Sortly vs SOS Inventory

Two inventory tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	SortlySortly	SOS InventorySOS Inventory
In one line	Visual inventory for businesses that count things, not SKUs	Inventory and light manufacturing on top of QuickBooks Online
Starting price	Free for 1 user	From $58.29/mo + $20.83/extra person
Six-person team	Not listed	$142/mo
Plans	Free (100 items, 1 user); Advanced $49/mo (500 items, 2 users); Ultra $149/mo (2,000 items, 5 users); Premium $299/mo (5,000 items, 8 users); 20% off yearly, 50% off the first year	Billed yearly: Companion $699.50/yr ($58.29/mo, 2 users); Plus $1,399.50/yr ($116.63/mo; 3 users, unlimited locations, serial/lot tracking); Pro $1,949.50/yr ($162.46/mo; 5 users, job costing); monthly $69.95/$139.95/$194.95; extra users $25/mo ($250/yr); store and FTP connections $25/mo each, 1/2/3 allowed by plan; 14-day trial; works with QuickBooks Online
Pricing model	Free tier	Free trial
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Users	1 on free; 2 on Advanced	2 on Companion
Integrations	QuickBooks Online, Zapier	QuickBooks Online, Shopify, BigCommerce, PayPal
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · CA
Phone support	None listed	Plus and up
Live chat	None listed	None listed
Support hours	Not published	Email: Mon–Fri 8:00 AM–6:00 PM Central; Sat–Sun 12:00 PM–4:00 PM Central · Phone: Mon–Fri 9:00 AM–6:00 PM Central
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on Sortly's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	1 incident posted on SOS Inventory's status page, which covers all SOS Inventory products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 1 marked major or critical by SOS Inventory. Status page
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 957 reviews	4.2 / 5 from 17 reviews (few reviews)
Trustpilot score	3.1 / 5 from 164 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	55	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	60	15
Fit: Service business	75	25
Fit: Agency or studio	30	10
Fit: Trades or contractor	92	55
Fit: Online store	40	70
Why people pick it	Very simple Good mobile scanning	Deep QuickBooks Online sync Serial, lot, and assembly tracking
Where it falls short	Not a sales inventory system User limits	Built around QuickBooks Online Store connections cost extra
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. How we calculate prices