ERP & Business Operations · head to head
SAP S/4HANA vs Fishbowl
SAP S/4HANA
ERP & Business Operations
Enterprise resource planning for digital transformation
- From
- $5000/month
- Rated
- -
Fishbowl
ERP & Business Operations
Manufacturing and warehouse management for QuickBooks
- From
- $4395/one-time
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: 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; 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
- They diverge on capability: SAP S/4HANA covers Financial management, Fishbowl covers Manufacturing.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which SAP S/4HANA and Fishbowl actually diverge.
| Attribute | SAP S/4HANA | Fishbowl |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5000/month | $4395/one-time |
| Pricing model | subscription | one-time |
| Platforms | Cloud, Windows, Linux | Windows, Cloud |
| Founded | 1972 | 2001 |
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 SAP S/4HANA
- Financial management
- Supply chain management
- Procurement
- Human resources
- SAP Analytics Cloud
- SAP SuccessFactors
- SAP Ariba
- Third-party systems
Only in Fishbowl
- Manufacturing
- Work orders
- Barcode scanning
- QuickBooks integration
- QuickBooks Desktop
- QuickBooks Online
- Shopify
- Amazon
Both cover
- Inventory management
- Audit trails
- Cloud support
- Windows support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
SAP S/4HANA
- Digital transformationnot Fishbowl
- Financial consolidationnot Fishbowl
- Supply chain optimizationnot Fishbowl
- Business intelligencenot Fishbowl
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
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
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
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
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 SAP S/4HANA if
- You need financial management.
- You work on Cloud, Windows, Linux.
- You also want supply chain management.
Choose Fishbowl if
- You need manufacturing.
- You work on Windows, Cloud.
- You also want work orders.
Questions people ask
- Is SAP S/4HANA or Fishbowl better?
- Neither clearly leads. SAP S/4HANA starts at $5000/month and Fishbowl at $4395/one-time, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, SAP S/4HANA or Fishbowl?
- SAP S/4HANA starts at $5000/month and Fishbowl at $4395/one-time.
- Does SAP S/4HANA or Fishbowl run on more platforms?
- SAP S/4HANA runs on Cloud, Windows, Linux. Fishbowl runs on Windows, Cloud.
- What is SAP S/4HANA best used for?
- SAP S/4HANA is most often used for digital transformation, financial consolidation, supply chain optimization, business intelligence. Of those, digital transformation and financial consolidation are not what Fishbowl is typically brought in for.
- What can SAP S/4HANA do that Fishbowl cannot?
- SAP S/4HANA covers Financial management, Supply chain management, Procurement, Human resources. Fishbowl covers Manufacturing, Work orders, Barcode scanning, QuickBooks integration. Both handle Inventory management, Audit trails, Cloud support, Windows support.