Fishbowl alternatives

Other manufacturing and production planning tools to consider instead of Fishbowl. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.

Feature Fishbowl Category leader ERPNext Category leader Katana Category leader MRPeasy Category leader Sutton Rising
Pricing$229/moFree planFree plan$49/user/mo$400/mo
Best forSmall and midsize manufacturers and distributors that run QuickBooks or Xero and need MRP with barcode-driven inventory.Small manufacturers with in-house IT help that want open-source ERP and can self-host or customise it.Small product brands selling through ecommerce channels that make their own goods and need live inventory and production tracking.Small manufacturers of about 10 to 200 people that want production planning, inventory and purchasing in one cloud system.Small and mid-size food, plastics and packaging manufacturers outgrowing spreadsheets that keep their existing accounting system.
Team size2–500 people2–500 people2–50 people2–500 people2–500 people
Bill of materials YesYesNot listedYesYes
Production scheduling Not listedYesNot listedYesYes
Materials requirements planning YesYesNot listedYesNot listed
Shop floor tracking Not listedNot listedNot listedYesYes
Work orders YesYesYesYesYes
Product costing Not listedNot listedNot listedYesNot listed
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Manufacturing and production planning Category leader

ERPNext

Free plan 2–500 people

Open-source ERP with a manufacturing module

Key features

  • Bill of materials
  • Production scheduling
  • Materials requirements planning
  • Work orders

Manufacturing and production planning Category leader

Katana

Free plan 2–50 people

Cloud inventory and manufacturing software for product businesses

Key features

  • Work orders

Manufacturing and production planning Category leader

MRPeasy

$49/user/mo 2–500 people

Cloud manufacturing software for small manufacturers

Key features

  • Bill of materials
  • Production scheduling
  • Materials requirements planning
  • Shop floor tracking
  • Work orders
  • Product costing

Manufacturing and production planning Rising

Sutton

$400/mo 2–500 people

Manufacturing ERP for inventory, production, sales and purchasing

Key features

  • Bill of materials
  • Production scheduling
  • Shop floor tracking
  • Work orders