For UK makers and stallholders
Different tools for different parts of making and selling. Here’s what to check before moving your stock list.
Sources checked . Prices and features can change; confirm them on each provider’s site.
Stocksmith is built around manufacturing inventory, recipes and production costing. Its materials and costing tools are a good starting point if making and production records are your main job.
Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)
The Indie plan is listed at $99 a month on monthly billing, or $990 a year. Stocksmith has other tiers; check its current pricing for the right fit.
CraftSense Pro
Stallholder is £9 a month; Event Organiser is £19 a month. Both start with 14 free days and no card needed. Monthly billing only today.
Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)
An offline checkout is not established by the official pages linked below. Ask Stocksmith about the exact market-day workflow you need.
CraftSense Pro
The Sell page saves sales on your device and sends them when you reconnect. Open it online before the fair to download your products. Card-reader payments are separate.
Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)
Bill of materials, recipe management and ingredient-based product costing are documented features.
CraftSense Pro
Materials, recipes, machine time costing and batch records with supplier lot numbers sit alongside stock and selling.
Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)
Specific UK VAT reporting is not established by the linked sources. Check with Stocksmith rather than assuming it is absent.
CraftSense Pro
VAT summaries, UK tax-year reports, invoices and QuickBooks/Xero exports. This is record-keeping software, not a replacement for your accountant or tax advice.
Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)
Organiser-side pitch bookings are not documented in the official pages reviewed.
CraftSense Pro
Track sales and costs of fairs you attend. Event Organiser adds pitch maps, public bookings, deposits and day sheets for fairs you run.
“Not documented” means we could not establish it from these sources, not that the other tool cannot do it.