Customer Comments

Sleeter Group

     

The Sleeter Group announced that for the third consecutive year that Fishbowl Inventory has been named to the list of Awesome QuickBooks Add-ons for 2008. Doug Sleeter, president and CEO of the Sleeter Group, explained that Fishbowl Inventory has been placed on this list for a number of reasons: Sleeter group - awesome add-on.

• The product shows superior design, implementation, and features.
• The product has superior integration with QuickBooks. It passes data to and from QuickBooks using best practices of the QuickBooks SDK programming interface.
• The product uses appropriate transaction types and field population for recording data into QuickBooks so as to preserve and/or enhance the standard reporting features in QuickBooks.
• The product conforms to good accounting and operating standards.
• Your company has shown outstanding customer support. Your firm provides the highest level of support to both end users and consultants. This area is a key element to the overall satisfaction of an add-on product.

This award has been given to only 13 out of over 400 QuickBooks add-ons that are now a part of the Intuit Developer Network. David Williams, CEO of Fishbowl Inventory, said, "We are honored to receive these accolades from the Sleeter Group as they are the foremost group in the country training QuickBooks Pro Advisors best practices in implementing QuickBooks and QuickBooks add-ons. Their recommendation is another example of how Fishbowl provides a stellar inventory solution that helps small to mid-tier businesses achieve greater accuracy, productivity and profitability."

Backyard Adventures

     

Fishbowl Inventory Control is the best inventory software solution for small to medium sized businesses using QuickBooks. I have been using Fishbowl Inventory for a year, and it has completely transformed the task of inventory control in my company. Fishbowl Inventory has several unique features that have helped make my inventory control an easy process. The most unique feature of Fishbowl Inventory is called the configurator. The configurator makes it possible to have different types of items in a bill of materials. The types of items available are standard, variable, optional, and optional variable. Standard bill of material items are items that are always part of the bill of materials and are always used in the same quantity. Variable items are items that are always part of the bill of materials but the quantity may vary. Optional items are items that can be grouped into a list where you can choose one of the items from the list in a preset quantity. Optional variable items are a combination of variable and optional types. When an item is added to a Sales Order that has a bill of materials, which includes items other than the standard type, a configuration wizard walks you through the variable and optional components and allows you to customize the finished good for each customer.

Another important feature of Fishbowl Inventory is the ability to separately manage inventory in multiple locations. Fishbowl Inventory uses a hierarchy to represent your inventory storage. The highest level of control is a location group; next, locations are created within a location group; and finally, bins are created within locations. For each part, you can set unique reorder thresholds and quantities in multiple locations. You can also separate users by location groups, which means you can restrict employees to working within specific location groups. By doing so, a particular user will only have access to inventory in the location groups the user is assigned to. This filtering process works throughout the software. I have had a few opportunities to work with the Fishbowl Inventory technical support team. They have been very helpful in working out all of my software issues. In each instance they were quick to respond, and they provided me with helpful solutions. I have seen a continual effort by Fishbowl Inventory to make improvements and add additional features to the software. Fishbowl Inventory's technical support team helped make my transition into using Fishbowl Inventory simple. I was able to take advantage of database importing to save countless hours of data input to get up and running. Fishbowl Inventory's best feature is its ease of use. Fishbowl Inventory was wisely developed to mirror all of the logical steps in business. From purchasing to sales, to packaging and shipping your products, Fishbowl Inventory is a full featured inventory control and sales software package. My employees have been able to adopt Fishbowl Inventory in their daily routine without a large amount of training. I would recommend Fishbowl Inventory to anyone using QuickBooks for their accounting who feels the need for improved inventory control. Sincerely, Chris Connors

By Chris Connors

BC Technical

     

We started using Fishbowl inventory with QB's nearly 4 years ago as a somewhat small company. We have now grown to a $17M company and within the next 3 years will hit over $60M. Fishbowl integrated with QuickBooks worked great in the beginning and will work great when we are a $60M company. I love the fact that the sensitive accounting aspects of the company are separate from the materials management portion of the company. At any one time we will have 5 or 6 users on QB's with as many as 50 users on FBI with great performance. We love our combination of QBs and FBI. I do not see us ever changing as both QB's and FBI seem to grow with us.

By Chuck Hale, President

BooJee Beads

     

We are a jewelry manufacturing company who had control challenges and looked at developing some proprietary (non integrated with QuickBooks) solutions before spending over budget for Fishbowl Inventory. We got a quality piece of software, but more importantly, a team of "can do" people who are incredibly competent, positive, client focused and I really felt that they were invested in helping us to be as successful as possible using the tool that they have developed. The software has helped us significantly in understanding our manufacturing costs and the real time value of our inventory. They went above and beyond what I would have expected to help us. We are very happy with our investment in Fishbowl Inventory (which we affectionately call "the bowl" or the "big guppy") and the team behind it. I don't know about you, but for most of the software I purchase you get basically no live support if you don't purchase some pricey support plan. The team at Fishbowl Inventory has built that support starter time into the software price and it made a BIG difference to have someone to lean on in the start up process. The ongoing support plan is reasonable priced and they actually answer the phone when you call!! If you haven't guessed, we're fans!

The Fireside Inc.

     

As a small business with multiple locations and thousands of inventory items we needed a complete inventory solution that didn't cost us Thousands of dollars. We spent months searching and trying out various inventory products that would work with QuickBooks. All of them but one comes up short in many different areas. Fishbowl was the final program on our list and luckily, exactly what we were looking for. It addressed our bar-coding needs and made entering inventory and writing up sales orders a snap - saving us hours of time and of course money. Integration was very simple and straightforward. We have concluded that our company, as a Distributor for Lennox Hearth Products and handling thousands of inventory items, have paid for our investment in Fishbowl Inventory in less than 6 months time just in saved man hours alone. I normally don't have time to write reviews like this, but I feel I owe it to the makers of Fishbowl Inventory for doing such a great job and giving me some extra time in my life by taking the headache out of inventory management.

Backyard Adventures

     

We have been using Fishbowl Inventory since the beginning of the year and we believe it to be a great investment. The money was worth it and the hours of our time put in were worth it. When you are dealing with a swing set manufacturer like Backyard Adventures with as many parts as they have, you need some type of inventory management. Fishbowl Inventory was the answer. It is one stop shopping which, today, everyone loves to have. We can now keep track of all our parts and the cost, which allows us to see how much money we have in inventory. We will also be able to run our inventory level down at the end of the year so we do not tie our money up with inventory. Fishbowl Inventory is very easy to use once you understand the basics. It is an easy process to write up an order and print out an invoice. In the past we wrote all our orders up by hand and had no way to keep track of all our valuable customers. The customer support with Fishbowl Inventory is great. We have been using Kevin for all our questions and answers and he is very knowledgeable and is always quick to respond and help us when we need it. The other great feature with Fishbowl Inventory is how nicely in works with QuickBooks so our accountant will be happy at the end of the year.

FCI Technology

     

I have been a Fishbowl Inventory user for 1 year and wish to give thanks to the Tech Support staff. I have been on the phone with Kevin Batchelor for over 1 hour and he is very smart and willing to do what it takes to get my problems solved. I wish everyone that I needed to get information from was as helpful. Thanks again to you all and I look forward to a long and happy relationship. linda@flanchem.com

By Linda

Caliper Club Works, Inc

     

As a manufacturing engineer for over 25 years, I have been in search of a reasonably priced ERP/MRP/etc. solution with robust features. My small business cannot afford large, overbearing G/L, A/P packages that pay little, if any, attention to the production process, especially inventory control. Fishbowl Inventory changed ALL that. They provide wonderful features that many larger, much more expensive packages offer: Bill of Materials (with configurable option order entry capability), Automatic Work Order generation, Real time Inventory Controls, extensive Reporting capabilities, and they integrate right into QuickBooks. Value is the name of the game with my small business, and Fishbowl Inventory scores a hole-in-one. Wonderfully attentive support staff, constant improvements based on customer feedback and a robust product - all at a great value. Highly recommended.

Micromedical Technologies

     

We are a medical equipment manufacturer. I have to manage 2000 inventory items. We have many bill of materials with sub bill of materials. This task is very easy with Fishbowl Inventory. Having inventory on hand to build our products is critical for our company. Fishbowl Inventory makes that task easy. With the latest release I have cut my time spent ordering and tracking inventory by 25%. Try Fishbowl Inventory. I am very impressed.

Former User of Great Plains

     

We looked at Fishbowl Inventory two years ago and felt that it did not have the capacity for our needs. Instead we opted for a 100k plus enterprise solution. After an additional 20k in customization we still did not have a software solution to manage our inventory; needless to say we jettisoned our investment and re-investigated the market. We demoed three different inventory management software packages and actually purchased the least expensive one...Fishbowl Inventory. Fishbowl Inventory has the most robust and technically sound solution for our needs. We have several locations with thousands of different products. We have found the technical support superb and the training thorough. We paid less than 10% for Fishbowl Inventory than what we did for our "nightmare" experience with the other enterprise solution.

MGC

     

We added Fishbowl Inventory and this was a huge solution to our problems. It is very user friendly and accurate. It doesn't allow a transaction to take place without proper inventory. We have five offices, and each is responsible for counting their inventory. Fishbowl Inventory allows us to see how accurate each location is counting and helps us to better monitor inventory. Creating sales orders is so fast and easy. I've saved so much time by using Fishbowl Inventory. We love the new software and would highly recommend it to anybody with any type of inventory to be accountable for.

The Technical Support through Fishbowl Inventory is wonderful. Kevin helped us tremendously while we were setting up and training our staff. They were extremely knowledgeable and very considerate to our needs. The technical support department of Fishbowl Inventory made learning and understanding the program as easy as they could. They made sure you grasped the concepts before they moved on, and also worked with you to make sure that you used Fishbowl Inventory in a way that worked best for your company. Their Fishbowl Inventory forum is also a valuable tool to use, for many of your questions are asked and answered on the site.

H and H

     

BC Technical offers a full line of new and used parts (12,000 in inventory) for gamma cameras (Nuclear Medicine) as well as the fully refurbished cameras. The majority of the motors and mechanical parts are new and identical to the OEM's. They also supply ring and take-up cables for all ADAC cameras.

Need: BC Technical has many high value circuit boards that they often send to the original manufacturer for repair. With no standardized way of tracking all the outsource repairs and resultant warranty information BC Technical found that they frequently lost circuit boards or paid for repairs on products that were under warranty.

Solution: Fishbowl Inventory's outsource repair tracker and inventory tracking module allowed BC Technical to reduce their lost parts by 95% and their outsource repair costs by 50% resulting in a net savings to the company of $30,000/month.

By Beverly Hale, VP

Signal Seals & Fasteners

     

Signal Seals & Fasteners is a distributor of seals & fasteners. Until recently, our business consisted primarily of seals. We made the decision to expand into fastener sales because we felt like the two products went hand in hand. This meant that our inventory was going to grow and we needed someway to manage that.

We also decided we really liked the QuickBooks products and wanted to continue to use it for our accounting software. We began to explore the options available for interfacing an inventory management software with Quickbooks. Our biggest priority was whatever we chose had to be user friendly.

Eventronix has offered us a great option with Fishbowl Inventory. The software is very user friendly and has been a great match for our company. The integration with QuickBooks works great. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. They are very eager to help with any issues that may arise.

By Buffy Crooks

Special Bee

     

This software has the best tech support I have ever used. The Tech staff is extremely knowledgeable, polite, friendly, and willing to stay on the phone with me as long as I need them, answering all my questions, and even making suggestions to help make my job easier. Thanks so much for everything Bryan and Ian

By Donna

Satisfied Customer

     

Excellent Product
We are a defense weapons manufacturer that has very complex multi-level assemblies. With the help of Fishbowl we are able to customize assemblies to our needs. Fishbowl has greatly helped with keeping track of our inventory. Our business is projected to triple in the next year and Fishbowl will be right there with us. They have an exceptional Tech Support staff that works hard to make sure that your needs are met. Fishbowl is the ideal inventory solution for any business.

By Gatling Guns Rock

Posted on the QuickBooks website

     

What do these guys eat for breakfast?
I have never dealt with a company that has been more willing to help. Every employee that I have worked with at Fishbowl has earnestly strived to understand my requests and provide the best solution for my needs. I know that I can count on the technical support staff. I was also impressed by the constant development of the software. The email capabilities and report features of the 4.5 version has been extremely helpful. I am excited to see what will come next.

Satisfied Customer

     

Ideal Inventory Management Tool
We use Fishbowl to manage our inventory and integrate from our website to QuickBooks. It brought our processing time down from 3-5 minutes per order in QuickBooks to about 30 seconds in Fishbowl (about an 800% improvement!) We had also reached the maximum number of customers in QuickBooks as well, and Fishbowl let us have unlimited number of customers. Managing inventory by location is also a powerful tool to have... previously we had items organized alphabetically and our warehouse staff had to basically have the inventory memorized... Not very scalable! Fishbowl also does not deduct the inventory from your system until the order ships (not when the invoice is created, like QuickBooks). This helps keep track of things much better... a Real Pick, Pack, and Ship system! It also is much easier to import and export data from Fishbowl, enabling you to more easily integrate other systems (like ecommerce sites, etc.) into Fishbowl. The final great benefit is the ability to write custom reports... if you can imagine it, it can probably be done!

By Jared Geesey

Satisfied Customer

     

The best support
I've used many accounting, inventory and software programs and I've never encountered support as great as that from Fishbowl Inventory. I send an email and before I know it, I get a reply. And not just a reply- but a reply that actually answers my questions and makes sense. The program was easy to use and the online tutorial and help is great. If I were Siskel and Ebert I'd give these folks at least 3 thumbs up.

aarggh@yahoo.com

Posted on the QuickBooks website

     

An Awesome Inventory Control System!
WOW! Fishbowl is a fantastic inventory control system! It has helped us organize our inventory from sales to purchasing, and it interfaces with our existing QuickBooks software! The technical support is fantastic too! The sales reps are always friendly & so willing to help us with all of our "operator errors"! Kudos to Fishbowl & its staff for going the extra mile to help even those of us who are only "semi-computer literate"!

By Kim

Posted on the QuickBooks website

     

Fishbowl Grows with Your Business
We have been a Fishbowl client for two and half years and have experienced first hand their growth and continuous improvement efforts. The core product has undergone constant enhancements with regular spot releases and two major releases during that time. Each one has added needed functionality to support our business and keep us ahead of the curve with our competitors as we further develop our own business systems. The support and development staff have listened to the client base and kept the development of the product aligned with client requests. We highly recommend Fishbowl based in large part to their development efforts and price point. As a former systems integrator with experience implementing large ERP applications, I have been very favorably impressed with Fishbowl as an excellent mid-range software solution.

robertfwebb@comcast.net

Posted on the QuickBooks website

     

The Perfect Inventory Solution
Fishbowl inventory is the perfect solution for inventory control at the right price. I have been using Fishbowl since its 2.2 version and just upgraded to its 4.0 version and I love it. It has a great variety of features like serial number, lot, expiration dates tracking. It also let you enter various vendors for one part with they specific part number and price. The integration with QuickBooks is easy to configure and will save you a lot time with no double entries. Process all the orders through fishbowl, pack, ship, and then export to QuickBooks and print the invoice, it's that easy. Before buying Fishbowl I tried other software and couldn't find one like it for its price. Great product and will recommended to anybody that's looking for the right inventory solution.

By Victor M