Cost & Reports for WooCommerce is a comprehensive financial management extension that enables store owners to add purchase prices, extra costs, and profit margins to products. With over 400 active installations, it provides the necessary tools to calculate real-time profitability and financial health across a digital storefront. This extension transforms how merchants handle stock valuation and revenue tracking.
WPExclusive members get access to Cost & Reports as part of a full plugin and theme library — plans from $9.99/month. See the full Woocommerce Extensions collection →
What Is Cost & Reports for WooCommerce?
Cost & Reports for WooCommerce is developed by Woocommerce Extensions and is an ecommerce plugin for WordPress. It has been recognized as one of the best accounting software solutions for WooCommerce in 2024 by TechReport. It belongs to the ecommerce category on WPExclusive, alongside other tools for professional shop managers.
The plugin solves the problem of hidden costs by allowing merchants to track cost of goods sold (COGS) and net profit margins directly within the dashboard. It is designed for store owners who need higher accuracy in their financial reporting than the default WooCommerce installation provides.
Cost & Reports for WooCommerce Features
The core functionality is built around a centralized hub for managing product expenses and generating actionable sales data.
Advanced Table Editor
The table editor allows for efficient bulk updates and inventory management in a single view. Merchants can modify purchase prices, shipping fees, markups, and stock levels without opening individual product pages. An intelligent calculation engine automatically suggests retail prices based on current item costs and desired profit margins, which is essential for scaling ecommerce operations.
Comprehensive Sales Reporting
Cost & Reports includes detailed reports for orders, products, and individual customers. Users can filter data by date ranges to view net sales, taxes, and total profit with color-coded indicators for high and low margins. These reports can be exported as .csv or .xlsx files for further processing in external accounting software like MS Excel or Apple Numbers.
Product-Specific Cost Tracking
Each product or variation can have custom fields for purchase price and cost of goods. Cost & Reports recently added support for the native WooCommerce Cost of Goods (COGS) field, allowing for deep integration with existing data structures. Historically correct profits are maintained by adding cost snapshots to each order line at the time of purchase.
VAT and Multi-Currency Support
The plugin simplifies pricing adjustments for VAT-inclusive markets by offering a “Regular price inc. VAT” toggle. This feature automatically converts prices to ex. VAT values in the background to ensure accounting accuracy. Sale items are highlighted with a gold border in the editor to prevent pricing errors during promotions.
Pricing
Check current pricing on the Cost & Reports sales page — WPExclusive members access it as part of their plan.
| Plan | Price | Sites | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard License (1 Year) | $89.00 | 1 Site | Updates & Support |
| Standard License (2 Year) | $142.40 | 1 Site | 20% Discount |
| WPExclusive Membership | From $9.99/month | Unlimited | Cost & Reports + full library |
For developers managing multiple sites, a WPExclusive membership covers Cost & Reports plus hundreds of other plugins and themes — usually less than one premium license.
Latest Version
The current version is 3.6.3. The plugin receives regular updates to maintain compatibility with the latest versions of WordPress and WooCommerce High Performance Order Storage (HPOS). WPExclusive updates plugin files promptly after each release.
How to Install
- Download the Cost & Reports .zip from your WPExclusive member account
- In WordPress: Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin
- Select the .zip and click Install Now → Activate
- Navigate to the plugin settings to enable WooCommerce COGS integration if you have existing data.
- Open the table editor to begin adding purchase prices and shipping costs to your catalog.
Use Cases
Calculating True Profit Margins
Standard stores often only see top-line revenue. By using the ecommerce features of this plugin, owners can subtract purchase costs, shipping fees, and taxes to see actual net profit on every sale.
Bulk Inventory Price Adjustments
When a supplier raises prices, merchants can use the bulk markup function to increase shelf prices by a percentage or fixed amount across thousands of items in seconds.
Identifying Underwater Products
The reporting system flags products with unacceptable profit margins in red, allowing managers to quickly identify which items are costing the business money due to low margins or high shipping fees.
Agencies and Developers Managing Multiple Client Sites
Developers can deploy this solution across multiple client stores to provide professional financial reporting without needing separate high-cost licenses for each domain when using a WPExclusive membership.
Pros and Cons
✅ Strengths
- Live orders counter for real-time sales monitoring in the reports dashboard.
- Automatic price suggestions based on cost and target markup percentage.
- Integration with native WooCommerce Cost of Goods fields and HPOS.
⚠️ Limitations
- Global inventory totals are limited to per-page calculations in current table views.
- Historical data prior to plugin installation may require manual adjustment of order meta data.
- Developer auto-updates require an active license key. WPExclusive publishes updates manually when new versions are released.
Is Cost & Reports for WooCommerce GPL Licensed?
Yes. Cost & Reports for WooCommerce is distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL) — the same license that governs WordPress itself. GPL gives any user the legal right to use, study, share, and redistribute the software. This is the legal framework that makes WPExclusive’s membership model possible.
WPExclusive distributes 100% original, unmodified files — the same release the developer publishes. No injected code, no alterations, no security risks.
Get Cost & Reports for WooCommerce on WPExclusive
WPExclusive membership starts at $9.99/month, $87/year, or $149 lifetime — giving you Cost & Reports for WooCommerce plus every plugin and theme in the library, on unlimited sites.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does Cost & Reports for WooCommerce do?
Cost & Reports for WooCommerce is a financial extension used to track product costs and net margins. Cost & Reports provides a table editor for bulk price management and detailed sales reports for accounting.
Is Cost & Reports for WooCommerce free?
This is a premium extension starting at $89/year. Via WPExclusive, it is included in all membership plans starting from $9.99/month.
What is the latest version of Cost & Reports for WooCommerce?
The current version is 3.6.3. The plugin is actively maintained — WPExclusive members always receive the most current release.
How much does Cost & Reports for WooCommerce cost?
Retail pricing is $89 per year for a single site. Via WPExclusive, it is included in plans from $9.99/month.
Is it legal to use Cost & Reports for WooCommerce via WPExclusive?
The plugin is GPL licensed, which explicitly permits redistribution. WPExclusive provides original, unmodified files — fully within GPL terms.
Can I export data from Cost & Reports for WooCommerce to Excel?
Yes, Cost & Reports allows users to export any filtered table view as an .xlsx file or download full database extracts in .csv format.
