What is Fishbowl?
Fishbowl offers the #1 manufacturing and warehouse management solutions for QuickBooks. Fishbowl Manufacturing and Fishbowl Warehouse integrate seamlessly with the popular accounting solution, allowing companies to track their inventory in multiple warehouses, create multilevel bills of materials and work orders, and do many other things outside the scope of the QuickBooks feature set. Fishbowl also integrates with Xero, an online accounting solution. In addition to QuickBooks and Xero, Fishbowl also integrates with dozens of other business solutions in a variety of categories, such as accounting, CRM, ecommerce, EDI, merchant services, shipping, mobile hardware, and operating systems. BigCommerce, Magento, UPS, FedEx, USPS, SolidWorks, Dropbox, Amazon, Avalara, and PayTrace are just a few of the many business solutions that Fishbowl integrates with. And Fishbowl offers more than a dozen plugins that are built into its interface. All you have to do is have an active account with a specific solution and then you can activate the corresponding module in Fishbowl to link the two together. Fishbowl Manufacturing’s modules give companies the following manufacturing features: • Production stages • A variety of assembly and repair jobs • Work order batches • Bill of materials replication • Task scheduling and assignment Fishbowl Manufacturing and Fishbowl Warehouse also contain advanced warehouse management features that growing businesses need to stay in control of their inventory. These features include the ability to: • Monitor inventory levels in multiple locations • Generate reports to spot sales trends by location • Check vendor performance and relationships over time • Create automatic reorder points on inventory items • Quickly pick, pack, and ship orders to customers • Optimize warehouse layout for faster receiving and picking • Include labor and carrying costs in total product costs • Use multi-currency conversion in sales orders and purchase orders • Turn price quotes into sales orders Fishbowl offers the best value to small and midsize businesses that want to stay with QuickBooks while adding advanced inventory management features. With its numerous integrations and plugins, Fishbowl keeps all of your information in sync across online and desktop platforms. Visit https://www.fishbowlinventory.com to learn more about Fishbowl and sign up for a free trial.
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Fishbowl Reviews (60)
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Review Summary
Generated using AI from real user reviews
Fishbowl earns strong praise for customer support and ease of use, though some users note the software has occasional limitations. Support staff—particularly Travis, Madison, Kelly, and others—appear consistently across reviews as knowledgeable, responsive, and willing to spend time solving problems. Users highlight features like remote-assisted support, quick response times, and staff who go beyond standard service. For the product itself, customers value streamlined inventory and manufacturing workflows, especially when integrated with QuickBooks. One user called it vastly superior to QuickBooks Enterprise for their needs.
The main criticisms are modest: a few users mention occasional bugs, complexity requiring training, and limited customization options in some areas. One user requested better data archival for older years. These concerns rarely drop ratings below 4 stars and don't dominate feedback. Overall, the 50 reviews skew heavily positive (44 give 5 stars), with particular strength in how well the software suits manufacturing and distribution companies. Users in transition from QuickBooks or similar systems report quick, smooth implementations and steady confidence growth as they learn the platform.
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Friday, October 19, 2018
“I say 4.5 out of 5 Stars. The occasional bug…”
I say 4.5 out of 5 Stars. The occasional bug is what's keeping me from giving 5 stars. Customer service is helpful, and I like the Remote Assist so you can reference what I'm seeing.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
“I use Fishbowl to track my inventory mainly. The use…”
I use Fishbowl to track my inventory mainly. The use of Sales Orders and Purchase Orders in Fishbowl is quite user friendly. I like that it then pushes all accounting info to Quickbooks automatically. When I purchased Fishbowl there were many issues and I was very frustrated. After several attempts I met Kelly Hatch and can I say what a breath of fresh air he was and is. It is nice to meet someone who has your concerns on his mind when he approaches you and the way he handles matters is the way any company owner appreciates. Kelly has gone above the call of duty every time he handles my concerns. I must say my hand goes out to Kelly and would shake his hand any time he is the room and give a smile and acknowledge him with the same respect he gives to me as a business owner running a company smoother thanks to his help and encouragement. As a business owner we are challenged every day and with the daily grind you feel at times lost and alone. After meeting Kelly Hatch and having a person in your corner with you striving to ensure you have little challenges is beyond a relief it is a dream instead of a nightmare. Thanks Kelly for being part of LEW and making me feel like I have support instead of pressure!
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Friday, October 5, 2018
“Fishbowl continues to run great for our company! We have…”
Fishbowl continues to run great for our company! We have been using Fishbowl for over 2.5 years and are still very happy with the performance and ease of use. When we do have any issues, I generally am the person to call Fishbowl Support on the issue. We are located in Illinois so I usually speak with Travis on the Central Team. He is always very polite, helpful, and understands the issues. He is easy to work with and quickly gets assistance from others when needed to resolve the issue at hand.
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Friday, September 14, 2018
“Travis was very helpful is walking through the revision to…”
Travis was very helpful is walking through the revision to the order that we had a problem with. It was solved quickly. Thank you!
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Thursday, September 13, 2018
“Lawrence helped me out, very helpful, i give fishbowl overall…”
Lawrence helped me out, very helpful, i give fishbowl overall 4 stars only because its not as customizable as we would like it to be
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Wednesday, August 29, 2018
“I love using Fishbowl, very user friendly for what we…”
I love using Fishbowl, very user friendly for what we use it for. For the most part the tech support is quick and knowledgeable. My rep that came and set up our system and trained me was AWESOME and the tech I had today was very friendly and got me back up and running. Fishbowl is a great system
★★★★★
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
“super efficient and resolved my problem quickly.”
super efficient and resolved my problem quickly.
★★★★★
Friday, August 24, 2018
“Travis is always ready to help and is very diligent…”
Travis is always ready to help and is very diligent in following up and ensuring even the minor issues are handled in a timely fashion.
★★★★★
Thursday, August 9, 2018
“NH is the best! Very knowledgeable and thorough.”
NH is the best! Very knowledgeable and thorough.
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Wednesday, August 1, 2018
“Never ceases to amaze me the quick response I get…”
Never ceases to amaze me the quick response I get from Zach.
