Supplement Manufacturing Cost Calculator
Get an instant estimate for your capsule supplement project. This tool is based on our most recent material costs and covers our most common, basic packaging options. For a formal quote, custom packaging, or anything outside the standard options below, reach out through our Contact page — this calculator is an estimating tool only, not an official quote.
Try the Calculator
What are you packing?
Pick your capsule, then tell us how many go in a bottle.
Bottle size
We recommend a size automatically — pick a different one below if you'd rather.
Ingredients / fill formula
Add each ingredient in your formula — amount per dose (mg) and price per kg if you know it — and we'll calculate the material cost into the estimate below.
Note: most ingredient suppliers require a minimum order of 25kg per ingredient, regardless of your finished bottle count. This can affect your total material cost, especially on smaller runs.
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How this tool works
See what your budget actually gets you
Most emerging supplement brands come to us with a budget in mind, but no easy way to know what that budget actually gets them — 1,000 bottles and 500,000 bottles can differ 3-4x in price per unit, and a lot of that swing is fixed costs (like our setup/changeover fee) getting spread across more or fewer units, not just raw material savings at scale.
This calculator uses our actual current cost model — the same labor pricing, material costs, and bottle-sizing logic we use internally — so the number you see here is a real, itemized estimate, not a rough guess. Try a few different order sizes and watch the price per unit move — it's the fastest way to figure out what run size fits your budget.
One thing worth trying: bump your order size up and see what actually happens to the total. Because our setup/changeover fee is a flat cost spread across the whole run, ordering meaningfully more product often costs only modestly more in total — not double, even if the unit count is. It's usually worth comparing a couple of nearby order sizes before you settle on one, since a bigger run can end up being the smarter use of the same budget.
It's not a replacement for a formal quote — formulation details, packaging specifics, and current material pricing can shift the final number — but it should get you within a realistic range before you ever have to get on a call.
Want more background first? See our pricing overview for what factors go into a quote, our low MOQ manufacturing page if you're planning a smaller first run, or our guide for supplement startups if this is your first product. Have a different question? Check our full FAQ.