Fishbowl Warehouse Manufacturing Licensing
Advanced manufacturing management features designed specifically for mid-market QuickBooks® users
Ideal Fishbowl Warehouse (FBM) Customer
- Midsize company with 10 to 200 employees
- Annual sales: $2 million to $100 million
- Multiple warehouses or production facilities
- QuickBooks user seeking advanced inventory control and manufacturing tools
- Sage (or similar software) user wanting to return to QuickBooks
- 5 to 30 Fishbowl Warehouse users (can handle up to 75 concurrent users)


How does Fishbowl Warehouse work with QuickBooks?
- During the initial integration, FBW downloads all the customer, vendor, inventory, and company information from QuickBooks directly into the FBW database
- After integration, FBW manages all sales, purchasing, manufacturing, and inventory function
- QuickBooks essentially becomes the accounting module of FBW. When products are sold, FBW updates inventory records and alerts QuickBooks to create invoices, bills and make other accounting adjustments
Feature Comparison
Implementing your Inventory doesn’t have to be overwhelming. We break down the process into clear, manageable stages—from database setup and training to custom reporting and full implementation.
Capabilities | QuickBooks Only † | QuickBooks with Fishbowl Warehouse |
Multi-currency | Supported | Supported |
Accounting methods | Average costing and FIFO | LIFO, FIFO, standard & average costing |
Barcode printing & scanning | None | Supported |
Bill of materials | Assemblies | Multiple levels and stages |
Displays work-in-process | None* | Supported |
Drop shipping | None* | Supported |
Locations | Sites | Multiple locations supported |
Manufacture orders and work orders | Assemblies | Assembly, disassembly and custom |
Multiple location part tracking | Some (limited) | More than you’ll ever need |
Part tracking | Lot or serial | Serial, lot & revision #’s, exp. date & custom fields |
Product/kit configurator | None | Unlimited |
Remote access | VPN only* | Any network connection |
RMA | None | Supported |
Transfer orders | None | Supported |
UPS Ready Shipping | Yes, most features | Yes, all features fully integrated into Fishbowl |
User access rights | Role-based | Role-based and granular feature-based |
Variable pricing and discounting | Percent, amount | Percent, amount & group and cost-plus pricing |
Warehouses | None | Supported |
How does Fishbowl Warehouse work with QuickBooks?
There are fewer features in the Fishbowl Warehouse management version, as compared to the manufacturing version, so the Fishbowl Warehouse price is lower. If you are on a budget, and you do not need the manufacturing functionality, then the Fishbowl Warehouse version is the correct option for you. All other features, such as inventory management, sales orders, and purchase orders are included in the Fishbowl Warehouse price.
Many people who are considering moving to Fishbowl Inventory have been using QuickBooks, or spreadsheets, or even something as simple as pen and paper methods. It can be overwhelming to decide if Fishbowl is right for you, but when you consider the return on investment for having a robust inventory management system, the Fishbowl Warehouse cost will be well worth the investment.What Our Clients Say
Our commitment to seamless integration, exceptional service, and tailored
solutions speaksfor itself—just ask our clients.

"I would like to say thank you for writing a comprehensive integration out of the gate for Kifaru.
I have not heard a single complaint from fellow colleagues regarding the integration which is an
amazing feat."
Kifaru International
Premier Hunting Gear & Accessories

"I would like to say thank you for writing a comprehensive integration out of the gate for Kifaru.
I have not heard a single complaint from fellow colleagues regarding the integration which is an
amazing feat."
Kifaru International
Premier Hunting Gear & Accessories

"I would like to say thank you for writing a comprehensive integration out of the gate for Kifaru.
I have not heard a single complaint from fellow colleagues regarding the integration which is an
amazing feat."
Kifaru International
Premier Hunting Gear & Accessories