Your porch pickup deserves a real system.
Storefront, batch menus, checkout, and compliant label printing — without giving up a percentage of every sale or patching together five different apps.
Free for your first 10 orders · No credit card required
“Cottage bakers should not have to choose between giving up a slice of every sale and stitching together DMs, payment apps, and spreadsheets.”
Ryan K. — Founder
Sound familiar?
Most bakers start here.
Before a real system exists, orders live in Instagram DMs, payments float in Venmo, labels come from a Word doc nobody updates, and Saturday morning is always a surprise.
Order DMs buried in your chat
You scroll back through Instagram to find who ordered what.
Venmo matching by hand
Did Sarah pay? You think so. Probably. You'll check later.
Labels from a Word doc
The ingredient list hasn't been updated since you switched butter brands.
6am add-on texts
"I know the cutoff was last night but can I add a loaf?"
Everything you need
Built around how cottage bakers actually sell.
Flat rate. No cut of your sales.
Pay one predictable monthly subscription. MyPorch never takes a percentage of your orders — what you charge is what you keep.
Batch menus with auto-cutoff
Set a pickup window, choose your products, and your storefront locks automatically when the cutoff passes.
Compliant label printing
Print cottage food labels with your state-required disclaimer, ingredient list, and allergens — directly from your order dashboard.
Stripe checkout
Customers pay online at the time of order. No Venmo matching, no IOUs, no Saturday no-shows.
Confirmation and reminder emails
Automatic order confirmations and pickup reminders go out so you stop fielding "is my order still good?" texts.
Bake list by batch
When your cutoff closes, one click gives you a full production list organized by product and customer.
How it stacks up
Not all selling tools are built for this.
| Feature | MyPorch | Fee-based platforms | Spreadsheet & DMs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Platform transaction fee | None | 3–5% + flat fee | None |
| Hosted storefront | |||
| Batch / pre-order system | Manual | ||
| Automatic order cutoff | |||
| Compliant label printing | |||
| Cottage food disclaimer | |||
| Bake list by batch | Manual | ||
| Customer pickup reminders | |||
| Monthly cost | $0–$24/mo flat | $0 + % per order | Free (your time) |
Comparing against Hotplate? See the full side-by-side →
How it works
From open batch to pickup window.
New batch
Saturday pickup
Cutoff
Wednesday at 9:00 PM
Pickup window
Saturday 10am – 12pm
Products
Sourdough · Cinnamon Rolls · Scones
The only bakery platform with built-in cottage food labeling.
Every state’s cottage food law requires specific information on every product you sell. MyPorch generates compliant labels automatically — including the required state disclaimer, ingredient list, allergens, and net weight — from the same place your orders live.
- State-required cottage food disclaimer — generated automatically
- Ingredient list and allergen statement from your product record
- Net weight, business name, and permit fields
- Print to thermal roll labels or standard sheet labels
- Labels snapshot at order time — recipe changes never break past orders
Ryan’s Cottage Bakery
Seeded Country Sourdough
Net weight
28 oz (794 g)
Ingredients
Whole wheat flour, water, sourdough starter (whole wheat flour, water), sea salt, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds
Contains
Wheat, sesame
Cottage Food Notice
This product was made in a home kitchen that is not inspected by the state or local health department.
Label elements and disclaimer generated automatically
From bakers who switched
The Saturday pickup is calmer now.
“I was managing orders in a Google Sheet and it broke by week three. MyPorch took about an hour to set up and my Saturday pickup is actually calm now.”
Sarah M.
Denver, CO · Sourdough & pastries
“The label printing alone is worth the subscription. I was doing them in Word and updating manually every time I changed a recipe. Now they just print correctly.”
Amanda K.
Austin, TX · Cottage loaves & focaccia
“Switched from Hotplate because the fees were eating into my margin. $0.55 per order adds up fast when you're selling 30 loaves a week. Flat rate makes more sense.”
Jessica T.
Portland, OR · Sourdough & cinnamon rolls
Start free. Upgrade when orders are coming in.
Flat monthly plans — pay for software, not a cut of every sale.
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Free
Build your storefront, test your flow, and take your first real orders.
- Hosted storefront
- All storefront templates
- Product catalog and batch scheduling
- Stripe Connect checkout
- Thermal and sheet label printing
- Order confirmation emails
Most popular
Baker
For bakers with steady demand who want simple, predictable monthly software.
- Everything in Free
- Unlimited monthly orders
- No MyPorch transaction fees
- Full order dashboard
- Bake list by batch
- Pickup reminder emails
- Priority support
Growing teams
Bakehouse
For busier cottage bakeries that want premium tools as MyPorch expands.
- Everything in Baker
- Advanced storefront analytics
- SMS reminders
- Custom domain support
- Seasonal growth tools
- Early access to premium features
Your labels stay compliant as your state laws change.
Cottage food laws change. Labels expire. MyPorch keeps the required state disclaimer current so a law update does not mean reprinting every label manually. Each order captures a snapshot of the exact label used — giving you a compliance record for every transaction.
All 50 states
Cottage food laws vary by state. MyPorch knows the requirements for each one.
Auto-disclaimer
The required state-specific cottage food notice is generated automatically on every label.
Allergen tracking
All nine federally recognized allergens. Updates when you change a recipe — not six months later.
Order snapshots
Labels are frozen at payment so your compliance record reflects what was in the bag at the time of sale.
Common questions
Ready to open your first batch?
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