Fishbowl vs Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase)
Side-by-side from the Top 11 rankings of Acumatica vs NetSuite vs Fishbowl: 11 Best ERP for Distribution Companies 2026 and MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026. Last verified October 2, 2026.
The short answer
Fishbowl ranks higher on Top 11 (#3 vs #10) for Owners, chief executives and finance leads at United States wholesale distributors, roughly 10 to 250 people, running QuickBooks, an older ERP or spreadsheets, who are choosing an ERP and want to see margin, stock and receivables during the month instead of after it. / 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.. Names margin leaks and low margin SKUs, prints three plans from $229, and keeps QuickBooks or Xero as the books.
At a glance
| Fishbowl | Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase) | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #3 / Acumatica vs NetSuite vs Fishbowl: 11 Best ERP for Distribution Companies 2026 | #10 / MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| Best for | QuickBooks distributors that want margin leaks flagged without moving their books | Small batch makers who need true cost of goods before they need a schedule |
| Pricing | $$ (Essentials $229 a month billed annually with 2 users, Growth $429 with 5 users, Scale $729 with 10 users; Advanced Warehouse starts at $595 a month and is quoted by users and deployment) | $ (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
Names margin leaks and low margin SKUs, prints three plans from $229, and keeps QuickBooks or Xero as the books.
www.fishbowlinventory.com/pricingSee full entry in Acumatica vs NetSuite vs Fishbowl: 11 Best ERP for Distribution Companies 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
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