Comparison
SLABSMITH KNOWS SLABS. NORIA KNOWS ALL OF THE STONE.
SlabSmith describes itself as a tool for fabrication shops. Noria Strata does that too, and starts further back: from the block at the face to the countertop in the kitchen.
12/4
12 · Capability
SlabSmith or Noria? Line by line.
What do you use today?
Noria StrataCovers 12 of 12
SlabSmithCovers 4 of 12 · 1 partly
- Digital slab with a photoSlabSmithYes: Yes: digital slabs and remnants.Noria StrataYes: Every slab with its photo, its place in the yard and its whole history, from the block to the buyer.
- Layout on the slabSlabSmithYes: Yes: layouts for jobs and DXF cut files for the saw.Noria StrataYes: Layouts and bookmatches on the photo of the real slab, with the veins where they are.
- Live stock on your websiteSlabSmithYes: Yes: live slab and remnant stock on your website.Noria StrataYes: Live stock on your website and in the Portal, with holds by your buyers.
- Holding a slab for a clientSlabSmithYes: Yes: a “soft hold” on the slab.Noria StrataYes: The slab is held for the buyer as soon as it goes into a quote. Nobody else can sell it.
- Blocks and quarry, 3D LiDAR scanningSlabSmithNo or not stated: Not mentioned on their pages.Noria StrataYes: Quarry, faces and blocks, with 3D LiDAR scanning from a phone.
- Sawing blocks, yield per blockSlabSmithNo or not stated: Not mentioned on their pages.Noria StrataYes: Sawing blocks into slabs, with yield and cost for every block.
- AI grading from a photoSlabSmithNo or not stated: Not mentioned on their pages.Noria StrataYes: Lithos grades from one photo, on your own scale.
- CRM and quotes in any currencySlabSmithNo or not stated: Not mentioned on their pages.Noria StrataYes: A CRM for stone: pipeline, samples, quotes in 15 currencies, loss reasons.
- Loading, containers and documentsSlabSmithNo or not stated: Not mentioned on their pages.Noria StrataYes: Loading, containers, VGM and export documents, in many currencies.
- AI that answers and predictsSlabSmithNo or not stated: Not mentioned on their pages.Noria StrataYes: Ask in plain words. Strata AI answers from your data and predicts what will run short and what will sell.
- An app on any phone, iOS and AndroidSlabSmithPartly: Partly: scanning on a Windows tablet.Noria StrataYes: In the office, on a tablet and on the phone. The iOS and Android app works without signal too.
- In GreekSlabSmithNo or not stated: Not mentioned on their pages.Noria StrataYes: In Greek, with people in Greece.
The facts about SlabSmith come from its own pages, as we read them in November 2026. ✗ means they do not mention it. SlabSmith is a trademark of its owner. Noria Group is not affiliated with it.
Why Noria
- 01
From the quarry, not only the slab.
SlabSmith starts from the slab in the shop. Noria starts from the block at the face and goes all the way to installation.
- 02
The AI sees the stone.
Grades from a photo, searches for the same slab, answers and predicts. SlabSmith's pages do not mention these.
- 03
It sells worldwide.
CRM, quotes in any currency, containers and export documents, in the same system.
Noria vs SlabSmith
SlabSmith is made for fabrication shops: slabs, layouts and cutting. Noria Strata covers the whole chain, from block to installation, with AI at every step.
If you are only a countertop shop and want cut files for your digital saw, SlabSmith describes that on its pages. If your work starts further back, or you sell abroad, Noria has it all in one system.
Yes. Slabs, photos and places come in from files, and the AI maps the columns.
From its own pages at slabsmith.com, as we read them in November 2026. If they change, this page changes too.
