Inventory and manufacturing software, built around QuickBooks and Xero
The right numbers, from the shelf to your books.
Less chasing. Fewer fire drills. More of your day back.
Built for manufacturers and distributors who've outgrown QuickBooks, Xero, or spreadsheets.
One entry in purchasing. The stock, the batch and the bill follow, each one waiting on your yes.
Trusted by 6,000+ businesses
Deeply integrated with QuickBooks and Xero
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Your inventory, production and books stay in sync.
What's on hand and what it's worth, without building a spreadsheet.
The booksQuickBooks · XeroShipments, receipts and adjustments post to QuickBooks or Xero on their own, so your books match the shelf.
ProductionWork orders · the floorWork orders pull from live stock and the floor builds with a scan, so you know what's buildable before the run starts.
The buyPOs against lead timesWhat's short shows up against real lead times, with the purchase order drafted.
The orderCommit · pick · invoiceStock is committed, the pick list is made and the invoice is ready the moment it's entered.
The storesShopify · AmazonShopify and Amazon sell from the same count, so you stop overselling.
One count. Every system reads from it and writes back to it.
The integrations that change your day: your books, your stores, your shipping and your retail orders, all running off one count. Plus 50+ more.
See integrations →Your next PO, already drafted.
Ask it what you'd ask the one person who knows. It answers from your live data, shows its math, and lines up the PO, transfer or sales order for you to approve.
Hi! I'm Coralie, your operations specialist. How can I help you today?
Your specialist gets you live. Our team keeps you running.
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Specialist
One person who learns how your operation runs and builds your onboarding plan around it.
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Data
Your items, vendors, customers and open orders come across, checked against your books.
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Training
Your team learns Fishbowl on your own data, role by role, and comes out certified.
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Live
And after it, our in-house team by phone, chat or email.
I've implemented about five ERP/MRP systems and this was the easiest of them all.
Straightforward per-user pricing, with no surprise extras.
Start where your work is.
Inventory & warehousingReal-time counts at every location, reorder points and purchasing, with pick, pack and ship by scan.
ManufacturingBills of materials and work orders, with every lot traced.
CRMYour reps see what's in stock and what shipped, right on the customer record.
Sales & paymentsSell on Shopify, Amazon and your own store from one count, and get paid where the order lives.
IntegrationsEcommerce, shipping, EDI and accounting, all connected.
Not sure which fits? We'll tell you straight.
Get matched to your Fishbowl →Fewer fire drills. Less chasing.
The empty bin, the missed promise date and the lot nobody can trace. Here's what changes for each.
Catch the stockout early
What's running short shows up while there's still time to reorder. No empty bin when the picker gets there.
Prince Michel's story →Keep the promise date
Promise against what you have, what's committed and what's coming. Friday means Friday.
Cascadia Motion's story →Trace any lot in minutes
When a customer or an auditor asks, see where every lot went and who it reached, in minutes.
Lick Ice Cream's story →Books that match.
Keep your books in QuickBooks or Xero and manage the rest in Fishbowl. Shipments, receipts and adjustments post to your books automatically, so month-end closes without the hunt.
Questions, answered
What is Fishbowl?
Fishbowl is inventory and manufacturing software for businesses that keep their books in QuickBooks or Xero. You manage inventory, purchasing, production, the warehouse and every order in Fishbowl, and the accounting entries post to your books for you. Fishbowl Inventory includes your AI operations specialist, which drafts routine work for your approval.
What is an inventory management system?
An inventory management system tracks what you have, where it is and what it's already promised to, from the purchase order to the shipment. Fishbowl does that for manufacturers and distributors, and adds production, lot tracking and purchasing, with the entries posting to your accounting for you.
What is the best inventory management software for small businesses?
The best inventory management software for a small business depends on your workflows. For growing businesses that keep their books in QuickBooks or Xero, Fishbowl is purpose-built for manufacturers, distributors, and product businesses that need multi-warehouse management, barcode scanning, and deep accounting integration.
How can Fishbowl benefit small businesses?
Inventory control software like Fishbowl helps to automate processes, reduce human error, and manage the flow of company inventory. Fishbowl's comprehensive solution empowers you to manage inventory across multiple locations and fulfill orders across multiple sales channels. When there's low stock and it's time to reorder, Fishbowl can generate a report to show you exactly what's needed. And it can automatically generate purchase orders containing the appropriate vendors, part quantities, and shipping address to speed up the procurement process.
What stays manual?
Your physical counts, approving each draft, and setup, which your specialist does with you. The retyping between your systems is what goes.
Does Fishbowl replace QuickBooks?
No. QuickBooks or Xero stays your accounting system. Fishbowl runs the operation and keeps the books in sync, so the number on the floor is the number your accountant sees.
How does Fishbowl integrate with QuickBooks?
Fishbowl seamlessly connects with both QuickBooks Desktop and QuickBooks Online, allowing you to manage inventory and manufacturing in Fishbowl while maintaining your financial records in QuickBooks. This powerful integration eliminates double entry, reduces errors, and gives you a complete view of your business operations.
What does your AI operations specialist do?
Ask your AI operations specialist about reorder points, committed stock and vendor lead times and get the answer from your live data. It drafts purchase orders, transfers and receipts, and every draft stops for your approval.
Which Fishbowl is right for me?
Manufacturers choose between Fishbowl AI Manufacturing and Fishbowl Advanced Manufacturing; distributors between Fishbowl Inventory and Fishbowl Advanced Warehousing. Tell us what you make or move and which books you run, and we'll tell you straight which one fits.
What does going live look like?
It depends on your products, your data and your integrations, so we scope it with you, and your specialist stays through go-live. The whole team is in-house.
Can Fishbowl handle manufacturing?
Yes. Bills of materials, work orders and batches, with every lot traced. Fishbowl AI Manufacturing fits light assembly and kitting. Fishbowl Advanced Manufacturing adds MRP, routing and lot genealogy from raw material to shipment for multilevel or regulated production.
Does Fishbowl support multiple warehouses?
Yes. Fishbowl Inventory tracks stock at every location and moves it between sites. Fishbowl Advanced Warehousing adds directed picking across warehouses, client-owned inventory and EDI for high-volume distributors and 3PLs.
What does Fishbowl connect to?
Your accounting system, including QuickBooks and Xero, plus Shopify, Amazon and the other tools you run. See every integration on the integrations page.
How much does Fishbowl cost?
Straightforward per-user pricing, with no surprise extras. See the product live, and we'll price it for how you operate.
Retire the spreadsheet.
See Fishbowl live: one order moving from the shelf to the floor to the books, in a guided demo.