Softwr

ERP & Business Operations · head to head

Fishbowl vs SAP Concur

Fishbowl logo

Fishbowl

ERP & Business Operations

Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks

From
$4395/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SAP Concur logo

SAP Concur

Accounting & Finance

Travel, expense, and invoice management

From
$29/month
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; SAP Concur listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing
  • They diverge on capability: Fishbowl covers Inventory management, SAP Concur covers Expense management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fishbowl and SAP Concur actually diverge.

Attributes where Fishbowl and SAP Concur differ
AttributeFishbowlSAP Concur
Starting price$4395/one-time$29/month
Pricing modelone-timesubscription
PlatformsWindows, CloudWeb, Ios, Android
CategoryERP & Business OperationsAccounting & Finance
Founded20011993

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 Fishbowl

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

Only in SAP Concur

  • Expense management
  • Travel booking
  • Invoice processing
  • Spend analytics
  • Policy compliance
  • SAP
  • Oracle
  • Workday

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 SAP Concur
  • Manufacturing bills of materials, MRP, work orders and job costingnot SAP Concur
  • Warehouse fulfilment, transfer orders and automated reorderingnot SAP Concur
  • Multichannel selling with synchronised stock levelsnot SAP Concur

SAP Concur

  • Enterprise expense managementnot Fishbowl
  • Corporate travelnot Fishbowl
  • Invoice processingnot Fishbowl

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

SAP Concur

  • Listed on UK G-Cloud 14 at £0.21 to £9.70 per unit for SAP Concur Travel & Expense Professional Edition, submitted directly by SAP Concur, with the unit and billing period not further defined on the listing

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

SAP Concur

$29/month
  • Professional$8/month
    • Expense reporting
    • Receipt capture
    • Approvals
  • Premium$12/month
    • Travel booking
    • Invoice management
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose Fishbowl if

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

Choose SAP Concur if

  • You need expense management.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want travel booking.
SAP Concur review

Questions people ask

Is Fishbowl or SAP Concur better?
Neither clearly leads. Fishbowl starts at $4395/one-time and SAP Concur at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fishbowl or SAP Concur?
Fishbowl starts at $4395/one-time and SAP Concur at $29/month.
Does Fishbowl or SAP Concur run on more platforms?
Fishbowl runs on Windows, Cloud. SAP Concur runs on Web, Ios, Android.
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 SAP Concur is typically brought in for.
What can Fishbowl do that SAP Concur cannot?
Fishbowl covers Inventory management, Manufacturing, Work orders, Barcode scanning. SAP Concur covers Expense management, Travel booking, Invoice processing, Spend analytics.
ShareXLinkedInRedditWhatsAppEmail

Related pages

More on Fishbowl

More on SAP Concur

Keep looking

Other head to heads