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Exact Online vs Fishbowl

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Exact Online

Software

Dutch cloud business software for entrepreneurs and accountants

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Fishbowl

Software

Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks

From
$4395/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Exact Online no pricing figure is shown on the homepage or main product pages; the only call to action is a Probeer nu (Try now) trial signup, with a quote required for actual cost; 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 Exact Online and Fishbowl actually diverge.

Attributes where Exact Online and Fishbowl differ
AttributeExact OnlineFishbowl
Starting priceOn request$4395/one-time
Pricing modelquoteone-time
PlatformsWebWindows, Cloud
FoundedUnknown2001

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 Exact Online

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.

Exact Online

No use cases recorded yet. See the Exact Online review.

Fishbowl

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

Where each one falls short

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

Exact Online

  • No pricing figure is shown on the homepage or main product pages; the only call to action is a Probeer nu (Try now) trial signup, with a quote required for actual cost
  • The platform is split into separate industry editions (accountancy, trade, production, hospitality, professional services, construction), so pricing and features must be evaluated per industry variant rather than one universal plan

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

Exact Online

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Exact Online 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 Exact Online if

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

Exact Online review

Choose Fishbowl if

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

Questions people ask

Is Exact Online or Fishbowl better?
Neither clearly leads. Exact Online 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, Exact Online or Fishbowl?
Exact Online starts at On request and Fishbowl at $4395/one-time.
Does Exact Online or Fishbowl run on more platforms?
Exact Online runs on Web. Fishbowl runs on Windows, Cloud.
What can Exact Online do that Fishbowl cannot?
Fishbowl covers Inventory management, Manufacturing, Work orders, Barcode scanning.
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