other perishables by lot and expiration date.

• Equipment depreciation

  Tracks acquisition cost, useful life and straight-line depreciation with a schedule report.

• Reports and tax summaries

  Profit and loss, inventory valuation, sales and expenditure, Schedule C, stocktake variance and traceability reports, exportable to PDF and CSV.

• Audit trail

  Records every create, update and delete on inventory and transactions.

• Etsy and Shopify sync

  Two-way inventory sync, order import with fees broken out and true per-sale profit.

• AI document import and pricing analysis

  AI imports of documents, pricing analyses and listing drafts, with monthly limits per plan.

Starting price

From USD 19 per month

Pricing model

Subscription with free plan

Free plan

Yes

Plans on the pricing page: Free $0 (50 transactions a month, 2 users, 2 locations), Maker $19 a month (150 transactions), Artisan $49 (500 transactions, 3 users), Workshop $89 (1,500 transactions, 5 users) and Pay As You Go at $0 base with credits. The vendor says every feature is on every plan; plans differ in transaction, user, storage and AI limits. An annual option gives 2+ months free.

Compared with the 7 products in Farmers Market & Cottage Food Business Tools that have a profile on this site. These figures describe the category. They are not a recommendation.

• Names 2 integrations. The median in this category is 1.
• Has a free plan. 4 of the 5 products in this category that say whether they have a free plan do.
• Lists Web only. Among the 7 products in this category that state their platforms, 3 list an iOS app and 3 list an Android app.
• The category's 10 most-named integration partners are Stripe, ACT Insurance, ChatGPT, Claude, Constant Contact, ConvertKit, Etsy, Eventbrite, Facebook Events, Food Liability Insurance Program. Of these, this product's listing names Etsy.

Other

EtsyShopify

Square and Faire are listed as planned or being explored on the public roadmap, not live.

Platforms

Web

The site does not list countries. It offers cottage food labels for all 50 US states plus DC and Schedule C reports.

Company

Ardent Workshop LLC

Security and compliance

TLS in transit and AES-256 encryption at rest

Support

A contact page, documentation, FAQ and video tutorials; the About page says every message is read.

Built for

Bakeries

Focus

General-purpose, used in food businesses

Status

Active

Website

ardentseller.app

• Convene

  Convene Markets is a marketplace and management platform for organisers of farmers markets, craft shows, street festivals and similar pop-up events.

  Names 9 integrations, against 2 for Ardent Seller.

• Marketspread

  Marketspread is web software for people who run farmers markets, flea and craft markets, fairs, festivals and trade shows.

  Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for Ardent Seller.

• Locally Grown

  Locally Grown is a US farm marketplace and selling app.

  Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for Ardent Seller.

• MarketWurks

  MarketWurks is farmers market management software built by former market managers.

  Runs on Web, iOS and Android, against Web for Ardent Seller.

Side-by-side tables built from the same profile data.

• Ardent Seller vs Convene
• Ardent Seller vs Locally Grown
• Ardent Seller vs Marketspread
• Ardent Seller vs MarketWurks
• Ardent Seller vs ShowUp
• Ardent Seller vs The Market Manager
• Ardent Seller vs Convene vs Marketspread
• Ardent Seller vs Convene vs Locally Grown vs Marketspread

These points were not confirmed when this page was written.

• Contract terms
• Countries served
• Team size, founding year, headquarters and funding
• Mobile apps
• Interface languages
• Independent security certifications (only controls listed)

Facts on this page come from the pages below, checked on 29 September 2026. Prices and features change, so confirm with the vendor before you buy.

1. Overview and audienceshttps://www.ardentseller.app
2. Featureshttps://www.ardentseller.app/features
3. Plans and priceshttps://www.ardentseller.app/pricing
4. Integrationshttps://www.ardentseller.app/integrations
5. Baker featureshttps://www.ardentseller.app/use-cases/bakers
6. Companyhttps://www.ardentseller.app/about
7. Security controlshttps://www.ardentseller.app/security