Craftybase rebranded to Stocksmith in 2026 — same product, new name. Here's an honest, feature-by-feature comparison for makers deciding between MakerStocks and Craftybase (Stocksmith), based on each company's own public pricing and documentation.
Based on MakerStocks' published pricing and Craftybase/Stocksmith's public pricing and help-center pages.
| Feature | MakerStocks | Craftybase (Stocksmith) |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $29/mo — all integrations included | $20/mo (1 sales channel) · $41–49/mo for multi-channel (Studio) |
| BigCommerce sync | ✓ Native, every plan | ✗ Waitlist only |
| Shopify sync | ✓ Native | ✓ Native |
| Other channels (Etsy, Amazon, Wix, Faire…) | ✗ | ✓ Many — from Studio ($41–49/mo); their $20 Pro plan connects one channel only |
| Production run scheduling | ✓ From Starter ($29/mo) | Only on Business tier ($166–199/mo) |
| Dedicated mobile app for operators | ✓ Included from Starter | ✗ Web browser only |
| Multi-warehouse / multi-location | ✓ (1 → 3 → unlimited by plan) | ✓ |
| Batch/lot & expiry-date traceability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Supplier purchase orders | ✓ From Pro ($59/mo) | ✓ |
| B2B / reseller order management | ✓ Native, Business tier | Via Faire marketplace |
| Team members included | 1 → 10 → unlimited by plan | Unlimited from Indie ($83–99/mo) upward |
| Free trial | 14 days, no card required | 14 days |
This is the single biggest structural difference. MakerStocks was built specifically for BigCommerce and Shopify merchants and syncs natively with both. Craftybase/Stocksmith covers a wider net of channels — Etsy, Amazon, WooCommerce, Wix, Weebly, Squarespace and Faire — but as of this writing does not support BigCommerce; their own help center lists it as a feature request you can vote for, not a working integration.
If BigCommerce is your storefront, that alone settles it. If you sell across five marketplaces and BigCommerce isn't one of them, Craftybase/Stocksmith's channel breadth is a genuine advantage.
MakerStocks treats production run scheduling as core functionality, included from the $29/mo Starter plan: plan a run from the desktop, let an operator start and complete it from the shop floor, and stock is deducted automatically in FIFO order.
Craftybase/Stocksmith does have production scheduling, but it's gated behind their Business tier at $166–199/month — roughly 6–7× the price of MakerStocks' entry plan. Their lower tiers cover inventory, BOM and COGS, but not run scheduling.
MakerStocks ships a dedicated mobile interface built for operators — start/complete runs, receive deliveries, check stock — without exposing pricing, financial reports or account settings.
Craftybase/Stocksmith is a responsive web app: it works from a phone's browser, but there's no purpose-built mobile experience scoped to what a floor operator actually needs to see.
To be fair: Craftybase/Stocksmith includes unlimited users from its Indie plan ($83–99/mo) upward, with no per-seat fees. MakerStocks ties mobile-app seats to the plan (1 on Starter, 10 on Pro, unlimited on Business). If you have a large team, that's a real point in their favor.
Both products cover this well. MakerStocks tracks lot numbers and expiry dates on every raw-material entry and deducts stock in FIFO order, prioritizing lots closest to expiry. Craftybase/Stocksmith advertises GMP-compliant batch and lot tracking with recall documentation. Neither is a compliance guarantee on its own — regulated categories like cosmetics or food still require you to follow the applicable rules — but both give you the underlying traceability data.
| MakerStocks | Craftybase (Stocksmith) |
|---|---|
| Starter — $29/mo | Pro — $20/mo (1 sales channel) |
| Pro — $59/mo | Studio — $41–49/mo |
| Business — $99/mo | Indie — $83–99/mo |
| Business — $166–199/mo | |
| Growth — $291–349/mo |
Where Craftybase/Stocksmith shows a range, the lower price is the annual-billing rate and the higher one is month-to-month. MakerStocks prices are the same either way.
Stocksmith's $20 Pro plan connects a single sales channel; their first multi-channel plan is $41–49/mo. MakerStocks' $29 Starter includes both BigCommerce and Shopify sync, BOM, COGS, batch traceability and production run scheduling.
Install MakerStocks from the BigCommerce or Shopify App Store. Your first production run in under 30 minutes.