Manufacturing inventory software for small makers
Manufacturing inventory software that tracks raw materials, work in progress and finished goods from your phone — build kits from a bill of materials, lot-trace every batch, and reorder before a component runs out. Without the weight of a full MRP.
Free forever for 100 items · no credit card · works offline on the shop floor
Where a small workshop loses the thread
Raw-material counts drift because they update at a desk, not at the bin. StockZip updates from the scan itself, and a per-component minimum flags the shortage before the line stops, not after.
A build eats five parts and makes one product, but the counts don’t move together. Save the recipe once as a kit — assemble it and StockZip decrements every component and adds the finished unit in one action.
MRP platforms bring production scheduling, work orders and weeks of onboarding you won’t use at three people. StockZip is the stock brain — materials, kits, lots, reorders — that you set up in an afternoon.
Organise. Build. Trace. Reorder.
Four steps your bench learns in minutes — no MRP consultant, no implementation package. Scanning, folders and low-stock minimums are free; kit builds, lot tracking and the purchase-order chain are on paid plans.
Sort every item into a folder tree — raw materials, sub-assemblies (WIP) and finished goods — up to six levels deep. Scan a barcode to open any item in about two seconds. (Folders and scanning are free.)
Save a product’s bill of materials as a kit — the component list and quantities. Assemble it and StockZip removes each component and adds the finished unit in one move, so counts always reconcile. (Kit builds are a Pro feature.)
Record a lot or batch number on the components you receive and the units you build, so a later recall or warranty claim traces back to the exact batch and supplier. (Lot tracking is a Pro feature.)
Set a min and max per component. When a count crosses the minimum, a reorder task lands with whoever buys — raise a purchase order and receive it against the same item. (Purchase orders and receiving are Pro; low-stock alerts are free.)
Manufacturing inventory software FAQ
Straight answers — including exactly where StockZip is not the right fit.