Kitted: Local inventory and production management for small businesses

by ed_·Apr 10, 2026·3 points·0 comments

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●●SolidSolve My ProblemNiche Gem

One-time purchase model beats subscription fatigue for small manufacturers tired of Katana pricing.

Strengths

•Reorder Workbench auto-generates draft purchase orders per supplier from low-stock alerts
•BoM availability check answers 'can I make this?' before committing to production runs
•Local SQLite storage eliminates GDPR exposure and third-party data sovereignty concerns

Weaknesses

•Electron architecture means RAM overhead compared to native desktop alternatives
•No cloud sync limits multi-location businesses needing remote access

Post Description

I started building this for my dad to help track stock for his small manufacturing business, including reorder levels and answering "can I make x of this?". It's grown to include bill of materials, stock takes, purchase orders, and production orders, and aims to compete with spreadsheets rather than existing tools.

It's a local desktop app (Electron and SQLite), so there are no ongoing subscriptions or data sovereignty concerns, though you do pay the Electron RAM tax.

There's a 30-day trial with no feature restrictions at https://kitted.site.

I'd be delighted to answer any questions and take any feedback.