Stocksmith
Materials, recipes and costing for makers and small manufacturers
Stocksmith report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Oct 18, 2026
Best for makers costing materials and recipes
Stocksmith, called Craftybase until its recent rename, is for makers who want to know what each product really costs: materials, recipes, labour and cost of goods, with Etsy, Shopify, Amazon and Faire orders taking materials off stock as you sell. It's affordable at the small end, but plans are set by order lines, and batch tracking and automatic stock sync wait for the dearer plans.
Who Stocksmith is for
- Great if you make and sell on Etsy or Shopify and want to know what each item costs
- Handy when one material goes into lots of products and you need it deducted as you sell
- Good for small-batch makers who will need lot traceability as they grow
Who Stocksmith is not for
- Tight if your orders hold several products, as each product counts as a separate order line
- Not for you if you scan barcodes in a warehouse, as the listing shows no scanning
- Too light for resellers of finished goods, since it's built around materials and recipes
Why Stocksmith gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyPro'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.
- CFree plan and trialNo 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.
- CFeaturesMaterials 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.
- CEase of useNo 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.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with Shopify, Etsy, Amazon, WooCommerce, Square, Faire, Wix, Squarespace, QuickBooks and Xero. No phone or desktop app is listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Stocksmith's own pages on 18 October 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/craftybase#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/craftybase.svg" alt="Stocksmith: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Stocksmith stands among inventory management tools
Stocksmith's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 4 of the 11 other inventory management tools we grade, and level with 4.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 9 of 11) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $95 for the category: 0 of the 9 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 12 inventory management tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Stocksmith’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 9 of 11, level with 1
- CFree plan and trialAbove 3 of 11, level with 7
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 11, level with 1
- CEase of useAbove 0 of 11, level with 9
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 0 of 11, level with 9
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 10 inventory management tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Stocksmith, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Stocksmith you could make: inventory, expense tracking and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 1 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It costs $240 a year.
What you could make
- Inventory, expense tracking and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- It plugs into other products, Shopify, Etsy and Amazon among them.
What this rests on. Stocksmith’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Stocksmith?
Stocksmith, called Craftybase until its recent rename, is inventory and costing software for makers and small-batch manufacturers. It tracks raw materials, recipes and bills of materials, works out the cost of goods for each product, and pulls orders in from Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, Faire and other channels so materials come off stock as you sell. Plans are priced by order lines a month.
Stocksmith is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly). See every plan
Good for
- 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
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Stocksmith pricing
- Starts at
- $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial on any plan, no credit card required
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Pro | $20per 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 | $41per 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 | $83per 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 | $166per 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 | $291per 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. |
Read from stocksmith.io on Oct 18, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Stocksmith before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountSave 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.
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Common questions
Is Stocksmith free?
No, Stocksmith is a paid product, but you can try it first. 14-day free trial on any plan, no credit card required.
How much does Stocksmith cost?
Stocksmith lists 5 plans. Pro: $20 per month, billed annually ($24 billed monthly). Studio: $41 per month, billed annually ($49 billed monthly). Indie: $83 per month, billed annually ($99 billed monthly). Business: $166 per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly). Growth: $291 per month, billed annually ($349 billed monthly). Prices were read from stocksmith.io on Oct 18, 2026.
What platforms does Stocksmith work on?
Stocksmith is available on Web.
Does Stocksmith offer any discounts?
Stocksmith publicly lists the following: Save about 17% with annual billing.
Does Stocksmith have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Stocksmith is listed for Web.
Does Stocksmith have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 18, 2026. Stocksmith is listed for Web.
Is Stocksmith open source?
Stocksmith is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 18, 2026.
What does Stocksmith integrate with?
Stocksmith's listing names Shopify, Etsy, Amazon, WooCommerce, Square, Faire, QuickBooks and Xero. A listing names up to eight integrations, so it may connect to more.
Who makes Stocksmith?
Stocksmith is made by Stocksmith Pty Ltd. It dates from 2013.
What are the alternatives to Stocksmith?
The closest alternatives to Stocksmith in our directory are Katana, Fishbowl, Unleashed and Sortly. Each one has a side-by-side comparison with Stocksmith.
How does Stocksmith compare with other inventory management tools?
Stocksmith's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 4 of the 11 other inventory management tools we grade, and level with 4. It stands best on value for money (B, above 9 of 11) and worst on features (C, above 0).
Is Stocksmith good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Stocksmith B for value for money. Its paid plans start at $20 a month, against a middle price of $95 for the category: 0 of the 9 others that charge start lower. On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4, and no tool on the category's chart scores higher without costing more.
Could I make my own version of Stocksmith?
The plain part of Stocksmith you could make: inventory, expense tracking and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 1 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. It costs $240 a year. What you could not make: It plugs into other products, Shopify, Etsy and Amazon among them. This is a judgement from its listing. We have not built one.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Oct 18, 2026.