Looking for a My Custom Bakes alternative? Here's how Homebaked compares
My Custom Bakes and Homebaked both give home bakers a shop, custom orders, presales and a place to manage customer messages, and neither takes a cut of your sales. The difference is scope: My Custom Bakes is order software, while Homebaked also helps you find customers, files your sales tax and supplies your packaging. Here's a straight comparison so you can choose.
The short answer
My Custom Bakes costs $10 a month or $110 a year, with a 30-day free trial. It's built for custom-order bakers, with quote requests you approve, flexible deposit schedules and built-in terms and conditions. Customers reach you through your shop link, and sales tax is your responsibility.
Homebaked costs $14.99 a month, $4.99 more. That covers what My Custom Bakes doesn't list: a marketplace where local customers can find you, sales tax filed automatically, a loyalty program, coupons, a customer app, delivery, ready-made marketing materials, wholesale packaging at about half Amazon's price, and personal help from the founders getting your first customers.
- Monthly price
- Homebaked: $14.99My Custom Bakes: $10, or $110/yr
- Cut of your sales
- Homebaked: noneMy Custom Bakes: none
- Sales tax filing
- Homebaked: automaticMy Custom Bakes: up to you
- Marketplace discovery
- Homebaked: yesMy Custom Bakes: shop link only
What the extra $4.99 a month gets you
Both platforms take no cut of your sales, and card processing runs at similar standard rates on each. So the real cost difference is the subscription. Homebaked's wholesale packaging portal alone can cover it. Move the slider to match what you spend on boxes, bags and labels.
- Estimated packaging savings
- $15.00
- Extra monthly subscription cost
- $4.99
- Estimated monthly savings after subscription difference
- $10.01
Also included
- A listing on the Homebaked Marketplace, where local customers find new bakers
- Sales tax calculated, collected and filed for you
- A built-in loyalty program and coupons of every kind
- Ready-to-customize flyers, labels and Instagram ads
- One-click email and text to your whole customer list
- Personal onboarding from the founders, the Microbakery Guide, and help getting your first customers
Packaging savings assume you'd otherwise buy the same packaging on Amazon; Homebaked's wholesale portal is priced at about half Amazon's price. Compared with My Custom Bakes' $110 annual plan ($9.17 a month), Homebaked costs $5.82 more a month. Card payments: Homebaked uses Stripe at 2.9% + $0.30; My Custom Bakes card payments run through Square at Square's standard rates, which vary by payment type.
My Custom Bakes vs Homebaked, feature by feature
| Feature | Homebaked | My Custom Bakes |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and payments | ||
| Monthly price | $14.99, one plan with every feature | $10 a month or $110 a year, one plan |
| Free trial | No | 30 days, credit card required |
| Cut of your sales | None for bakers or customers | None |
| Card payments | Built in through Stripe at 2.9% + $0.30 | Through a connected Square account at Square's rates |
| Payouts | Withdraw your balance anytime | Paid through your Square account or other processor |
| Sales tax | Calculated, collected and filed automatically | Your responsibility, per My Custom Bakes' FAQ |
| Storefront and orders | ||
| Online storefront | Yes, live in minutes with no coding | Semi-customizable shopfront with custom URL |
| Custom orders | Yes | Yes, the core of the product, with quote requests you review and approve |
| Pre-order drops | Weekly drops that open and close automatically | Presale module that opens and closes automatically, with multiple pickup slots |
| Availability and lead times | Hours, lead times, scheduled listings, and inventory and capacity limits | Blocked dates, booking windows and lead times |
| Pickup and delivery | Either or both, on hours you set | Pickup and delivery dates tracked on your calendar |
| Orders and customer messages | Orders plus every DM, text and email in one thread | Chat Center linked to each quote or order |
| Customer reminders | Automatic texts the night before and an hour before pickup | Automated emails and payment reminders |
| Getting and keeping customers | ||
| Marketplace discovery | Every bakery is listed on the Homebaked Marketplace | Customers order through the shop link you share |
| Customer app | Customers can order in the Homebaked app | Web-based, no customer app |
| Message your customer list | One-click email and text to all your customers, built in | Email marketing through partner BRZY, billed separately |
| Loyalty program | Built in, opt-in | Not listed |
| Coupons and discount codes | Included, all types | Not listed |
| Customer reviews | Yes, and in your first 60 days you can collect reviews from friends, family and past customers | Not listed |
| Marketing materials | Ready-to-customize flyers, labels and Instagram ads | Not listed |
| Running the business | ||
| Packaging | Wholesale portal, about half Amazon's price | Not listed |
| Personal help getting started | Every new baker gets personal outreach from the founding team, the Microbakery Guide, and hands-on help setting up their shop and getting their first customers | Email support within 1–2 business days, Zoom for tricky issues, and an active Facebook community |
| Availability | United States | United States |
"Not listed" means we couldn't find the feature on My Custom Bakes' website, pricing page or FAQ as of October 27, 2026. If My Custom Bakes offers it, we'll update this page.
Where Homebaked pulls ahead
New customers can find you
On My Custom Bakes, customers reach you through the shop link you share, so every order starts with your own following. Every Homebaked bakery is also listed on the Homebaked Marketplace, and customers can order through the Homebaked app.
Sales tax is filed for you
My Custom Bakes' FAQ leaves sales and tax compliance to the baker. Homebaked calculates, collects and files sales tax automatically on orders placed through the platform, so there's no form, calculation or deadline to track.
Tools to bring customers back
A built-in loyalty program, coupons of any kind and one-click email and text to your customer list are part of the $14.99. In your first 60 days you can also collect reviews from friends, family and past customers so your shop doesn't launch empty.
Packaging that pays for the difference
Homebaked's wholesale packaging portal is priced at about half Amazon's price. A baker spending $10 or more a month on boxes, bags and labels saves more than the $4.99 subscription difference.
More than custom orders
My Custom Bakes is built around quoting custom work. Homebaked handles custom orders too, plus regular listings, weekly drops, delivery and a customer app, so you can sell birthday cakes and weekly sourdough from the same shop.
A founder in your corner from day one
Every new baker hears from Homebaked's founding team personally. You get the Microbakery Guide, our complete guide to starting and growing a home bakery, plus hands-on help setting up your shop and landing your first customers.
Which should you choose?
Choose Homebaked if
- You want local customers to find you, not just the people who already follow you
- You'd rather not calculate and file sales tax yourself
- You want a loyalty program, coupons and marketing materials without extra tools
- You sell a mix of regular items, weekly drops and custom orders, with pickup or delivery
- You buy packaging regularly and want it at wholesale prices
- You'd like personal help from the founders setting up your shop and finding your first customers
My Custom Bakes may suit you better if
- Most of your work is custom cakes and cookies that you quote, approve and schedule individually
- You want custom deposit schedules, such as 50% now and the balance two weeks before the event
- You want a built-in terms and conditions template
- You already use Square, or take Venmo and Zelle and want those orders tracked in one place
- You want the lowest flat price and a 30-day free trial first
The cost side by side
Neither platform takes a cut of your sales, so the subscription is the main difference. Card processing runs at standard rates on both, through Stripe on Homebaked and through Square on My Custom Bakes.
| Plan | Per month | Per year | Difference vs Homebaked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homebaked | $14.99 | $179.88 | — |
| My Custom Bakes, monthly | $10.00 | $120.00 | $59.88 a year less |
| My Custom Bakes, annual | $9.17 | $110.00 | $69.88 a year less |
Subscription only. Excludes card processing, which depends on your sales and, on My Custom Bakes, on which Square payment type you use.
Frequently asked questions
How much does My Custom Bakes cost?
My Custom Bakes costs $10 a month or $110 a year, with a 30-day free trial that requires a credit card. It takes no percentage of sales. Card payments run through Square at Square's standard rates, and bakers can also collect payment through Venmo, PayPal, Zelle or cash.
What is the difference between My Custom Bakes and Homebaked?
My Custom Bakes is order software focused on custom orders: quote requests you approve, custom deposit schedules, built-in terms and conditions, presales and a chat center, for $10 a month. Homebaked costs $14.99 a month and adds what My Custom Bakes doesn't list: a marketplace where local customers can find you, automatic sales tax filing, a loyalty program, coupons, a customer app, wholesale packaging, marketing materials and personal onboarding from the founders.
Does My Custom Bakes handle sales tax?
No. My Custom Bakes' FAQ says it is not accountable for bakers' compliance with sales and tax laws, so sales tax is the baker's responsibility. Homebaked calculates, collects and files sales tax automatically on orders placed through the platform.
Can customers find my bakery on My Custom Bakes?
My Custom Bakes gives each baker a shop link to share with customers; it doesn't list a marketplace where new customers can browse bakers. Every Homebaked bakery is listed on the Homebaked Marketplace, where local customers can discover home bakers.
Is Homebaked worth $4.99 more a month than My Custom Bakes?
It depends on what you need. For $4.99 more a month, Homebaked adds marketplace discovery, automatic sales tax filing, a built-in loyalty program, coupons, a customer app, ready-made marketing materials, personal onboarding from the founders, and wholesale packaging at about half Amazon's price. A baker who spends $10 or more a month on packaging can cover the difference in packaging savings alone. If you mainly need a quote-and-deposit workflow for custom cakes, My Custom Bakes costs less.
Can I take custom cake orders on Homebaked?
Yes. Homebaked supports custom orders alongside regular listings and weekly drops, and bakers can set inventory and capacity limits so they never take more orders than they can bake.
Does Homebaked charge transaction fees?
Homebaked charges no platform order fees to bakers or customers. The only per-order cost is Stripe's standard card processing fee of 2.9% + $0.30.
Does Homebaked help me start my home bakery?
Yes. Homebaked's founding team reaches out to every new baker personally, gives them the Microbakery Guide, a comprehensive guide to starting and growing a microbakery, and helps them set up their shop and get their first customers.
Where is Homebaked available?
Homebaked is available to home bakers across the United States.
How we compared
Written by Brandon, cofounder of Homebaked. Homebaked details come from our own product and pricing. My Custom Bakes details come from its homepage, pricing and features page, and FAQ, checked October 27, 2026.
Start your home bakery on Homebaked
Storefront, custom orders, sales tax and your first customers, all for $14.99 a month.