Fishbowl vs Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)
Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026. Last verified September 15, 2026.
The short answer
Fishbowl ranks higher on Top 11 (#7 vs #10) for Owners, plant managers and operations leads at United States manufacturers under 500 employees who have decided to replace the production spreadsheet and want to know what the real systems cost.. The QuickBooks bridge, with included seats. The manufacturing product is the one behind a quote.
At a glance
| Fishbowl | Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase) | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #7 / MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026 | #10 / MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Best for | QuickBooks shops bolting manufacturing onto the ledger they refuse to move | Small batch makers who need true cost of goods before they need a schedule |
| Pricing | $$ (Fishbowl Inventory: Essentials $229 a month billed annually with two users, Growth $429 with five, Scale $729 with ten. Fishbowl Advanced Warehouse from $595 a month and Advanced Manufacturing from $675, both priced by users and deployment and always confirmed by quote. An implementation package is required and not priced) | $ (Pro from $20 a month for a single sales channel; Studio $49 a month or $41 billed annually; Indie $99 or $83 with 1,000 order lines a month; Business $199 or $166 with up to 5,000; Growth $349 or $291 above that; 14 day free trial on every plan with no card) |
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Fishbowl
The QuickBooks bridge, with included seats. The manufacturing product is the one behind a quote.
www.fishbowlinventory.com/See full entry in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026
Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)
Cost of goods and traceability for small batch makers, with every plan and limit published to the line.
stocksmith.io/See full entry in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026
Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.