Fishbowl Manufacturing review

Fishbowl is the natural pick for a manufacturer that runs on QuickBooks and wants production control without switching accounting systems. Its Advanced Manufacturing plan lists full BOMs with sub-assemblies and configurations, MRP and production scheduling, job, labor and landed costing, work orders and made-to-order builds, lot and batch traceability, an open API and deep integration with QuickBooks Online, Desktop and Enterprise. Fishbowl publishes a starting price of $675 a month, priced by users and deployment for teams from 2 users to 200 or more, with cloud hosting included. Its cheaper inventory plans, from $229 a month billed annually, do not include manufacturing. The model keeps your general ledger in QuickBooks, which saves a finance migration but means manufacturing and finance live in two systems. We compared documented features and published prices, and Fishbowl ranks ninth: solid production tools with a higher entry price than MRPeasy or Cetec ERP.

Who it is for

QuickBooks-based manufacturers that want to keep their accounting

Price

Advanced Manufacturing from $675 per month, priced by users and deployment; inventory plans from $229 per month billed annually.

Full production power: BOMs, MRP, work orders, and made-to-order builds. Cloud-hosting included; flexible deployment for teams that need full infrastructure control. $675 USD/mo. starts at
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Full BOMs, sub-assemblies and configurations
• MRP and production scheduling
• Job, labor and landed costing
• Work orders and made-to-order builds with lot and batch traceability
• Integration with QuickBooks Online, Desktop and Enterprise

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Published starting price for the manufacturing plan
• Strength: Works alongside QuickBooks rather than replacing it
• Strength: Cloud hosting included, with flexible deployment for teams that want control
• Weakness: Manufacturing plan starts at $675 a month, well above the inventory-only plans
• Weakness: Final price is quoted by users and deployment
• Weakness: Accounting stays in QuickBooks, so finance is not native

Key facts

• Manufacturing plan: Advanced Manufacturing from $675 per month
• Team size: 2 users to 200+
• Accounting: QuickBooks Online, Desktop and Enterprise
• Customers: 6,000+ businesses, per Fishbowl

Where it ranks

Fishbowl Manufacturing is No. 9 in our Best ERP for Manufacturing verdict.