Stocksmith vs SOS Inventory

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

Compare	StocksmithStocksmith	SOS InventorySOS Inventory
In one line	Inventory and cost tracking for makers, formerly Craftybase	Inventory and light manufacturing on top of QuickBooks Online
Starting price	From $20/mo	From $58.29/mo + $20.83/extra person
Six-person team	$83/mo	$142/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	Billed yearly: Companion $699.50/yr ($58.29/mo, 2 users); Plus $1,399.50/yr ($116.63/mo; 3 users, unlimited locations, serial/lot tracking); Pro $1,949.50/yr ($162.46/mo; 5 users, job costing); monthly $69.95/$139.95/$194.95; extra users $25/mo ($250/yr); store and FTP connections $25/mo each, 1/2/3 allowed by plan; 14-day trial; works with QuickBooks Online
Pricing model	Free trial	Free trial
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Users	Varies by plan	2 on Companion
Integrations	Etsy, Shopify, Amazon, Square, QuickBooks, Xero	QuickBooks Online, Shopify, BigCommerce, PayPal
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · CA
Phone support	None listed	Plus and up
Live chat	Plans not stated	None listed
Support hours	Email: Monday to Friday, 9am–4pm US Eastern · Live chat: Monday to Friday, 9am–4pm US Eastern	Email: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–6:00 PM Central; Sat–Sun 12:00 PM–4:00 PM Central · Phone: Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Central
Incidents posted	Stocksmith has a public status page. Status page	1 incident posted on SOS Inventory's status page, which covers all SOS Inventory products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by SOS Inventory. Status page
Capterra score	Not listed	4.2 / 5 from 17 reviews (few reviews)
Fit: Retail shop	60	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	15	15
Fit: Service business	5	25
Fit: Agency or studio	5	10
Fit: Trades or contractor	20	55
Fit: Online store	85	70
Why people pick it	True cost of goods per product Built for makers	Deep QuickBooks Online sync Serial, lot, and assembly tracking
Where it falls short	Not for reselling finished goods Price climbs with order volume	Built around QuickBooks Online Store connections cost extra
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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