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Fishbowl vs Velocity Global

Fishbowl logo

Fishbowl

ERP & Business Operations

Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks

From
$4395/one-time
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Velocity Global logo

Velocity Global

Payroll & Benefits

Work at the speed of tomorrow

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; Velocity Global velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
  • They diverge on capability: Fishbowl covers Inventory management, Velocity Global covers Global Employment.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Fishbowl and Velocity Global actually diverge.

Attributes where Fishbowl and Velocity Global differ
AttributeFishbowlVelocity Global
Starting price$4395/one-timeOn request
Pricing modelone-timequote
PlatformsWindows, CloudWeb
CategoryERP & Business OperationsPayroll & Benefits
Founded20012014

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 Velocity Global

  • Global Employment
  • Payroll
  • Benefits
  • Compliance
  • Immigration Services
  • Contractor Management
  • Workday
  • SAP

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

Velocity Global

  • Hiring employees in countries where a company has no legal entitynot Fishbowl
  • Running global payroll and benefits administration across multiple countriesnot Fishbowl
  • Immigration and visa support for international hiresnot 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

Velocity Global

  • Velocity Global has rebranded to Pebl and velocityglobal.com redirects to hellopebl.com
  • No pricing is published for the Employer of Record service; the site routes to a demo request with no published per-employee rate
  • The offering is an Employer of Record arrangement, so the employee is legally employed by the provider rather than the client

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

Velocity Global

On request
  • Employer of Record$undefined/month
    • Global Employment
    • Payroll
    • Benefits

Which should you pick?

Choose Fishbowl if

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

Choose Velocity Global if

  • You need global employment.
  • You also want payroll.
Velocity Global review

Questions people ask

Is Fishbowl or Velocity Global better?
Neither clearly leads. Fishbowl starts at $4395/one-time and Velocity Global at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Fishbowl or Velocity Global?
Fishbowl starts at $4395/one-time and Velocity Global at On request.
Does Fishbowl or Velocity Global run on more platforms?
Fishbowl runs on Windows, Cloud. Velocity Global 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 Velocity Global is typically brought in for.
What can Fishbowl do that Velocity Global cannot?
Fishbowl covers Inventory management, Manufacturing, Work orders, Barcode scanning. Velocity Global covers Global Employment, Payroll, Benefits, Compliance.
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