Make more.
Juggle less.
Lama Maker brings your materials, costs, orders and Etsy shop together in one desktop app — so pricing stops being guesswork. Your data stays on your own computer.
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Running a maker business is hard work
Spreadsheets, sticky notes, guesswork — most creative sellers grow into chaos before they grow into profit.
"I never know if I have enough materials"
Stock runs out mid-production. Rush orders cost more. Customers wait longer. Sound familiar?
"I don't actually know if I'm making a profit"
Revenue looks healthy, but once you count materials, packaging and time, the margin disappears.
"My orders are scattered across three apps"
Etsy here, eBay there, a spreadsheet for costs — and nothing talks to anything else.
"I re-enter the same info over and over"
Customer address into the courier, then into the invoice, then into the accounts. Every. Single. Order.
"Shipping labels take forever"
Copy-pasting addresses, printing one at a time, sticking labels — while orders keep coming in.
"I have no idea which products are worth making"
Without clear cost and margin data, you can't tell your winners from your time-wasters.
Lama Maker fixes all of this — get in touch today.
Built module by module, for makers
Every feature was designed from the ground up for creative businesses — not stripped down from enterprise bloatware.
Inventory & Materials
Know exactly what you have, where it is, and when to reorder. Manage raw materials and finished goods side by side.
- Live stock levels with low-stock alerts
- Multiple units of measure
- Supplier price tracking
- Barcode / SKU support
Bill of Materials
Define exactly what goes into every product. Lama Maker automatically calculates your material costs per unit.
- Multi-level BoMs
- Automatic cost roll-up
- Version history
- Waste / scrap factors
Production & Workshop
Plan and track your production batches. Know what to make, what materials to pull, and when each batch is done.
- Production orders & batches
- Material consumption tracking
- Labour time recording
- Yield vs planned
Costing & Profit Dashboard
See your real margins — materials, packaging, labour and fees all factored in. Know which products are worth making.
- True cost per product
- Platform fee modelling
- Margin vs target alerts
- Best-seller profitability report
Sales & Shipping
Manage orders from all your sales channels in one place. Generate shipping labels and packing slips in seconds.
- Multi-channel order tracking
- Bulk shipping label printing
- Packing slip generation
- Despatch confirmation emails
Accounts & Reports
Simple bookkeeping built in. Track income, expenses and VAT without a separate accounting package.
- UK VAT reporting
- Income & expense ledger
- Supplier purchase invoices
- Sales & profit reports
Up and running in a day
No complex implementation. No consultants. Just install, configure and go.
Easy Install
Fast setup, includes test data you can remove when you're ready to launch.
Add your products & materials
Import your inventory, build your Bills of Materials, and set your pricing in the intuitive dashboard.
Run your whole business
Take orders, plan production, ship, invoice and track profit — all from one system, every day.
Start free. Pick your plan later.
Every plan starts with a 30-day free trial. No per-user fees, no hidden modules, no surprises.
Starter
Everything a growing maker business needs. All 14 modules, unlimited users, free updates.
- 14 modules included
- Self-hosted — data stays with you
- UK VAT ready
- Free software updates
- Etsy Dashboard
- Email support
- Task Manager
- auto backups
- Offline POS for trade shows and events
Plus
Everything in Starter, plus the selling tools: manage your Etsy listings from inside Lama Maker and take card payments in person.
- Everything in Starter
- Etsy integration — edit your listings from Lama Maker
- Accept card payments — SumUp integration
Business
A mini-ERP for small UK companies — for workshops that have outgrown a single maker.
- Multi-user & team roles
- Multiple installations / sites
- Full accounting & costing suite
- Customer management
Need a larger ERP for multiple sites or more users? See Lama ERP plans →
Frequently asked
Lama Maker is a lightweight, self-hosted ERP system built specifically for makers, crafters and creative sellers. It helps you track materials, manage production, handle orders and understand your profit margins — all from one system running on your own server.
Self-hosted means the software runs on a server you control — whether that's a cloud VPS, a shared hosting account, or even your local computer. Your business data never sits on our servers. You own it completely.
Lama Maker runs on standard PHP/MySQL hosting (PHP 8.1+). If you're comfortable with a control panel like cPanel or have a developer, installation is straightforward. We're also happy to help you get set up — just get in touch.
If you make things and sell them — whether that's jewellery, candles, woodwork, ceramics, laser-cut items, clothing or anything else — Lama Maker will work for you. The Bill of Materials and costing tools are flexible enough to handle anything from a 2-ingredient candle to a 50-component cabinet.
Lama Maker is the Starter tier of our ERP platform, priced and designed for sole traders and small creative businesses. Lama ERP offers additional plans for businesses needing multi-site support, API access, and dedicated onboarding. You can upgrade at any time.
Contact us and we'll arrange a demo or trial period so you can see if it's the right fit before committing. Get in touch →
Ready to take control of your maker business?
Join creative sellers who've swapped spreadsheet chaos for a system that actually works.