PerfuMate › Compare › ScentLabs
The honest version first, because a comparison page you can trust has to be able to say it: ScentLabs is the one with a formula marketplace: buying and selling formulas is its distinctive idea, alongside stock control and a smart calculator. On the free plan you get 25 materials and 10 formulas but not the IFRA tools, the pyramid or export - those are Pro, at $9.95 a month or $49.99 lifetime.
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 ScentLabs claim on it was read from ScentLabs's own published pages on 2026-08-17, and the full six-tool picture is at /compare.
| PerfuMate | ScentLabs | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Formulation software for independent perfumers, in the browser | Web platform for creating, managing and buying or selling formulas |
| 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 material library is included; its size is not stated |
| 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 | IFRA tools are on the Pro plan, not the free one |
| Formula work | Milligram scaling, version history with diffs and branching, batch and maceration tracking, dilution management, substitute suggestions from your own shelf | Smart calculator, auto-scaling, version control, cost and margin analysis; the pyramid is a Pro feature |
| Import and export | Import from PDF, CSV, TSV or pasted text; export PDF, EU allergen declaration, INCI label, GHS SDS draft | Formula export is a Pro feature |
| Runs on | Any browser, desktop or phone; installs as an app; native Android next | Any browser |
| 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 | ScentLabs: free up to 25 materials and 10 formulas, without IFRA tools, pyramid or export; ScentLabs Pro is $9.95/month or $49.99 lifetime |
ScentLabs'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.