Software · head to head
Epicor vs Fishbowl
Epicor
Software
Cloud ERP for manufacturing and distribution companies
- From
- $750/month
- Rated
- -
Fishbowl
Software
Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks
- From
- $4395/one-time
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Epicor listed on UK G-Cloud at £65.82 per user per month for Epicor Kinetic, via supplier Epaccsys Ltd; 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: Epicor covers Supply chain, Fishbowl covers Inventory management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Epicor and Fishbowl actually diverge.
Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).
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 Epicor
- Supply chain
- Financial management
- CRM
- Quality management
- Production planning
- Demand forecasting
- Analytics
- E-commerce
Only in Fishbowl
- Inventory management
- Work orders
- Barcode scanning
- QuickBooks integration
- QuickBooks Desktop
- QuickBooks Online
- Shopify
- Amazon
Both cover
- Manufacturing
- Audit trails
- Cloud support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Epicor
- Production schedulingnot Fishbowl
- Inventory managementnot Fishbowl
- Order fulfillmentnot Fishbowl
- Multi-plant managementnot Fishbowl
Fishbowl
- Inventory and SKU tracking for wholesale and distribution businessesnot Epicor
- Manufacturing bills of materials, MRP, work orders and job costingnot Epicor
- Warehouse fulfilment, transfer orders and automated reorderingnot Epicor
- Multichannel selling with synchronised stock levelsnot Epicor
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Epicor
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £65.82 per user per month for Epicor Kinetic, via supplier Epaccsys Ltd
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
Epicor
$750/month- Starter$750/month
- Core ERP
- Manufacturing
- Financial management
- Professional$1500/month
- Advanced ERP
- Advanced CRM
- Analytics
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 Epicor if
- You need supply chain.
- You work on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid.
- You also want financial management.
Choose Fishbowl if
- You need inventory management.
- You work on Windows, Cloud.
- You also want work orders.
Questions people ask
- Is Epicor or Fishbowl better?
- Neither clearly leads. Epicor starts at $750/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, Epicor or Fishbowl?
- Epicor starts at $750/month and Fishbowl at $4395/one-time.
- Does Epicor or Fishbowl run on more platforms?
- Epicor runs on Cloud, On-premise, Hybrid. Fishbowl runs on Windows, Cloud.
- What is Epicor best used for?
- Epicor is most often used for production scheduling, inventory management, order fulfillment, multi-plant management. Of those, production scheduling and inventory management are not what Fishbowl is typically brought in for.
- What can Epicor do that Fishbowl cannot?
- Epicor covers Supply chain, Financial management, CRM, Quality management. Fishbowl covers Inventory management, Work orders, Barcode scanning, QuickBooks integration. Both handle Manufacturing, Audit trails, Cloud support.