Market trader software for people who’d rather be making things
You make beautiful things. You shouldn’t have to spend half your week on invoices and spreadsheets to sell them.
VendorPad keeps your market bookings, custom orders and payments organised so you can spend more time creating and less time firefighting.
Free to start. No credit card needed.
The admin side of craft nobody warns you about
When you started selling at markets, you probably thought the hard part would be the making. Turns out, the hard part is everything else. Booking pitches weeks in advance. Remembering which markets you’ve applied to and which ones you’re waiting to hear back from. Tracking custom orders that came in via Instagram at 1am.
Then there’s the money side. Someone paid a deposit for a custom piece. Did they pay through PayPal or bank transfer? That market last month, once you factored in the pitch fee, fuel and materials, did you actually make a profit? And the commission order you agreed at a market three Saturdays ago. When was the deadline again?
You end up with a mess of DMs, notes, scribbled reminders and a vague sense of dread that you’ve forgotten something important. It’s exhausting, and it’s time you could be spending in the workshop.
Your stall bookings and orders in one place
Track every market and commission in one app
Keep all your market bookings visible in one calendar. Confirmed, applied, waitlisted. Custom orders too. No more digging through emails to check if you’ve booked that Christmas market or wondering which weekend you’re supposed to be in Bath.
Quote custom work properly
When someone asks “how much for a custom piece?”, don’t guess. Build a quote that covers your materials, time and margin. Save templates for your most common requests (bespoke jewellery, personalised candles, custom prints) and send something professional in minutes.
See your real profit per market
Pitch fee: £35. Fuel: £20. Materials sold: £180. Takings: £420. Actual profit: £185. That’s the number that matters, not just the total in the cash box. VendorPad helps you track costs so you know which markets are worth the early start and which ones aren’t.
Chase payments without the cringe
Custom orders mean deposits. Deposits mean chasing. VendorPad handles the tracking. You’ll know who’s paid, who hasn’t, and when a balance is due. Send a reminder with a tap instead of drafting another “just a gentle nudge” message.
For makers, artists and traders of all kinds
From the maker community
“I used to run my jewellery business from three different apps, a notebook and my memory. Having everything in one place means I can actually take a day off without panicking that I’ve missed something.”
— Rhian, Jewellery Maker, Cardiff
Questions market traders ask us
More making. Less admin.
You got into this to create things, not to manage spreadsheets. Let VendorPad take the boring bits off your plate.