PerfuMate › Compare › Formulab Pro
The honest version first, because a comparison page you can trust has to be able to say it: Formulab Pro is a serious cross-platform workspace with the largest raw repository here - 20,000+ material entries with one-tap detail auto-fill - plus batch trials and Excel import. The materials arrive as entries to fill rather than described profiles, and full features sit behind a subscription whose price the store page does not state.
PerfuMate's side of the ledger: the free tier already includes the described materials database, the indicative IFRA checking and every tool, in any browser, and the one paid version is a one-time purchase rather than a subscription. The table holds both sides to the same standard: every Formulab Pro claim on it was read from Formulab Pro's own published pages on 2026-08-17, and the full six-tool picture is at /compare.
| PerfuMate | Formulab Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Formulation software for independent perfumers, in the browser | Perfumery workspace app for perfumers and indie creators |
| Ships with a materials database | Yes - 1,581 materials, each DESCRIBED and classified: odor description, olfactive families with percentage dominance, impact and substantivity, a CAS number where one exists (1,153; a compounded base has none to give), plus estimated constituent tables for 588 | A repository of 20,000+ material entries with one-tap detail auto-fill |
| IFRA compliance | Checked live while composing, on every tier including free - and it counts one molecule arriving from several naturals at once. Category 4 (fine fragrance on skin), 51st Amendment, indicative: verify against the official standards before you sell | Per-material limit auto-fill and safety alerts on the finished product |
| Formula work | Milligram scaling, version history with diffs and branching, batch and maceration tracking, dilution management, substitute suggestions from your own shelf | Scaling, batch trials with versions, side-by-side compare, reuse a formula as an accord |
| Import and export | Import from PDF, CSV, TSV or pasted text; export PDF, EU allergen declaration, INCI label, GHS SDS draft | Excel import with mapping; PDF export and Excel backup |
| Runs on | Any browser, desktop or phone; installs as an app; native Android next | Android, iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows |
| Price to start | PerfuMate: free with no expiry - an UNLIMITED shelf and 3 formulas, with the whole catalog, the IFRA checking, the allergen and INCI label text, the scent profile and the drydown. A free account opens every tool; only bottle labels, the pack that contains them and colour PDF themes are paid. PerfuMate has one paid version, Lifetime Unlimited, a ONE-TIME purchase bought once and kept, never a subscription | Formulab Pro: free to download and try; a Formulab subscription unlocks full features (price not stated on the store page) |
Formulab Pro's facts were read from its own published pages on 2026-08-17; PerfuMate's numbers are computed from the same material seed the app ships, at build time, so this page cannot drift from the product. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and it will be corrected.