Stocksmith vs BoxHero

Two inventory tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	StocksmithStocksmith	BoxHeroBoxHero
In one line	Inventory and cost tracking for makers, formerly Craftybase	Simple stock counts across locations, free for 100 items
Starting price	From $20/mo	Free
Six-person team	$83/mo	$39/mo
Plans	Pro from $20/mo (1 sales channel, 1 user; named in the FAQ); Studio $41/mo billed yearly or $49 monthly (multi-user, no stated limit); Indie $83/mo billed yearly, $99 monthly (1,000 order lines); Business $166/mo billed yearly, $199 monthly; Growth $291/mo billed yearly, $349 monthly; unlimited users from Indie up	Personal free (1 member, 100 items, 1 location; no add-ons); Business $24/mo billed yearly, $30 monthly (3 members, 1,000 items, 3 locations); extra members $5/mo each, 1,000 more items $10/mo, and 10 more locations $10/mo, on Business only
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	14 days	30 days
Users	Varies by plan	1 on free; 3 on Business
Integrations	Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, Square, QuickBooks, Xero	Open API, webhooks, Excel import and export
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	None listed	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	Plans not stated
Support hours	Email: Monday to Friday, 9am–4pm US Eastern · Live chat: Monday to Friday, 9am–4pm US Eastern	Not published
Incidents posted	Stocksmith has a public status page. Status page	0 incidents posted on BoxHero's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page
Capterra score	Not listed	4.8 / 5 from 19 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	60	72
Fit: Restaurant or café	15	50
Fit: Service business	5	45
Fit: Agency or studio	5	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	20	60
Fit: Online store	85	55
Why people pick it	True cost of goods per product Built for makers	Usable free plan Flat team price, not per seat
Where it falls short	Not for reselling finished goods Price climbs with order volume	No built-in Shopify, Amazon, or QuickBooks sync Free plan keeps 30 days of history
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices