MRPeasy vs Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)
Comparison last checked October 10, 2026. Every figure comes from the two product records, each with its own sources and check dates.
The short answer
Pick Stocksmith if you are a maker who needs recipes, lot traceability and cost of goods rather than a planning engine: $99 a month flat on the plan with lot tracking. Pick MRPeasy if you need to know what to order and when, with routings and capacity planning, from $49 per user a month.
Choose MRPeasy if
- You want dated planning: MRPeasy gives a requirement date and an action date per line, and Stocksmith gives threshold alerts.
- You route work through operations and plan capacity, which we have not found evidence of in Stocksmith.
- You are one or two people, where $49 per user a month stays below Stocksmith's $99.
Choose Stocksmith if
- You have several people: Stocksmith's price is flat, with unlimited users.
- You sell on Etsy, Square, Faire or Amazon as well as Shopify and WooCommerce.
- You work from recipes: they are Stocksmith's core object, and recipes in MRPeasy are ordinary bills of materials.
Key differences
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| Attribute | MRPeasy | Stocksmith |
|---|---|---|
| Useful entry priceWhat you pay to get the manufacturing capability, not the cheapest nominal tier. | $49 per user a monthSource: mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab)Checked October 9, 2026 | $99 a monthSource: stocksmith.io › Pricing(opens in a new tab)Checked October 10, 2026 |
| Billing basis | Per user | Flat rate |
| Free plan or trial | Free plan: NoFree trial: 30 days | Free plan: NoFree trial: 14 days |
| Produces dated buy/make suggestionsThe output is an actionable list with dates, order this much by this date, start this batch on this date. | YesRequirement date and Action date per line. From Critical on-hand you can create a pre-filled purchase order, or a manufacturing order whose quantity is calculated to bring stock back to the reorder point.Source: mrpeasy.com › Requirements(opens in a new tab) | PartialReorder thresholds are set per material with preferred order quantities, and you get an alert when stock drops below the threshold.Source: stocksmith.io › Features(opens in a new tab) |
| Recipes & formulasBatch-style production by weight, volume, or percentage, including scaling a batch up or down. | PartialRecipes are ordinary BOMs.Source: mrpeasy.com › Bom(opens in a new tab) | YesRecipes are the core object. The vendor describes "multi-level recipes: raw materials, sub-assemblies, and finished products". We have not verified batch scaling by weight or percentage.Source: stocksmith.io(opens in a new tab) |
| Routings & operationsThe ordered steps a product goes through, and which machine or station does each one. | YesRoutings are a documented object and BOMs tie directly to them.Source: mrpeasy.com › Manufacturing software(opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| Lot and batch traceabilityWhich incoming material lots went into which finished batch, and where those finished goods went. | Yes"Track inventory by lot or batch, use serial numbers and barcodes." Lot traceability is listed on all tiers including Starter.Source: mrpeasy.com › Manufacturing software(opens in a new tab) | YesIncluded from the Indie planLot numbers with a dedicated traceability feature and full production history. Included from the Indie plan upward, not on Studio.Source: stocksmith.io › Features(opens in a new tab) |
| Best-fit industries | Electronics & hardware, Furniture & woodworking, Machine shops & fabrication, General assembly manufacturing, Food & beverage, Cosmetics & skincare, Apparel & textiles | Candles & soap, Cosmetics & skincare, Food & beverage, Bakeries, Jewellery & craft goods, Apparel & textiles |
What it costs at your size
Entry prices leave out users, add-ons, order limits and extra locations. Put in your own numbers and both products are worked out the same way, from each vendor's published prices.
Full comparison
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| Attribute | MRPeasyMRPeasy · record checked October 9, 2026 | StocksmithStocksmith Pty Ltd · record checked October 9, 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Fit | ||
| Product classWhat kind of system it is. | Full MRP | Batch / process manufacturing |
| One-line fit | The clearest small-shop system that genuinely tells you what to order and when. | The strongest fit for makers who need real COGS and lot numbers, not a planning engine. |
| Real cost | ||
| Pricing | From $49/user/moSource: mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab)Checked October 9, 2026 | From $20/mo · $99/mo usefulSource: stocksmith.io › Pricing(opens in a new tab)Checked October 10, 2026 |
| Useful entry priceWhat you pay to get the manufacturing capability, not the cheapest nominal tier. | $49/user/mo | $99/mo |
| Billing basis | per-user | flat |
| Planning | ||
| Accepts dated demandYou can tell it what is due and when, sales orders with dates, a forecast, or a production schedule. | YesThe Requirements report lists purchasable items "required for specific orders (Source), when these are required (Requirement date)". Master production scheduling and sales forecasting are available from the Enterprise tier.Source: mrpeasy.com › Requirements(opens in a new tab); mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab) | PartialOpen sales orders feed the calculation. No forecast input is described, so demand is what has been ordered rather than what is expected.Source: stocksmith.io › Mrp software(opens in a new tab) |
| Counts incoming ordersIt knows about purchase orders and production orders already placed, so it does not tell you to order twice. | YesExpected arrivals are part of the stock picture, purchase orders carry an expected delivery date, and saving a purchase order books the incoming items against the demand that caused them.Source: mrpeasy.com › Critical on hand(opens in a new tab); mrpeasy.com › Manufacturing software(opens in a new tab) | PartialThe reorder report shows stock already on order next to stock on hand: "This is a count of any purchases marked as not yet received for this material." Nothing says that quantity reduces what the report tells you to reorder.Source: help.stocksmith.io › About material reorder reports(opens in a new tab) |
| Uses lead timesIt works backwards from when you need something to when you must order or start it, using supplier and production lead times. | YesThe Requirements report shows "when these should be ordered the latest (Action date) according to lead time". The clearest statement of lead-time offsetting we found on any product in this directory.Source: mrpeasy.com › Requirements(opens in a new tab) | PartialSupplier records store "who you order from, at what price, on what lead time", but the lead time does not appear to set any date. The Material Reorder report is a stock snapshot: "The Material Reorder report is a snapshot report that lists all active materials and components either out of stock or marked as having low stock." It gives no order-by date, and purchase arrival dates are typed in by hand. This rests on the public help center; lead times otherwise appear only in marketing copy.Source: stocksmith.io › Features(opens in a new tab); help.stocksmith.io › About material reorder reports(opens in a new tab) |
| Produces dated buy/make suggestionsThe output is an actionable list with dates, order this much by this date, start this batch on this date. | YesRequirement date and Action date per line. From Critical on-hand you can create a pre-filled purchase order, or a manufacturing order whose quantity is calculated to bring stock back to the reorder point.Source: mrpeasy.com › Requirements(opens in a new tab); mrpeasy.com › Critical on hand(opens in a new tab) | PartialReorder thresholds are set per material with preferred order quantities, and you get an alert when stock drops below the threshold. That is a threshold alarm, not a time-phased plan. It tells you that you are low today, not what to order for a batch due in three weeks. The Material Reorder report lists what is out of stock or low, with quantity on order, but no date to order by.Source: stocksmith.io › Features(opens in a new tab); help.stocksmith.io › About material reorder reports(opens in a new tab) |
| Capacity planningChecks whether your people and machines can do the work in the time available. | YesThe vendor describes "a real-time overview of production capacity and resource utilization" and never double-booking jobs or materials.Source: mrpeasy.com › Production planning software(opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| Production | ||
| Bill of materialsA list of the parts and quantities needed to make one of something. | YesBills of materials are a documented core object, tied directly to routings.Source: mrpeasy.com › Manufacturing software(opens in a new tab) | Yes"Build your BOMs with as many levels as production requires."Source: stocksmith.io › Features(opens in a new tab) |
| Multi-level BOMSub-assemblies inside assemblies, a part that is itself made from other parts, nested as deep as you need. | Yes"Create simple or multi-level bills of materials (BOMs) and tie them directly to routings."Source: mrpeasy.com › Manufacturing software(opens in a new tab) | Yes"Unlimited BOM depth — materials, sub-assemblies, finished goods." The pricing page sells recipe management from the Studio plan; whether Studio has the same BOM depth as Indie is not stated.Source: stocksmith.io › Features(opens in a new tab); stocksmith.io › Pricing(opens in a new tab) |
| Recipes & formulasBatch-style production by weight, volume, or percentage, including scaling a batch up or down. | PartialRecipes are ordinary BOMs. The user manual says that "for process manufacturing, like food, pharmaceutics, etc., it is the formula or recipe that lists the quantities of ingredients per unit of product", and that "When a manufacturing order is created, the BOM is multiplied by the order quantity to calculate the total material requirements." So a recipe scales in a straight line with batch size, and on Professional a fixed-quantity column adds components that do not scale. Missing: a separate recipe object and any percentage, weight or yield-based formula.Source: mrpeasy.com › Bom(opens in a new tab); Vendor video, 2018, at 0:56(opens in a new tab) | YesRecipes are the core object. The vendor describes "multi-level recipes: raw materials, sub-assemblies, and finished products". We have not verified batch scaling by weight or percentage.Source: stocksmith.io(opens in a new tab); stocksmith.io › Features(opens in a new tab) |
| Routings & operationsThe ordered steps a product goes through, and which machine or station does each one. | YesRoutings are a documented object and BOMs tie directly to them.Source: mrpeasy.com › Manufacturing software(opens in a new tab); mrpeasy.com › User manual(opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| Shop-floor trackingOperators report progress, time, and completions as the work happens. | YesIn a 2025 vendor demo: "Workers can use two different interfaces, the detailed my production plan and the simpler internet kiosk." On a tablet or phone, operators see their assigned operations, start, pause and finish them, and report quantities, materials used and serial numbers.Source: mrpeasy.com › User manual(opens in a new tab); Vendor video, 2025, at 0:38(opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| Quality controlsChecks, tests, holds, and non-conformance records tied to production or receiving. | YesQuality control is listed as a Professional-tier feature, so it is not in the $49 entry plan.Source: mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| Inventory & traceability | ||
| Batch & lot traceabilityWhich incoming material lots went into which finished batch, and where those finished goods went. | Yes"Track inventory by lot or batch, use serial numbers and barcodes." Lot traceability is listed on all tiers including Starter.Source: mrpeasy.com › Manufacturing software(opens in a new tab); mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab) | YesLot numbers with a dedicated traceability feature and full production history. Included from the Indie plan upward, not on Studio.Source: stocksmith.io › Features(opens in a new tab); stocksmith.io › Pricing(opens in a new tab) |
| Expiry & shelf lifeBest-before dates on materials and finished goods, with warnings before they lapse. | YesExpiry-date management is listed as a Professional-tier addition, not part of the entry plan.Source: mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab) | Yes"Expiry dates and supplier records on every material", with stock shown "at the lot level, with expiry dates front and centre" so you can "use the oldest lots first, spot what's about to expire". Central to the cosmetics and food shops this targets.Source: stocksmith.io › Lot tracking software(opens in a new tab) |
| Serial numbersUnique identifiers on individual units, for warranty or field service. | YesSerial numbers are listed as a Professional-tier addition.Source: mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| Commerce & accounting | ||
| Product costing & COGSWhat it costs you to make one, and the cost of the goods you sold. | YesThe vendor describes one-click production cost and lead-time estimates, and tracking manufacturing lot costs down to the serial number.Source: mrpeasy.com › Production planning software(opens in a new tab); mrpeasy.com › Manufacturing software(opens in a new tab) | Yes"COGS calculated from what you actually paid, not what you estimated", updating automatically when purchase prices change. Materials, labour and overhead in one calculation, with a year-end COGS report for accountants.Source: stocksmith.io › Features(opens in a new tab); stocksmith.io(opens in a new tab) |
| Ecommerce connectionPulls orders and pushes stock levels to a storefront or marketplace. | YesThe vendor states: "Synchronizing inventory levels from MRPeasy to Shopify Go to Settings -> System settings -> Integrations -> Shopify. Click the Edit button next to your shop. Select the option ' Sync inventory levels '." From the MRPeasy user manual's Shopify page, which also covers importing Shopify orders. Checked 2026-09-14. Older vendor demos walk through the Shopify integration (2020 video: "To connect MRPeasy and Shopify, go to MRPeasy -> Settings -> System settings -> Integrations -> Shopify.") and a WooCommerce integration (2021 video), importing paid web orders and pushing stock levels back.Source: mrpeasy.com › Shopify(opens in a new tab); Vendor video, 2020, at 1:56(opens in a new tab); Vendor video, 2021(opens in a new tab) | YesShopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, Square, Faire and Amazon are named on the features page.Source: stocksmith.io › Features(opens in a new tab) |
| Openness & your data | ||
| APIA documented programming interface so other software can read and write your data. | YesAPI access is listed, but only on the Unlimited tier at $149/user/month. Budget for that before planning any integration work.Source: mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab) | PartialA REST API is documented publicly but is read-only and in closed beta, not switched on for every account, and which plans will include it is not decided. The help center says: "Not yet. The current API is read-only: you can pull data out of Stocksmith, but writing data back in isn't supported."Source: help.stocksmith.io › Do you have an api available(opens in a new tab); help.stocksmith.io › Using the stocksmith api(opens in a new tab) |
| WebhooksThe system can notify other software the moment something changes. | YesWebhooks are listed alongside the API on the Unlimited tier.Source: mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
| MCP supportA Model Context Protocol server, letting an AI assistant read or act on this data. Useful, but it has nothing to do with whether the product plans materials. | YesMRPeasy runs its own MCP server: "The server exposes every API v2 GET endpoint as a tool, giving the model read-only access to your manufacturing data." Read access meets our definition (read or act). Scope: read-only, it cannot create or change records, and it authenticates with an API key, which the pricing page puts on the Unlimited plan ($149/user/month, minimum two). Checked 2026-09-19.Source: mrpeasy.readme.io › Mcp(opens in a new tab); mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab) | PartialStocksmith runs its own read-only MCP server at mcp.stocksmith.io. Read-only alone would count; it stays Partial because access is a closed beta, not something every account can switch on: "Only the account's primary user can connect an AI assistant, and like the rest of the public API, it's part of the current closed beta."Source: help.stocksmith.io › Do you have an api available(opens in a new tab) |
| CSV exportYou can get your lists out as spreadsheet files. | YesIn a 2026 vendor demo of the data tables: "Finally, you can export your data in CSV or PDF format. If you apply filters before exporting, only the filtered data will be included". The pricing page's comparison table ticks "CSV import-export" on all four plans, so it is not limited to higher tiers.Source: mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab); Vendor video, 2026, at 4:12(opens in a new tab) | PartialThe vendor states: "1. Go to your Product List page and apply searches or filters to generate the list you require. Click the Export button in the top right of the list. Next, head to your Notification page to download the generated file." The export is part of the bulk product updater, and the article uses older plan names, so which current plans include it is not confirmed. Checked 2026-09-14.Source: help.stocksmith.io › Updating products via csv(opens in a new tab) |
| Full data exportYou can take everything, including history and relationships, not just a few screens' worth of rows. | PartialThere is a whole-database backup you can download, but it only works inside MRPeasy. The user manual: "You can download your database backup file to your computer and keep a copy," and "The MRPeasy database backup file can be used/read only in MRPeasy." A restore needs a file that is "not older than 30 days" and "downloaded from the same account it is restored to", and it erases the current database. So it protects you inside MRPeasy; it is not a portable export for leaving. List-level CSV export is recorded separately. The pricing table ticks "Database backups" on all four plans. Checked 2026-09-19.Source: mrpeasy.com › Database maintenance(opens in a new tab); mrpeasy.com › Pricing(opens in a new tab); Vendor video, 2026, at 6:20(opens in a new tab) | Unknown |
Common questions
- Is MRPeasy cheaper than Stocksmith?
- MRPeasy starts at $49 per user a month for the plan that covers manufacturing. Stocksmith starts at $99 a month for the plan that covers manufacturing (flat rate billing). They are billed differently, so which is cheaper depends on your team size. Put your own users, orders and locations into the cost calculator to see what each comes to.
- Does MRPeasy or Stocksmith have a free plan or a free trial?
- MRPeasy has no free plan and a 30-day free trial. Stocksmith has no free plan and a 14-day free trial.
- Which has lot traceability, MRPeasy or Stocksmith?
- MRPeasy has batch and lot tracking. Stocksmith has batch and lot tracking, from the Indie plan.
- Does MRPeasy or Stocksmith tell you what to order and when?
- That is the test for material requirements planning: a dated recommendation to buy or make. MRPeasy does. Stocksmith partly does.
- Do MRPeasy and Stocksmith work with QuickBooks, Xero or Shopify?
- MRPeasy: an accounting integration and an e-commerce integration. Named integrations: QuickBooks, Xero, Shopify and WooCommerce. Stocksmith: an accounting integration and an e-commerce integration. Named integrations: Shopify, WooCommerce, Etsy, Square, Faire and Amazon.
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How this comparison was made
The short answer and the two lists were written by an editor for this pair. Every other row and answer is read from the two product records, which cite the vendor pages behind each claim. Nobody paid to appear here or to be placed first; the order is alphabetical. How we classify and verify.
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