--- description: Review of Fishbowl Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Fishbowl | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Manufacturing Software](/directory/4704/manufacturing/software) > [Fishbowl](/software/1700/fishbowl-inventory-scm) # Fishbowl Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/1700/fishbowl-inventory-scm Page: 1 / 46\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/1700/fishbowl-inventory-scm?page=2) > Fishbowl’s powerful inventory management software is designed to help businesses streamline operations, improve accuracy, and scale efficiently. It is widely known for its seamless integration with QuickBooks and Xero, making it an ideal solution for small and medium-sized businesses that need advanced inventory control without switching accounting platforms. Fishbowl offers a comprehensive suite of tools that enable businesses to track inventory levels, locations, and movements in real time. It also supports manufacturing and work order management, allowing companies to automate production processes using bill of materials (BOM) and work order tracking. For warehouses, Fishbowl optimizes operations with barcode scanning, cycle counting, and multi-location tracking, ensuring efficient stock management. Additionally, businesses can manage their sales and purchase orders while synchronizing with major ecommerce platforms like Shopify, Amazon, and eBay. The Fishbowl product suite includes Fishbowl Advanced for inventory management with manufacturing and warehousing capabilities, Fishbowl Drive for cloud-based inventory solutions, Fishbowl Commerce Suite for multichannel ecommerce management capabilities, and Fishbowl AI Insights for data analytics and custom reports. Fishbowl Advanced: Powerful manufacturing and inventory tools to simplify your operations. Small and midsize businesses face plenty of inventory and manufacturing challenges—but Fishbowl Advanced makes them easier to manage. • Complicated manufacturing workflows? Fishbowl streamlines production planning, inventory tracking, and order management, all in one system. • Struggling with inventory visibility? Get real-time tracking across multiple locations, so you can make informed decisions and avoid costly errors. • Making mistakes with your inventory? Automate inventory management to reduce errors and free up time for more important work. Fishbowl Drive: Cloud-based inventory management—anytime, anywhere. Looking for an inventory solution you can access from anywhere? Fishbowl Drive is designed to tackle the complex challenges of growing businesses. • High carrying costs? Optimize stock levels to reduce expenses and improve cash flow. • Regulatory compliance concerns? Track serial numbers, lot numbers, and expiration dates to meet industry standards. • Inconsistent reordering? Automate reorder points to maintain optimal inventory levels without constant oversight. Fishbowl Commerce Suite: Multichannel product listings and order fulfillment. Managing an ecommerce business can be overwhelming, but Fishbowl Commerce Suite takes the stress out of inventory management and order fulfillment. • Inventory discrepancies? Real-time updates keep stock levels accurate across all your ecommerce platforms and accounting software. • Slow order fulfillment? Automated tools streamline picking, packing, and shipping so you can deliver items to your customers faster. • Too much manual work? Integrations with Amazon, BigCommerce, eBay, Shopify, Walmart, WooCommerce, QuickBooks Online and more; keep product listings and inventory in sync—without the extra effort. Fishbowl AI Insights: Smarter decisions, faster results with AI-powered tools. Want to improve your business with smarter data? Fishbowl AI Insights gives you: • Custom reports—without the hassle of extra time or costs. • Intuitive dashboards that provide a clear snapshot of your business. • AI-powered forecasting to prevent overstocks and shortages before they happen. With advanced AI tools, your data assistant Athena, and fully customizable reports, Fishbowl AI Insights helps you make informed, strategic decisions—effortlessly. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 1129 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 1129 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Fishbowl - **Location**: Orem, US - **Founded**: 2001 ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Other (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Get in touch with Fishbowl directly for pricing information on: Fishbowl Drive (cloud-based) Fishbowl Advanced (on-premise) Fishbowl Commerce Suite (cloud-based) - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Linux (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, United States ## Features - 3D Modeling - 3PL Management - ACH Payment Processing - AI/Machine Learning - API - Access Control - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounting - Accounting Integration - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Add & Edit Photos - Alerts/Escalation - Alerts/Notifications - Approval Process Control - Approval Workflow - Asset Categorisation - Asset Kitting - Asset Lifecycle Management - Asset Planning ## Integrations (34 total) - Adobe Commerce - Avalara - BigCommerce - Descartes ShipRush - Dropbox - Endicia - FedEx Ship Manager - Infocon Systems WebEDI - Netstock - Pepperi - QuickBooks Desktop - QuickBooks Enterprise - QuickBooks Online - QuickBooks Online Advanced - SPS Commerce ... and 19 more integrations ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Manufacturing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4704/manufacturing/software) ## Related Categories - [Manufacturing Execution Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/164/execution-systems/software) - [Manufacturing Inventory Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/392/inventory-software/software) - [Production Scheduling Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/377/production-planning-scheduling-software/software) - [Fuel Delivery Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/3626/fuel-delivery/software) - [Manufacturing Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/4704/manufacturing/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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The moderation is getting wildly out of hand. There has been a boom in posts that don’t violate any guidelines being flagged and removed. Then when you reach out to Fishbowl support inquiring about details on how your post “violated guidelines”, Fishbowl responds saying that it was a mistake. ----- ### "Fishbowl is a great inventory tool" — 4.0/5 > **Jayda** | *29 July 2026* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 5.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that Fishbowl is a great inventory system and shows a lot of material data and revenue per item being sold. I do enjoy the ease of placing orders inside fishbowl and developing transfer orders to process our additional locations. I also enjoy the ease to fulfilled a order in fishbowl as well. > > **Cons**: I do not like how unforgiving Fishbowl is when a mistake has been made after an order has been fulfilled, adjusting any errors seems pretty difficult to do in fishbowl on processed orders after they have been fulfilled. It is also very hard to develop reports inside of fishbowl as well unfortunately fishbowl spits out a lot of reports per item and not by per order or quote. I also am not a fan of the constant restarting the server when it comes to setting up new location groups. It requires all of our team to log out and restart the server in order for fishbowl to update and process the new location. > > Fishbowl has had a lot of ups and down for our team. It has been a great tool to track inventory but not the greatest tool to develop quotes in a fast quoting environment. Some features are fairly easy to use but it is a lot to learn about and takes time becoming an expert in the system. ----- ### "Works great for Small Manufacturer" — 5.0/5 > **Miriam** | *6 November 2019* | Shipbuilding | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Ease of Quickbooks Online integration, ease of cost analysis > > **Cons**: Reports are not as easy to manipulate as some programs > > I love the ease of analyzing each piece of our manufacturing process. ----- ### "Jamon's Review" — 4.0/5 > **Jamon** | *27 April 2026* | Construction | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to learn graphical interface. Very effective at inventory management for a small warehouse. Client runs on multiple operating systems for ease of use with a variety of mobile devices. > > **Cons**: Price is pretty high even compared to competition. I do not like the idea of paying for industry standard reports that seem to be missing from the client. Issues with "scanning" on IOS phones. > > I have been using Fishbowl for nearly two years now and it has been a great experience. While we have had some growing pains getting used to the software and learning its little quirks. The biggest issue we have had is that we did not initially conform all of our part numbers and descriptions which made it difficult to search for certain parts. I have mostly fixed this issue at this point, but it would be nice if the search criteria wasn't so specific. ----- ### "Flexible but needs more granularity" — 4.0/5 > **Michelle** | *27 April 2026* | Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: It offers alot of flexibility to accommodate our business model of high-mix low volume sales, as well as custom builds. The modules are intuitive and there is clear traceability. > > **Cons**: I would like more granularity and data analytics capabilities, for example, to drill down to individual raw material costs per sales order over time. The reorder reports can also be improved by providing shortages to a certain data range, rather than all or none approach. > > Fishbowl reports can be customized but the response time is a bit long. It would also be nice to see reports on screen rather than as a PDF report or CVS output. ----- Page: 1 / 46\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/1700/fishbowl-inventory-scm?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/1700/fishbowl-inventory-scm) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data