Cottage CMS or Confita?
Cottage CMS is a broader cottage-food business system. Confita keeps the customer-facing selling experience focused: a distinctive storefront, instant checkout, custom work, and payment.
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Choose Cottage CMS if…
broader business management is the priority.
- Compliance, delivery, and website operations matter most.
- You want a broader cottage-food system.
- Quotes and deposits are worth moving to a higher plan.
Choose Confita if…
the immediate priority is a polished shop that sells in more than one way.
- You want instant checkout, custom requests, and drops in one selling flow.
- You want real control over the look of the storefront, not a default template.
- You want connected payment choice without assembling the workflow yourself.
A complete website stack or a focused shop
Cottage CMS offers more surface area. Confita makes a stronger case when that extra surface is not where your time goes.
| What changes | Confita | Cottage CMS |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No free plan; 7-day free trial | Free forever storefront with Square or Stripe checkout and availability windows |
| Paid plan | US$9.99/month or US$49/year | Pro US$20/month or US$200/year; Scale US$37/month or US$370/year |
| Platform fee | 0% from Confita on your own Stripe or Square (Confita Payments: 3.9% + 30¢ all-in) | 1.9% + US$0.25 per order on Free, paid by the seller; none on Pro or Scale |
| Website infrastructure | Focused storefront pages | Custom pages, blog, shipping, delivery, business email, and higher-tier CSS |
| Everyday checkout | Products move straight from your storefront to checkout, with pickup or delivery details | Square or Stripe checkout |
| Custom orders | Questions, reference photos, private quote, deposit, and balance | Forms and image questions on Free; deposits and quotes on Pro |
| Payments | Square or eligible Stripe, plus manual methods | Square or Stripe checkout; external payment options on Pro |
| Start taking cards | Confita Payments: connect your bank for checkout and payouts, with no Stripe or Square account required (US and Canada) | Connect a Square or Stripe account for checkout |
| Selling models | Direct orders, Custom requests, quotes, deposits, and scheduled drops | Storefront, preorders, drops, and availability rules |
| Storefront design | All themes included, with fonts, banners, custom stickers, motion, and brand controls | Templates and web controls; custom CSS on Scale |
A clear shop for everyday products, custom work, and drops
Confita puts the product and the order flow in the same place, so customers can check out when the item is ready to buy and give details when it is not.
Cottage CMS can be the better fit for broader operations. Confita is the fit when a focused selling flow and a more expressive storefront are the job to solve.
Build the storefront before you pay for it. Start your 7-day free trial, then add your products, customize the shop, set your questions, and send yourself a test order. Nothing is charged during the trial. Cancel in two taps.
Frequently asked questions
Is Cottage CMS more expensive than Confita?
Cottage CMS Free is US$0. Its Pro plan is US$20 monthly or US$200 yearly, and Scale is US$37 monthly or US$370 yearly. Confita is US$9.99/month or US$49/year; compare the plans by the surrounding tools you need.
Does Cottage CMS support custom orders?
Yes. Cottage CMS lists forms and image questions on Free, then order deposits and quotes on Pro. Confita is the focused alternative when those steps are the central customer journey.
Does Cottage CMS charge transaction fees?
On Free, Cottage CMS charges the seller a platform fee of 1.9% + US$0.25 per order, before tips, never added to the customer’s total. Pro and Scale have no platform fee. Square or Stripe processing applies on every plan.
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Details were checked against public sources on November 14, 2026. Confirm current prices, policies, or provider instructions before relying on them.