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Fishbowl vs Icertis

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Fishbowl

ERP & Business Operations

Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks

From
$4395/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Icertis

ERP & Business Operations

Context aware. Outcomes driven.

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real 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; Icertis no pricing is published on the site; the only paths to a quote are request a demo or contact an expert, per icertis.com, August 2026

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fishbowl and Icertis actually diverge.

Attributes where Fishbowl and Icertis differ
AttributeFishbowlIcertis
Starting price$4395/one-timeOn request
Pricing modelone-timequote
PlatformsWindows, CloudWeb
Founded2001Unknown

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 Fishbowl

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

Only in Icertis

Nothing recorded that Fishbowl does not also cover.

What people use each for

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

Fishbowl

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

Icertis

No use cases recorded yet. See the Icertis review.

Where each one falls short

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

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

Icertis

  • No pricing is published on the site; the only paths to a quote are request a demo or contact an expert, per icertis.com, August 2026

Pricing, plan by plan

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

Icertis

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Icertis review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Fishbowl if

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

Choose Icertis if

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

Icertis review

Questions people ask

Is Fishbowl or Icertis better?
Neither clearly leads. Fishbowl starts at $4395/one-time and Icertis at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fishbowl or Icertis?
Fishbowl starts at $4395/one-time and Icertis at On request.
Does Fishbowl or Icertis run on more platforms?
Fishbowl runs on Windows, Cloud. Icertis runs on Web.
What is Fishbowl best used for?
Fishbowl is most often used for inventory and sku tracking for wholesale and distribution businesses, manufacturing bills of materials, mrp, work orders and job costing, warehouse fulfilment, transfer orders and automated reordering, multichannel selling with synchronised stock levels. Of those, inventory and sku tracking for wholesale and distribution businesses and manufacturing bills of materials, mrp, work orders and job costing are not what Icertis is typically brought in for.
What can Fishbowl do that Icertis cannot?
Fishbowl covers Inventory management, Manufacturing, Work orders, Barcode scanning.
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