Stocksmith vs Unleashed
We give Stocksmith and Unleashed the same GPA: 2.4 out of 4.0. Stocksmith grades higher on value for money. Unleashed grades higher on features. They get the same grade on the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Stocksmith
Materials, recipes and costing for makers and small manufacturers
Unleashed
Inventory, purchasing and assembly software for wholesalers and makers
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAStocksmithFair | 2.4GPAUnleashedFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPro's 25 order lines and one sales channel won't stretch to a shop and an online store, so the figure is Studio: $41 a month billed yearly ($490 a year), with 250 order lines and unlimited channels, users and locations. Inside the cheaper quarter of this category. | CFor a shop and an online store, Lite does it: $91 a month billed yearly ($99 monthly), or $1,089 a year, with 3 users, 3 integrations and one warehouse. In the middle of this category, but only 100 sales orders a month are included, and 500 more cost $70 a month. |
| Free plan and trial | CNo free plan, but a 14-day free trial on any plan with no credit card required. Long enough to enter your materials and see a real cost per product. | CNo free plan, but a 14-day free trial with every feature and no credit card needed. Enough time to load products and push a few orders through. |
| Features | CMaterials with unit conversion, single and multi-level recipes, cost of goods from materials and labour, and channel imports that deduct materials. It does the maker's costing job fully, but the listing shows no barcode scanning, batch tracking starts on Indie and automatic stock sync on Business. | BStock across warehouses with batch and serial tracking and landed costs, quotes to invoices, purchase orders and supplier returns, bills of materials, assemblies and production planning. The whole job, though several warehouses need Core and MRP needs Pro. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You'll enter materials, unit conversions and recipes before the cost figures mean anything, which is real setup for a busy maker. | CNo store rating on record. Onboarding is a one-off fee of $449 to $5,549, and you'll set up warehouses, products and integrations before it pays off. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with Shopify, Etsy, Amazon, WooCommerce, Square, Faire, Wix, Squarespace, QuickBooks and Xero. No phone or desktop app is listed. | BWeb, iPhone and Android, with Xero, QuickBooks Online, Shopify, WooCommerce, Amazon and Lightspeed. No desktop app, and the warehouse app is $149 a month on Core, included on Pro. |
| Best for | makers costing materials and recipes | wholesalers and makers tracking batches |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Stocksmith and Unleashed. How we grade
Price against what you get
Stocksmith starts at $20 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Unleashed starts at $91 a month and scores 2.7.
Unleashed scores higher, and starts $71 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other inventory management tools on the chart, none scores higher than Stocksmith for less, and 2 score higher than Unleashed for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Stocksmith starts at $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly). Unleashed starts at $91 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly).
- Only Unleashed lists iOS and Android apps.
- Stocksmith also covers expense tracking.
- Unleashed also covers barcode scanning.
At a glance
| Stocksmith | Unleashed | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free trial |
| Starts at | $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly) | $91 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial on any plan, no credit card required | 14-day free trial with all features, no credit card needed |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | Stocksmith Pty Ltd | The Access Group |
| Price read from | stocksmith.io | unleashedsoftware.com |
| Checked | Oct 18, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Who each one suits
Stocksmith
- Etsy and Shopify makers who want to know what each product costs to make
- Small-batch makers that need batch and lot traceability
- Small manufacturers that sell direct and wholesale through Faire
Unleashed
- Wholesalers and distributors selling to trade customers
- Food, beverage and supplement makers that track batches
- Businesses on Xero or QuickBooks Online needing more than basic stock
Worth knowing
Stocksmith
- The plan you need is set by order lines a month, and each product in an order counts as a separate line.
- Pro allows 1 user and one sales channel; a second, different channel needs Studio or higher.
- Batch tracking and traceability start on Indie, and production scheduling and Amazon start on Business.
Unleashed
- Every plan includes 100 sales orders a month; more cost $70 a month for 500, $200 for 1,500, $320 for 3,000 or $490 for unlimited.
- Extra users cost $69 a month each ($89 on Pro), and integrations beyond those included cost $39 a month each.
- Lite covers a single warehouse; multi-warehouse management needs Core or Pro.
- Onboarding is a one-off fee of $449, $799 or $5,549, and support plans cost $99 or $239 a month.
Key features
Stocksmith
- Materials and recipes
- Track raw materials and components, convert purchase units to the units you use, and build single or multi-level bills of materials.
- Cost of goods and labor
- Works out COGS from material and internal labor costs on every plan, with pricing guidance and expense records with attachments.
- Sales channel imports
- Pulls orders from Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, Etsy, Square, Faire, Wix and Squarespace and deducts the materials behind each sale.
- Production runs
- Automated production assemblies from Indie and production scheduling from Business, with production reports.
- Batch tracking and compliance
- Batch and lot tracking with traceability, compliance and audit reports from the Indie plan.
- Accounting connections
- Sends expenses, supplier invoices and COGS to Xero or QuickBooks, with full QuickBooks inventory sync on Growth.
Unleashed
- Stock control
- Multiple warehouses and transfers, stock counts, units of measure, low and high stock alerts, batch and serial tracking and landed costs.
- Sales and purchasing
- Quotes, sales orders, invoices, credit notes, backorders, pick lists and shipments, plus purchase orders, receipting and supplier returns.
- Assemblies and production
- Bills of materials, assembly and disassembly, and Kanban production planning, with an MRP-based planning module on Pro.
- Warehouse app
- An iOS and Android app for picking, packing, receiving and bin transfers by barcode scan, included on Pro and $149 a month on Core.
- Forecasting and analytics
- Advanced Inventory Manager for demand forecasting and reorder planning, and Access Analytics with plain-English report questions.
- B2B store and CRM
- Optional modules for a wholesale online store from $129 a month and a CRM with sales and marketing tools from $450 a month.
Plans
Stocksmith
Pro$20
per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
$240 a year. Up to 25 order lines a month, 1 user and 1 sales channel, with single-level bills of materials and COGS.
Studio$41
per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly)
$490 a year. Up to 250 order lines a month, unlimited users and sales channels, locations and daily order imports.
Indie$83
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
$990 a year. Up to 1,000 order lines a month, multi-level BOMs, automated production assemblies, batch and lot tracking and traceability reports.
Business$166
per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
$1,990 a year. Up to 5,000 order lines a month, hourly imports, automatic stock sync, production scheduling and Amazon.
Growth$291
per month, billed annually ($349 billed monthly)
$3,490 a year. Over 5,000 order lines a month, QuickBooks inventory sync with automatic COGS and priority support.
Unleashed
Lite$91
per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly)
$1,089 a year. 3 users, 100 sales orders a month (up to 500 with an upgrade), 3 integrations and a single warehouse.
Core$366
per month, billed annually ($399 billed monthly)
$4,389 a year. 3 users, 100 sales orders a month, 3 integrations and multiple warehouses; production and forecasting are paid modules.
Pro$668
per month, billed annually ($729 billed monthly)
$8,019 a year. 5 users and 5 integrations, with production, forecasting and MRP, the warehouse app and Access Analytics included.
Ways to pay less
Stocksmith
- Annual discount
Save about 17% with annual billing
Paying yearly saves about 17%: Indie is $990 a year instead of $99 a month, and every plan's yearly price equals ten months.
Unleashed
- Annual discount
Save up to 10% with annual billing
Paying yearly costs $1,089 for Lite instead of $1,188, $4,389 for Core instead of $4,788 and $8,019 for Pro instead of $8,748.
