Trace forward
From a recalled ingredient lot to every batch that used it, every product it became, and every client it shipped to.
For small-batch food manufacturers and co-packers
Every batch traceable, before anyone asks.
Batcher records what went into each batch, which lot of each ingredient it came from, and where the finished units went. When a supplier issues a recall notice, the answer is a search — not a week of clipboards and a guess.
Free for one client, forever. No card, no sales call.
The call you cannot answer with a spreadsheet
Your supplier emails on a Friday afternoon: lot 4471 of a spice blend is being recalled. Which of your products contain it? Which batches? How much of each? Which of your clients took delivery, on what date, in what pack size?
If that lives in a binder on the floor and a spreadsheet on somebody's laptop, the honest answer is we think so — and the safe answer is to pull everything, including the batches that were fine.
Batcher keeps the chain unbroken, one link at a time, as the work happens.
- Ingredient & supplier lot
- The exact recipe version used
- The batch, with quantities and yield
- Packaged units and pack sizes
- The client who received them
Trace backward
From one customer complaint to the batch, the recipe version it was made from, and every ingredient lot that went in.
Records that stay true
Publishing a recipe freezes it. Changing it creates a new version. A batch record from eighteen months ago still means exactly what it said.
Batcher keeps your records recall-ready. It does not file with the FDA on your behalf or certify your facility — it means that when an investigator, an auditor or a client asks, the answer is in one place and takes minutes.
What you get
Batch records
Log a batch in the order you actually work: recipe, ingredient lots, quantities, packaging, yield. Timestamped, attributed, and searchable afterwards.
Versioned recipes
Draft, publish, archive. Steps, photos, temperatures, SOPs and certificates live with the version they belong to, so an audit trail is a by-product of ordinary work rather than a separate chore.
One ingredient catalogue
Suppliers, pack sizes and units in one place, shared across every client and product, with the lot that went into each batch recorded against it.
Costing that survives a price rise
Unit conversion, multiple suppliers per ingredient, price history, yield loss and nested sub-recipes. See what a batch actually cost and what margin your quoted price leaves.
Spec and prep sheets
Print the prep sheet the floor works from and the spec sheet a client asks for. Import your existing ingredient list from CSV; export everything back out.
Built co-packer shaped
Clients own products, products own recipes, recipes own batches. Add a seat for each person on the floor, with owner, admin and member roles. Archive a client without losing a single record.
Pricing
Priced on clients, products and seats — never on batches. Batch records are traceability records, and charging per record would be asking you to keep fewer of them.
Free
$0
One brand, getting its records straight.
- 1 client
- 3 products
- 1 seat
- Unlimited batches, recipes and versions
Most popular
Craft
$39/month
A small co-packer with a handful of brands.
- 5 clients
- 25 products
- 3 seats
- Full costing engine
- CSV import/export, spec & prep sheets
Commercial
$99/month
A production floor running for many brands at once.
- Unlimited clients
- Unlimited products
- Unlimited seats
- Everything in Craft
- QuickBooks invoicing
Pay annually and get two months free — Craft is $390 a year instead of $468, Commercial is $990 instead of $1,188. Switch between monthly and annual, or between plans, whenever you like.
Scroll the table sideways to see all three plans.
| Feature | Free$0 | Craft$39/mo · $390/yr | Commercial$99/mo · $990/yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clients | 1 | 5 | Unlimited |
| Products | 3 | 25 | Unlimited |
| Seats | 1 | 3 | Unlimited |
| Batches, recipes and versions | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Recall traceability records | Included | Included | Included |
| Costing engine | Not included | Included | Included |
| CSV import/export, spec & prep sheets | Not included | Included | Included |
| QuickBooks invoicing | Not included | Not included | Included |
Questions
Does Batcher make me FDA compliant?
No software can do that on its own. What Batcher does is keep the records a recall investigation runs on — which lot went into which batch, which version of the recipe was used, and where the finished units went — so that producing them is a search rather than an archaeology project. Filing, inspection and certification remain yours.
Is there a limit on how many batches I can record?
No, on any plan, including Free. Batch records are traceability records; metering them would be asking you to keep worse ones. The plans differ on clients, products, seats and features instead.
What happens to my data if I stop paying?
Nothing is deleted and nothing is locked away. Every record stays readable, editable and exportable, and you can still record batches. You simply cannot create new clients or products beyond the free limits until you subscribe again — and resubscribing restores everything as it was.
Can I bring in what I already have?
Yes. Ingredient catalogues import from CSV, and everything exports back to CSV, so your data is never held hostage.
Why charge on clients rather than volume?
A client is a brand you produce for, and taking on another one is how a co-packer grows — so it tracks the size of your business far better than pounds or units do. If you only make your own products, you are a single client, which is the Free tier.
Will it work on a tablet on the production floor?
Yes. Batcher runs in the browser on desktop, tablet and phone, and the layout adapts to the screen. There is nothing to install and nothing to keep updated.
Can I change plans later?
Any time, in either direction, from Settings inside the app. Annual billing saves two months against monthly.
Start with one client, free.
Set up an organization, add a recipe, record your first batch. If it saves you the next recall, it has paid for itself several times over.
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