Inventory and manufacturing platform for warehouses, production and purchasing.
#6 of 7 in Inventory Tools by Overall Score
Fishbowl provides inventory control for manufacturing and warehousing environments, including bills of materials, work orders, purchasing, sales orders, multiple locations, barcode scanning, picking, packing, and shipping. Its manufacturing edition adds production planning and shop-floor workflows, while integrations connect inventory activity to QuickBooks and common ecommerce or shipping systems.
Fishbowl distinguishes manufactured assemblies from simple purchased inventory by tracking components consumed on work orders. Businesses using QuickBooks can link inventory operations to accounting instead of attempting to manage production quantities inside the ledger alone. Setup requires a deliberate item hierarchy, stock-location definitions and a decision about how costs flow from raw materials to finished goods.
Calculated from facts we verified on Fishbowl's own website, using published thresholds. Nobody can pay to change it. Together with Market Signal it makes the Overall Score of 63 that orders our lists.
Dimensions without verified data count as a neutral 2.5. Facts checked October 14, 2026. How the rating works
Computed from Ahrefs + Semrush data about Fishbowl's own website. Not an assessment of the product itself. How this works →
Market Strength
59
Where it stands today
Momentum
69 Rising Fast ↑↑
Where it’s heading
Data Confidence
High
How much to trust it
Tick mark = category average.
Compared with 46 tracked Ecommerce tools. Data through September 2026, pulled October 6, 2026.
| Plan | Monthly | Annual (mo) |
|---|---|---|
| Essentials | Not listed | $229 |
| Growth | Not listed | $429 |
| Scale | Not listed | $729 |
Pricing shown reflects list prices as of our last check and may have changed. Confirm current pricing on Fishbowl's website before purchasing.
QuickBooks, Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, ShipStation, Salesforce
Help center, Onboarding, Phone, Live chat
Why choose it: Small and midsize merchants that want inventory and order management connected to ecommerce, shipping, and Zoho applications.
Why choose it: Growing product businesses that sell through multiple channels and need shared inventory, purchasing, warehouse, and order control.
Why choose it: Wholesalers, distributors, manufacturers, and small product businesses that need inventory plus purchasing and fulfillment controls.
Why choose it: Small and midsize manufacturers that need production planning tied directly to inventory, purchasing, and ecommerce orders.
Fishbowl doesn't currently offer a free plan or free trial.
Fishbowl starts at $229/mo (annual billing) on its Essentials plan. Pricing was last checked October 14, 2026. Always confirm current pricing on the vendor's site before purchasing.
Commonly considered alternatives include Zoho Inventory, Cin7, inFlow Inventory and Katana. The Alternatives section on this page shows what each one is best at and its starting price.
