Migrating from Castiron?
Get set up on MyPorch free.
Castiron ceased operations in 2025 after a 2024 acquisition, leaving its bakers to move their storefronts and records. MyPorch is built for weekly preorders, porch pickup, bake lists, and supported-state labels, with flat plans instead of a percentage platform fee.
Free plan includes 10 orders/month. No card required.
How we compare
What Castiron’s closure means for your bakery
T.D. Jakes Enterprises acquired Castiron in 2024 and used its technology to launch Nourysh. Castiron then ceased operations in 2025. Its old pricing page is still crawlable, but it is not a live offer.
The practical lesson is less dramatic and more useful: keep exports of the customer, product, and order data your bakery cannot afford to lose. No software company can promise forever. Your business should remain portable even when its tools change.
How MyPorch approaches that responsibility:
MyPorch is independent and founder-owned. We focus on a narrow cottage-bakery workflow, transparent pricing, and baker-owned customer records. That structure is not a forever guarantee; it is a commitment to build deliberately and make the business data you create useful to you.
The Economics of Platform Fees: Stop Giving Away 10%
Charging percentage-based transaction fees is structurally misaligned with local cottage food businesses. Your platform shouldn’t penalize you for baking more bread.
The 10% Transaction Fee Model
Castiron’s historical free-plan model.
*A $300/mo platform cut pays for all of your flour, butter, packaging, and electric bills. It eats into your thinnest margins.
MyPorch Flat-Subscription Model
Flat billing so you keep 100% of your earnings.
*Keep 100% of your hard-earned revenue (minus standard Stripe CC processing). Scale your volume without scaling your platform costs.
Designed for Cottage Food: Why Generic Platforms Fail
Shopify, Squarespace, and general order forms are built for shipping boxed products from warehouses. Cottage bakers have a completely different operational reality.
Pre-Order Batch Windows
Open your menu on Monday, automatically cap orders at your exact baking oven capacity, and close the cart automatically on your cutoff day (e.g. Wednesday 8 PM). No more overselling.
Local Porch Pickup Rules
Coordinate Saturday pickups easily. MyPorch securely sends your pickup address and directions only to customers who have paid, helping keep your home private and secure.
Compliant Label Printing
Stop copying ingredients into Canva. MyPorch tracks your state’s exact cottage food labeling laws and automatically prints beautiful sheet or thermal labels directly from your order sheets.
The 20-Minute Migration Blueprint
Transitioning your cottage food business doesn’t have to be a headache. You can move your entire shop to MyPorch in four simple steps.
Export Your Data
Download your customer lists, email addresses, and product catalog details from your old software or order tracker as a CSV file.
Create Your Free MyPorch Store
Sign up for a free MyPorch account in under 2 minutes. There’s no credit card required to start, and you get 10 orders/month completely free.
Set Your Cottage Food Workflows
Add your product catalog, upload your state-compliant labeling ingredients, configure your local porch pickup schedules, and connect your own Stripe account.
Open Your First Batch & Reopen
Share your brand new MyPorch storefront link (e.g. myporch.app/your-bakery) in your Instagram bio, Facebook groups, and email lists to start receiving pre-orders!
White-glove migration — we’ll do it for you
Don’t have time to copy and paste your products or import lists? Sign up free and our founder will personally import your customer records and product catalog into MyPorch. We only ask for an honest testimonial once you’re live. No cost. No catch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Have questions about moving from Castiron to MyPorch? We have answers to help you transition smoothly.
Q:What happened to Castiron?
T.D. Jakes Enterprises acquired Castiron in 2024 and launched Nourysh using its technology. Castiron then ceased operations in 2025. Its old marketing and pricing pages may still appear in search, but they are not a current product offer.
Q:Is MyPorch really free to start?
Yes, absolutely. Our Free plan includes up to 10 orders per month, access to our batch pre-order systems, and porch pickup coordination. There are no credit cards required to sign up. As your business grows, you can upgrade to our paid subscription plan for flat monthly billing ($24/mo or $19/mo billed annually) with unlimited orders and zero platform cuts.
Q:Can I import my existing customer list and email subscribers?
Yes. You own 100% of your customer records and lists. You can easily download your CSV file from your previous system and upload it to MyPorch, or take advantage of our free white-glove migration service where we handle the entire data import process for you.
Q:How does MyPorch handle cottage food labeling regulations?
This is our favorite feature. MyPorch has a built-in state labeling compliance registry. When you select your state, MyPorch knows the exact verbatim disclaimers, allergen notices, and address fields required by your local laws. It automatically generates beautiful, print-ready sheets (like Avery templates) or direct thermal labels (Dymo/Rollo) directly from your checkout sheets.
Q:Do you hold my order payouts, or do they go to my bank?
We never hold your funds. You connect your own Stripe account directly to your MyPorch storefront. Payments from your bakery customers go directly to your personal Stripe account, which deposits funds directly into your bank on a standard daily rolling schedule.
Q:Can I use a custom domain name for my storefront?
Yes, on our paid subscription plan, you can connect your own custom domain name (e.g. yourbakery.com) to present a fully branded storefront to your customers while utilizing MyPorch’s backend pre-order and pickup tools.
Ready to get back to baking?
Your storefront takes about 20 minutes to set up. Start free — upgrade when your volume grows.