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BlueCart vs Fishbowl

BlueCart logo

BlueCart

Inventory Management

Restaurant procurement and ordering platform

From
$10/month
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: BlueCart primarily focused on food and hospitality industry with limited applicability to other sectors; 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
  • They diverge on capability: BlueCart covers Supplier ordering, Fishbowl covers Inventory management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which BlueCart and Fishbowl actually diverge.

Attributes where BlueCart and Fishbowl differ
AttributeBlueCartFishbowl
Starting price$10/month$4395/one-time
Pricing modelUnknownone-time
PlatformsWeb, MobileWindows, Cloud
CategoryInventory ManagementERP & Business Operations
Founded20142001

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

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 BlueCart

  • Supplier ordering
  • Spend analytics
  • Budget tracking
  • Inventory
  • Order history
  • Mobile ordering
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero

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.

BlueCart

  • Point of Salenot Fishbowl
  • Order Managementnot Fishbowl
  • Inventory Controlnot Fishbowl
  • Staff Schedulingnot Fishbowl

Fishbowl

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

Where each one falls short

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

BlueCart

  • Primarily focused on food and hospitality industry with limited applicability to other sectors
  • Requires supplier adoption for full functionality

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

BlueCart

$10/month

No published plan breakdown. See the BlueCart 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 BlueCart if

  • You need supplier ordering.
  • You work on Web, Mobile.
  • You also want spend analytics.
BlueCart review

Choose Fishbowl if

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

Questions people ask

Is BlueCart or Fishbowl better?
Neither clearly leads. BlueCart starts at $10/month and Fishbowl at $4395/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, BlueCart or Fishbowl?
BlueCart starts at $10/month and Fishbowl at $4395/one-time.
Does BlueCart or Fishbowl run on more platforms?
BlueCart runs on Web, Mobile. Fishbowl runs on Windows, Cloud.
What is BlueCart best used for?
BlueCart is most often used for point of sale, order management, inventory control, staff scheduling. Of those, point of sale and order management are not what Fishbowl is typically brought in for.
What can BlueCart do that Fishbowl cannot?
BlueCart covers Supplier ordering, Spend analytics, Budget tracking, Inventory. Fishbowl covers Inventory management, Manufacturing, Work orders, Barcode scanning.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

BlueCart: What is BlueCart's base pricing?

BlueCart pricing starts at $10 per month, with pricing tiers based on the number of orders processed per month.

Source
BlueCart: Who can use BlueCart?

BlueCart is designed as a wholesale order management platform for both buyers (restaurants, hospitality businesses) and suppliers in the food industry to streamline the procurement process.

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