Hotplate or Confita?
Hotplate is built for selling drops without a monthly subscription. Confita is built to be the shop you control between drops, everyday checkout, and custom work.
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Choose Hotplate if…
limited drops are your main selling model.
- You mostly sell in scheduled drops.
- No monthly subscription matters more than per-order fees.
- SMS, waitlists, prep lists, and tickets are central to every release.
Choose Confita if…
your business needs a permanent home base.
- You want a branded storefront where everyday products check out immediately.
- You also need drops and custom work when they fit the week.
- You want deeper control over the customer journey and store design.
Drop-first or shop-first
Both give a food business a branded customer link. The trade-off is whether the link is mainly for releases or a store that sells every day.
| What changes | Confita | Hotplate |
|---|---|---|
| Software price | US$9.99/month or US$49/year | No monthly subscription or setup cost |
| Fees | 0% from Confita on your own Stripe or Square (Confita Payments: 3.9% + 30¢ all-in); provider fees apply | 5% + US$0.55 customer fee by default, plus 2.9% + US$0.30 processing paid by seller |
| Drops | Cutoffs, pickup windows, and capacity limits | Drop scheduling, demand tools, reservations, and waitlists |
| Everyday checkout | A permanent storefront where products can go straight to checkout | Drop-led checkout |
| Customer messaging | Order details and private status page | Automatic SMS alerts, reminders, and built-in inbox |
| Custom order handoff | Question-led requests, private quotes, deposits, and balances | Public product pages and drop-led checkout |
| Storefront design | All themes included, with fonts, banners, custom stickers, motion, and brand controls | Branded storefront built for fast drops |
| Start taking cards | Confita Payments: connect your bank for checkout and payouts, with no Stripe or Square account required (US and Canada) | Built-in card checkout with the current transaction-fee split |
| Between drops | A permanent shop for products, custom work, and scheduled drops | A storefront optimised for drop-led selling |
Your best-selling item should not need a release date to sell.
Keep a polished storefront open for the products customers can buy now. Use drops when capacity calls for them, and switch to a structured quote when a custom request needs more than a checkout button.
That gives you one shop for the whole week, not only the moment a release goes live.
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
How much does Hotplate charge?
Hotplate lists no monthly subscription or setup fee. Its pricing page shows a default 5% + US$0.55 fee on the customer subtotal and a 2.9% + US$0.30 processing fee paid by the seller; it says sellers can choose how to split the transaction fee.
Which is better for weekly drops?
Hotplate is stronger when recurring drops need SMS, waitlists, inventory reservation, prep lists, and tickets. Confita is stronger when drop limits need to coexist with quote-led custom work.
Does Hotplate handle custom cake quotes?
Hotplate’s public product material centres on prepaid drops. Confita explicitly supports customer questions, reference photos, private quotes, deposits, and remaining balances.
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Details were checked against public sources on August 28, 2026. Confirm current prices, policies, or provider instructions before relying on them.