Sortly

Pros

We could customise sortly, exactly to our needs, and make changes without having to hire a company to do it.

Cons

I cant find any negatives about it. Ideally we would love an integration into our job management system. So as stock is sold in the job management system, items are deducted in sortly automatically.

Pros

I love that you can print the labels with whatever specifications you need. The photo option is fantastic. I like that is allows custom fields for things like expriy dates or theme names and IDs. There is so much customization within this software it is wonderful. Very easy to use. Ability to categorize items between different bins or locations.

Cons

manual setup, but that also comes with having things so customizable. I wish it integrated with Shopify better or Stalion shipping station.

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Pros

Its cost and being internet based so my team can view levels of inv offsite and remotely in real-time without a large outlay of IT for an ERP system

Cons

Ease of use. Specificaly drives me nuts that i have to upgrade to save only 4!!! again upgrade licensing to be able to save only 4! reports. That is insane to me in 2024. Also that the user activity summary function is only included in premium. That is a core feature in my mind but I'm the the CEO so....

Pros

There is physical inventory management and tracking that helps with the entire organization process, speeding up processes that could take a long time before and not have exact data. I can easily search for the data I need through the folders that are created with the exact inventory information

Cons

I like everything, there is nothing that I dislike in the past or in the present. Its functions have been perfect

Pros

It has helped us cut down costs astronomically. We can move our stock between shops and cut down on ordering. We have been able to log loss of product, leave notes to our managers about stock, organize our vendors. It’s been great.

Cons

There isn’t a way to see what your inventory was on a certain date. For example we do a COGS adjustment at the end of each month to see how much inventory we’re sitting on. If I don’t pull the report on that date I can’t go back and look at my inventory in that point of time retrospectively.
I also wish it was clear that there was support to help set it up. I did it all manually and it was tough.

Pros

The ability to customize the set up and tailor it to your needs. By adding folders and items in whichever manner you choose you are able to get a really customizable use.

Cons

Items not syncing together when changes are made. New items are created which can mess up inventory numbers and you then have to go through and merge or add inventory together manually.

Pros

We use Sortly for our small construction business and we're able to get both our admin and build staff to use the system with ease. It's visually easy to understand which is imperative for staff members that need quick answers for where they can find their project material for construction. There are custom fields that allow us to build information our around our company needs instead of trying to fit into a premade product.

Cons

My only negative feedback about Sortly is the limited pricing options. They seem to have too large of a jump in options. We have a larger inventory but we do not need any additional features that are available in the next step up for cost. We are limited to 2,000 entries and we need, approximately 500-1,000 more. The next step up provides 8,000 more entries (10,000 total) but it is 300% more expensive per year. We cannot justify the cost as a small company but we would gladly pay 50% more just to add another 500-1,000 entries.

Pros

It has made our inventory control so much easier, and we are having far less issues such as over assigning our products to clients versus how much we actually have available.

Cons

The main things I don't like about Sortly are the limits of Sub-Folders and the limits of characters you are allowed to have in the text boxes.

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Pros

I really enjoy how easy the app is to use because I do not have to spend much time training other staff members to use it. The Inventory Management and Control aspects of sortly are really what makes the app so worth using though.

Cons

I do not like the group items feature that has been included. My items used to stay grouped together, and now I have to click the button every time to get them to group back together.

Pros

I like that it’s an easy to use interface.

Cons

I wish it would connect to Shopify. Other than that there’s nothing to dislike.

Pros

Inventory tracking and Equipment/ tool tracking.

Cons

Small Glitches. Sometimes items disappear and I have to retrieve them from the trash or make a new entrée.

Pros

We love the ease of use, the barcoding, and the reporting features of Sortly. Our most favorite part of utilizing Sortly was being able to add photos of the parts for better identification and inventory management. Their customer service has been great for all of our questions and we are truly happy to have this system.

Cons

Sortly is still working on feature improvements daily and we hope and look forward to a picking feature for pulling parts for jobs. Sortly truly cares about suggestions and opinions and will even keep you posted on the status of your request instead of leaving you guessing.

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Pros

Cost, Functionality, and Ease of use are the top reasons we selected sortly. It was easy to implement and quick for anyone to learn without much training.

Cons

I think we were grandfathered into a plan and then had to upgrade to use features I believe were available in the original plan and then taken away and moved into a different plan. Don't quote me on this...... this happened a while ago.

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Pros

It has been great to keep track of our supplies over 3 clinic sites. We have one ordering manager, and they receive notifications when supplies are running low at one of our clinics.

Cons

Set up is time-consuming when adding barcodes on all supplies. However, once it is set up, It is easy to add new items. But that is the case with any inventory system.

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Pros

Sortly makes it easy to add Tags and other locators to easily find items within the system

Cons

Adding permissions of new folders has to be done for each person individually.

Pros

The most useful features are its mobile access, Excel exporting ability, and ease of use.

Cons

We had to manipulate Sortly to work with our warehousing and business model. It works ok, but we order materials by project name, and in order to make Sortly track that we had to tag projects. Preferably we would sort and save items under project name and locate them in Sortly under row and bin #. However, because the items we order are large quantities we have to put 20 pallets of flooring, for example, into 20 bin locations, even though they are all just "one item description". This becomes cumbersome because Sortly only allows one location per item, so we would have to create all these folders for each item. Instead we add them by row and bin # (with no location in Sortly), then add the project name as a tag.

Pros

The ability to use this program with a computer or phone app SEEMLESSLY. Adding/subtracting inventory is a snap. It is SO easy to set up.

Cons

Ability to print to more printer styles. Not enough availability for reference numbers and descriptions on labels. The print out needs to be better, so that more fields can be included on labels. That would make this program top notch.

Pros

User-Friendly Interface: Sortly offers an intuitive and user-friendly interface, making it easy for users to navigate and perform inventory management tasks efficiently.

Cons

Users often appreciate Sortly's visual organization features, such as customizable folders, tags, and thumbnails, which help them quickly locate and identify inventory items.

Pros

Our non- profit uses Sortly to keep track of all statistics. Along with what we give away to our foster families and foster children. It is an invaluable software for our non- profit!

Cons

Once we set up our fields it gave us a lot of freedom to use the software to meet our needs.

Pros

Ease of use, the ability to add pictures, and add custom fields to meet the specific needs of my organization.

Cons

Nothing so far. I have seen many updates and I appreciate how Sortly considers users' feedback to continue improving the platform.

Pros

I like it helped us have an Oderly fashion list and inventory before we were using the Old Fashion Excel sheet.

Cons

There were some things that we had to learn on our own, like custom labels we didn't know how to set them up properly and we watched a webinar and it was a slap on the forehead once we learned how to do that.

Pros

Keeps track of our product inventory so we know where our item is located and how much of the item is in stock & when we need to order more.

Cons

That you need to manually set the alarm for when the product expires. Also, when performing a search, you need to fill in exactly how it was entered initially otherwise it may not show up.

Pros

Sortly is an excellent inventory management solution, offering a user-friendly interface and customizable fields to fit your specific needs. The mobile app enhances convenience with barcode and QR code scanning, which makes it super fast to count inventory without the need for more scanners. Cloud-based ensures real-time updates - making sure it is always up to date for everyone. Multi-user access with customizable permissions is excellent for having the entire team on the platform. Easily customizable reporting and analytics provide valuable insights for the entire team. It also generates QR codes - which work awesome when you don't have barcodes to use already. It also is very simple and easy to set up and use.

Cons

What we like the least is that the barcodes don't have the option to be generated to print on an 8.5 x 11 paper size - only label printer options. Also - you have to pay for a more pricey system if you want to be able to hide pricing.

Pros

It was easier to track inventory once we started gaining more business and began keeping more stock.

Cons

Sometimes it doesn't sync across all devices. If you are logged in too long on one device, it does not operate as efficient. Overall it works pretty well for us being a small-medium business.

Pros

Easy to use, easy to implement. Didn't need any training.

Cons

They got us on the hook for a year to use their software. We enjoyed using it, it was helpful. The very next year they increased our plan cost 132%($1,100 a year to $2,700), more than double. So they wait until you depend on the software and then try to milk you for all you have. Very predatory. We cancelled.

Pros

I like how user-friendly the mobile app is for my employees when scanning in and out products. I also like how easy it is to create QR codes for multiple products, as well as the current bulk actions like adding tags, prices, etc. I also like the ability to add different users on one account so that I may have different devices set to scan products in my facility.

Cons

I do not like that there is no automatic integration feature to upload my inventory to different Sales Channels like Shopify, eBay, Amazon, Walmart, and Etsy. Manually importing and exporting data becomes tedious and time-consuming. I also do not like that I cannot track which of my employees are scanning products. I would prefer if Sortly would track and report the times and devices from which products are scanned, so that if something is incorrect I can address it directly. I think the navigation between product folders and variations could be more streamline with less clicks when navigating on a desk top. I also would like for there to be more bulk editing actions, like bulk editing SKUs and Manufacturer Part Numbers instead of individually clicking and editing each variation. That is insanely time consuming when our catalog is extensive.

Pros

First of all, the price is really good for all the benefits you have on the app.
It is really simple and easy to use, you can do a lot of things with it and you won't need to take a class to learn how to use it.

Cons

There are some features that we would like that it is not implement yet. For example, would be really good a button to undo an action that you did for a product.

Pros

Sortly is very easy to set up and organize. It is designed well enough to continue to scale as our company grows. Not to mention the price is a fraction of other competitors.

Cons

Honestly I do not really have a dislike. If I had to nit pick I would say the GUI is a little blah but this is not client facing and we really don't need it to look amazing, we need it to perform amazing..... It does!

Pros

I like the ability to scan and easily print QR codes.

Cons

That I cannot "undo" an action. That it is difficult for me to see Sortly history and to remember what went where and who moved it. I do not like that when moving an item into a folder, that the search cannot be specific- For example if I have the folder of "Jane Doe" in 12 different folders by month, and I want to move an item to "Jane Doe" in "July", I cannot search "Jane Doe July", I have to search "Jane Doe" and scroll through multiple "Jane Doe" entries to find her in "July".
I also think the bar code scanner in the app could be improved. When you are scanning within a folder, and at the top there is a note that tells you what folder you are "searching within" I wish there was an easy way to click that and change it to search in another folder, rather than going back and selecting the folder and then going back to the barcode search scanner. Also, when I am scanning and searching within a folder and I "add a quick action" and want to "Choose folder before scanning", when I go to search for the folder in the search bar the search bar page looks strange saying "nothing to see to see here" and the search bar looks different and for a while I didn't realize could still use it

Pros

I like the ability to have many options in describing items. I also like how the hierarchy builds within folders and how you are able to narrow down searches and filtering. I also like that when items are rmoved from inventory - you have reasons you can assign like sold, broke, etc. You can also use your iphone as a scanner and all is in real time.

Cons

Reporting is a bit clunky. Thtere is no glossary available for the reports so I usually end up exporting all data nad cutting it down. It would be nive if the system could offer pre-defined templates based on your inventory history and business.

Pros

I like how thorough it is without being a full ERP or WMS. The price is right, and the learning curve slopes gently while still having deeper functionality available for those who want it.

Cons

It's a bit clunky and takes a while to load sometimes, especially when using a mobile device. I would like more features for adjusting all locations of a product, and to customize what happens when I move all quantity of a SKU out of a particular folder and into another.

Pros

It keeps us well organized as we stock alot of one of kind pieces so need a comprehensive tracking system to track multiple items at multiple locations. The program has generally been good for this, would highly recommend if you do not have a ton of products you are tracking.

Cons

Each item has 10 data categories to add additional information about the piece, these categories max at 10 and the categories themselves have a low maximum allowed -- like drop down menu categories have a maximum of 250 items. These are all maxed for us and we still continue to acquire new inventory that I now cannot add. To get around this I created another category with the same name "part 2" like "artist 2" and "size 2"...we are too invested in the software at this point to switch but it also is going to render useless if we continue growing our art inventory.

Pros

I liked that is was easily accessible on all plate forms from tablets, phones, and/or your computer.

Cons

No Drop down boxes. I had to learn the system on my own. We were only shown how to do things by videos.

Pros

Ease of use and organization. There are some items I would like to see added for ease of use.

Cons

Somethings are redundant. Some things are missing. Somethings, I have to make work for us. I would like to be able to export transaction data easier for trends and rates of decline, but I am a base plan user. I would like to be able to bulk update without creating a duplicate item. Makes it hard to edit one at a time and load or have to delete old duplicates when bulk importing updated info. Or, bulk apply alerts without them all needing the same min level.

Pros

It was easy to enter all our data, provided the level of flexibility we needed in order to capture all the asset variations, and allowed us to quickly see what our inventory was, and where it was allocated.

Cons

Having to open folders in order to see whether a change (addition or subtraction of assets) had been made.

Pros

I really like that it’s user-friendly. Mobile, items are searchable and easy to notate exactly what is needed.

Cons

Sometimes it glitches and says that my password is incorrect or it’s loading and I have to log completely out and log back in

Pros

Sortly is incredibly easy to use. We love having mobile access and the ability to export our data. The feature to generate QR code labels makes scanning products a breeze, and adding photos ensures we always have the right product.

Cons

We wish the QuickBooks Online integration was available for the lower pricing plan tiers since we are a smaller company, but we still use QuickBooks.

Pros

The supposed ability to create qr codes that can be printed off to use for each individual item in our inventory.

Cons

The fact that I can't print off or create individual qr codes for all of our inventory, especially uniforms.

Pros

User-friendly interface, functionality.

Cons

Integration capability and Scalability.

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Pros

Allows tracking of product from production facility to end-user that supports our inventory management, but also in the foundation of one of our critical stewardship activities.
Our certified distributors have access to their own inventory and sales information with a firewall across users, while overviews across distributors is critical for the administrator.

Cons

No real issues with use. Customized report generation for individual users in isolation from overall administrative views would be a desired feature.

Pros

I selected Sortly due to the customization options. I use the program slightly different than it's intention which means the ability to customize is one of, if not the most important feature for my company. All other competitors I looked at did not offer enough customization making their programs not suited to my needs

Cons

I have no complaints about Sortly at this time

Pros

The ability to search for a product multiple ways and upload pictures of the product. I also like being able to print a variety of reports and always seeing the total value of our inventory at a glance.

Cons

Not being able to list items in size order. There is also a lag time when updating quantities and adding photos.

Pros

It's easy to use for my team. I'm not sure if they and I could use that easier complicated software. I like managing my team besides, I can see all the movements of my team easily and can check what they did.

Cons

Now I have an issue about searching results. I have some items which have variants and when I search I see the variants instead of main item. I requested this to be fixed and sortly will take care of it hopefully.

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Pros

I like the ease of use. With over 3000 individual items in inventory, Sortly makes keeping track of inventory much easier.

Cons

I wish that there was a more detailed notes system when changing inventory. For instance, if the purchase date is different than the input date I wish you could change that to reflect when the item was edited, rather than when it was input into the computer. I also wish you could separate the customer the part was sold to as well as an option to attach a PO number. I wish that "-" would not stop the user from finding a selected part. In my experience, vendors have sold me the same part with some part numbers containing dashing and other without. Because of this I have made duplicate items unintentionally, thus creating inventory miscounts. Lastly I wish that there was a way to sort by item part number in the same way you can for part name and date updated.

Pros

It is a straight forward tool to use when you have a warehouse full of stuff, hodgepodge of records of what you have, and even less sure of what information you will need to track. The ability to add fields to records was extremely useful and the ability to mass edit and move items was extremely useful.

The mobile app has also been a plus. So when out in the warehouse and find an item we missed, entering it immediately is very helpful and the app is extremely simple to use.

Cons

Some times the entry or editing process can be a little painful. Much of what we need to enter is on the full detail page, so you have to enter the first detail and then click expand and then enter in the rest of the detail.

As well the search can be a little painful. Some products have a "-" while the box doesn't have it so if you are not exact with the entry you can miss that you have an item.

Pros

I searched high and low for a program like this one. Currently we're on the "advanced plan" and this fulfills all our needs at this moment. I like the custom fields you can create. I made "location", "expires on" and "last check" because we have to uphold our ISO9001 standard.
Another helpful trick is you can add pictures and "variations" of an item. For example: gloves. You can add "non sterile gloves" and sub them in size or color if you would want that. That way you don't clutter your inventory and if you type "gloves" you get them all at once.
Another big one for me are the stats you can check. Which items have a high flow? Do I need to adjust stock? (You can also set alerts btw, so you don't run out of important items).
Higher plans give more features off course, but for the moment Sortly does what needs to be done for us. In the near future I'm planning on using QR/barcodes for easy IN/OUT.

Cons

At times the adjustments to stock take a few agonizing seconds to long to go through. Also using my smartphone in the stockroom is less user friendly. That's also the main reason for me to start using QR/barcodes.
Not really a con but more something that's not included in my current plan is: I only have 2 seats. So only me and a collegue can adjust inventory. Upgrading just for this isn't an option so we deal with it.

Pros

Ease of search function especially mobile. Easy to update inventory.

Cons

Most new features (Ex: PO generation) are locked in higher paid plans. As a Advanced plan user Sortly is very well priced compared to its competition. But getting an Ultra plan to unlock pretty basic features make it uncompetitive.

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Pros

I'm an interior designer, and we use this to keep track of our client's inventory of furniture, artwork, and objects located in their houses, storage spaces, and at different vendors. I know that it's not what Sortly was designed for, but it works perfectly for it. It's very easy and convenient to be able to pull up the inventory and see what we've placed in different rooms, what needs to be pulled from storage, and what they actually own. It's very easy to add new items as needed. Sortly is indispensable in our day to day workflow and has literally transformed how we're able to interface with clients and manage their items.

Cons

I wish that the option to crop and edit photos was consistent across platforms. I also wish that when there are multiples of an item that are located in different albums that the edits made to one apply to the other. But honestly, it is otherwise pretty close to perfect for our needs.

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Pros

Once the program is setup and items are loaded the software is amazingly easy to use. Very helpful and the amount of time it saves is amazing.

Cons

Takes a little to learn how to add and transfer. We have some Apple phones and Samsung phones it operates differently on the phones.
It is easier to use on the computer.

Pros

I liked the way i can type in any product that i think of and can find it on the app and know directly where it is in the warehouse. Saves a lot of time and money.

Cons

The cost is probably my least favorite thing about Sortly.