Stockcount vs Craftable.
Both count inventory. Both parse invoices with AI. Both cost recipes. Here is where the two differ: how the count happens, how the price is sold, and who the product is built for.
Feature by feature
The comparison.
Craftable is a capable platform with real depth in beverage costing, perpetual inventory, and ordering. For multi-unit groups with a corporate ops team, it is often the right choice. Here is where Stockcount wins, and where it does not.
| Feature | Stockcount | Craftable |
|---|---|---|
Voice counting Craftable counts by manual entry or barcode scan. Stockcount counts happen by talking while you walk. | ||
AI invoice scanning Both parse invoices. Craftable’s Invoice AI captures by photo, email, or file; their marketing says invoices process "in seconds". Stockcount captures by photo or PDF upload, parses in the session, flags anything uncertain for your review, and flags price increases of 15% or more. | ||
Recipe and plate costing Both cost recipes. Craftable adds sub-recipes and menu engineering on top. | ||
Live food cost % | ||
Variance analysis (theoretical vs actual) A Craftable strength: theoretical-vs-actual reports driven by perpetual inventory and POS depletions. Stockcount tracks count-based variance today. POS-based theoretical-vs-actual is planned alongside the Square POS integration, which is in development. | Partial | |
Conversational AI agent Ask "what's my top cost this week?" and get an answer, not a dashboard to navigate. | ||
Proactive daily briefings | ||
Published pricing Craftable is quote-only. Craftable removed its public pricing page; as of July 2026, craftable.com/pricing returns a 404. | From $19/mo | None |
Month-to-month billing Per Craftable’s terms of service: 1-year initial term, auto-renews yearly unless written notice 30+ days before the term ends, no mid-term termination for convenience, no refunds on cancellation. | ||
No setup fee Any Craftable setup fees are set per Order Form and are not published. | ||
Self-serve, same-day setup Craftable onboarding is team-led. Per their own testimonial, one rollout covered 48 stores over 9 to 10 months. | ||
Unlimited usage volume Stockcount plans include monthly usage credits (Starter about 60 invoice scans or 1.5 hours of voice, Pro about 180 or 5 hours); extra usage is opt-in and bills at cost. Craftable does not publish usage limits. | Unpublished | |
Ordering and purchase orders Craftable connects with 1,000+ vendors, with EDI ordering for major distributors like Sysco and US Foods. Stockcount handles POs through the chat agent, with no dedicated PO screen and no vendor EDI. | Partial | |
Bar and beverage costing depth Craftable’s Bevager heritage shows here. Stockcount counts bottles and costs drink recipes, but does not match that beverage-program depth today. Open bottles work like anything else in a voice count: say the fraction, like "well vodka, four and a half bottles", and it is recorded as-is. | Partial | |
Accounting integrations Craftable syncs with QuickBooks, Sage, and NetSuite. Stockcount has none yet. | ||
Bill pay (AP automation) | ||
POS integrations Craftable lists 60+ POS integrations. Stockcount’s Square integration is in development. | Partial | |
Multi-location dashboards On Stockcount, Pro plan and up. Craftable adds corporate benchmarking across units. |
The count happens by voice.
Craftable modernized counting with barcode scanning. Stockcount drops the scanning too. Walk the shelves and say what you see. Your phone stays in your pocket. Each item is confirmed on screen when you glance at it. The count is done when you stop talking.
- A weekly count is about 15 minutes of talking
- No barcode sled to buy, charge, or share
- Each item is confirmed on screen as you speak
The price is on the pricing page.
Craftable is quote-only. Its pricing page returns a 404, and the contract that follows the demo runs one year with no mid-term exit, per their terms of service. Stockcount is $19, $49, or $149 a month, month-to-month, no setup fee, cancel from the billing page.
- No demo required to learn the price
- No annual commitment and no setup fee
- Usage credits included; optional extra usage bills at cost with a cap you set
Where Craftable is stronger.
Craftable sells to hotels, casinos, and multi-unit groups, and the depth is real. If you run a corporate ops team or a beverage program that lives on pour cost, these are advantages Stockcount does not match today.
- Perpetual inventory with automated POS depletions and theoretical-vs-actual reporting
- Connections with 1,000+ vendors, EDI ordering for major distributors like Sysco and US Foods, accounting sync, and built-in bill pay
- Bar and beverage costing depth from its Bevager and Foodager roots
The short version
Craftable is the right answer if you run a multi-unit group with a corporate ops team, or a beverage program that needs perpetual inventory and EDI ordering. Stockcount is the right answer if you are the one doing the count and you want the price and the contract terms in plain sight before you commit.
Weighing the cost and contract side specifically? See the Craftable alternative and pricing breakdown.
Counting a bar? Voice counting covers bottles and kegs too. See Stockcount for bars or read how the AI works.
Already using Craftable and considering a switch? Email us. We’ll help you migrate your catalog.
See it on your own shelves.
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