CountBenchBY SMARTFACTFREE BARCODE STOCKTAKING
Import an expected-stock CSV from your stock system, count the locations you choose and review every difference before you change anything.
Free to use. No account, email address or trial. Works offline once prepared.
Item scanned
000017
Total at A-03
240 ea
Fictional values from the example count. A variance is not a stock adjustment.
For teams who export expected stock from an ERP, stock system or spreadsheet and need to see where the shelf disagrees.
A USEFUL STARTING POINT
When a count is compared with a stock file, a missing row is easy to read as zero stock. CountBench keeps them apart: an item you counted as zero is a zero, and an expected item nobody counted stays uncounted until you count it or close the count as incomplete with a reason.
FROM QUESTION TO EVIDENCE
Export expected quantities as a UTF-8 CSV, map the columns in the preview and confirm the locations in scope. Leading zeroes, units and repeated rows are checked before anything is accepted.
In blind mode, expected quantities stay hidden until you choose Reveal comparison, so counters record what they see. Visible mode shows expected values and differences as you go.
Recount any item or location as a separate pass, accept or discard it with a reason, then export counted, expected and variance columns for review in your own system.
The stock file expects 250 of item 000017 at A-03, and the shelf has 240. CountBench reports a variance of 10 below expected. It does not call it a shortage, change your stock records or decide whether an adjustment is needed. That decision stays in your stock system.
USED IN PRODUCTION
CountBench checks what is on the shelf at a point in time. Two SmartFACT services handle work that repeats every day: refilling production locations from stores, and checking what goes into each kit. Both are in early access, with scope agreed at onboarding.
Early accessKeeping the line stocked between counts is a different job. Scan an empty container and RefillFlow sends the right refill request to stores, prints the ticket there and tracks it to delivery. Approved plain English rules set the stores queue, priority and escalation.
Early accessWhen parts go out as kits, KitProof turns approved plain English component rules into each kit's expected parts and quantities, then checks every scan against that plan before the kit leaves the bench.
BEFORE YOU START
UTF-8 CSV with comma, semicolon or tab separators, up to 5 MiB, with at least a location, item code and expected quantity. You map your own column names in the preview. XLSX import is not supported, so save the sheet as CSV first.
It hides them on screen until someone chooses Reveal comparison, and the reveal is recorded. It is a way of working, not a security control: anyone with the original file can still read it.
No. CountBench produces results files. Importing them, and deciding which adjustments to approve, happens in your own system.
CountBench records whole-number counts of what is physically present. It is not a stock system: there are no live stock levels, adjustments, valuation, purchasing, lot, serial or expiry tracking, and nothing is written back to your ERP. One person controls a count at a time, on one device. Imports are UTF-8 CSV up to 5 MiB, with up to 10,000 catalogue items, 10,000 expected rows and 500 locations per count. Camera scanning, RFID, scales and scanner apps are not supported.
Your count stays in this browser. Save on this device keeps it between visits; a temporary session keeps it only while the tab is open. Nothing is uploaded unless you choose Email me these results, which sends only the files you select and deletes them after sending. No account or contact details are needed to count or download. Google Analytics is optional and loads only after you accept; it never receives codes, quantities, locations or file contents. Use Analytics settings to change your choice; see /privacy/.
ONE SMALL JOB, DONE WELL
Open the free tool and start with one known example.
THE SMARTFACT SUITE
Automate factory decisions with rules you describe in plain English. Explore focused SmartFACT services, plus free tools for everyday checks.
Early accessSuggested next stepScan an empty container to send the right refill request to stores. Approved plain English rules set the stores queue, priority, ticket printer and escalation.
Explore RefillFlow ↗
Early accessDescribe label rules in plain English. Automatically select layouts, resolve customer codes and check each job before printing.
Explore LabelRules ↗Early accessTurn plain English component rules into automatic kit checklists, then check scans against the expected parts and quantities.
Explore KitProof ↗
Early accessTurn plain English rules into automatic step selection for each unit, with required evidence and a record of completed work.
Explore WorkSteps ↗
Early accessApply approved product rules and calculations automatically to turn dimensions and options into manufacturing requirements.
Register early-access interest ↗
Early accessMaintain configuration in Google Sheets and make it available as structured data your applications can query.
Register early-access interest ↗
Early accessTurn plain English rules into automatic order checks and destination selection, with controlled production release.
Register early-access interest ↗
Early accessScan the work order and the parcel choice to book the courier and print the labels. Approved plain English rules recommend or choose the parcel.
Explore ParcelOffice ↗
Early accessLabel each offcut, find a suitable length before cutting new stock and record what you used. Approved plain English rules decide what to keep and where it goes.
Explore RemnantRack ↗
Free toolSee the text and key events your keyboard scanner sends. Compare them with the value you expected.
Test a scanner ↗
Free toolPrint a known PDF, measure its reference marks and compare scans from the printed codes.
Check a print ↗
Free toolCreate 100 × 50 mm bin and rack cards with Code 128 or QR, from one record or a CSV.
Make bin cards ↗Free toolCount stock by location with a barcode scanner, compare it with a stock file and export the results. No account needed.
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