Inventory Management compared to Sortly
Two apps for tracking stock, priced on completely different things
Sortly prices by how many distinct items you hold and how many people log in; Inventory Management prices per device, with no limit on items or transactions. Sortly is stronger for a visual catalogue of assets with photos and custom fields. This app is stronger when stock sits in storage locations and moves between them all day.
What is Sortly built for, and what is this app built for?
Sortly grew out of asset and equipment tracking, and it shows in the best way: a photo-first catalogue, custom fields, folders you can nest, and a clean way to answer what do we own and what is it worth. Inventory Management grew out of warehouse work, and it shows too: storage locations are a first-class thing, every movement is a transaction with a product, a location, a quantity, a moment and a device, and the screens are built to be used one-handed while holding a box. Neither is a worse version of the other; they answer different questions.
Which one is cheaper?
Pricing is where Sortly and Inventory Management diverge most. Sortly's plans are bounded by unique items and user licences: the free plan holds 100 items for one user, and the paid tiers list at 500, 2,000 and 5,000 items with 2, 5 and 8 user licences. Inventory Management charges per device, per month, and does not cap items, locations or transactions. So the comparison depends less on your team size than on your catalogue: at a few hundred items Sortly is cheaper, and the more product lines you carry the further the two move apart.
| What | Sortly | Inventory Management |
|---|---|---|
| Priced on | Plan tier: items plus user licences | Per device, from 12,50 euro per month |
| Item limit | 100 free, then 500 / 2.000 / 5.000 per tier | None |
| Free option | Free plan, 100 items, 1 user | One free month, then paid |
| Storage locations | Nested folders | Locations, singly or as a numbered range |
| Rugged barcode scanners | Phone and tablet | Phone, tablet and Android scanners |
| Interface languages | English | English, Dutch, German, Spanish |
Prices and limits taken from the supplier's own pricing page and checked on . Suppliers change prices; check the current figures before deciding.
When Sortly is the better answer
If your stock is a manageable set of distinct things you want to see rather than count through, Sortly is genuinely nicer. Photo-first catalogues suit tools, equipment, samples and props, where recognising the item matters more than knowing there are forty of it. The free plan is a real free plan, and if a hundred items covers you, that is hard to argue with. Custom fields also go further than what this app offers.
When this app is the better answer
If the same product sits in several places and moves between them, storage locations stop being a filing detail and become the whole point. That is the case this app is built for, and it is why every transaction records where something came from and where it went. It also matters if your catalogue grows: item limits are the thing people hit unexpectedly. And if part of the team works on rugged Android scanners, or does not read English comfortably, those are practical differences rather than preferences.
Trying it alongside what you have
You do not have to migrate anything to find out. Create a handful of storage locations, register a week of real receiving and picking, and see whether the location history answers questions you currently answer by walking. The first month is free and there is nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
Can I import my Sortly data?
There is no one-click import. Products can be created as you scan them in, which for most warehouses is the practical route anyway, because it rebuilds the catalogue against what is physically on the shelf rather than what a spreadsheet believed.
Does Sortly or this app work offline?
This app needs a connection to keep every device on the same stock, which is the point of shared inventory: two people picking from one figure have to see the same figure. Check Sortly's current documentation for their offline behaviour, since it has changed over time.
Which is cheaper?
It depends on your catalogue rather than your team. Sortly's tiers are bounded by item count, this app is not bounded at all but is charged per device. Work it out with your own numbers: how many distinct products, and how many devices actually scan.
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