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- Sector: Bouwmaterialen
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 10.0 /10
Fishbowl Review
Beoordeeld op 13-2-2019
I've been using Fishbowl now for a year, and it has made a big difference in business operation. Whenever I run into problems their support team is right on it to help me. Very easy to intergrate with my online store and other selling sites.
Pluspunten
Fishbowl is easy to use and affordable. Outstanding customer support.
Minpunten
There really isn't anything I don't like about Fishbowl. It's been a great software for our company.
Antwoord van Fishbowl Vertalen naar het Nederlands
Thank you so much for leaving this review, Annette. We are glad to hear that Fishbowl has been a useful tool for your business.
- Sector: Machine- en installatiebouw
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 6-12 maanden lang gebruikt
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- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 9.0 /10
Fishbowl Manufacturing Software has proven an invaluable inventory management tool for our...
Beoordeeld op 18-7-2020
Fishbowl Management software has offered our team a complete supply chain management and physical sales tracking system in one convenient system . In this time especially , we understand that organization and efficiency are paramount to surviving let alone prospering and we are thankful to Fishbowl for helping.
Pluspunten
Our team found both these ease of use and relative ease of integration to be among the most attractive components of Fishbowl. The variety of modules allow close monitoring of essentially every aspect of
physical asset tracking . With Fishbowl we can organize warehouse parts inventory , print labels,and
organize purchase orders which organizes our supply side. Fishbowl's sales side module allows for effective tracking of lead times as well as sales item forecasting so we are never behind on available inventory .
Minpunten
Fishbowl Manufacturing software at this time time requires the use of a server which we had to supply .
In exchange for all other features , we see this as a nominal and not inconvenient requirement as at the time we were adding new computer assets. This requirement may not suit all smaller companies.
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We selected Fishbowl Inventory Management software over alternatives for its comprehensive module options which allow for a complete organization of our office and warehouse now optimized with a primary consideration to sales output and production. We could not ask for more in this area of business operations.Antwoord van Fishbowl Vertalen naar het Nederlands
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review, Louis. We appreciate your business and are happy to know that your experience has been satisfactory.
- Sector: Sportartikelen
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 1-5 maanden lang gebruikt
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- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 0.0 /10
Extremely Frustrated and Feel Violated
Beoordeeld op 13-4-2022
We purchased inventory software from Fishbowl and then had an exceptionally difficult time implementing the software. We paid for a number of items that we have not received months later, went weeks without receiving responses from them during the implementation process, and were verbally promised things that they have walked back or denied entirely. Worst of all, because of their lack of responsiveness, they claim that we are not eligible for a refund on the software because we are past the time limit for the satisfaction guarantee. Integrations, services, implementation support, and custom reports were paid for and never received. The server has been down for long time periods (days at a time), credit card systems won't integrate properly and the software crashes regularly on our machines.
Rather than try to do what is right and work things through, they have opted to take a hard line on this issue with no flexibility at all. We are now currently pursuing legal action. If you are considering using their products or services I would recommend in the strongest of language possible to not do any business with this company.
Pluspunten
It appeared to be a great product before we purchased it
Minpunten
Point of sale software is nearly un-usable. It does not support gift cards or customer accounts in any functional way. Implementation and support from the software company are beyond poor even after paying many thousands of dollars for extra support and help with implementation.
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Supposed integration with our eCommerce software that was not actually viable (which we found out after the fact)- Sector: Levensmiddelen- en drankenindustrie
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 1+ jaar lang gebruikt
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- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 7.0 /10
Fishbowl has been great for us as a small food manufacturer
Beoordeeld op 31-5-2021
Overall, good experience - we needed a tool like this and it meets our needs for being SQF and USDA Organic.
Pluspunten
Fishbowl helps us maintain all lot tracing records, re-order points, and sales and purchase orders. It makes audit time much simpler!
Minpunten
There aren't as many reports as I would like and it isn't very intuitive to setup - we had to hire an outside expert.
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WherefourRedenen om voor Fishbowl te kiezen
It was too difficult to prepare for an audit.Overgestapt van
Google SheetsRedenen om over te stappen op Fishbowl
Customer service and overall capabilitiesAntwoord van Fishbowl Vertalen naar het Nederlands
Thank you for taking the time to review your experience with our company, Jessi. We appreciate your feedback! We are glad to hear your experience has been satisfactory and will look into improvements based on your suggestions as well.
- Sector: Farmaceutica
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 51-200 werknemers
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Totaalscore
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 10.0 /10
Fishbowl Inventory Review
Beoordeeld op 25-4-2022
Pluspunten
Integration with our manufacturing process was easy. Purchases, Receiving, Bill of materials and Work Orders fulfilled our needs.
Minpunten
Reports provided are too basic, no help documentation to create your own reports. If you need a detailed or custom reports you have to purchase them apart.
- Sector: Gezondheid, wellness en fitness
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 2-10 werknemers
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 0.0 /10
There are better ERP systems out there
Beoordeeld op 15-3-2023
I wish I never paid over $11k dollars for this crappy software.
Pluspunten
The reporting feature is the only good part of this whole system
Minpunten
Everything. It constantly has bugs and needs updates. The inventory is always off no matter what. Their support is extremely costly. And their employees have the worst customer service
- Sector: Vervoer/over de weg/per spoor
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 2-10 werknemers
- Dagelijks 6-12 maanden lang gebruikt
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- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 9.0 /10
Inventory Management
Beoordeeld op 17-2-2022
Inventory syncing with Amazon, Ebay and Shopify makes our life easier. ORder processing in Fishbowl is another winner. Great for the price...
Pluspunten
Inventory Management syncs with Amazon, Ebay and Shopify. Order processing under one roof.
Ease of use for my staff.
Minpunten
Data migration needs to be more hands on with your team.
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Functionality and Reporting was not adequate. Support was very bad.Redenen om over te stappen op Fishbowl
Price was afforable for a small companyAntwoord van Fishbowl Vertalen naar het Nederlands
Thank you so much for leaving this review, George. We appreciate you taking the time to tell us about your experience.
- Sector: Automotive
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 9.0 /10
Fast and Easy to Use!
Beoordeeld op 11-3-2022
Pluspunten
Integration with our accounting software. Able to save documents to the drive for later recall. Multiple users in the system without slow down. Get ship quotes while staying in the sales order. Able to email customer estimates from sales order.
Minpunten
Updates sometimes cause issues with the software and need to be addressed by customer service. Customer service is only open 8-6 mountain time. Our third party forms are easily broken when major updates are needed. This slows our processes down.
- Sector: Levensmiddelen- en drankenindustrie
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Bron van de reviewer
Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 7.0 /10
Excellent Customer Service
Beoordeeld op 11-3-2022
The customer service Fishbowl provides has been a great experience. They understand our process and go out their way to give us the help we need.
Pluspunten
It's user friendly and and its ability to grow with the company.
Minpunten
The inability to track types of changes made automaticlly.
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NetSuiteRedenen om over te stappen op Fishbowl
We felt Fishbowl could accomplish what we needed just as well as other products and at a reasonable price.
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 8.0 /10
overall good experience and easy to use once you understand the logic.
Beoordeeld op 29-11-2017
Since our business depends on inventory movement of over 4,000 items, it has helped tremendously in time, effort & accuracy.
Pluspunten
Logical progression of activity and inventory movement. System is reliable and like anything else if it is used properly, you can rely on the results for inventory verification, PO status and exporting to QuickBooks.
Minpunten
the reports feature needs work to better assimilate data as I find the need to get outside help to write reports that I like to see but is nice to see that it assimilates in the system
- Sector: Scheepsbouw
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 10.0 /10
Works great for Small Manufacturer
Beoordeeld op 6-11-2019
I love the ease of analyzing each piece of our manufacturing process.
Pluspunten
Ease of Quickbooks Online integration, ease of cost analysis
Minpunten
Reports are not as easy to manipulate as some programs
Antwoord van Fishbowl Vertalen naar het Nederlands
Thank you for your review, Miriam. We appreciate your business and you taking the time to give us some feedback.
- Sector: Magazijnen/opslag
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Bron van de reviewer
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- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 10.0 /10
FB has abled our business to grow from a home based co. to a 10,000ft fully functioning...
Beoordeeld op 21-11-2017
Being able to operate above and beyond to what we used to. We can now compete with our competitors
Pluspunten
I absolutely love that FB is easy to use and easy to teach. It has all the features that our company uses daily. Examples include customer pricing rules, customer "numbers" or customer sku's, Auto PO function, The import/export feature has been a God-send when we need to import products to our website or send information to our customers. The substitute feature is very helpful too. We also really love how we can create custom fields within every module. I really love how the FB team remembers our company when we call and goes above and beyond when we have a hiccup or questions. We can thank FB for some of our company's success. W/o being able to correctly track inventory and use it for daily operations, we wouldn't be operating at the level we are today.
Minpunten
There aren't things that I like "the least" but there are things I wish FB offered/had that would help our type of business/company. This includes:
1) Since we are a product distributor, we provide a lot of our customers w/ "quotes." FB has the ability to create an "estimate" but no way to store it or look back at it for reference. Pricing rules are essentially only created in our line of operation when a customer begins buying a product. So, we have to create "quotes" on excel sheets and save them on our network folder. So it would be easier if it was all w/in FB. Or if there was a different section from pricing rules that you could make a pricing rule? If that makes sense
2) Wish we could customize reports that are staples of FB w/o paying high dollar. For ex. the packing slip should have a signature line or at least the option to include it. Or there should be options on layouts or what columns to include. Also, we've gotten feedback from customers on how they wish the item # and description where split into different columns.
3) If FB alerted a user if a sales order has been in the system for "x" amount of time. Like a dormant SO in FB
4) Be able to sort the packing slip. Ex. by Item #, customer #, item description, etc.
5) Had a UNSPSC code field. We've found that this is going to be an important code for future web sales.
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- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
Beoordeeld op 24-4-2013
North Park is a 3rd Party Logistics and Contract Packaging business, specializing in light manufacturing, warehousing, and B2C shipping services. We provide each customer the service and attention only the 'big guys' get at other fulfillment houses.
Our search for a new Inventory/Manufacturing software solution was prompted by our move away from a warehouse operation towards a 3rd party solution for small to medium-sized businesses, that are outgrowing their current warehousing capabilities.
Prior to using Fishbowl Inventory, we used 'MS Dynamics AX' (think 'GP' on steroids). Our management team has had decades of experience using everything from BaAn and SAP to high-end custom systems, and even home-grown customized solutions.
We chose Fishbowl Inventory primarily based on value, integration w/Quickbooks, and ease-of-use.
We've been running for more than 3 years, currently running ver 13.2 Manufacturing, Salespoint and Mobile Warehouse. We highly recommend staying updated with the current version, as improvements and features are continually being added.
Initial install and implementation took us less than a full day, including import of Customer, Item, BOM, etc. from QB. User training took a week or so for all our team to be up and running well enough to use it in live production. (Only one of us spent any time in the demo.)
For the most part, Fishbowl is simple and intuitive to use. There are very few places or processes where the desired next step isn't obvious. However, we've found many useful tips & tricks that we benefit from greatly, and most would have been learned with onsite training, but we declined initially because of our extensive background with other systems.
Customer support has been absolutely fantastic for us! We use the Live Chat option as first contact, and only rarely need to resort to phone calls. Despite the recorded phone tree that is standard today, Fishbowl's is about as short as it can be and still direct your call to the right group. Once there, it's always leave a message and wait for a call-back; but I've always gotten a call within 2 hours (usually less). For truly urgent needs, I've always been able to call back, get the operator and get in touch with Support that can at least identify the issue and suggest some troubleshooting I can do while awaiting Technical help.
In 3 years we've only had 1 instance of down-time due to system failure and that was resolved and we were up and running in 2hrs.
Biggest benefits of using Fishbowl for us are ease of implementation and use; power/reliability of the system; manufacturing capabilities (only shortcoming there is full MRP/CRP/ERP modules for planning, but for our size and complexity it does surpisingly well).
The biggest shortfall of Fishbowl for us is Reporting. The nature of our business doesn't lend itself well to many of the standard informational reports (operational reports are fine). However, Fishbowl is ODBC compliant, their reporting platform is open source (similar to Crystal Reports, but a bit steeper learning curve), and if you're not comfortable with SQL there are several 3rd party options for customizing reports.
- Sector: Fabricage van elektrische/elektronische producten
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 2-10 werknemers
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Bron van de reviewer
Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 10.0 /10
The Perfect Solution for Small & Large Businesses
Beoordeeld op 23-6-2022
We've been successfully using Fishbowl now for at least five years and it's allowed our company to process orders and control our inventory to a point where everything runs smoothly between our manufacturing team and our front of house team. Fishbowl has helped turned our "mom and pop" business into a streamlined operation with customers all over the world.
Pluspunten
I have used other CRM/inventory management applications over the years and Fishbowl is by far one of the most robust, all-in-one solutions for our business. It's ease of use, stability, and accessibility has helped run our business for the past several years in terms of POS operations, inventory control, and handling purchase orders.
Minpunten
My only complaints are that, under the customer tab, the SAVE and DELETE buttons are next to each other. Also under the customer tab, the check balance is next to the history button (which we have to utilize constantly throughout the day). If we accidentally hit CHECK BALANCE, the process runs and holds up Fishbowl for upwards towards a minute. Since this is not something that we utilize, is there a way to possibly disable that button?
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 1+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Bron van de reviewer
Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 8.0 /10
Very tough start, but once up and running, seems much more friendly.
Beoordeeld op 1-3-2018
Pluspunten
Search function is amazing! Really like Fishbowl for the most part. Ordering, inventory tracking, automatic updating, etc.
Minpunten
1) Can't look at a part and see how many times it was ordered easily. Have to go in and out of the purchase orders. Would like to look at a part, see how often it was ordered and from whom, how many were ordered and how much we paid in a simple list form. Right now I only see the PO/Vendor without any of the important details like quantity ordered and cost.
2) I also think the Revision for an item should follow the part. It does not. There is a revision field that shows up on the purchase order, but doesn't print anywhere AND is not the same field from the Part Detail screen. In a manufacturing environment the revision for any given part should follow the part around the database, including onto purchase orders so the vendor knows what to fabricate. Right now I have to manually enter the revision on the vendor screen. The revision from the Part Detail screen should automatically populate on the Vendor screen for said part so that when the item is ordered, it appears on the purchase order .
3) I find the documentation sometimes lacking detail.
4) I'd also like to be able to create custom reports myself and without turning back the hands of time and forcing Java to use an old revision (required for iReport). A report creation function in Fishbowl would be awesome! Even my archaic old Parts & Vendors software allowed me to do create custom reports.
- Sector: Bouw
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 1-5 maanden lang gebruikt
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Bron van de reviewer
Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 0.0 /10
STOP HERE!! Be careful!
Beoordeeld op 31-8-2021
Im warning any business here. PLEASE STOP HERE and listen to this. I’ll put the list of things that I experienced with fishbowl, after that make your decision.
1) The experience with the salesperson was very tough. The guy was very inpatient and didn’t answer my questions.
I was exhausted from work and the search for inventory software and decided eventually to go with them even though I had the red flag in here already.
2) when I started to set up my account (and of course before that too) I was explaining about the way my business operating and the fact that I’m only a service company who doesn’t charge my client taxes (like many home service companies in California) but paying the taxes to the distributor as am the last materials purchaser, but they didn’t really listen to me.
After realized that when RECEIVING I can’t add sales tax I was asking fro solution.
It was few days before the end of my 30 days refund.
3) Here everything started, I told Fishbowl that the software will not work for me and from this moment they ignored my messages, my calls, my email. As soon as something happen guys you won’t hear from them.
Tip:
- DON’T use them
- you have other alternatives like Inflow & Finale which are way better and cheaper.
If YES:
- ask for at least 120 days for refund. make sure you read the contract many times and ask for changes before you and them are signing for it.
It will take you a while to set up the software.
120 DAYS MUST.
Pluspunten
The app is looking ok and easy to use, actually the only good thing I found and it took me a while to think about something.
Minpunten
- Software looks from the 90’s
- CUSTOMER SERVICE IS DANGEROUS to this country. We all need to make sure companies like that are not existing in AMERICA.
- software is really hard to use
- not enough barcode sizes
- the set up guys are very unprofessional and doesn’t think out of the box
- the software is very square and can’t be customized AT ALL.
- TOO EXPENSIVE
- they really don’t care about their clients. But really. You can’t even imagine.
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- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
Not Recommended - Please Read
Beoordeeld op 29-2-2012
During the planning stage, we identified a key shortcoming in Fishbowl's capabilities, for which we devised a work-around. That was a sign of things to come, as Fishbowl's limitations have since forced us to develop cumbersome operational procedures in order to avoid abandoning our investment in the software. The alternative would have been, and still is, to invest in costly custom development.
You may read and hear that Fishbowl can do things. The best response to such a claim is "Show me exactly how it's done."
Pluspunten
About Me: 10+ years of programming, web development, database design, jack-of-all-trades IT.
Fishbowl Use:
7 months total, including full implementation and continuing support, now delving into internal custom development
Before you even try Fishbowl's software, make VERY detailed flowcharts of your existing and ideal processes. Then, locate and read every single page of their forums. Then, read every page of their Wiki. I'm serious; it isn't that long, and the internet doesn't contain much information about Fishbowl, for reasons unknown. As you read, compare the available options VERY carefully to your list of requirements. If none of those pages tells you that you CAN do a certain thing in Fishbowl, then you CANNOT do it. Fishbowl's marketing mentions what it can do in no uncertain terms.
Minpunten
It is telling that one of Fishbowl's developers, Israel Lopez, co-founded a company called FishBooksPro, which provides support and custom programming services for Fishbowl and QuickBooks.
Fishbowl allows you to take payment via credit card, interfacing with QuickBooks Merchant Services, but there is no way to associate a payment with an order. This example of a nearly-complete feature set is representative of the shortcomings that you will encounter when using Fishbowl.
Our Fishbowl server software began freezing several times each day, after upgrading from v11.7 to 12.2. "Reinstall" was FB tech support's first response. How do you suppose upper management in my company will receive that 'solution'? My next step will be to find out how to clear Java caches manually (outside of Control Panel), which I'll try before reinstalling.
- Sector: Logistiek en toeleveringsketen
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 2-10 werknemers
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Bron van de reviewer
Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 9.0 /10
Fishbowl Inventory. Thank you Support
Beoordeeld op 9-10-2018
When I purchased Fishbowl there were many issues and I was very frustrated. After several attempts I met one of the CSR 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. He has been above the call of duty every time he handles my concerns.
I must say my hand goes out to him 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 him 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 for being part of LEW and making me feel like I have support instead of pressure!
Pluspunten
Inventory Tracking is the biggest thing. Easy of use with Sales Order and Purchase Orders. It sends my accounting info to Quickbooks automatically at the end of the day.
Minpunten
Set up was a little time consuming. It took some effort to get everything in properly and just adapting to the new software functionality.
- Sector: Levensmiddelen- en drankenindustrie
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Bron van de reviewer
Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 5.0 /10
The updates are killing me
Beoordeeld op 27-9-2016
Pluspunten
The customer support is great. It's just hard to get a hold of them when you need to speak to a live person on the phone. The people who work there are the nicest and most helpful when you do get to talk to them and they do resolve the day to day issues that pop up. ie, inventory getting stuck in committed status is a pretty quick fix, but then again, should it really happen in the first place?. Bigger problems take more time to fix, but they seem to keep working on it until its resolved. The people they have providing training are excellent.
The wikis are pretty easy to access and are pretty good
Minpunten
This year the updates seem to break something that's had been working. Then it takes hours with customer support to fix and get going again.
The phone support team could use more staff because it does take hours to get a call back. The reports are difficult to customize, you have to know programming. There is no simple report writer function or a reports that can be customized.
If you have to pick inventory from two locations for one sales order, it will create two invoices. There is no way around that in Fishbowl. The calendar is pretty basic, could use enhancements. The inventory export CSV file does not use FIFO, but average costing. So if you use FIFO or any other method other than average costing, you have to use a different report instead of getting the data in CSV format.
The shipping module is frustrating and the way it is set up does not allow us to use carton count efficiently, so we have to change the packing list after it's printed. If you want Fishbowl to count the cartons for you, you have to add each carton manually. And if you do that, it will not total or summarize the number of cartons you have, it will list each one individually. So you could have a packing list that could be several pages long.
The UPS integration used to be great and then UPS updated, Fishbowl did not support the updated software and we had to change to UPS Worldship. Definitely a step backwards because the old integration worked beautifully. Now it's more manual and cumbersome.
- Sector: Consumentengoederen
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Bron van de reviewer
Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 10.0 /10
The Way Software Should Work
Beoordeeld op 5-2-2019
If you are a small business manufacturer, this is the system for you. Don't even question the price. It is 1/10 the price of "enterprise" systems with all the features you need. If it sounds like I'm a fan-boy, I am. I love it when software works the way it should.
Pluspunten
The program is intuitive and extremely in depth. We a food manufacturer (coffee roaster) and we invoice through Fishbowl. We are not yet using the mobile app, so I can't talk about that. Unlike our accounting system (brand Q), one module smoothly integrates with the next. It is easy to administer and our users just get it. It is the standard by which other database systems should be measured. The integration with Quickbooks is painless. Fully automated and has never, never failed. I have not had one single
Minpunten
Their chat support isn't the most knowledgeable. They do have the option of custom fields, but there isn't the option to make some fields visible/invisible. The server occasionally locks up, however, all you need to do is restart. No fuss.
- Sector: Fabricage van elektrische/elektronische producten
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 1+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Bron van de reviewer
Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
Essentially no support unless you complain to your sales rep
Beoordeeld op 19-5-2017
If you are going to charge this much for a product it should look like it was made in this century, it should have all of the modern data interchange features expected from a modern application, and support should be fantastic. We have started looking at alternatives and will NOT be renewing.
Pluspunten
Decent product. The interface is a little dated, and some standard thing you would expect in functionality are missing or difficult to use. But, overall, it is a decent product if your goal is to have an inventory and order management system that integrates with Quickbooks.
Minpunten
You will get no support unless you complain. We just updated our license, paid for a year of support. Still waiting 48 hours later for a call back from support. This is normal.
When you do get the support you will most likely start with the lowest level support and have to either speak to the real support people through an intermediary or have to wait another day or two for the next level of support to call you back. Repeat that process until you finally get to someone who knows what they are talking about.
Support this expensive should be fantastic. Instead, I am not certain what they could do to make this any worse.
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
Super satisfied with the Support I receive - Yeah Eastern Team!
Beoordeeld op 6-12-2017
Pluspunten
Fishbowl software allows my company to always be in the know of our inventory position.
It is EASY to learn and easy to use.
This week I am adding 7 more users and having All my "on-the-road" salesmen use FISHBOWL directly. For Sales processing, for Inventory stocking orders, for Creating customers etc... Its that easy to use!!
A big shout out to my EASTERN Support team for the great support through CHAT, and to Jordan Boyce as he currently has been really taking care of my issues for my immediate upgrading of my use with Fishbowl. Adding FISHBOWL HOSTING to my affiliation with FB to secure that my Mobile Salesmen are using a STABLE environment!
Minpunten
Some REPORTS are not in the nicest format, nor have the best "filters" to navigate.
As well Little features [like spell check in email body templates] are missing, but Fishbowl does often upgrade their platform with new releases which often has these fixes.
- Sector: Openbare veiligheid
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 1+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Bron van de reviewer
Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 3.0 /10
Unstable, unreliable and inefficient
Beoordeeld op 26-4-2019
Very poor overall experience.
We were sold on a promise that one year later, has yet to be delivered, and has caused a lot of damage to the company.
Would not recommend this software
Pluspunten
Part and product searchability is excellent for companies with lots of sku's
POS functionality is OK, but not super.
Minpunten
Instability: Crashes several times a week - usually have to have a call with support at least once a week
Poor accounting integration - QB integration is not as seamless as advertised.
Very inefficient: Simple tasks take a long time. all the needed information on a part/product is stored in three separate tabs. For example: you cannot find, List price, cost price, and current inventory in one place.
Quirky errors all over the place - discounts disappearing, invoice dollar amounts changing after being posted to QB.
Issued orders randomly deleted from the system
required items don't show up in the Auto-PO reports
Reporting functionality is exceptionally rigid and often unhelpful
lack of drill-down information
huge wait times for technical support
Mistakes cannot be corrected after posted to FB
- Sector: Fabricage van elektrische/elektronische producten
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Bron van de reviewer
Totaalscore
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 9.0 /10
Great Customer Service to help navigate the software
Beoordeeld op 4-5-2015
Pluspunten
Fishbowl has been a good fit for our company so far. Learning a new software is almost like learning a new language, so it does take time to get to know all the features and understand how this software was designed to "think". This is where Customer Service comes in... and this is where Fishbowl shines. They have GREAT people on staff that are always willing to make the time to give you the training or the help you need. On rare occasions, they don't have an answer right away and will have to get back to me, but they always get back to me with an answer to my questions.
We also had a problem with a glitch in the software, and after letting our Fishbowl rep know, it was fixed with the next upgrade. Woo! Hoo!
Our main purpose is getting Fishbowl was to have the ability to track lot numbers, and Fishbowl has given us that ability.
We like that we are able to track multiple delivery dates on a single PO as well. We've not been able to do that in the past.
My biggest brag on Fishbowl though is their outstanding Customer Service. They don't sell their product then leave you on your own to figure it all out. They've been with us every step of the way and have taught us much.
Minpunten
The most difficult part of Fishbowl has been using the Reports. We haven't quite figured out how to utilize them to pull the information we need. But I believe this is because the needs of our particular business aren't the needs of most companies. We also have the option to have custom reports made for those particular needs.
Some of the formatted reports do not include grand totals.
- Sector: Detailhandel
- Bedrijfsgrootte: 11-50 werknemers
- Dagelijks 2+ jaar lang gebruikt
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Bron van de reviewer
Totaalscore
- Prijs-kwaliteitverhouding
- Gebruiksgemak
- Klantenondersteuning
- Waarschijnlijkheid van aanbeveling 10.0 /10
Great Inventory Software for blending eCommerce and wholesale orders
Beoordeeld op 8-11-2016
We have used Fishbowl in our corporate warehouse for over 5 years. Fishbowl makes processing both eCommerce and wholesale orders easy and organized. It also makes purchasing inventory a breeze with in depth historical reporting and sales forecasting. I would also highly recommend investing in the Janam handheld scanner running Fishbowl mobile software; makes cycle counts hassle-free. There is a slight learning curve, but is still much easier than other inventory systems we've used in the past.
Pluspunten
Best part of Fishbowl is their reporting. Being able to analyze past purchasing and sales reports to better forecast inventory movement is crucial and Fishbowl nails it. I also like that they have a direct import and export function to link with our eCommerce site.
Minpunten
The menu and navigation can seem a bit convoluted, but I'm convinced this is the case with any software boasting so much functionality.