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Bling vs Fishbowl

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Bling

ERP & Business Operations

Brazilian ERP for invoicing, orders, marketplace integration and inventory

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Fishbowl logo

Fishbowl

ERP & Business Operations

Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks

From
$4395/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Bling entry Cobalto plan at R$60/month caps marketplace and API orders at 200 per month, with only 60 MB of data storage and 1.2 GB of file storage; Fishbowl the $229 per month Essentials plan includes only 2 users, Growth at $429 includes 5 and Scale at $729 includes 10, all billed annually

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Bling and Fishbowl actually diverge.

Attributes where Bling and Fishbowl differ
AttributeBlingFishbowl
Starting priceOn request$4395/one-time
Pricing modelsubscriptionone-time
PlatformsWebWindows, Cloud
FoundedUnknown2001

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (ERP & Business Operations).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Bling

Nothing recorded that Fishbowl does not also cover.

Only in Fishbowl

  • Inventory management
  • Manufacturing
  • Work orders
  • Barcode scanning
  • QuickBooks integration
  • QuickBooks Desktop
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Shopify

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Bling

No use cases recorded yet. See the Bling review.

Fishbowl

  • Inventory and SKU tracking for wholesale and distribution businessesnot Bling
  • Manufacturing bills of materials, MRP, work orders and job costingnot Bling
  • Warehouse fulfilment, transfer orders and automated reorderingnot Bling
  • Multichannel selling with synchronised stock levelsnot Bling

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Bling

  • Entry Cobalto plan at R$60/month caps marketplace and API orders at 200 per month, with only 60 MB of data storage and 1.2 GB of file storage
  • The top Elite tier is priced only by custom quote rather than a published figure, unlike the three tiers below it

Fishbowl

  • The $229 per month Essentials plan includes only 2 users, Growth at $429 includes 5 and Scale at $729 includes 10, all billed annually
  • A paid implementation package is required as part of purchase and covers a 6 to 8 week training certification
  • Lot tracking, demand forecasting and compliance documentation require the Scale plan at $729 per month
  • Advanced Warehouse from $595 per month and Advanced Manufacturing from $675 per month are quoted on team size and deployment rather than sold at a fixed rate
  • Demand forecasting and custom reports are add ons carrying separate fees
  • All listed plan prices are billed annually rather than monthly

Pricing, plan by plan

Bling

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Bling review.

Fishbowl

$4395/one-time
  • Fishbowl Warehouse$4395/one-time
    • Inventory tracking
    • Order management
    • QuickBooks sync
  • Fishbowl Manufacturing$5495/one-time
    • Work orders
    • Bill of materials
    • Shop floor control

Which should you pick?

Choose Bling if

Nothing in the data separates Bling from Fishbowl on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Bling review

Choose Fishbowl if

  • You need inventory management.
  • You work on Windows, Cloud.
  • You also want manufacturing.
Fishbowl review

Questions people ask

Is Bling or Fishbowl better?
Neither clearly leads. Bling starts at On request and Fishbowl at $4395/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Bling or Fishbowl?
Bling starts at On request and Fishbowl at $4395/one-time.
Does Bling or Fishbowl run on more platforms?
Bling runs on Web. Fishbowl runs on Windows, Cloud.
What can Bling do that Fishbowl cannot?
Fishbowl covers Inventory management, Manufacturing, Work orders, Barcode scanning.
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