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.
Confita comparisons · Verified August 28, 2026
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 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.
The difference
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 |
Where Confita earns its place
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.
Before you choose
What bakers ask about Hotplate and Confita
Sources
Reviewed against public product pages on August 28, 2026. Confirm current terms before subscribing.
How much does Hotplate charge?
Hotplate has no monthly subscription or setup cost. Its pricing page lists a default customer-facing platform fee of 5% + US$0.55 on the customer subtotal, plus 2.9% + US$0.30 for payment processing paid by the seller. Hotplate says sellers can adjust the fee split. Confirm the current terms before subscribing.
Is Confita cheaper than Hotplate?
The answer depends on order volume. Confita charges US$49/year or US$9.99/month, with no per-order fee; payments go through your own Stripe or Square account. Hotplate has no subscription, but charges per order. Compare Hotplate’s per-order fees with Confita’s fixed plan based on the volume you expect to sell.
Which is better for weekly drops?
Hotplate is the stronger fit if you need automatic texts, inventory reservations, waitlists, prep lists, and order tickets around every drop. Confita is the stronger fit if you want product limits, cutoffs, pickup windows, and a drop flow alongside custom quotes and deposits.
Which has the better storefront editor?
Confita is the stronger fit if you want hands-on visual control. Its editor includes themes, colors, covers, fonts, banners, stickers, entrance animations, and live preview. Hotplate offers a branded storefront designed for quick launch, but its public materials do not detail the same editor controls.
Does Hotplate support custom cake quotes?
Hotplate is built around prepaid drops and its public materials do not list a private quote workflow. Confita is built for custom questions, reference photos, private quotes, and deposits through connected Square, Stripe, or a manual method.
Can I use Confita on any device?
Yes. Confita works from a phone, tablet, or computer for both sellers and customers. You can create the shop, edit its design, review requests, and send quotes from the browser.
Before you switch
Still deciding about Hotplate?
Weekly bakery dropsHow to run weekly bakery drops without overselling: set cutoffs, pickup windows, product caps, and a clean order link for limited preorders.Home bakery payment processingWhich payment methods a home bakery should accept, and how to take cards through your own Stripe or Square account next to cash and transfer. No Confita fee.Free cake pricing calculatorFree cake pricing calculator, no signup: add ingredients, hours, and overhead to get your price, cost per serving, and profit. Includes a cake price chart by size.See what Confita costsOne plan with everything, and what the free week includes.Order from a live shopTry the customer side of Confita before you decide.
See how the workflow feels
Build the storefront your customers will use
Set up your products, add the details you need, and send yourself a test order before you share the link.
