# Fishbowl Inventory vs HandiFox Comparison

| | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.8 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 275 | 60 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (80.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (94.7% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $349.00 2 Users Per Month | Starting at $49.00 | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Fishbowl Inventory

Pros:
- Features (3 reviews)
- Inventory Management (3 reviews)

Cons:
- Limited Reporting (3 reviews)
- Missing Features (3 reviews)

### HandiFox

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 7.5 (201 reviews) | 9.4 (42 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 7.6 (204 reviews) | 9.4 (42 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 6.8 (136 reviews) | 9.5 (25 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 7.8 (133 reviews) | 9.8 (26 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.0 (201 reviews) | 9.8 (42 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.8 (131 reviews) | 9.9 (25 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.8 (174 reviews) | 9.0 (36 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Fishbowl Inventory

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Fishbowl Drive

Price: Starting at $349.00 2 Users Per Month

Description: Our cloud-based, inventory and warehousing software solution, accessible from anywhere

Key Features:
- Cloud-based Inventory & warehousing
- Starting at 2 Full Access Users
- Hosting

[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/fishbowl-inventory/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### HandiFox

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: HandiFox Online START

Price: Starting at $49.00

Key Features:
- Inventory tracking
- Cycle counting
- Barcoding

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/handifox/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Picking

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fishbowl Inventory** | N/A | N/A |
| **HandiFox** | 9.9/10 | 13 |

#### Planning

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Picking Methods** | Not enough data | 9.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Documents** | Not enough data | 9.8 (9 reviews) | 
| **Locations** | Not enough data | 10.0 (7 reviews) | 
| **Scheduling** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Execution

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Voice** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Mobile** | Not enough data | 9.8 (9 reviews) | 
| **Adjustments** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

### Inventory Control

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fishbowl Inventory** | 7.6/10 | 154 |
| **HandiFox** | 9.3/10 | 31 |

#### Multichannel inventory management

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Warehouse Inventory Transfer** | 8.1 (86 reviews) | 9.8 (14 reviews) | 
| **Multichannel Inventory Syncing** | 7.7 (77 reviews) | 9.8 (9 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Warehouse Routing** | 7.4 (74 reviews) | 10.0 (7 reviews) | 

#### 3PL inventory management

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Client management** | 7.9 (86 reviews) | 9.8 (11 reviews) | 
| **Marketplace connections** | 7.1 (74 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **3PL inventory tracking** | 7.7 (79 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 

#### Inventory Management

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Inventory Tracking** | 8.5 (100 reviews) | 9.8 (15 reviews) | 
| **Inventory Costing** | 8.0 (95 reviews) | 9.6 (8 reviews) | 
| **Product Master** | 8.2 (90 reviews) | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 
| **Inventory Forecasting** | 7.3 (87 reviews) | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **Integrations** | 7.6 (93 reviews) | 8.8 (8 reviews) | 

#### Inventory Management Platform Features

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Centralized Inventory Database** | 8.4 (141 reviews) | 9.1 (25 reviews) | 
| **Inventory Level Dashboards** | 7.6 (129 reviews) | 8.9 (23 reviews) | 
| **Stock History Reporting** | 7.6 (130 reviews) | 8.9 (18 reviews) | 
| **Low Stock Notifications** | 6.8 (123 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 
| **Bundles, Kits, & Variants** | 7.4 (121 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Asset Tracking** | 6.6 (106 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Inventory Forecasting** | 6.6 (115 reviews) | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **eCommerce Integrations** | 6.8 (104 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Accounting Integrations** | 7.4 (128 reviews) | 9.4 (18 reviews) | 
| **Data Exporting / Importing** | 7.3 (138 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 

### Warehouse Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fishbowl Inventory** | 6.9/10 | 152 |
| **HandiFox** | N/A | N/A |

#### Warehouse Definition

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Locations** | 7.4 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Visualization** | 7.1 (55 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Warehouse Slotting** | 6.5 (52 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Logistics

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Cross Docking** | 6.1 (48 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Receiving** | 7.7 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Pick & Pack** | 7.8 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Analytics

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Worker performance** | 6.0 (49 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Error Tracking** | 5.7 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Procurement analytics** | 6.2 (49 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Inventory Management

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customer Portal** | 5.7 (46 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cycle Counting** | 7.6 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Inventory Management Platform Features

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Centralized Inventory Database** | 8.4 (141 reviews) | 9.1 (25 reviews) | 
| **Inventory Level Dashboards** | 7.6 (129 reviews) | 8.9 (23 reviews) | 
| **Stock History Reporting** | 7.6 (130 reviews) | 8.9 (18 reviews) | 
| **Low Stock Notifications** | 6.8 (123 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 
| **Bundles, Kits, & Variants** | 7.4 (121 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Asset Tracking** | 6.6 (106 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Inventory Forecasting** | 6.6 (115 reviews) | 9.3 (10 reviews) | 
| **eCommerce Integrations** | 6.8 (104 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Accounting Integrations** | 7.4 (128 reviews) | 9.4 (18 reviews) | 
| **Data Exporting / Importing** | 7.3 (138 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 

### Barcode

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fishbowl Inventory** | 8.0/10 | 29 |
| **HandiFox** | 9.7/10 | 13 |

#### Barcode support

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Symbologies** | 8.3 (18 reviews) | 9.7 (6 reviews) | 
| **Serialization** | 8.6 (19 reviews) | 9.6 (8 reviews) | 
| **Standard formatting** | 9.0 (21 reviews) | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 
| **Printing** | 8.6 (21 reviews) | 9.6 (9 reviews) | 
| **Integrations** | 8.2 (21 reviews) | 10.0 (10 reviews) | 

#### Design

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Label formats** | 8.1 (20 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **WYSIWYG editor** | 6.8 (12 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Color editor** | 7.6 (13 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **Graphics import** | 7.1 (14 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 
| **1D and 2D barcodes** | 7.5 (16 reviews) | 9.8 (11 reviews) | 

### Order Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fishbowl Inventory** | N/A | N/A |
| **HandiFox** | 9.7/10 | 18 |

#### Order Entry

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Entry** | Not enough data | 9.7 (13 reviews) | 
| **Register** | Not enough data | 9.8 (10 reviews) | 
| **Notifications** | Not enough data | 9.4 (9 reviews) | 

#### Order Tracking

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Shipping** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Tracking** | Not enough data | 10.0 (8 reviews) | 
| **Backorder** | Not enough data | 9.6 (9 reviews) | 

#### Inventory Management

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Stock Levels** | Not enough data | 9.5 (16 reviews) | 
| **Flow Of Goods** | Not enough data | 9.5 (11 reviews) | 
| **Reserving Goods** | Not enough data | 10.0 (5 reviews) | 

#### Customer Management

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Order Status** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Information Access** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Email Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Subscription Management

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Payment Data** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Payment Gateway** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Billing** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 
| **Automatic Payments** | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | 

#### Agentic AI - Order Management

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Accounting & Finance

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Fishbowl Inventory** | N/A | N/A |
| **HandiFox** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance

| Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Barcode Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/barcode), [Inventory Control Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/inventory-control-software)

**Unique to Fishbowl Inventory (1):** [Warehouse Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/warehouse-management)

**Unique to HandiFox (2):** [Picking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/picking), [Order Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/order-management)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Fishbowl Inventory | HandiFox | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 80.1% | 94.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 19.9% | 3.5% | 
| **Enterprise** | 0% | 1.8% | 

### By Industry

#### Fishbowl Inventory

- **Wholesale:** 10.2%
- **Consumer Goods:** 8.6%
- **Manufacturing:** 6.8%
- **Food Production:** 6.8%
- **Retail:** 6.8%
- **Construction:** 4.9%
- **Food & Beverages:** 3.4%
- **Automotive:** 3.4%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 3.0%
- **Medical Devices:** 3.0%
- **Other:** 43.2%

#### HandiFox

- **Wholesale:** 12.5%
- **Automotive:** 10.7%
- **Retail:** 8.9%
- **Construction:** 8.9%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 7.1%
- **Food & Beverages:** 5.4%
- **Accounting:** 3.6%
- **Chemicals:** 3.6%
- **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 3.6%
- **Farming:** 3.6%
- **Other:** 32.1%

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## Alternatives

### Alternatives to Fishbowl Inventory

- [Acctivate Inventory Software](https://www.g2.com/products/acctivate-inventory-software/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (99 reviews)
- [inFlow Inventory](https://www.g2.com/products/inflow-inventory/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (58 reviews)
- [Descartes Finale Inventory](https://www.g2.com/products/descartes-finale-inventory/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (41 reviews)
- [Cin7 Core](https://www.g2.com/products/cin7-core/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (338 reviews)
- [Zoho Inventory](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-inventory/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (90 reviews)
- [Odoo Inventory](https://www.g2.com/products/odoo-inventory/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (65 reviews)
- [EZO](https://www.g2.com/products/ezo/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (392 reviews)
- [Webgility](https://www.g2.com/products/webgility/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (378 reviews)
- [Kintone](https://www.g2.com/products/kintone/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (267 reviews)
- [QuickBooks Online](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-online/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (3854 reviews)

### Alternatives to HandiFox

- [Descartes Finale Inventory](https://www.g2.com/products/descartes-finale-inventory/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (41 reviews)
- [EZO](https://www.g2.com/products/ezo/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (392 reviews)
- [Webgility](https://www.g2.com/products/webgility/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (378 reviews)
- [QuickBooks Online](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-online/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (3854 reviews)
- [Xero](https://www.g2.com/products/xero/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1689 reviews)
- [Cin7 Core](https://www.g2.com/products/cin7-core/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (338 reviews)
- [SAP Commerce Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-commerce-cloud/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (331 reviews)
- [TallyPrime](https://www.g2.com/products/tallyprime/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (303 reviews)
- [SAP Integrated Business Planning](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-integrated-business-planning/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (299 reviews)
- [Kintone](https://www.g2.com/products/kintone/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (267 reviews)

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## Top Discussions

### Fishbowl Inventory

- Title: [How does Fishbowl Inventory work?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-does-fishbowl-inventory-work) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Fishbowl is a functional materials management system. It allow you to purchase and inventory, parts for direct sale or assembly into higher level finished..."
- Title: [What is Fishbowl Inventory system?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-fishbowl-inventory-system) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "It is an Inventory Management System. You can enter product info. sales orders, BOM's, POs and run
a myriad of reports"
- Title: [How much does Fishbowl Inventory cost?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-much-does-fishbowl-inventory-cost) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "More than you expect. They charge for hosting (not disclosed in the sales call), they charge for basic reports, and you can expect to pay for more users than..."
- Title: [When will 21.2 be fixed](https://www.g2.com/discussions/43265-when-will-21-2-be-fixed) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Hey Emil,

The latest update that was released yesterday resolved this issue.  

You can see how to update Fishbowl yourself at this link: ..."
- Title: [How cheep are you? get far away from cheep solutions or you will ultimately pay the price](https://www.g2.com/discussions/31620-how-cheep-are-you-get-far-away-from-cheep-solutions-or-you-will-ultimately-pay-the-price) — 1 comment, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Thanks for your question. Fishbowl certainly isn't the least expensive of the inventory and order management solutions that are out there. I'm a firm..."

### HandiFox

- Title: [Does HandiFox require constant internet connection to work?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-handifox-require-constant-internet-connection-to-work) — 2 comments, 2 upvotes *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "No, it doesn’t.

HandiFox requires Internet connection only for syncing which is sending data over to QuickBook.
"
- Title: [Where can I buy devices to use with HandiFox?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/where-can-i-buy-devices-to-use-with-handifox) — 1 comment, 2 upvotes *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "We are not a hardware provider. 
You can use your Android tablet or smartphone unless you want to use a rugged device compatible with HandiFox – we’ll tell..."
- Title: [Which version of QuickBooks® does HandiFox™ integrate with and support?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-version-of-quickbooks-does-handifox-integrate-with-and-support) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "QuickBooks® Desktop Pro, Premier, Accountant or Enterprise 2008-2016 (US, CA, UK). The integration with QBO is in development"
- Title: [What mobile platforms are supported by HandiFox?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-mobile-platforms-are-supported-by-handifox) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Android 2.3.3 or higher (except for 3.x), Windows Mobile 5/6. iOs is not supported"
- Title: [What is HandiFox™ Sales?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-handifox-sales-098ee54f-39e8-41f9-94dd-9061269b2f42) — 1 comment, 1 upvote *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "The Sales version is a more robust solution than Inventory and provides and a number of additional features.
In includes everything in Inventory + an..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/fishbowl-inventory-vs-handifox)