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Last updated March 13th, 2026

# Page 19 - Reviews of Fishbowl

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RS

Rich S.  
Purchaser  
Food Production  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Rsastre"

May 11, 2022

5.0

I use this every day, all day. I live in Fishbowl. It is a solid and reliable tool. The more work you put into it the better outcome you get.

Pros

Reliably, rarely down. Not a lot of bugs or issues. You get what you put into it.

Cons

Can be clunky or cumbersome to set up some features.

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kK

kim K.  
director RAQA  
Medical Devices  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Fishbowl Enterprise Review"

September 20, 2018

4.0

Started out bad - now it is very good.

Pros

Fishbowl is easy to use and links to quickbooks.

Cons

Originally I gave Fishbowl a bad review as the customer service was lacking (lack of resources, long wait times, no call backs). However, in the last year - they have improved imensely.

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CS

Cathy S.  
Accounting Manager  
Paper & Forest Products  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Customer Support Saved Us!"

October 17, 2018

4.0

CSR in Customer Support saved the day with her patience, total understanding of Fishbowl, and being able to get us up and running again so quickly. She is very good at seeing the big picture of what needs to be done, and then pull in database techs and use her own expertise to quickly fix a complicated software problem! Thank you so much, CSR! You are awesome!

Pros

We had to have a total reload, upgrade and re-enter inventory and parts for our entire company. We are a small company and do not have the breadth of experience to handle IT and software issues quickly. Thanks to Fishbowl and their support team, they filled the gap for us!

Cons

instruction manual rather cumbersome, much easier to just call customer support. Hard to figure out solutions from the manual for non-IT oriented people.

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Purnima T.  
Educator  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Helps finding the job profile network"

March 1, 2023

3.0

I enjoyed connecting with some peers from my background in education who happened to share with me some other platforms like Linkedin but here, it was less formal and more productive to discuss. I would recommend using it at least once to check the status of your work network.

Pros

There is minimum self-promotion. People drive the conversations about jobs, experience, and new opportunities. You might bump into a peer in your company or in the same company but in a different country. It is interesting to find new people as well.

Cons

Some fields like IT, tech, blockchain, AI, etc are very popular but information and conversations about professions like mine - ie education are less and hence I could not use it for more than a few months.

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NN

Nader N.  
IT Manager  
Food Production  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "The best inventory management solution for small and medium companies size according to a reasonable"

April 6, 2022

4.0

Pros

Manage multiple warehouses - Automatic purchase orders- Suited for small and medium businesses

Cons

Report and form Generator - Devices Supported -

Switched from

[QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/)

Inventory Management

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SS

Sebastian S.  
National Account Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Good software once you know how to use it"

September 15, 2017

4.0

Pros

Utilizing the all of the features, reports, and support of this system will help your company grow to be successful. Being able to make groups for customers is extremely helpful especially in the field that I'm in because we have state contracts and different pricing structures for different customers.

Cons

The thing that I like least about this product is that it runs extremely slow. We have about 8-15 users and sometimes it's a painful process. If it was ran on the cloud it would be much more efficient.

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JM

Jackson M.  
Staff Accountant  
Wholesale  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great Software"

April 21, 2022

5.0

Pros

Fishbowl is a great inventory management software that is essential to our operations.

Cons

Maybe this is specific for our business, but it requires a lot of data manipulation to get a current inventory aging. It would be nice to be able to run a report that would automate that process accurately for all our inventory, even though I know this is difficult.

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BT

Bharat T.  
System Admin  
Education Management  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "Best for Inventory Management"

May 8, 2023

5.0

My Experience with fishbowl is what currently im working on and till now i found this software very easy to use and user friendly.

Pros

Fishbowl is a fantastic inventory management software that simplifies tracking inventory levels, orders, and sales. It provides accurate and up-to-date inventory information, improves efficiency, and helps streamline business operations. With its user-friendly interface and extensive features, Fishbowl is a must-have tool for businesses of all sizes.

Cons

steep learning curve, especially for users who are new to inventory management software.

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NV

Nick V.  
Owner  
Farming  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Precision Ag Industry Inventory Control"

December 7, 2015

5.0

Pros

Fishbowl is a great company to work with! They are a solutions based company that strives to take the input of their customer. When we first implemented Fishbowl Inventory Software three years ago, we utilized their on site training to help assist with the setup and initial training. They don't just provide a cookie cutter approach to their support and training, they realize they work with all types of industry and have been able to adapt their software to work in nearly every need for inventory related purposes. Their software is easy to use, better than a DOS based system, and has great user interface for easy training of employees.

Cons

Fishbowl is very good at answering your questions and their tech support. Sometimes you have to leave a message and they have to return a phone call, however it is in a timely manner, and they generally have a solution prior to calling you back, getting your issue resolved in a timely manner. Their "live chat" on their website is a good alternative if they are unavailable by phone and your question just can't wait.

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AG

Amanda G.  
Accounting  
Medical Devices  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Inventory"

April 6, 2022

5.0

we love that it tracks inventory with ease

Pros

Product is easy to use and navigate through tabs

Cons

I find it hard to find reports sometimes

Switched from

[QuickBooks Desktop](https://www.capterra.com/p/212058/QuickBooks-Desktop-Pro/)

inventory was not tracking properly in Quickbooks

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NH

Nathan H.  
General Manager  
  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Overall a product that suits the majority of our needs and is easy to use."

February 15, 2018

4.0

Pros

The software is easy to use and was pretty easy to learn. It seems to integrate pretty well in to quickbooks although I would prefer it keep the item (part) numbers on the QB invoice rather than saying FB\_Item.

Cons

I would really like to see an equipment rental feature included. I have asked for this on many occasions as it is a key part of our business. The other feature I would like to see is the implementation of QR codes. Our main supplier uses these and it would be great if we could just scan their qr codes. Last issue is in the reporting of historical stock values, it seems to me that I sometimes get different values when running the same report on different days.

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MC

Maggie C.  
Sales & Marketing Support  
Medical Devices  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Help Line"

December 12, 2019

4.0

I love all of the Fishbowl Support team members. They're always very helpful & pleasant. I had \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] today, and he got our issue resolved quickly!

Pros

Entering orders with this software is easy and intuitive.

Cons

We have a repetitive problem with line items coming up as 0, which causes our orders to refuse to ship. It's time-consuming to repeatedly call to get them unstuck.

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Response from Fishbowl

January 31, 2022

Thank you for leaving this review, Maggie. We are sorry to hear about the issues you are having and will look into what is causing this. Thank you for your feedback.

CC

Courtney C.  
Vice President  
Wholesale  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great inventory program"

June 1, 2022

5.0

Overall we like the program. The company has been amazing in terms of implementation and support.

Pros

Great tracking of inventory and able to better manage assemblies.

Cons

There are issues with getting Fishbowl to fit into our accounting and reporting needs that we wish would be better.

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KB

Kristina B.  
Purchasing Manager  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Fishbowl Review"

April 6, 2022

5.0

very satisfied

Pros

I like the most how user friendly the software is

Cons

I did not like that there was a lot of manual input required

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MA

Maia A.  
Production supervisor  
  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "Fishbowl the number 1 inventory management software"

February 16, 2019

5.0

Fishbowl is a software that can be used by small to midsize companies. I have been using the software for a year now. It is minimizes the time and the cost of implementation. Also, fishbowl has different modules that can be used on the whole operation of the company.

Pros

Fishbowl is easy to use. It is built in a unique business needs. It is a warehouse and manufacturing software that is designed specially for it.

Cons

I doesn't have any side comment about fishbowl. Actually fishbowl ease the difficulties we have encountered on the production and manufacturing plans.

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Response from Fishbowl

January 31, 2022

Thank you so much for this review, Maia. We appreciate your feedback and are happy to hear that your experience has been satisfactory for you.

EL

Eddie L.  
Owner  
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "good software but I need unlimited inventory number"

January 9, 2019

4.0

Pros

The software are included all POS feature that is needed and very easy to learn and to use. The Matrix inventory item setup is very simple and not confusing. I would pick this POS over other if not the inventory number is limited.

Cons

We need to create more inventory item, but Fishbowl is capped the inventory item number and require customer to purchase high package to get more inventory item number available. If your industry is required many inventory items and keep on grow, you are better ask for the price before moving over to use Fishbowl.

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Response from Fishbowl

January 30, 2019

Fishbowl does not have, and never has had any limitations on numbers of items or transactions. A larger, more expansive feature list that confirms this can be found at https://www.fishbowlinventory.com/files/documents/fishbowl-warehouse-product-info-sheet.pdf. Fishbowl does offer two different versions of the award winning software; Fishbowl Warehouse and Fishbowl Manufacturing, but again - neither contains any limits on items or quantities. As the number of items is not capped in any way, there is no need for or options available for additional purchases to increase item limits. Please feel free to reach out to us at 800-774-7085 for help if you are in need of any training or assistance regarding use of the product.

PD

Paul D.  
C.O.O.  
Military  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "FishBowl Inventory"

October 26, 2018

4.0

Except for some of the reporting weakness it is a solid program that accomplishes just about everything you need for sales order processing, purchasing as well as inventroy control.

Pros

Easy of use - intuitive screens and facilitating data entry. Quick learning curve - was able to get most of my staff feeling comfortable with the program within a few hours.

Cons

Missing some what I consider standard inventory control reporting and serialize item control. Can be corrected but just adds cost and time.

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MC

Matt C.  
IT Director  
Wholesale  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Fishbowl is a very polished product"

May 11, 2022

5.0

Fishbowl was easy to deploy, easy to use and easy to integrate. Our experiences are very good overall.

Pros

Nice looking interface and very easy to use. The REST API is very easy to work with.

Cons

It would be a great feature to allow 3PL to bill their customers from Fishbowl.

Alternatives considered

[3PL Warehouse Manager](https://www.capterra.com/p/86175/3PL-Warehouse-Manager/)[NetSuite](https://www.capterra.com/p/135757/NetSuite/)

Reason for choosing Fishbowl

On-site deployment with API ability build-in.

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VR

Verified Reviewer  
Senior Workflow Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Inventory and sales tool"

January 24, 2019

4.0

good tool, but I am always searching for something else to move to that has a better user experience.

Pros

I like that you can put in a sales order and create deposit requests or invoices right through the application. I also appreciate the dark mode.

Cons

clunky at times due to communication with the server. Interface can use some work to make it more easily understandable. It can get complicated.

Review Source

VR

Verified Reviewer  
Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: I used a free trial

### "#1 software for inventory management"

September 8, 2022

5.0

The overall experience was very smooth, and I felt the software was very well maintained.

Pros

I liked that it reduces the effort of business owners in production planning, and helps manage one or multiple warehouses easily. The software helps the user in managing multiple locations, tracking orders and also define reorder points, and managing and automating our stock order creation. Their website is also well maintained and provides a lot of transparency about the products they offer, and features they provide.

Cons

I used the software for a limited time, but it would be interesting to see forecasted reorder-point proposals from their side based on the history of my previous reorder points.

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NG

Nikole G.  
Cost Accountant  
Food & Beverages  
Used the software for: 1-2 years

### "review"

April 11, 2022

4.0

1-10 3

Pros

for what we need the functionality is not there and to have to pay for each customize report it seems like the developers were not acquainted with our needs as a food supplier or producer.

Cons

it makes our work harder. we have to go back and do a lot of manual work for inventory control. This does not help in accounting. The FIFO system is not correct and it seems like FB is not really interested in how we need things to operate

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JC

Jennifer C.  
Director of Finance  
Transportation/Trucking/Railroad  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Excellent Manufacturing and Inventory Management Software Solution!"

November 25, 2019

5.0

Pros

The versatility of viewing and tracking inventory the way we wanted to.

Cons

It lacked accounting software that we needed.

Switched from

[QuickBooks Enterprise](https://www.capterra.com/p/174984/QuickBooks-Enterprise/)

We wanted better inventory management options.

Review Source

Response from Fishbowl

October 7, 2021

Thank you for taking the time to leave this review, Jennifer. We appreciate your feedback.

BD

Brian D.  
President  
Wholesale  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Great solution for small businesses"

January 14, 2023

5.0

Pros

It integrates seamlessly with our other software and is very easy to implement.

Cons

It can become expensive to add extra users or have custom add ons to the product.

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Michelle C.  
blogger  
Apparel & Fashion  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Great for manufacturing management"

November 14, 2018

4.0

Great App, great customer service. Great overall experience. Would recommend to anyone in the business of manufacturing.

Pros

The inventory system is very functional. This app makes manufacturing so much easier. Keeping track of my inventory is simple now.

Cons

Updating the app is a bit of a pain, but the customer service team are a pleasure to deal with and can walk you right though it.

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PF

Patrick F.  
Office Manager  
Logistics and Supply Chain  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Inventory Manager for Quickbooks"

June 23, 2016

2.5

Pros

I enjoy the layout of the fishbowl software. The visibility and functionality is wonderful. It is very simple to use, even the least computer savvy person is able to learn it quickly. The chat help function is the best way to get answers. Reports are easily exported to excel. Color coded availability allows the shipping department to know which orders can be fulfilled. The tabs are nice and neat for what you need such as, picking, shipping, parts, products, and customers. Order entry is nice and neat.

Cons

Their suggestion box is a black hole. You'll be lucky if you get a technical support response over the phone within 48 hours. It seems like we are bothering them when we need help. Updates are not perfect, has issues sometimes that have to be fixed. Even if they do fix a problem, they wont tell you what or how they fixed it. Depending on your operations, inventory numbers can get skewed. No way to drill down into orders. Instead you have to copy and paste the invoice number into another tab.

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