Soap Ledger vs Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)
Stocksmith is the new name for Craftybase: same team, same software. It is inventory and manufacturing software for makers of all kinds, with sales channel integrations, bills of materials, production assemblies, and batch and lot tracking from its Indie plan. Soap Ledger is made for soap: lye maths with sourced SAP values, recipe versions, curing and soap labels, with CSV sales import and lot tracing on its $19 Shop plan. Stocksmith is the stronger choice for a larger, multi-channel business that wants marketplace integrations and automatic stock sync.
Side by side
| Feature | Soap Ledger | Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free plan; Maker $5.99/month ($49 a year); Shop $19/month ($190 a year). 14-day trial of Shop, no card. | No free plan; 14-day trial on any plan, no card. With annual billing: Studio $41/month; Indie $83/month ($990/year); Business $166/month ($1,990/year); Growth $291/month ($3,490/year). Annual billing saves about 17%; we didn't record the month-to-month prices |
| Made for | Soapmakers (hobby and small sellers) | Makers and small manufacturers of all kinds, with soap and bath & body pages |
| Lye calculator and SAP values | Yes, with a cited source for each oil | Not a soap calculator, as far as we found |
| Recipes and bills of materials | Recipes with versions, curing and soap labels (every plan) | Recipe management (Studio); bill of materials and recipe management, automated production assemblies (Indie and up); no dedicated cure view found |
| Inventory and costing | Maker ($5.99/month) | Yes: multi-user inventory from Studio |
| Lot tracking and recall | Shop ($19/month) | Batch & lot tracking, traceability & compliance reports: Indie ($83/month billed annually) and up |
| Marketplace sales | Import Etsy, Shopify and Square CSV files (Shop) | Unlimited sales channel integrations from Indie (up to 1,000 order lines/month, manual stock sync); hourly imports, automatic stock sync and Amazon on Business (up to 5,000 order lines/month); 5,000+ on Growth |
| Multiple users | Maker: 2; Shop: 5 editors, more for $4/month; viewers free | Multi-user from Studio; unlimited users, roles and access levels on Indie and up |
| Accounting and security | No accounting-software sync; CSV, JSON or full-archive export, and optional two-step sign-in (authenticator app or passkey), on every plan | QuickBooks inventory sync (Growth); two-factor authentication (Business and up) |
Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase) information is from its public website, app-store listings and the other sources below, checked October 2026. It may have changed; please check Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)'s site for current details. Soap Ledger's plans are on the pricing page.
Where Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase) is better
- Sales channel integrations with automatic stock sync and hourly imports on its Business plan (manual stock sync on Indie), so stock follows orders. Soap Ledger imports sales from CSV files instead.
- Built for any craft, so it suits a business that makes candles, jewelry or other products alongside soap.
- Larger-business features such as automated production assemblies, production scheduling, Amazon and QuickBooks inventory sync, and thousands of order lines a month on its upper plans.
Where Soap Ledger is different
- Soap-specific: lye and water maths with sourced SAP values, soap qualities, curing with review dates, and soap batch labels.
- A free plan, and lot tracing on the $19 Shop plan rather than an $83-a-month (billed annually) plan.
- Export everything (CSV, JSON or a full archive) on every plan.
Which to choose
Choose Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase) if you run a multi-product or high-volume business and need marketplace integrations with automatic stock sync.
Choose Soap Ledger if soap is your product and you want the lye maths, curing and records in one place at a lower price.
What we couldn't confirm
- Prices shown are with annual billing. The month-to-month prices weren't in what we checked, so we haven't listed them.
- We found no dedicated cure view in Stocksmith's soapmaking workflows (they use stock adjustments to hold curing soap); the pricing page doesn't cover this.
- Older price trackers list a lower Pro plan; it wasn't on the pricing page we checked.
Try Soap Ledger. The lye calculator is free with no account; the app's Free plan needs only an email.
Sources
- Stocksmith pricing (checked October 13, 2026)
- Craftybase is becoming Stocksmith (Craftybase blog)
- Craftybase soap making software page
- Craftybase lot tracking
- Craftybase help: soapmaking manufacturing workflows
- CostBench: Craftybase pricing tracker (older prices, including Pro)
Written by Soap Ledger, so we're not neutral; we've tried to be fair and factual. Product names belong to their owners. If something here is wrong, tell us at feedback and we'll fix it.