fishbowlinventory Review, Pricing & Features

Fishbowl is cloud inventory and manufacturing software for QuickBooks and Xero users. See pricing, features, integrations, pros and cons.

Category
ERP & Business Management
Pricing
Per-user, billed annually; cloud Fishbowl Inventory plans start at $229/mo (2 users), with Growth at $429/mo (5 users) and Scale at $729/mo (10 users). Advanced Manufacturing and Advanced Warehouse editions are quoted individually starting at $675/mo and $595/mo.
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August 6, 2026
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Fishbowl is a cloud-based inventory and manufacturing management platform built to extend QuickBooks and Xero with dedicated operations tooling for small and midsize businesses. According to the company, it has been in the inventory software market for roughly 25 years and serves over 6,000 businesses across industries such as aerospace & defense, automotive, food & beverage, healthcare, construction, and consumer goods, with named customers including NASA, Pepsi, Tito's, and The Wonderful Company.The product is organized into several lines: Fishbowl Inventory (cloud-native inventory and warehousing), Fishbowl Manufacturing (a more robust manufacturing-focused edition), Fishbowl Commerce Suite (inventory plus ecommerce), Fishbowl AI Insights (an AI analytics assistant called 'Athena'), and Fishbowl Payments (integrated payment processing). Core functionality spans real-time multi-location inventory tracking, purchasing and vendor management, bill of materials (BOM), work orders and material resource planning (MRP) for manufacturers, pick/pack/ship warehouse operations with 3PL support, and a mobile barcode-scanning app (Fishbowl GO) for Android and Apple devices.Fishbowl connects to QuickBooks Online, QuickBooks Desktop, QuickBooks Canada, and Xero for accounting sync, and integrates with a wide range of ecommerce (Shopify, Amazon, BigCommerce, WooCommerce, eBay), shipping (FedEx, UPS, USPS, ShipStation), CRM (Salesforce, HubSpot, Zoho), and EDI (SPS Commerce) platforms. It is positioned as a middle-ground solution for businesses that have outgrown spreadsheets or basic accounting-software inventory but don't want the complexity of a full ERP system.

Key Features

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Deep, purpose-built QuickBooks and Xero sync rather than a bolt-on integration
  • Covers manufacturing (BOM, work orders, MRP) alongside inventory and warehousing in one platform
  • Broad integration catalog spanning ecommerce, shipping, CRM, and EDI platforms
  • Mobile barcode scanning app (Fishbowl GO) for warehouse-floor use on Android and iOS
  • Long operating history (~25 years) and a large existing customer base across multiple industries

Cons

  • Cloud plans are billed per user starting at $229/mo (Essentials, 2 users), which can scale up quickly for growing teams
  • Advanced Manufacturing and Advanced Warehouse tiers require a custom quote rather than transparent self-serve pricing
  • No free trial is listed on the pricing page, unlike many SaaS competitors
  • Historically Windows/Linux-rooted software, so Mac-only teams should confirm compatibility before buying

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