# Fishbowl Inventory, Sortly vs inFlow Inventory Comparison | | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.3 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 275 | 27 | 58 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (80.1% of reviews) | Small-Business (69.2% of reviews) | Small-Business (83.0% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $349.00 2 Users Per Month | Starting at $24.00 2 Users | Starting at $149.00 Per Month | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### Fishbowl Inventory Pros: - Ease of Use (7 reviews) - Inventory Management (7 reviews) Cons: - Limited Customization (5 reviews) - Expensive (4 reviews) ### Sortly Pros: - Ease of Use (3 reviews) - Inventory Management (2 reviews) Cons: - Slow Loading (2 reviews) - Slow Performance (2 reviews) ### inFlow Inventory Pros: - Ease of Use (21 reviews) - Inventory Management (11 reviews) Cons: - Missing Features (6 reviews) - Customization Issues (3 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 7.5 (201 reviews) | 7.8 (20 reviews) | 8.6 (45 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 7.6 (204 reviews) | 8.7 (20 reviews) | 9.3 (45 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 6.8 (136 reviews) | 7.7 (19 reviews) | 9.2 (35 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 7.8 (133 reviews) | 9.0 (17 reviews) | 9.4 (26 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.0 (201 reviews) | 7.7 (16 reviews) | 9.2 (42 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.8 (131 reviews) | 8.6 (15 reviews) | 9.5 (25 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.8 (174 reviews) | 7.8 (16 reviews) | 8.6 (43 reviews) | --- ## 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 ### Sortly #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Advanced Price: Starting at $24.00 2 Users Description: Best for maintaining optimal inventory levels. Key Features: - 500 Unique Items - 2 User Licenses - Unlimited QR code generation [Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/sortly/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### inFlow Inventory #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: inFlow Inventory Price: Starting at $149.00 Per Month Description: Manage inventory and orders across one or more locations. Simple, powerful, and great for organizations that have to manage physical products. Key Features: - Starts at 2 team members - Real-time inventory, sales, and purchase management - 1 location, unlimited available for higher plans [Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/inflow-inventory/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### Asset Tracking | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Fishbowl Inventory** | N/A | N/A | | **Sortly** | N/A | N/A | | **inFlow Inventory** | N/A | N/A | #### Asset Definition | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Asset Register - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Relationships - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Costs - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Asset Tracking | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Location - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Status - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **History - Asset Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - Asset Tracking | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Inventory Control | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Fishbowl Inventory** | 7.6/10 | 154 | | **Sortly** | 7.7/10 | 17 | | **inFlow Inventory** | 8.6/10 | 44 | #### Multichannel inventory management | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Warehouse Inventory Transfer** | 8.1 (86 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.7 (18 reviews) | | **Multichannel Inventory Syncing** | 7.7 (77 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.7 (17 reviews) | | **Multi-Warehouse Routing** | 7.4 (74 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.3 (17 reviews) | #### 3PL inventory management | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Client management** | 7.9 (86 reviews) | 6.4 (6 reviews) | 8.9 (20 reviews) | | **Marketplace connections** | 7.1 (74 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 7.5 (17 reviews) | | **3PL inventory tracking** | 7.7 (79 reviews) | 6.4 (6 reviews) | 8.0 (18 reviews) | #### Inventory Management | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Inventory Tracking** | 8.5 (100 reviews) | 8.5 (16 reviews) | 9.4 (24 reviews) | | **Inventory Costing** | 8.0 (95 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 9.1 (23 reviews) | | **Product Master** | 8.2 (90 reviews) | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 9.4 (23 reviews) | | **Inventory Forecasting** | 7.3 (87 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.8 (18 reviews) | | **Integrations** | 7.6 (93 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.4 (18 reviews) | #### Inventory Management Platform Features | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Centralized Inventory Database** | 8.4 (141 reviews) | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 9.4 (35 reviews) | | **Inventory Level Dashboards** | 7.6 (129 reviews) | 8.2 (12 reviews) | 8.9 (38 reviews) | | **Stock History Reporting** | 7.6 (130 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 9.2 (37 reviews) | | **Low Stock Notifications** | 6.8 (123 reviews) | 7.8 (10 reviews) | 9.2 (37 reviews) | | **Bundles, Kits, & Variants** | 7.4 (121 reviews) | 6.0 (10 reviews) | 8.0 (34 reviews) | | **Asset Tracking** | 6.6 (106 reviews) | 8.2 (11 reviews) | 8.9 (28 reviews) | | **Inventory Forecasting** | 6.6 (115 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.5 (30 reviews) | | **eCommerce Integrations** | 6.8 (104 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 6.8 (25 reviews) | | **Accounting Integrations** | 7.4 (128 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 7.3 (29 reviews) | | **Data Exporting / Importing** | 7.3 (138 reviews) | 6.8 (10 reviews) | 8.3 (33 reviews) | ### Warehouse Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Fishbowl Inventory** | 6.9/10 | 152 | | **Sortly** | N/A | N/A | | **inFlow Inventory** | 8.7/10 | 44 | #### Warehouse Definition | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Locations** | 7.4 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (17 reviews) | | **Visualization** | 7.1 (55 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Warehouse Slotting** | 6.5 (52 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Logistics | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Cross Docking** | 6.1 (48 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Receiving** | 7.7 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (14 reviews) | | **Pick & Pack** | 7.8 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.3 (16 reviews) | #### Analytics | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Worker performance** | 6.0 (49 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Error Tracking** | 5.7 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.1 (12 reviews) | | **Procurement analytics** | 6.2 (49 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (13 reviews) | #### Inventory Management | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Customer Portal** | 5.7 (46 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.9 (11 reviews) | | **Cycle Counting** | 7.6 (53 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.8 (14 reviews) | #### Inventory Management Platform Features | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Centralized Inventory Database** | 8.4 (141 reviews) | 9.0 (12 reviews) | 9.4 (35 reviews) | | **Inventory Level Dashboards** | 7.6 (129 reviews) | 8.2 (12 reviews) | 8.9 (38 reviews) | | **Stock History Reporting** | 7.6 (130 reviews) | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 9.2 (37 reviews) | | **Low Stock Notifications** | 6.8 (123 reviews) | 7.8 (10 reviews) | 9.2 (37 reviews) | | **Bundles, Kits, & Variants** | 7.4 (121 reviews) | 6.0 (10 reviews) | 8.0 (34 reviews) | | **Asset Tracking** | 6.6 (106 reviews) | 8.2 (11 reviews) | 8.9 (28 reviews) | | **Inventory Forecasting** | 6.6 (115 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 8.5 (30 reviews) | | **eCommerce Integrations** | 6.8 (104 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 6.8 (25 reviews) | | **Accounting Integrations** | 7.4 (128 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 7.3 (29 reviews) | | **Data Exporting / Importing** | 7.3 (138 reviews) | 6.8 (10 reviews) | 8.3 (33 reviews) | ### Barcode | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Fishbowl Inventory** | 8.0/10 | 29 | | **Sortly** | N/A | N/A | | **inFlow Inventory** | 8.0/10 | 8 | #### Barcode support | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Symbologies** | 8.3 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | | **Serialization** | 8.6 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.1 (7 reviews) | | **Standard formatting** | 9.0 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | | **Printing** | 8.6 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 9.4 (8 reviews) | | **Integrations** | 8.2 (21 reviews) | Not enough data | 6.9 (7 reviews) | #### Design | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Label formats** | 8.1 (20 reviews) | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | | **WYSIWYG editor** | 6.8 (12 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | | **Color editor** | 7.6 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Graphics import** | 7.1 (14 reviews) | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | | **1D and 2D barcodes** | 7.5 (16 reviews) | Not enough data | 6.7 (5 reviews) | | **RFID Encoding** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | ### Order Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Fishbowl Inventory** | N/A | N/A | | **Sortly** | N/A | N/A | | **inFlow Inventory** | 8.6/10 | 21 | #### Order Entry | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Entry** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (19 reviews) | | **Register** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (20 reviews) | | **Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (20 reviews) | #### Order Tracking | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Shipping** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.2 (17 reviews) | | **Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.4 (15 reviews) | | **Backorder** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.9 (13 reviews) | #### Inventory Management | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Stock Levels** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.3 (20 reviews) | | **Flow Of Goods** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.2 (19 reviews) | | **Reserving Goods** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (20 reviews) | #### Customer Management | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Order Status** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.1 (18 reviews) | | **Information Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (16 reviews) | | **Email Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.1 (15 reviews) | #### Subscription Management | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Payment Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (16 reviews) | | **Payment Gateway** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 7.8 (16 reviews) | | **Billing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | | **Automatic Payments** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Feature Not Available | #### Agentic AI - Order Management | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Accounting & Finance | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **Fishbowl Inventory** | N/A | N/A | | **Sortly** | N/A | N/A | | **inFlow Inventory** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance | Feature | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## 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 Sortly (1):** [Asset Tracking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/asset-tracking) **Unique to inFlow Inventory (2):** [Order Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/order-management), [Warehouse Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/warehouse-management) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | Fishbowl Inventory | Sortly | inFlow Inventory | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 80.1% | 69.2% | 83.0% | | **Mid-Market** | 19.9% | 30.8% | 17.0% | | **Enterprise** | 0% | 0% | 0% | ### 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% #### Sortly - **Construction:** 11.5% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 11.5% - **Security and Investigations:** 7.7% - **Education Management:** 7.7% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 7.7% - **Accounting:** 3.8% - **Building Materials:** 3.8% - **Computer Hardware:** 3.8% - **Financial Services:** 3.8% - **Furniture:** 3.8% - **Other:** 34.6% #### inFlow Inventory - **Construction:** 9.4% - **Manufacturing:** 7.5% - **Furniture:** 7.5% - **Apparel & Fashion:** 5.7% - **Wholesale:** 5.7% - **Retail:** 5.7% - **Automotive:** 3.8% - **Telecommunications:** 3.8% - **Consumer Goods:** 3.8% - **Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing:** 3.8% - **Other:** 43.4% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to Fishbowl Inventory - [Acctivate Inventory Software](https://www.g2.com/products/acctivate-inventory-software/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (99 reviews) - [Descartes Finale Inventory](https://www.g2.com/products/descartes-finale-inventory/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (41 reviews) - [Zoho Inventory](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-inventory/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (88 reviews) - [Cin7 Core](https://www.g2.com/products/cin7-core/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (332 reviews) - [EZO](https://www.g2.com/products/ezo/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (391 reviews) - [Odoo Inventory](https://www.g2.com/products/odoo-inventory/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (64 reviews) - [Webgility](https://www.g2.com/products/webgility/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (376 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 (3818 reviews) - [Cin7 Omni](https://www.g2.com/products/cin7-omni/reviews) — 3.8/5 stars (118 reviews) ### Alternatives to Sortly - [EZO](https://www.g2.com/products/ezo/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (391 reviews) - [Zoho Inventory](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-inventory/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (88 reviews) - [QuickBooks Online](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-online/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (3818 reviews) - [Webgility](https://www.g2.com/products/webgility/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (376 reviews) - [Xero](https://www.g2.com/products/xero/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1582 reviews) - [MaintainX](https://www.g2.com/products/maintainx/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (1507 reviews) - [Fracttal One](https://www.g2.com/products/fracttal-one/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (601 reviews) - [Limble](https://www.g2.com/products/limble/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (682 reviews) - [Samsara](https://www.g2.com/products/samsara/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (3984 reviews) - [Motive](https://www.g2.com/products/motive-technologies/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2970 reviews) ### Alternatives to inFlow Inventory - [Zoho Inventory](https://www.g2.com/products/zoho-inventory/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (88 reviews) - [Descartes Finale Inventory](https://www.g2.com/products/descartes-finale-inventory/reviews) — 4.8/5 stars (41 reviews) - [QuickBooks Online](https://www.g2.com/products/quickbooks-online/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (3818 reviews) - [Webgility](https://www.g2.com/products/webgility/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (376 reviews) - [Acctivate Inventory Software](https://www.g2.com/products/acctivate-inventory-software/reviews) — 4.0/5 stars (99 reviews) - [Cin7 Core](https://www.g2.com/products/cin7-core/reviews) — 4.2/5 stars (332 reviews) - [EZO](https://www.g2.com/products/ezo/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (391 reviews) - [Xero](https://www.g2.com/products/xero/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1582 reviews) - [SAP Commerce Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-commerce-cloud/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (325 reviews) - [Kintone](https://www.g2.com/products/kintone/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (267 reviews) --- ## 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..." ### Sortly - Title: [How can I cleanly enter serial numbers in for my equipment?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-can-i-cleanly-enter-serial-numbers-in-for-my-equipment) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Hello Krystal! Regina from Sortly here. To add variables such as serial numbers, we recommend using custom fields. To learn how to add custom fields in..." ### inFlow Inventory - Title: [What are inventory control features?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/inflow-inventory-what-are-inventory-control-features) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "You have several features and if you use the computer app version you open to more options such as cycle count sheets and assignment to who is conducting..." --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/fishbowl-inventory-vs-sortly-vs-inflow-inventory)