Fishbowl Manufacturing review

Fishbowl is a long-standing choice for small manufacturers that want MRP without moving off QuickBooks or Xero. The Advanced Manufacturing plan covers full BOMs with sub-assemblies and configurations, MRP and production scheduling, work orders and made-to-order builds, job, labor and landed costing, and lot and batch traceability, with mobile barcode scanning and an open API. Cloud hosting is included, and deployment can be adjusted for teams that want more control. The catch is price: Advanced Manufacturing starts at $675 a month and the final quote depends on users and deployment, while the cheaper Essentials, Growth and Scale plans are for inventory and do not include manufacturing. That puts Fishbowl well above MRPeasy or SOS Inventory for a 3 to 5 person shop, which is why it ranks lower on value despite a solid feature set.

Who it is for

Small manufacturers on QuickBooks or Xero that want MRP, job costing and barcode-driven inventory with vendor-led setup.

Price

Advanced Manufacturing from $675 a month, priced by users and deployment; inventory-only plans from $229 a month billed annually.

Advanced Manufacturing from $675/mo
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Full BOMs, sub-assemblies and configurations
• MRP and production scheduling
• Job, labor and landed costing
• Work orders and made-to-order builds with lot and batch traceability
• QuickBooks Online, Desktop and Enterprise integration, plus an open API

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Published starting price for the manufacturing plan
• Strength: Deep QuickBooks integration across Online, Desktop and Enterprise
• Strength: Cloud hosting included with flexible deployment options
• Weakness: Manufacturing starts at $675 a month, the highest verified entry price here
• Weakness: Final price is quoted by users and deployment
• Weakness: Manufacturing is not on the Essentials, Growth or Scale plans

Key facts

• Manufacturing plan: Advanced Manufacturing, from $675 a month
• Team size: 2 users to 200+
• Hosting: Cloud included, flexible deployment
• Accounting: QuickBooks and Xero

Where it ranks

Fishbowl Manufacturing is No. 8 in our Best MRP Software verdict.