I really don’t know about baking soda, but I’ve used Barkeepers Friend for a long time, and it is very gentle, but does a great job - especially on a stainless steel sink.
I’ll have to check out the barkeepers friend. I always use Bonami, and have never scratched anything. I’m sad to hear baking soda isn’t as fine. I thought it was touted to be, on all the survival websites. I’ll have to do a bit more searching.