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Etsy Break Even Calculator

Free Etsy break-even calculator — find the minimum sale price where profit is zero after Etsy fees, plus how many units you must sell each month to cover fixed shop costs.

Short answer: Etsy Break Even Calculator — The exact price and unit count where your Etsy shop stops losing money. Free Etsy break-even calculator — find the minimum sale price where profit is zero after Etsy fees, plus how many units you must sell each month to cover fixed shop costs. It answers “etsy break even price calculator with ads”. Who it is for: Etsy sellers finding the lowest price that does not lose money; Shop owners covering fixed costs with a sales target; New sellers testing whether a product can pay for itself. It runs entirely in your browser — no sign-up, no account, no email and no upload — and every result can be exported as a dated PDF report.

✔ Price: free, unlimited use, no rate limits
✔ Sign-up: not required
✔ Privacy: all math runs client-side, nothing is uploaded
✔ Export: one-click PDF report (2026 rates)

Etsy shop countryFees & VAT differ by countryItem cost / COGS ($)Your real shipping cost ($)Shipping charged ($)Offsite Ads (%)Current sale price ($)Used for the break-even unit countFixed monthly shop costs ($)Subscriptions, tools, studio rent

Break-even price

$10.97

Profit = 0 at this price

Profit per order now

$17.23

At $30.00

Break-even units / month

To cover fixed costs

Price cushion

$19.03

Above break-even

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Who is this tool for?

✔ Etsy sellers finding the lowest price that does not lose money
✔ Shop owners covering fixed costs with a sales target
✔ New sellers testing whether a product can pay for itself
✔ Anyone deciding whether to keep or drop a slow listing
✔ Print-on-demand sellers checking break-even with ad spend

How to use Etsy Break Even Calculator

Enter your product cost and real shipping cost.
Add Offsite Ads if applicable.
Enter your monthly fixed costs (subscriptions, tools, rent).
See your break-even sale price and the number of units per month you need.

Frequently asked questions

What is a break-even price on Etsy?

It is the sale price at which your profit is exactly zero after Etsy's listing, transaction, payment-processing and ads fees plus your product and shipping costs. Sell below it and every order loses money.

How do I calculate break-even units?

Break-even units = fixed monthly costs ÷ contribution profit per order. If your shop costs $120/month and each sale nets $12, you need 10 sales a month before you earn anything.

Should I ever price near break-even?

Only deliberately — for a launch, a review-building push or clearing dead stock. Etsy ads and returns make sustained break-even pricing a fast route to burnout.

Do Offsite Ads change my break-even price?

Dramatically. A 15% Offsite Ads fee can raise the break-even price by 20–25%, which is why some shops price the ad fee into every listing.

Does the break-even price include my labour?

Only if you include labour in the product cost field. Add materials + packaging + (hours × hourly rate) to break even on a fully-costed basis.

Etsy break even price calculator with ads?

Use the Etsy Break Even Calculator above: The exact price and unit count where your Etsy shop stops losing money. Free Etsy break-even calculator — find the minimum sale price where profit is zero after Etsy fees, plus how many units you must sell each month to cover fixed shop costs.