Fishbowl Inventory review

Fishbowl Inventory is built for businesses whose books already live in QuickBooks and whose stock has become too important to track by hand. The Essentials plan, $229 a month billed annually with 2 users, is aimed at operations replacing spreadsheets with barcode-driven control and includes QuickBooks Online and Xero sync, real-time inventory and SKU tracking, reorder points and mobile barcode scanning. Growth, at $429 with 5 users, adds pick, receive, ship and fulfillment, automated reordering, multichannel ecommerce selling, sales tax automation and unlimited warehouses. Scale adds lot traceability, audit trails and compliance documents for regulated products. Makers can move to Fishbowl Advanced Manufacturing, from $675 a month, for bills of materials, MRP and work orders. Fishbowl publishes these starting prices, which is helpful, but they are well above Zoho Inventory or Sortly, and the useful multichannel features start on the second tier.

Who it is for

QuickBooks users with growing warehouse or production needs who want published plan prices.

Price

Essentials from $229 a month billed annually, 2 users included.

For simpler operations replacing spreadsheets with barcode-driven control. $229USD/mo. billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 10, 2026.

Key features

• QuickBooks Online and Xero sync from the Essentials plan
• Real-time inventory and SKU tracking with reorder points
• Mobile barcode scanning
• Pick, receive, ship and fulfillment, automated reordering and multichannel selling on Growth
• Lot traceability, audit trails and compliance documents on Scale

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Published starting prices for every plan
• Strength: Two-way QuickBooks sync is central to the product
• Strength: Separate Advanced Manufacturing product for bills of materials and MRP
• Weakness: Essentials includes only 2 users
• Weakness: Multichannel selling and unlimited warehouses need Growth at $429 a month
• Weakness: Plans are billed annually and sold through a demo

Key facts

• Essentials: $229 a month, 2 users
• Growth: $429 a month, 5 users, unlimited warehouses
• Advanced Manufacturing: From $675 a month
• Customers: 6,000+ businesses

Where it ranks

Fishbowl Inventory is No. 9 in our Best Inventory Management Software for Small Business verdict.