Contribution margin & controlling for OTTO sellers

Do you really know what your
products earn on OTTO?

Marketplaces show you revenue. We show you real profit. After all fees, returns, shipping and ad costs.

One tool for everything: purchase prices, shipping costs, returns and marketing spend managed in one place. So you finally see your real profitability and marketplace performance.
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OTTO Market
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All features at a glance

Everything you need for real profitability

One platform, every insight. From revenue to net profit — fully automated.

Real profit per product

Contribution margin per SKU, product group and brand — after all costs. Scale the winners, cut the losers.

All OTTO fees, automatic

Commission, tiered commission, base fee, shipping commission — calculated automatically from your OTTO settlements.

Returns under control

Return rate and value loss per product — see which items still pay off despite returns.

Ad costs on autopilotBeta

SPA ad costs come in automatically via the new OTTO marketing API, deals & promotions via CSV import.

P&L at a glance

From gross revenue to operating profit — two levels of contribution margin, including indirect expenses.

Real-time dashboard

Revenue, profit and margin at a glance — synced automatically with OTTO, no CSV busywork.

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Product performance

Profitability per product: scale the winners, cut the losers

Understand exactly which products are profitable after all OTTO fees, shipping costs and returns — at SKU level or in the group view to compare whole categories.

  • Contribution margin & net margin per SKU
  • Product group & brand analysis
  • Return tracking per SKU
Product performance
Product groups
230
Avg. net margin
27.56%
Contribution margin
100.704 €
Loss-makers
6
Product groupSoldReturnsRevenueFeesNet profitMargin
Group A
135 variants
2311632.282 €6.774 €7.495 €23.22%
Group B
115 variants
6762628.352 €6.296 €7.536 €26.58%
Group C
147 variants
6683926.668 €5.862 €8.053 €30.20%
Group D
66 variants
4862626.261 €5.640 €8.553 €32.57%
Group E
77 variants
4062819.566 €4.229 €6.386 €32.64%
Purchase prices & margins

Your real margin — set purchase prices once

Import your purchase prices (COGS) via CSV or maintain them directly in the dashboard — including tiered purchase prices with valid-from dates. From then on, profitkonsole calculates every order down to your real margin — after all OTTO fees.

  • CSV import for bulk updates
  • Tiered purchase prices with valid-from dates
  • Real-time margin calculation
  • Manual editing right in the dashboard
Purchase prices
ImageProductStatusSale pricePurchase priceAction
Product A
SKU: 44255
Active39,99 €
12,50 €
Product B
SKU: 49140
Active39,99 €
11,80 €
Product C
SKU: 44564
Active59,99 €
18,20 €
Product D
SKU: 27063
Active119,00 €
45,00 €
Shipping & returns

Shipping and return costs under control

Your OTTO shipping profiles are detected automatically; outbound and return shipping are captured separately. Plus you see return rate and value loss per product — so you know which items still pay off despite returns.

  • Automatic detection of your OTTO shipping profiles
  • Outbound & return shipping captured separately
  • Return rate & value loss per product
  • Precise cost calculation per item
Shipping profileOutbound costReturn costAction
DELIVERY_FEE_STANDARD
Shipping profile
5,27 €
5,27 €
DELIVERY_FEE_LARGE
Shipping profile
29,90 €
29,90 €
Marketing attribution

Marketing costs in view Beta

You import your deal campaigns via CSV and set monthly SPA and SDA ad budgets. Automatic SPA cost syncing via the new OTTO marketing API is already in beta. Track your marketing spend and see exactly which campaigns pay off.

  • CSV import for deals & promotions
  • Track deal costs on product groups
  • Automatic SPA ad costs via the OTTO marketing API (beta)
Marketing campaigns
Active deals
50
Total cost
26.888 €
Avg. cost per deal
537 €
ROI
+142%
Deal namePeriodCostRevenueROIStatus
Weekend flash sale deal
10.10 - 12.1099 €3.915 €+3853%DONE
Autumn collection deal
03.10 - 05.10396 €2.903 €+633%DONE
October monthly deal
01.10 - 31.102.800 €12.215 €+336%DONE
Weekend special deal
19.09 - 21.09198 €1.580 €+698%DONE

For ambitious OTTO sellers

profitkonsole is built for sellers who make data-driven decisions and want to take their business to the next level.

For teams & agencies

Invite team members, manage permissions and work on your success together.

For sellers who are done with Excel

Calculating every month whether OTTO is worth it? We show you automatically.

For multi-channel sellers

Selling on Amazon and OTTO? Keep your OTTO profitability in view — the way you know it from other marketplaces.

Dashboard
Live view of your profitability
Revenue today
Profit
Performance trend

See the dashboard in action (demo data, German UI)

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CortexNewruns onMistral AI

Talk to your numbers.

Cortex is your AI analyst right inside profitkonsole. You ask in plain language, and the answer comes straight from your real OTTO data, fully interpreted. No filtering, no exports, no formulas.

Which products are quietly costing me money?
Three items run at a loss after fees, shipping and returns. The clearest case is your green bestseller variant: the top line looks great, but the high return rate eats the margin entirely. Want me to show you all three in detail?
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I'm Marco, the founder — an OTTO seller myself. I help international sellers with the application, onboarding and their first steps on otto.de. Email or call me directly, free of charge and with no obligation.

Available in English and German.

One price. All features.

No plans to compare. Full functionality without compromise. Transparent and fair.

Pro

For professional OTTO sellers

39/month

468 per year — you save 120 · plus VAT

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Everything included

  • Dashboard & analytics
  • Profitability analysis & P&L
  • Up to 50,000 orders per month
  • 10 user accounts
  • Historical data since 2023
  • Marketing tracking: deals, SPA & SDABeta
  • Support via email & chat
CortexNewincluded in Pro

Your AI analyst inside profitkonsole — ask your numbers in plain language.

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Frequently asked questions

Does profitkonsole work for international (non-German) sellers?

Yes. profitkonsole connects to your OTTO Partner Connect account, and the connection works the same whether your company is in Germany, the Netherlands, Poland or elsewhere in the EU. Everything is calculated in EUR, exactly as OTTO settles it.

Is the app available in English?

Signup, onboarding and the OTTO connection are available in English. The rest of the app is currently in German, and we onboard English-speaking sellers personally — you'll always know what you're looking at. Full English is on the roadmap as our international customer base grows.

What does it cost?

One plan, all features: EUR 39 per month billed yearly (EUR 468/year), or EUR 49 billed monthly, plus VAT. 14-day free trial, no credit card required, cancel anytime.

What do I need to get started?

An active OTTO Partner Connect account (OTTO Market's seller portal). You connect it via OAuth in about two minutes — no API keys, no CSV uploads. Your order history syncs automatically.

Not selling on OTTO yet?

Our English guides cover requirements, fees, VAT/OSS and the country-by-country OTTO Market rollout, written as an official OTTO Market service partner.

Read the guides

OTTO marketplace analytics software for professional sellers

profitkonsole is the specialised profit-analytics solution for sellers on otto.de, Germany's second-largest online marketplace. OTTO Partner Connect, the seller portal, shows you basic sales figures, but the metrics you need for a real profit analysis are missing. Our software closes that gap with precise cost-of-goods management (COGS), detailed shipping-cost tracking and full marketing attribution. If you are new to the platform, start with our guide on selling on the OTTO marketplace.

Calculate your real contribution margin on otto.de

High revenue does not automatically mean high profit. With the profitkonsole dashboard you calculate your true contribution margin after all OTTO marketplace fees, shipping costs and marketing spend are deducted. The margin calculation accounts for every cost factor, so you see your real margin at SKU level and identify unprofitable products before they hurt your bottom line.

COGS management and shipping-cost tracking for OTTO sellers

Accurate purchase prices are the key to profitability on otto.de. Import your COGS via CSV upload or maintain them directly in the dashboard. The system automatically detects your OTTO shipping profiles and calculates precise shipping costs per item, for outbound orders as well as returns. You always know which products are genuinely profitable after all costs.

OTTO marketing costs under control: SPA, SDA and deals

OTTO offers advertising formats such as Sponsored Product Ads (SPA), Sponsored Display Ads (SDA) and deals, but how profitable are they really? profitkonsole lets you import all campaign data and assigns the spend down to product level. Track the ROI of every single marketing action and optimise your advertising budget based on real profitability data, not on revenue alone.

Analyse return rates and the true cost of returns

Return rates can quietly destroy your profitability. Our analytics show the return rate per product and calculate the true cost of every return, including shipping and handling. Identify products with above-average return rates and make data-driven assortment decisions instead of guessing.

Built for OTTO sellers, ready for international sellers

OTTO Market is opening to sellers across the EU, and profitkonsole works the same wherever your company is based: everything is calculated in EUR, exactly as OTTO settles it. Our English guides cover the requirements, fees and VAT/OSS setup for international sellers. Whether you sell 100 or 10,000 products, profitkonsole scales with your business. Start with a 14-day free trial, no credit card required.