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Fishbowl vs SAP S/4HANA

Fishbowl logo

Fishbowl

ERP & Business Operations

Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks

From
$4395/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
SAP S/4HANA logo

SAP S/4HANA

ERP & Business Operations

Enterprise resource planning for digital transformation

From
$5000/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 S/4HANA listed on G-Cloud 14 by SAP (UK) Limited at £22 to £367 per licence per month for GROW with SAP S/4HANA Cloud
  • They diverge on capability: Fishbowl covers Manufacturing, SAP S/4HANA covers Financial management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fishbowl and SAP S/4HANA actually diverge.

Attributes where Fishbowl and SAP S/4HANA differ
AttributeFishbowlSAP S/4HANA
Starting price$4395/one-time$5000/month
Pricing modelone-timesubscription
PlatformsWindows, CloudCloud, Windows, Linux
Founded20011972

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

  • Manufacturing
  • Work orders
  • Barcode scanning
  • QuickBooks integration
  • QuickBooks Desktop
  • QuickBooks Online
  • Shopify
  • Amazon

Only in SAP S/4HANA

  • Financial management
  • Supply chain management
  • Procurement
  • Human resources
  • SAP Analytics Cloud
  • SAP SuccessFactors
  • SAP Ariba
  • Third-party systems

Both cover

  • Inventory management
  • Audit trails
  • Windows support
  • Cloud support

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 S/4HANA
  • Manufacturing bills of materials, MRP, work orders and job costingnot SAP S/4HANA
  • Warehouse fulfilment, transfer orders and automated reorderingnot SAP S/4HANA
  • Multichannel selling with synchronised stock levelsnot SAP S/4HANA

SAP S/4HANA

  • Digital transformationnot Fishbowl
  • Financial consolidationnot Fishbowl
  • Supply chain optimizationnot Fishbowl
  • Business intelligencenot 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 S/4HANA

  • Listed on G-Cloud 14 by SAP (UK) Limited at £22 to £367 per licence per month for GROW with SAP S/4HANA Cloud

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 S/4HANA

$5000/month
  • Cloud Standard$5000/month
    • Core ERP functionality
    • Cloud deployment
    • Real-time analytics
  • Cloud Premium$8000/month
    • Advanced features
    • AI and ML capabilities
    • Priority support

Which should you pick?

Choose Fishbowl if

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

Choose SAP S/4HANA if

  • You need financial management.
  • You work on Cloud, Windows, Linux.
  • You also want supply chain management.
SAP S/4HANA review

Questions people ask

Is Fishbowl or SAP S/4HANA better?
Neither clearly leads. Fishbowl starts at $4395/one-time and SAP S/4HANA at $5000/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fishbowl or SAP S/4HANA?
Fishbowl starts at $4395/one-time and SAP S/4HANA at $5000/month.
Does Fishbowl or SAP S/4HANA run on more platforms?
Fishbowl runs on Windows, Cloud. SAP S/4HANA runs on Cloud, Windows, Linux.
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 S/4HANA is typically brought in for.
What can Fishbowl do that SAP S/4HANA cannot?
Fishbowl covers Manufacturing, Work orders, Barcode scanning, QuickBooks integration. SAP S/4HANA covers Financial management, Supply chain management, Procurement, Human resources. Both handle Inventory management, Audit trails, Windows support, Cloud support.
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