An SDS Manager Alternative with Flat Per-Location Pricing
Short answer: SDSentry is an alternative to SDS Manager for small employers — HazCom and SDS software at a flat $24.99 per location per month (or $249 per location per year) with unlimited safety data sheets and unlimited users. SDS Manager is a popular, well-regarded SDS-management tool, but it prices by the number of sheets in your library, and it focuses on the SDS library itself. SDSentry charges a flat per-location rate no matter how many products you add, and it covers the whole Hazard Communication program — labels, training records, the written plan, and OSHA recordkeeping — not just SDS storage.
What SDS Manager does well
SDS Manager is a focused, low-cost SDS-management product with a strong following. It offers a large community SDS database, quick search, QR-code and mobile access to sheets, and secondary-container label printing, and every pricing tier includes the full feature set. If your need is squarely "store and access safety data sheets," it is a capable, popular choice.
The core difference: per-sheet vs per-location pricing
SDS Manager's pricing scales with the size of your library — as of June 2026 their published plans run about $468 per year for 100 sheets and rise from there with volume (there is a 30-day free trial but no permanent free tier). That is fine for a tiny library, but it climbs as you add products.
SDSentry instead charges a flat $24.99 per location per month — $249 per location per year on the annual plan — with unlimited safety data sheets and unlimited users at that location. The price does not change whether you track 40 products or 400, which makes budgeting predictable for a facility with a real chemical inventory. Check each vendor's current pricing page, but for most single-location small employers a flat per-location rate with unlimited sheets is the simpler and lower number.
More than an SDS library
The bigger difference is scope. SDS Manager centers on the SDS library; SDSentry covers the rest of Hazard Communication in the same subscription: GHS secondary-container labels, per-product OSHA training guides with ESIGN-Act e-signatures and a training-compliance view, the written HazCom program, OSHA 300/300A/301 recordkeeping, EPCRA Tier II export, a chemical mixing check, and a no-login Shared SDS Binder (QR code) that works offline. You can still upload your own PDFs and let multi-source lookup find the rest.
SDSentry vs SDS Manager at a glance
- Pricing model — SDSentry is a flat $24.99 per location (unlimited sheets, unlimited users); SDS Manager prices by the number of sheets.
- Scope — SDSentry covers full HazCom (SDS, labels, training records, written program, OSHA 300, Tier II); SDS Manager focuses on the SDS library.
- SDS database — SDS Manager offers a large community library; SDSentry builds yours through multi-source lookup and your own uploads.
- Access — both offer mobile and QR access; SDSentry adds offline viewing and a no-login binder for the whole team.
- Trial — both offer a free trial with no credit card.
When SDS Manager is the better choice
If you only need to store and access safety data sheets, keep a very small library, or specifically want SDS Manager's large community database and per-sheet plan, it is a solid, affordable pick. SDSentry is the better fit when you want predictable flat pricing as your inventory grows and the full HazCom program — labels, training records, the written plan, and injury recordkeeping — in one place.
Frequently asked questions
Is SDSentry an alternative to SDS Manager?
Yes. SDSentry is HazCom and SDS software for small employers at a flat $24.99 per location per month with unlimited safety data sheets and unlimited users. Where SDS Manager focuses on the SDS library, SDSentry also covers training records with e-signatures, the written HazCom program, GHS labels, and OSHA recordkeeping.
How is SDSentry's pricing different from SDS Manager's?
SDS Manager prices by the number of safety data sheets in your library — for example, around $468 per year for 100 sheets, rising as your library grows. SDSentry is a flat $24.99 per location per month (or $249 per location per year) with unlimited sheets and unlimited users, so the price does not climb as you add products.
Does SDSentry do more than store safety data sheets?
Yes. Beyond a per-location SDS library, SDSentry generates GHS secondary-container labels, documents HazCom training with ESIGN-Act e-signatures, builds the written HazCom program, produces OSHA 300/300A/301 logs and an EPCRA Tier II export, and runs a chemical mixing check.