Fishbowl Manufacturing - Top Competitors (Jun 2022)

Fishbowl Manufacturing Review
ITQlick Score: 87/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 4.2/10 - average cost
Category: Manufacturing -> Fishbowl Manufacturing review -> Fishbowl Manufacturing competitors
Ranking:Ranked 2 out of 120 Manufacturing systems
Company: Fishbowl
Pricing: starts at $4,395 per license
Typical customers: Small businesses and start ups
Platforms: Desktop, Mobile, Cloud
Links: Fishbowl Manufacturing review, Fishbowl Manufacturing pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Jun 14, 2022

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Fishbowl Manufacturing vs. Alternatives in 2024

Fishbowl Manufacturing is a manufacturing inventory management solution for QuickBooks, and its top alternatives in this category include Katana ERP, Megaventory, inFlow Inventory, and Unleashed. Based on the key areas listed below, Fishbowl Manufacturing is compared to its top competitors:
  • Cloud/On-premise: Fishbowl Manufacturing supports deployment in the cloud and on-premise hosting. In comparison, all the top alternatives of Fishbowl Manufacturing are fully cloud-based manufacturing software.
  • Cost: Fishbowl Manufacturing pricing starts at a one-time full ownership fee of $4,395. Annual renewals and add-ons are also available, but no free plans or trials exist. In comparison, Unleashed pricing starts at $299 per month, Katana pricing starts at $99 per month, billed annually, pricing for inFlow Inventory starts at $219 per month, and Megaventory pricing begins at $135 per month. They all have free trial offers for prospective clients.
  • Customers/Industries: Fishbowl Manufacturing serves clients across several industry verticals such as agriculture, food, and beverages, government, manufacturing, automotive, electronics, etc. In comparison, all the top alternatives of Fishbowl Manufacturing target manufacturers of all products. Also, Katana targets furniture manufacturers, apparel & footwear, pet food & supplies, etc.
  • Functionality: Fishbowl Manufacturing is a feature-rich manufacturing software solution with several capabilities, including multilevel bill of materials, barcode scanning, work orders, etc. Compared to its top competitors, Fishbowl Manufacturing has several manufacturing software features in common with its top alternatives like labor costing, eCommerce integrations, etc. However, Fishbowl Manufacturing does not have a Sandbox Environment feature like Unleashed and multi-currency support like Katana.
  • Popularity: Famous clients like the US Army, NASA, and Mercedes Benz use Fishbowl Manufacturing to streamline their production processes. In comparison, Katana is a leading manufacturing software with customers in more than 60 countries, Unleashed serves thousands of clients globally, and inFlow Inventory has over 40,000 companies using its manufacturing solutions.
  • Scalability: Fishbowl is a highly scalable manufacturing software suitable for enterprise operations. In comparison, all the top alternatives of Fishbowl Manufacturing are suitable for small, midsize, and large-scale manufacturing operations.
  • Support: Clients that use Fishbowl Manufacturing can access support through a live chat channel, phone, email, FAQ section, and a knowledge base. Compared to its top alternatives, Fishbowl Manufacturing does not offer support via a community forum like Unleashed and inFlow Inventory. Also, inFlow Inventory does not offer support via a phone channel like Fishbowl Manufacturing.
  • Fishbowl Manufacturing alternatives - for small & large Business

    Here are the top 4 alternatives to Fishbowl Manufacturing that are worth checking out: FlexiBake ERP for SMBs, Intellect eQMS for large size business, OrchestratedBeer for growing companies, and MRPEasy cloud ERP for Manufacturing and Distribution SMEs for low budget organizations.

    ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
    Score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100 score, based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
    Pricing pricing Score is a 1 to 10 score, based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
    License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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    Fishbowl...
    ITQlick rating
    4.3/5
    Score
    87/100
    Pricing
    4.2/10
    License pricing
    $4,395 per license
    Functionality
    36
    Best for SMBs
    FlexiBak...
    ITQlick rating
    3.6/5
    Score
    89/100
    Pricing
    3.8/10
    License pricing
    $225 per month
    Functionality
    3
    Best for Enterprise
    Intellect
    ITQlick rating
    4.6/5
    Score
    85/100
    Pricing
    2.2/10
    License pricing
    Pricing not available
    Functionality
    4
    Growing
    Orchestr...
    ITQlick rating
    3.7/5
    Score
    86/100
    Pricing
    3.2/10
    License pricing
    $500 per month
    Functionality
    6
    Free version
    MRPEasy
    ITQlick rating
    4.5/5
    Score
    83/100
    Pricing
    2/10
    License pricing
    $49 per user/month
    Functionality
    28

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