Sortly vs. Inventory Spreadsheets.

See how Sortly’s inventory management capabilities stack up against spreadsheets.

Our customers love us (and we think you will too).

Why Sortly is better than spreadsheets.

When it comes to comparing Sortly vs. spreadsheets for inventory, it’s no contest. Sortly’s easy, flexible features and mobile interface make it far superior to spreadsheets, which quickly become clunky and inconvenient.

Inventory Spreadsheets
Sortly
Use From Any Device, Any Location
Track Inventory in Real Time
Easy to Scale as Your Business Grows
Reduce Human Error & Ensure Accuracy
Improve Business Efficiency
Save Your Team Time
Create Inventory Lists
Record Inventory Details
Custom Inventory Fields
Barcode Scanning & Label Generation
QR Code Scanning & Label Generation
Low Stock Alerts
Date-Based Alerts
Custom Inventory Folders
Custom Inventory Tags
Customizable User Access
Smart Inventory Reporting
Purchase Order Creation
Add Attachments
Excellent Customer Support

Based on our findings as of January 2024.

Switching to Sortly is easy.

  • Sign up with Sortly.

    Choose which Sortly plan is right for you—and even get a free 14-day trial.

  • Import existing inventory.

    If you already track inventory on a spreadsheet, you can easily import it to instantly populate your inventory in Sortly.

  • Start tracking inventory.

    Organize, track, and manage your inventory in Sortly. It’s so easy and intuitive, there’s no training required.

Top Sortly Features

Our powerful features help you organize, track, and manage inventory with ease.

Mobile & Offline Access
Use Sortly on your smartphone or tablet to track and update inventory from anywhere—even when connectivity drops.
Low Stock Alerts
Get notified when an item is running low so you always re-order the right amount.
Barcode & QR Scanning
Scan barcodes from your smartphone to instantly add, update, and manage your items with greater speed and accuracy.
Label Generation
Create and print custom barcode labels from Sortly—perfect for checking equipment and tools in and out.
Customizable User Access
Control who from your team can view, edit, and update inventory in Sortly.
Item Photos
Track the appearance and condition of your items over time by adding photos to item entries.
Reports
Monitor inventory history and data, activity history, and user actions with customizable reporting.
Custom Folders & Fields
Organize inventory with custom folders and subfolders that fit your business, and track important item details with custom fields.
Integrations
Speed up processes and save time by integrating Sortly with your favorite platforms.
Pick Lists
Create a pick list to ensure your team grabs the right items from your inventory, every time.
Stock Counts
Create, assign, and track stock counts with a guided workflow that makes it easier to maintain accurate inventory.
Purchase Orders
Create purchase orders using your inventory details to simplify reordering and keep purchasing connected to your inventory.

The availability of features varies by plan. Visit our pricing page for details.

Sortly customer reviews and testimonials.

We're proud to be an industry-leading solution trusted by thousands of businesses.

"Our experience with Sortly has been overwhelmingly positive. As our business grows, so does our use of Sortly. We love having an up-to-date and easy-to-use inventory control system that helps us keep costs down. Sortly clearly takes user feedback very seriously. We have seen many of our suggested changes implemented since we started using the program."

Blake B.

"As a manufacturer, we use Sortly to keep track of all the parts that come and go from our warehouse and back once we receive a completed product. Our team has a really easy time scanning barcodes to help us keep track of all our parts. Sortly has become part of our daily operation."

Michael S.

"Sortly has helped my company save a lot of time when it comes to inventory management and being able to see with a few clicks what we do or don't have available."

Travis Z.

"Overall, it's been a delight. It's easily customized, consistently functions well, allows us to run the reports we need for inventory tracking and auditing, and it's easy to use, so it's easy to onboard new volunteers who join our Inventory Team."

Kristen B.

"Simple, yet loaded with features. Anyone can learn to use this system in a day, customer service listens to feedback and updates the app with better results. Overall great product and I recommend it."

J.J.

"This is the first time I’ve ever written a review for an app. I operate a commercial shipping container depot and rental fleet. I downloaded this app and within two hours, our intern had the entire inventory organized, with pictures!"

Bandisahn

"This has changed my job as manager of Inventory for an office space! It is so much easier to get things sorted when they can be counted in a flash, instead of having to use an excel spreadsheet."

Lisa D.

"A great product for any business big or small. I like how it notifies you about low item quantities and how you can input prices and it will give you total doable figures. The app is useful if I want to give a customer a quick “ball park” figure on a job and when it can be done, as I know what [inventory I have] and how much is in stock."

Matthew M, Construction Technician

"It has been wonderful and made my work life so much easier. I'd recommend to anyone or company. Keep up the great work Sortly team!"

Jason J.

"Sortly has made managing our inventory fun! There, I said it. All of our items in one place. Categorized in a way that makes sense to us. With photos so there is no confusion by only having product numbers that no one really knows. We see the value, the quantity, the item type, the variants, etc. all in one place. And, it's mobile! Our inventory used to be a guessing game before Sortly. Now, we always have confidence in what products are in stock."

Heather P.

"I own and operate a small scale automatic door installation and service company with a few vehicles. This app saves me time and money by letting me know if an item is on truck #1 or truck #2 or sitting back in the shop inventory. Couldn’t be easier to use."

Tim

"Sortly has revolutionized our inventory tracking... Adding Sortly was one of the greatest things that we’ve done in my department to create efficiency."

Scott M, Morrow-Meadows

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