Bakesy vs Hotplate: What to Compare Before You Pay

On this page

1. What we could confirm, and what we could not
2. The four things that decide it
3. Questions to ask both of them
4. A fair word about both
5. Where Brevl fits
6. Try before you commit

Most comparisons name a winner in the first line. This one will not, because the price pages change and we could not read a confirmed number on them. What you get instead is the order to check things in, and the questions to ask before you type in a card number.

What we could confirm, and what we could not

We checked Bakesy’s pricing page while putting this together and it came back with nothing readable, so no price could be confirmed. We have no confirmed pricing to quote for Hotplate either.

That is why you will not see dollar figures for either one here. Treat any price you read in a review without a date on it as a guess, including a review from three months ago.

The four things that decide it

1. 1

   What you pay each month, and what you pay per sale

   A low monthly fee with a slice taken from every order can cost you more in a busy month than a flat fee. Work out both numbers against your own average week, not against a sample week from someone else’s bakery.

2. 2

   Who holds your customers

   Ask whether you can export your customer list and your past orders. If you cannot take that list with you, every repeat customer you earn belongs to the app, not to you.

3. 3

   Whether you can work on a computer

   You will want to sit down at a table with a cup of coffee and fix your prices, your photos, and your week. If the only way in is a phone, that job gets done in five minute scraps.

4. 4

   What happens when something breaks

   Ask who answers when a customer’s payment will not go through on a Saturday morning. A help page is not the same as a person.

Questions to ask both of them

• What is the total monthly cost once the trial ends
• What do you take from each card sale
• Can I use my own web address
• Can I export my customers and orders if I leave
• Does it work properly on a computer, not just a phone
• Who do I reach when an order goes wrong

Write the answers down side by side. The gaps in one column usually tell you more than the sales page does.

A fair word about both

Nothing here is a knock on either one. A tool that fits another baker’s week can still be the wrong fit for yours, because your order sizes, your prices, and your busy days are not the same as hers. Read Bakesy pros and cons for a balanced look at that one, and My Custom Bakes vs Hotplate if Hotplate is the one you are weighing. If you are still early in the decision, Is Bakesy a good app walks through the questions to ask yourself first.

Where Brevl fits

Brevl is the choice many home bakers land on after comparing, and here is the honest reason why.

It is one flat $20 a month with no cut of your sales, so a good week stays a good week. There is a 14 day free trial. It works on a computer and on a phone, so you get a proper workspace at the table and a quick way to take an order from the kitchen.

You take card payments through your own Stripe or Square account, plus Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, and cash. The shop is yours to shape, with your photos, your colors, and your own web address. Recipes come with real costing, ingredient inventory, and a weekly planner, so pricing and planning sit in the same place as your orders. We set it up with you and move your old shop over, products, photos, reviews, and dates included. A real person answers, usually within minutes.

See Brevl vs Bakesy for a side by side, and Switch if you already have a shop somewhere else and want it moved.

Try before you commit

1. 1

   Add up a normal week

   Write down your average orders and dollars before you open any sign up page. That number is the ruler you measure every fee against.

2. 2

   Get today's price in writing

   Open each pricing page yourself and note the date next to the number. For a deeper look at tiers, read Bakesy Standard vs Premium.

3. 3

   Test one order as a customer

   Buy something small from your own test shop on your phone. Count the taps.

4. 4

   Ask about leaving before you join

   A straight answer about exporting your customers tells you a lot about how the company treats bakers.

Sources

1. bakesy.app

Prices and terms for other products change without notice. Check each provider's own page on the day you decide. Nothing here is financial advice.