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Aptean Catalyst WMS vs. Fishbowl Inventory

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    Aptean Catalyst WMS

    Score7 out of 10
    N/AAptean Catalyst WMS is described by the vendor as a robust, scalable, and configurable warehouse management system for organizations with complex supply chains and distribution networks, including multi-site and multinational environments. Catalyst WMS delivers end-to-end visibility and control over the full scope of warehouse operations, to optimize warehouse space, improve inventory accuracy, and maximize throughput.N/A

    Fishbowl Inventory

    Score7.8 out of 10
    N/AFishbowl Advanced is the company's on-premises inventory tracking, warehousing, and manufacturing solution with hosted capabilities, offering real-time inventory visibility and control across all locations and order fulfillment for physical warehouses, on-the-go inventory, 3PL, or drop shipping.N/A
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    Free/Freemium Version
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    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Aptean Catalyst WMSFishbowl Inventory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    5.0
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    8.1
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    Support Rating
    6.0
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    7.0
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    User Testimonials
    Aptean Catalyst WMSFishbowl Inventory
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Aptean
    Catalyst is good for data collection and being able to create individualized programs. However, it lacks the ability to export data via an API to do more in depth reporting and outcome analysis
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    Fishbowl
    Fishbowl is well suited for warehouse operations because you can control, monitor, report or view the progress of materials all the way from purchasing and receiving to the shipment and tracking of products. It integrates with major carriers and with QuickBooks so it does offer a suite that can support the entire operation. It allows for workflow monitoring, so particular groups or products can be tracked.
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    Pros
    Aptean
    • Easy to learn and use.
    • Flexibility when creating different behavioral programs.
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    Fishbowl
    • Inventory control - provides easy/accurate reports. Also, cycle counts can be done at any time. The warehouse team was easily trained.
    • Sales Orders - Fishbowl allowed us to have the sales orders accessible to everyone and linked the customers' purchase order to the orders and work orders (within the system). It no longer needs to be manually linked.
    • Custom reports - for a small fee we had reports customized specifically for our company.
    • Link to Quickbooks - invoices generated directly after closure of sales order.
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    Cons
    Aptean
    • It is very challenging to export our data to a more in-depth analysis of outcomes.
    • Inflexible API to connect with other platforms and reporting modules.
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    Fishbowl
    • MRP
    • BOM creation
    • Unified interface
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    Support Rating
    Aptean
    It is pretty easy to get a hold of someone and get support, however, the software itself is limited
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    Fishbowl
    Originally the support for Fishbowl was very poor. It was hard to get anyone to help. In the last 12 - 14 months, it has greatly improved and if it continues this way I would certainly rate it higher.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Aptean
    It was a better clinical data book initially, however it has been slow to upgrade and we are now looking at other technologies
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    Fishbowl
    Fishbowl is more useful than QuickBooks Manufacturing if you operate complex manufacturing with multiple multi layered BOMS
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    Return on Investment
    Aptean
    • It is a positive investment as it allows our clinical supervisors to be more efficient and not need to manually record or graph data.
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    Fishbowl
    • Positive: Decreased time spent on copy/pasting in spreadsheets.
    • Positive: Easier to analyze costs and guarantee efficiency.
    • Negative: Time to get it up and running is really difficult to work with.
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