For candle makers
Inventory and costing software for candle makers. Know what every candle really costs.
You buy wax by the 10 lb bag, pour it by the ounce, and add fragrance as a percent of the wax. Add tins, wicks, stickers and labels, and the cost of one candle gets lost in the sums. Every feature for $19. Tell us how you work and we set it up for you, free.
- Cost per candle: $4.77 in our example
- Batch
- Can make
Updated . Example prices checked on supplier sites the same month.
What candle makers see on day one
From materials on the shelf to a real cost per candle
01 · Cost per candle
A candle recipe that knows what one candle costs
Wax in ounces or grams, fragrance by weight, one tin, one wick, one sticker, one label. Stockria prices every line from what you paid and shows the cost of one candle and of the batch.
02 · Batch
Pour a batch, get a lot number
Start a batch and the wax, scent and tins come off the shelf. Enter how many candles came out right. The batch gets a lot number, so a problem candle can be traced back.
03 · Can make
How many candles can I still pour?
Each recipe shows how many candles the wax, fragrance, tins and wicks on hand can make, and which runs out first. Order before you are stuck.
A worked example
What one candle really costs: $4.77
Lavender soy candle, 8 oz tin. Small candle makers often pour 12 to 24 containers at a time from one pot of wax. This example pours 12 tins with 5 oz of soy wax each at an 8% fragrance load.
| Material | Used | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Soy wax (464)$31.97 for 10 lb | 60 oz | $11.99 |
| Lavender fragrance oil$30.77 for 16 oz | 4.8 oz | $9.23 |
| 8 oz candle tin with lid$13.91 for 12 pieces | 12 | $13.91 |
| Pretabbed wick (ECO 14)$10.10 for 100 pieces | 12 | $1.21 |
| Wick sticker$4.70 for 100 pieces | 12 | $0.56 |
| Warning label$3.24 for 100 pieces | 12 | $0.39 |
| Labour: 1 h at $20.00/hr | $20.00 | |
| Total for 12 candles | $57.29 | |
| Cost per candle | $4.77 | |
At a 60% margin the price is $11.94 per candle. See every step in how to price a candle, or change the numbers below.
Where the example prices come from
- Soy wax (464): $31.97 for 10 lb, from CandleScience, checked October 4, 2026.
- Lavender fragrance oil: $30.77 for 16 oz, from CandleScience, checked October 4, 2026.
- 8 oz candle tin with lid: $13.91 for 12 pieces, from CandleScience, checked October 4, 2026.
- Pretabbed wick (ECO 14): $10.10 for 100 pieces, from CandleScience, checked October 4, 2026.
- Wick sticker: $4.70 for 100 pieces, from CandleScience, checked October 4, 2026.
- Warning label: $3.24 for 100 pieces, from CandleScience, checked October 4, 2026.
Prices change and shipping is extra. They are here to make the example real, not as a quote. Put your own prices in the calculator.
Try it with your own candles numbers
The example is filled in. Change any price or amount. No signup.
The share of the price you keep as profit. 50% means the price is twice your cost.
Example prices, October 2026. Change them to yours.
Cost per candle
$4.77
Sell at $11.94 for a 60% margin, a profit of $7.16 per candle.
Keep this recipe. Stockria saves it with your materials, so the cost updates when a price changes and each batch you make takes stock off the shelf.
Straight answers
What candle makers ask before they switch
"Fragrance is a percent of the wax, so I never know what it costs per candle."
Put the fragrance in the recipe by weight for one batch. Stockria prices it from the bottle you bought, so the cost per candle includes the scent at the load you really use.
"I run out of tins or wicks right before a market."
Every recipe shows how many candles you can still pour from the wax, scent, tins and wicks on your shelf, and which one runs out first. Set a low stock point and Stockria warns you in time.
"My candles need to cure before I sell them."
Start the batch as work in progress with a cure time. The wax and tins leave the shelf on the day you pour, and the candles only count as stock you can sell when you release them.
"I don't want a bill that grows every time I get busy."
It doesn't. Stockria is a flat monthly price. It does not change with your orders, your sales or your number of items. Pro is $19 a month. You only move to a bigger plan when you add more people or more locations.
"I don't want to pay extra to unlock batches or work orders."
You won't. Every feature is on every plan, Free included: recipes, work orders, work in progress, lots and expiry dates, machines and labour, purchase orders and reports. Plans only differ by items, users and locations. Free covers 250 items, and raw materials count as items.
An honest comparison
What candle makers use today, and what it costs
Public prices, checked in October 2026. If something has changed, email hello@stockria.com and we fix the page. If you plan production across several factories with a full-time planner, a manufacturing platform is the better fit. Stockria is built for the small workshop.
Common questions
Questions from candle makers
Look for recipes that cost each candle from what you paid, fragrance by weight, a count of tins, wicks and labels, and lot numbers for each pour. Stockria does all of this on every plan, including the free plan.
Yes. Each material has a unit you buy in and a unit you use. Buy wax in 10 lb bags or 45 lb cases, write the recipe in ounces or grams, and Stockria converts it every time you pour.
Enter the fragrance by weight for one batch. For 12 candles with 5 oz of wax each at an 8% load, that is 4.8 oz of fragrance. Stockria prices it from the bottle you bought, so the cost per candle is right.
Yes. Each recipe shows how many candles you can pour from the wax, fragrance, vessels and wicks on hand, and which one runs out first.
Yes. Each released batch gets a lot number. If a customer reports a tunnel or a weak scent throw, you can see which batch it came from and what went into it.
The free plan has every feature, with limits on items, users and locations. Wax, scents, tins, wicks and labels each count as an item. Paid plans add more when you need them.
Pricing
One flat price.
Everything included.
No surprises.
Every feature on every plan. You move up only when your team or locations grow, never for a feature, never a surprise.
Free
All features included. No credit card required.
Free
Free forever. No credit card, no trial that expires.
- Up to 250 items
- 1 user
- 1 location
- All integrations
Pro
All features included. For growing businesses.
$19
/mo
Flat price. You move up only when your team or locations grow, never for a feature.
- Unlimited items
- 2 users
- 2 locations
- All integrations
- free setup assistance
Business
All features. For growing teams and a few locations.
$39
/mo
Flat price. You move up only when your team or locations grow, never for a feature.
- Unlimited items
- 8 users
- 5 locations
- All integrations
- priority support
- free setup assistance
Growth
For bigger teams and multi-location operations.
$89
/mo
Flat price. You move up only when your team or locations grow, never for a feature.
- Unlimited items
- 25 users
- Unlimited locations
- All integrations
- priority support
- dedicated onboarding
Why it costs less
No setup fees, no per-item pricing, and no expensive sales and onboarding to pay for. Stockria is built lean and earns more only when your business grows into more users or locations. That is the whole model, and it is why your price stays flat and will not jump on you as you add products.
Switch plans or cancel anytime. All plans include: barcode scanning, low-stock alerts, reorder points, stock counts, stock adjustments, stock transfers, purchase orders, sales orders, customer quotes, pick lists, returns, partial receiving and payments, product variants, bills of materials, manufacturing orders, lot and batch tracking, serial numbers, multi-location tracking, team access with custom roles, activity history, check-in/check-out, custom fields, price lists, cost tracking, barcode label printing, reports, dashboards, CSV import/export, offline mode, Shopify, Amazon, Square, QuickBooks, and Xero sync, and many more features.
Know your cost per candle by tonight. Or let us set it up for you.
Start free with one recipe, or tell us how you work and we build your account for you. Every feature for $19. Tell us how you work and we set it up for you, free.