Slabsmith, ActionFlow and Stone Profit Systems, honestly compared
These three get put on the same shortlist constantly, and they have almost nothing to do with each other. One costs $149 a month, one costs $15,000 up front, and one will not tell you until you take a call.
ActionFlow (from $149/month) runs your shop: quoting, job tracking, scheduling, reporting - with inventory only from the $299 tier up. Slabsmith ($15,000 one-time licence plus $1,500/year) does one thing nothing else does: digitises real slabs so you can lay parts on the actual veining. Stone Profit Systems is a full ERP with accounting built in and no published price. They are not competitors. Most shops need at most one.
Search for stone fabrication software and you get a list. The list does not tell you that the items on it solve unrelated problems, so shops end up comparing a $149 subscription against a $15,000 licence as though they were rival products. They are about as comparable as a van and a forklift.
Here is what each one is actually for, at 2026 prices taken from their own published pages.
The three at a glance
| ActionFlow | Slabsmith | Stone Profit Systems | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Core job | Run the whole shop | Digitise and lay out slabs | ERP with accounting |
| Entry price | $149/mo $99 first 3 months | $15,000 Basic Bundle | Not published |
| Ongoing | Subscription | $1,500/yr maintenance 10% of retail | Quoted ERP |
| Extra users | $49-$99/mo each rises with tier | $1,700 to $8,300 per seat pack | Ask |
| Implementation fee | None on entry tier $3,000-$4,500 above it | 1st year maintenance included | Ask |
| Quoting & drawing | Yes | No | Yes |
| Scheduling | Yes | Job Manager module | Yes |
| Inventory | From $299 tier only | Slab Manager | Yes |
| Slab vein matching | No | Yes, it is the whole point | No |
| Accounting | QuickBooks export ($75) | No | Built in |
| Best for | 1-15 person shops | High-end bookmatch work | Multi-site, distribution |
Read from actionflow.net/pricing-jan-2026, slabsmith.com/slabsmithpricing and stoneprofits.com on 24 July 2026.
ActionFlow: the all-in-one for normal shops
ActionFlow's product line spans quoting with countertop drawing, field and fabrication scheduling, inventory with barcoding, a mobile app, e-signature and a dealer portal. The pitch is one subscription instead of assembling modules - but which of those you actually get depends heavily on the tier.
The pricing has three tiers:
- Spring - $149/month ($99 for the first three months), $49 per additional user, no implementation fee. Covers quoting, job tracking, payment collection, scheduling, mobile app and reporting.
- Process - $299/month for the first user, $74 per additional user, $49 per limited user, plus a $3,000 implementation fee. Adds slab and sink inventory, shop scheduling and the Slabsmith integration.
- Performance - $499/month for the first user, $99 per additional, $49 per limited user, plus a $4,500 implementation fee.
QuickBooks export is a $75 add-on.
Inventory is not in the $149 tier. If you are comparing ActionFlow to a system that includes inventory and budgeting $149, the real comparison is $299 a month plus $3,000 up front. This is the single easiest mistake to make on this page.
ActionFlow also states its published pricing "applies for U.S. customers only" - ask separately if you are Canadian.
The entry tier is still the interesting one for a small shop, because it is the only serious all-in-one in this industry that starts under $200 with no setup fee. The jump to Process is where it becomes a real commitment.
ActionFlow's site is actionflow.net. The .com is currently serving a bare directory listing with nothing on it. If you went to the .com and concluded the company was dead, that is why.
Slabsmith: the one nothing else replaces
Slabsmith is not shop management software. It is a slab imaging system. You photograph a real slab on a photostation, Slab Maker turns it into a Digital Slab, and Perfect Match lets you position your actual cut parts on that image to control veining and bookmatching before anything touches a saw.
The Basic Bundle is $15,000 USD and includes Slab Maker, Perfect Match, two USB security keys and the first year of maintenance (unlimited support, online training and upgrades while you stay on maintenance). Beyond that:
- Slab Maker on its own: $11,000
- Additional Perfect Match seats: $1,700 for one, $4,300 for three, $5,500 for five, $8,300 for ten
- Additional Slab Maker licence: $8,000
- Add-on modules: $1,700 to $5,000 - Slab Maker Lite $1,700, Scanner Interface $2,500, Locator $2,500 single or $5,000 twin, Image Enhancement $3,000, Live Scan $3,500
Then $1,500 a year. Slabsmith's maintenance terms set annual renewal at 10% of the current retail price of the products you own, and their own example is the Basic Bundle: $15,000 retail, $1,500 a year. The software keeps running if maintenance lapses, but you cannot take upgrades without it - so the sticker price is not the lifetime price.
Some extensions also have dependencies: the image enhancement module needs an Adobe Photoshop subscription, and hardware like barcode scanners and cameras is not included.
The honest test for Slabsmith
Add up what you lost last year to slabs you cut wrong, seams the customer rejected, and remakes on bookmatched jobs. If that number is comfortably north of $15,000, Slabsmith pays back and the case is easy. If you are cutting builder-grade quartz where nobody is inspecting the veining, you will never see it again.
This is why it shows up on so many shortlists it does not belong on. It is famous, so people assume it is the serious choice. It is the serious choice for a specific kind of work.
Stone Profit Systems: ERP territory
Stone Profit Systems describes itself as the only ERP solution for the stone industry, covering natural stone, tile, quartz and solid surface. Modules span inventory management, purchasing, quotations, estimates, holds, sales, scheduling, accounting and reporting, and it is sold in variants for distributors, fabricators and manufacturers.
The distributor side handles things the others do not touch at all: multiple sizes per slab, special pricing, landed cost, holds.
There is no published pricing on their site. Everything routes to a demo request. In enterprise software that consistently means the number depends on your size and they want to qualify you first. If you are under five people, you are not who this is built for.
Which one, in one line each
- You are 1 to 15 people and want one system for everything: ActionFlow entry tier.
- You already have quoting and scheduling and you are wasting expensive slabs: Slabsmith.
- You have multiple locations, or you distribute as well as fabricate, or you need accounting in the same system: get a Stone Profit Systems quote.
- You just want to quote faster and nothing else: none of these. Moraware CounterGo at $100/user is the cheaper answer.
- Your calendar is not full: none of these solve that. Keep reading.
We do not sell any of the above and we do not compete with them. StoneMagnet generates leads for countertop shops - website, ads, lead board, follow-up - and we run BedRock Countertops in Calgary on it. We wrote this because the software shortlists floating around this industry lump unrelated products together, and a small shop can burn $15,000 finding that out.
Common questions
How much does Slabsmith cost?
The Slabsmith Basic Bundle is $15,000 USD as a one-time licence, including Slab Maker, Perfect Match, two USB security keys and the first year of maintenance. After that, annual maintenance is 10% of retail, which Slabsmith's own example puts at $1,500 a year for the Basic Bundle. Slab Maker on its own is $11,000, extra Perfect Match seats run $1,700 to $8,300 per pack, and an additional Slab Maker licence is $8,000. The software keeps running if maintenance lapses but you cannot take upgrades without it.
How much does ActionFlow cost?
The entry package is $149 a month ($99 for the first three months) plus $49 per additional user, with no implementation fee. The middle tier is $299 a month plus a $3,000 implementation fee, and the top tier is $499 a month plus $4,500.
Is Slabsmith worth it for a small shop?
Usually not. It only pays back if slab waste and remakes cost you more than $15,000 a year, which in practice means high-end bookmatched work on expensive material. Work out last year's scrap and remake cost before you take the demo.
What is the difference between Slabsmith and Moraware?
They do unrelated jobs. Moraware quotes and schedules. Slabsmith digitises slabs and lays parts on the real veining. They are not alternatives and shops that need Slabsmith usually run both. See the Moraware comparison.
Do any of these bring in new customers?
No. All three process work you already have. Demand is a separate problem with separate tools - see where countertop leads actually come from.