Fishbowl Inventory vs SKUSavvy

Fishbowl vs SKUSavvy at a glance

When Fishbowl is the better fit

• You manufacture: you need bills of materials, work orders and MRP.

• Your books run in Xero and you want inventory synced with it.

• You need compliance documents such as GMP, FDA or ISO.

• You want to host the software yourself.

When SKUSavvy is the better fit

• Shopify is your sales engine and you want real-time two-way sync, not a scheduled import.

• You need batch picking, pick to tote and pick routes on a 3D warehouse map.

• Your team grows in peak season. SKUSavvy users are unlimited.

• You want shipping labels and rate shopping built in.

• You want to start with a free trial instead of a required implementation package.

Fishbowl strengths and limits

What Fishbowl says it does, and where it stops, from its own pages.

Best for: Manufacturers and wholesalers that need bills of materials, work orders and MRP.

Strengths

• Manufacturing with bills of materials, work orders and MRP (Fishbowl Manufacturing and Advanced)

• QuickBooks Online and Xero sync from the first plan

• Cloud hosting, with a self-managed option

• Mobile apps for iOS and Android

• Unlimited warehouses on Growth, and compliance documents (GMP, FDA, ISO) on Scale

Limits

• An implementation package is required, and its price is not published

• Plans are billed annually and capped by users

• Inventory plans do not include manufacturing

• The Shopify integration syncs on a schedule, not instantly

Starting price: $229/month (Fishbowl Inventory Essentials, 2 users, billed annually).

SKUSavvy strengths and limits

The same view of SKUSavvy, including what it does not do.

Best for: Shopify brands that pick, pack and ship from their own warehouse.

Strengths

• A 3D map of your warehouse that put-away, picking and cycle counts all use

• Runs in the browser on any phone or tablet, with the camera or a Bluetooth scanner

• Unlimited users, published pricing and a 30-day trial with no credit card

• Two-way Shopify sync across multiple stores, including Shopify POS

• Lots, expiry dates, serial numbers, kitting, replenishment and cycle counts

• Shipping labels and rate shopping with your own carrier accounts

• 3PL billing with rate cards, invoices and a client portal

Limits

• Built around Shopify: other marketplaces connect through Shopify, not directly

• No iOS or Android store app; the app runs in the browser and installs to the home screen

• QuickBooks Online syncs through a $50/month add-on; no Xero or NetSuite integration

• Migration runs on CSV imports, not a one-click importer from another WMS

Starting price: $179/month, includes the first 249 orders.

Cost at 1,000, 5,000 and 15,000 orders a month

Monthly software cost before postage, from each vendor's published pricing.

• SKUSavvy: computed with the calculator on the SKUSavvy pricing page. Every order that enters SKUSavvy counts, including purchase orders, transfers and POS orders.

• Fishbowl: plans are priced by users and features, not orders. Inventory plans run $229 to $729 a month billed annually, plus a required implementation package.

• Carrier postage is extra with every vendor.

How to migrate from Fishbowl to SKUSavvy

SKUSavvy imports from CSV files and the Shopify sync. There is no one-click importer from another WMS, so plan a short parallel run.

1. Pick a cutover window. Choose a slower week and keep Fishbowl running while you set up, so orders keep shipping.

2. Start a trial and connect Shopify. Products, orders and inventory sync both ways. See the Shopify connection guide.

3. Build your warehouse map. Draw shelves and bins in the layout editor so put-away, picking and counts all use the same map.

4. Export inventory from Fishbowl. Export on-hand quantities by bin location, with lots, expiry dates or serial numbers if you track them, as a CSV file.

5. Import into SKUSavvy. Import inventory, bin barcodes, kits, vendors and open purchase orders from CSV, then print bin labels.

6. Connect your carrier accounts and test labels on a few orders.

7. Count, then cut over. Cycle count your fastest movers, then switch picking and packing to SKUSavvy. Turn off inventory sync from Fishbowl to Shopify, so only one system updates stock.

Want help? Optional managed implementation costs $2,750 plus $250 a month for support, and covers data imports, the warehouse map, bin labels and the Shopify connection.

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Last verified: October 2026. Vendors change plans and prices often, so confirm current terms with each vendor before you buy.