← All comparisonsTamats vs Formulator Online
Affordable, published-price formulation software for indie makers and small brands — the practical alternative for a one-market launch.
What Formulator Online says it does
- —A cloud application combining research, formulation and business management, aimed at beginners learning formulation, experienced cosmetic chemists, and entrepreneurs or brand owners.
- —Formulation features include automatic INCI generation, allergen alerts, and calculations to 0.00001% accuracy; labelling generates the ingredient list in descending order.
- —Compliance features are stated as built-in EU (CosIng) and US (MoCRA) checks with auto-generated allergen reports described as ready for CPSR audits, and the site names EU, US FDA/CFR and California regulations.
- —Other listed features: inventory tracking, batch management, pricing calculators, AI formula analysis and a team collaboration mode.
- —Pricing is published — annual plans from $99 to $699, monthly billing available, with a 14-day free trial.
Read from formulator.online on 2026-08-03
What we could not verify
- —Coverage outside the EU, US and California is not described.
- —Retailer clean standards are not mentioned.
Where they differ
- Price
- Tamats$149 per member per month (Brand) or $249 (Manufacturer), with a free tier.
- Formulator Online$99–$699 per year. Materially cheaper, and published — credit where it is due.
- Coverage
- Tamats14 markets including Korea, Japan, China, Brazil and ASEAN, plus 13 retailer clean standards, each rule cited.
- Formulator OnlineEU, US FDA/CFR and California stated.
- Job it is built for
- TamatsResearch and multi-market screening — literature with citations, ingredient analysis, sourcing and outreach.
- Formulator OnlineMaking and running the formula: INCI generation, inventory, batches, cost.
Choose Formulator Online when
- You are launching in the EU or US only, and you want INCI generation, inventory and batch management in one cheap tool. On that job, at that price, it is a straightforwardly good buy.
- You are learning to formulate and want software that teaches the mechanics.
Choose Tamats when
- You are entering Asian or Latin American markets, or screening against a retailer standard like Clean at Sephora — that coverage is not in their published scope.
- The work is research-heavy: cited literature, ingredient trade-offs, manufacturer sourcing.
Settle it without a demo
Paste your INCI list into the free compliance scan and read the citations yourself — no account, no key. Then compare it to whatever the other tool tells you.