Fishbowl Advanced Inventory

Overview

Fishbowl Inventory is the #1 selling inventory management solution designed for QuickBooks.

Designed for wholesale and distribution, manufacturing, retail, and service companies; Fishbowl gives small and mid-sized businesses advanced inventory management and manufacturing capabilities previously only available to large companies with hefty budgets and abundant man-hours.

Fishbowl Mobile® Warehouse
Bar Code Inventory Management Software

Take your warehouse to the next level by incorporating powerful, easy-to-use bar-coding technology. Fishbowl Mobile Warehouse lets you view and adjust inventory levels from anywhere in your warehouse. Whether you are shipping, receiving or simply moving inventory from one location to another, Fishbowl will help you increase your inventory accuracy and worker productivity with ease!

Fishbowl’s industrial-strength benefits and affordable price make it a great investment. One recent Fishbowl client, wholesale-distributor Quality Pet Products, was able to save 16 labor hours per day by using Fishbowl. Read our case studies and check out the ROI tool on our website to see just how they did it and how you can too!

Fishbowl lets you integrate seamlessly with QuickBooks, track items wirelessly across multiple locations, achieve lean manufacturing, manage your orders, and much more. Some of Fishbowl’s most popular features include:

QuickBooks’ Integration:

With Fishbowl Inventory and QuickBooks, you can keep your accounting records and inventory levels in sync without having to continually reconcile differences or enter data twice. As changes occur on the Fishbowl side, your QuickBooks’ file is automatically updated with the proper transactions, invoices, or bills.

Multiple locations:

Fishbowl lets you easily track inventory (finished goods, raw materials, and work in progress) across multiple warehouses, bins, shelves, or any other areas you specify. Simply select a part to see the quantity on hand at each location and whether or not they have already been allocated. Track your parts by multiple units of measure, expiration dates and serial or lot numbers.

Bar coding:

Fishbowl’s bar coding technology allows you to update your records in real time, on location. Pick and receive orders, move inventory, and retrieve part information all from your wired or wireless mobile device.. You can also print barcodes for your products and storage locations directly in Fishbowl Inventory.

Manufacturing:

Fishbowl allows you to achieve advanced production and lean manufacturing by giving you control of your assembly and production processes. Streamline your operation with multiple Bills of Material (including multi-level Bills of Material), Manufacture Order instructions, custom job tracking, flexible costing and advanced purchasing. Some of Fishbowl’s other manufacturing features include auto Purchase Order, Work Order, and Manufacture Order creation, revision tracking, production Work Orders, job costing, and assembly, disassembly, and repair options.

Order management:

With Fishbowl, you can create custom Sales Orders, Purchase Orders, Work Orders, Manufacturing Orders, Return Merchandise Authorizations, and Pick Tickets. You’ll know exactly when to reorder and you’ll never have to wonder if you’ll have the items you need. Fishbowl also integrates directly with UPS and FedEx.

Advanced Costing:

Fishbowl extends QuickBooks to provide LIFO, FIFO, and Standard Costing methods in addition to the Average Costing method handled by QuickBooks.

Planning on future expansion? Whether you are a small start-up or an expanding mid-sized organization, Fishbowl is prepared to accommodate your growth. Fishbowl client runs on Windows, Linux, and Mac. Our highly trained support technicians are available from 6am to 6pm MT, Monday through Friday.

Fishbowl also offers a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, so you have nothing to lose! To learn more now, please click on the View Demo link (above this box) to watch a quick tour of Fishbowl Inventory.

Reviews

Customer Survey
The customer satisfaction surveys are web-based surveys sent to an IDN Developer's customer base. The survey is conducted and administered by an independent third party. Each survey consists of 32 questions about the company's product functionality, ease of use, technical service, and overall user experience.

Reviews Posted on the Intuit Marketplace

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See what Customers are saying about the #1 Inventory Control Solution for QuickBooks

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We Love Fishbowl
Donna
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Fishbowl is the perfect answer for our business. Part of our business requires inventory tracking, storage and fulfillment so it is essential we are able to pull information at any given time about any item or order. The reporting feature in Fishbowl makes this so quick and easy and our clients love the fact Fishbowl allows us to offer them monthly activity reports in many different styles. The ability and the ease of being able to integrate Fishbowl with QuickBooks for billing and vendor payments is a BIG plus. Personally, the best thing about Fishbowl is the tech support staff. They really know their stuff!

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Thank Goodness for Fishbowl
Great Plains
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We looked at Fishbowl Inventory two years ago and felt that it did not have the capacity for our needs. Instead we opted for a 100k plus enterprise solution. After an additional 20k in customization we still did not have a software solution to manage our inventory, needless to say we jettisoned our investment and reinvestigated the market. We demoed three different inventory management software packages and actually purchased the least expensive one...Fishbowl Inventory Fishbowl has the most robust and technical sound solution for our needs. We have several locations with thousands of different products. We have found the technical support superb and the training thorough. We paid less than 10% for Fishbowl than what we did for our "nightmare" experience with the other enterprise solution.

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MGC
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We added Fishbowl Inventory and this was a huge solution to our problems. It is very user friendly and accurate. It doesn't allow a transaction to take place without proper inventory. We have five offices, and each is responsible for counting their inventory. Fishbowl Inventory allows us to see how accurate each location is counting and helps us to better monitor inventory. Creating sales orders is so fast and easy. I've saved so much time by using Fishbowl Inventory. We love the new software and would highly recommend it to anybody with any type of inventory to be accountable for.

The Technical Support through Fishbowl is wonderful. Kevin helped us tremendously while we were setting up and training our staff. They were extremely knowledgeable and very considerate to our needs. The technical support department of Fishbowl made learning and understanding the program as easy as they could. They made sure you grasped the concepts before they moved on, and also worked with you to make sure that you used Fishbowl in a way that worked best for your company. Their Fishbowl forum is also a valuable tool to use, for many of your questions are asked and answered on the site.

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Additional Customer Reviews

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H and H
By Beverly Hale, VP

BC Technical offers a full line of new and used parts (12,000 in inventory) for gamma cameras (Nuclear Medicine) as well as the fully refurbished cameras. The majority of the motors and mechanical parts are new and identical to the OEM's. They also supply ring and take-up cables for all ADAC cameras.

Need: BC Technical has many high value circuit boards that they often send to the original manufacturer for repair. With no standardized way of tracking all the outsource repairs and resultant warranty information BC Technical found that they frequently lost circuit boards or paid for repairs on products that were under warranty.

Solution: Fishbowl Inventory's outsource repair tracker and inventory tracking module allowed BC Technical to reduce their lost parts by 95% and their outsource repair costs by 50% resulting in a net savings to the company of $30,000/month.

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Signal Seals & Fasteners
By Buffy Crooks

Signal Seals & Fasteners is a distributor of seals & fasteners. Until recently, our business consisted primarily of seals. We made the decision to expand into fastener sales because we felt like the two products went hand in hand. This meant that our inventory was going to grow and we needed someway to manage that.

We also decided we really liked the QuickBooks products and wanted to continue to use it for our accounting software. We began to explore the options available for interfacing an inventory management software with Quickbooks. Our biggest priority was whatever we chose had to be user friendly.

Eventronix has offered us a great option with Fishbowl Inventory. The software is very user friendly and has been a great match for our company. The integration with QuickBooks works great. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. They are very eager to help with any issues that may arise.

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Special Bee
By Donna

This software has the best tech support I have ever used. The Tech staff is extremely knowledgeable, polite, friendly, and willing to stay on the phone with me as long as I need them, answering all my questions, and even making suggestions to help make my job easier. Thanks so much for everything Bryan and Ian

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BooJee Beads

We got a quality piece of software, but more importantly, a team of "can do" people who are incredibly competent, positive, client focused and I really felt that they were invested in helping us to be as successful as possible using the tool that they have developed. The software has helped us significantly in understanding our manufacturing costs and the real time value of our inventory. They went above and beyond what I would have expected to help us.

We are very happy with our investment in Fishbowl Inventory (which we affectionately call "the bowl" or the "big guppy") and the team behind it. I don't know about you, but for most of the software I purchase you get basically no live support if you don't purchase some pricey support plan. The team at Fishbowl Inventory has built that support starter time into the software price and it made a BIG difference to have someone to lean on in the start up process. The ongoing support plan is reasonable priced and they actually answer the phone when you call!! If you haven't guessed, we're fans!

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The Fireside Inc.

As a small business with multiple locations and thousands of inventory items...we spent months searching and trying out various inventory products that would work with QuickBooks. All but one comes up short in many different areas.

Fishbowl Inventory was the final program on our list and luckily, exactly what we were looking for. It addressed our bar coding needs, and made entering inventory and writing up sales orders a snap—saving us hours of time and of course money. Integration was very simple and straightforward.

We have concluded that our company, as a Distributor for Lennox Hearth Products and handling thousands of inventory items, have paid for our investment in Fishbowl Inventory in less than 6 months time just in saved man hours alone. I normally don't have time to write reviews like this, but I feel I owe it to the makers of Fishbowl Inventory for doing such a great job and giving me some extra time in my life by taking the headache out of inventory management.

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Caliper Club Works

As a manufacturing engineer for over 25 years, I have been in search of a reasonably priced ERP/MRP/etc. solution with robust features. My small business cannot afford large, overbearing G/L, A/P packages that pay little, if any, attention to the production process, especially inventory control.

Fishbowl Inventory changed ALL that. They provide wonderful features that many larger, much more expensive packages offer: Bill of Materials (with configurable option order entry capability), Automatic Work Order generation, Real time Inventory Controls, extensive Reporting capabilities, and they integrate right into QuickBooks.

Value is the name of the games with my small business, and Fishbowl Inventory scores a hole-in-one. Wonderfully attentive support staff, constant improvements based on customer feedback and a robust product - all at a great value. Highly recommended.

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FCI Technology
By Linda

I have been a Fishbowl Inventory user for 1 year and wish to give thanks to the Tech Support staff. I have been on the phone with Kevin Batchelor for over 1 hour and he is very smart and willing to do what it takes to get my problems solved.I wish everyone that I needed to get information from was as helpful. Thanks again to you all and I look forward to a long and happy relationship.

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ChristianCinema.com
By Jared Geesey

We use Fishbowl Inventory to manage our inventory and integrate from our website to QuickBooks. It brought our processing time down from 3-5 minutes per order in QuickBooks to about 30 seconds in Fishbowl Inventory (about an 800% improvement!). We had also reached the maximum number of customers in QuickBooks as well, and Fishbowl Inventory let us have unlimited number of customers. Managing inventory by location is also a powerful tool to have... previously we had items organized alphabetically and our warehouse staff had to basically have the inventory memorized... Not very scalable!

Fishbowl Inventory also does not deduct the inventory from your system until the order ships (not when the invoice is created, like QuickBooks). This helps keep track of things much better... a Real Pick, Pack, and Ship system! It also is much easier to import and export data from Fishbowl Inventory, enabling you to more easily integrate other systems (like ecommerce sites, etc.) into Fishbowl Inventory. The final great benefit is the ability to write custom reports... if you can imagine it, it can probably be done!

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MediaWorks
George C.

When we started working with FB, we were in bad shape. Our entire operation was in chaos. They came in and brought order. Their staff of experts knew what our business needed and how to execute it. Thank you.

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Satisfied Customer
Excellent Product
By Gatling Guns Rock

We are a defense weapons manufacturer that has very complex multi-level assemblies. With the help of Fishbowl we are able to customize assemblies to our needs. Fishbowl has greatly helped with keeping track of our inventory. Our business is projected to triple in the next year and Fishbowl will be right there with us. They have an exceptional Tech Support staff that works hard to make sure that your needs are met. Fishbowl is the ideal inventory solution for any business.

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Posted on the QuickBooks website
What do these guys eat for breakfast?

I have never dealt with a company that has been more willing to help. Every employee that I have worked with at Fishbowl has earnestly strived to understand my requests and provide the best solution for my needs. I know that I can count on the technical support staff. I was also impressed by the constant development of the software. The email capabilities and report features of the 4.5 version has been extremely helpful. I am excited to see what will come next.

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Satisfied Customer
By Jared Geesey
Ideal Inventory Management Tool

We use Fishbowl to manage our inventory and integrate from our website to QuickBooks. It brought our processing time down from 3-5 minutes per order in QuickBooks to about 30 seconds in Fishbowl (about an 800% improvement!) We had also reached the maximum number of customers in QuickBooks as well, and Fishbowl let us have unlimited number of customers. Managing inventory by location is also a powerful tool to have... previously we had items organized alphabetically and our warehouse staff had to basically have the inventory memorized... Not very scalable! Fishbowl also does not deduct the inventory from your system until the order ships (not when the invoice is created, like QuickBooks). This helps keep track of things much better... a Real Pick, Pack, and Ship system! It also is much easier to import and export data from Fishbowl, enabling you to more easily integrate other systems (like ecommerce sites, etc.) into Fishbowl. The final great benefit is the ability to write custom reports... if you can imagine it, it can probably be done!

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Satisfied Customer
The best support

I've used many accounting, inventory and software programs and I've never encountered support as great as that from Fishbowl Inventory. I send an email and before I know it, I get a reply. And not just a reply- but a reply that actually answers my questions and makes sense. The program was easy to use and the online tutorial and help is great. If I were Siskel and Ebert I'd give these folks at least 3 thumbs up.

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Posted on the QuickBooks website
By Kim
An Awesome Inventory Control System!

WOW! Fishbowl is a fantastic inventory control system! It has helped us organize our inventory from sales to purchasing, and it interfaces with our existing QuickBooks software! The technical support is fantastic too! The sales reps are always friendly & so willing to help us with all of our "operator errors"! Kudos to Fishbowl & its staff for going the extra mile to help even those of us who are only "semi-computer literate"!

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Posted on the QuickBooks website
Fishbowl Grows with Your Business

We have been a Fishbowl client for two and half years and have experienced first hand their growth and continuous improvement efforts. The core product has undergone constant enhancements with regular spot releases and two major releases during that time. Each one has added needed functionality to support our business and keep us ahead of the curve with our competitors as we further develop our own business systems. The support and development staff have listened to the client base and kept the development of the product aligned with client requests. We highly recommend Fishbowl based in large part to their development efforts and price point. As a former systems integrator with experience implementing large ERP applications, I have been very favorably impressed with Fishbowl as an excellent mid-range software solution.

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Posted on the QuickBooks website
The Perfect Inventory Solution
By Victor M

Fishbowl inventory is the perfect solution for inventory control at the right price. I have been using Fishbowl since its 2.2 version and just upgraded to its 4.0 version and I love it. It has a great variety of features like serial number, lot, expiration dates tracking. It also let you enter various vendors for one part with they specific part number and price. The integration with QuickBooks is easy to configure and will save you a lot time with no double entries. Process all the orders through fishbowl, pack, ship, and then export to QuickBooks and print the invoice, it's that easy. Before buying Fishbowl I tried other software and couldn't find one like it for its price. Great product and will recommended to anybody that's looking for the right inventory solution.

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Customer review based on 10 surveyed on 09/25/2009

Case Studies

Read a case study submitted by the software application developer to find out how this solution can meet your specific business needs.

Case Study #1
Industrial Engine Service
Fishbowl Up & Running Within 2 Weeks
And Increases Productivity, Savings 3 hours per Person per Day * Just in data entry alone!
Download Case Study 1

Case Study #2
Chung"s gourmet Foods
Fishbowl Inventory® helps Chung’s become more efficient and competitive.
Download Case Study 2

Case Study #3
Quality Pet Products, Inc.
Quality Pet Products Saves 16 Operational Hours Per Day, Receives Certification, and Replaces Multiple Apps with Fishbowl Inventory!
Download Case Study 3

Tech Specs

Tech Check

All Gold and Silver Developers have passed the Technical Review administered by an independent third party to ensure it meets our requirements for integrating with Intuit products. For in-depth information on the Technical Review, please visit: http://www.qpqa.com/Intuit/intuit-index.html

Tech Check completed for this solution.

Compatible QuickBooks Products

Canada 2008
Canada 2009
Canada 2010
Enterprise v10
Enterprise v8
Enterprise v9
QB Merchant Service
Premier 2008
Premier 2009
Premier 2010
Pro 2008
Pro 2009
Pro 2010

System Requirements

CPU required: 2.3 GHz Dual Core
Minimum memory required: 2 GB
Minimum hard disk space required: 300 MB
Operating system version: Windows, Mac OS, Linux
Minimum screen resolution: 1024 x 768
Minimum CD-ROM speed: 2x
Minimum internet connection speed: Broadband

Sharing Data With QuickBooks

When Fishbowl Inventory is initially installed, all of your current data is brought over from QuickBooks using the Configuration Wizard. From that point on, Fishbowl takes over all the non-accounting functions such as POs, SOs, inventory control, Manufacturing, etc. (QuickBooks handles the invoicing, although invoices can also be printed in Fishbowl). As transactions are completed in Fishbowl, the necessary accounting changes are posted to QuickBooks.

Technical Support

All Fishbowl Inventory software packages come with at least one year of Maintenance and Support (M & S), including:

Training Period

The training period gives you unlimited email, chat and phone support for your first 2 to 6 weeks (depending on the number of user licenses purchased. Additional training may be purchased.

Unlimited Call-in support

After the training period, you have unlimited phone support for calls up to ten minutes with a current M & S contract (calls that exceed ten minutes will use an incident).

Incidents

An incident is any support call that exceeds ten minutes. Each Fishbowl Inventory package comes with a specified number of incidents. Additional incidents may be purchased.

Web-based Training

Web-based training hours can be used for setup, problem solving, or touring Fishbowl Inventory's many features. The number of training hours vary depending on the number of user licenses purchased, and you may purchase additional hours.

Tech Support Pricing

One year of phone support and technical upgrades may be purchased for $1,995 for the 5-user version, $3,495 for the 10-user version, $6,295 for the 20-user version and $795 for the single user.

Tech Support Telephone

800.774.7085 x3

Tech Support URL

http://www.fishbowlinventory.com/support

FAQs

What functions does Fishbowl Inventory take over from QuickBooks? How does Fishbowl Inventory Integrate with QuickBooks?

Your inventory is stored, tracked and managed in Fishbowl. Fishbowl transfers the necessary accounting information to QuickBooks easily and at your own desired pace, and you still get the advantage of using QuickBooks for your accounting needs!

What platforms does Fishbowl Inventory run on?

Windows Vista, XP, 2003 or later, and Linux. The client side of Fishbowl also runs on a Mac

What additional features does Fishbowl Inventory have that would make it interesting to the small retailer/manufacturer?

Fishbowl has light manufacturing capability built in: Flexible, unlimited Bill of Materials, multiple Unit of Measure conversions, Cycle Count capability, advanced user access control, and auto-adjust inventory on builds. We also have Flexible Price Tracking, Pick Lists, Print Receivers/Vouchers, a Point of Sale and numerous reports..