Spreadsheets are free and familiar, and for a one-truck shop they can work. They break down when parts move between the shop and several trucks, because nobody updates the sheet from the truck at 6 PM.
Side by side
| Spreadsheet | Rigstock | |
|---|---|---|
| Count updated when a part is used | Only if someone types it in later | Scan at the shelf, updated right away |
| Works on the truck with no signal | Depends on the app | Yes, sends when back in range |
| What's missing from each truck | Manual compare | Automatic restock list per truck |
| Who took it | Rarely recorded | Every pull records who made it |
| Parts to the invoice | Retyped | Work order goes to QuickBooks Online (Field Ops) |
| A part you can't name | Search the web by hand | Snap a photo; AI suggests it and finds it in your stock |
| Cost | Free | From $29 a month plus $10 per truck |
How Rigstock works
Snap a photo, know the part
Point the phone at a part or its model plate. AI suggests the name, maker and part number, shows where you already have it, or adds it as a new item with the details filled in. QuickBooks data is never sent to AI.
Know what's on every truck
Label shelves and bins with QR codes printed on ordinary label sheets. When a tech pulls a part, they scan it with their phone and that truck's count updates.
A restock list, not a guess
Set the standard load for each truck. Rigstock shows what's missing from it and loads it back from the shop in one tap.
Works with no signal
Scans and pulls save on the phone first and send when the phone is back in range, so basements and dead zones don't lose a count.
Scan what's already on the box
Use your own QR labels or the barcode the manufacturer printed. Unknown barcodes look up the product for you.
Work orders with a signature
On Field Ops (or Inventory with the Work Orders & QuickBooks add-on), write the work order on the phone, get the customer's signature on the screen and send it to QuickBooks Online as an invoice, parts included.
Bring your spreadsheet
Starting from a list you already have is fine. Add your items, label the shelves, and count each shelf once. That's your starting point.
Pricing
30-day free trial, no card. New customers get 20% off their first 12 months. Inventory plan $29 a month plus $10 per truck. Field Ops (QuickBooks Online invoicing, 300 AI part photos a month, dispatch, work orders) $79 a month plus $15 per truck. Inventory add-on: Work Orders & QuickBooks, $49 a month plus $5 per truck. Field Ops includes 300 AI part photos a month; on Inventory, the AI Photo Pack adds 300 a month for $5. Refills of 100 for $2 or 500 for $8 on either plan (10 free during the trial). Yearly plans cost 10 months. Unlimited users.