Fishbowl Inventory

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Fishbowl Inventory
Type Private
Industry Software
Founded2001;22 years ago (2001)
Headquarters Orem, Utah, United States
ProductsInventory Management Software
Number of employees
150 (January 2018)
Website fishbowlinventory.com

Fishbowl (formerly ExpressTech Holdings) is an Orem, Utah-based software company that develops and publishes inventory management software and related software. [1]

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History

Fishbowl was formed in 2001 by Chuck and Beverly Hale, two business owners in Salt Lake City. The pair invested $3 million into the software company and went through several CEOs in rapid succession. [2] [3]

In 2015, Fishbowl was named to a list of companies for employee financial security. Fishbowl has also earned a number of business awards for its revenue growth from organizations such as Inc. 5000, Deloitte, MountainWest Capital, and Global Red Herring. [4] [5] [6] [7]

In December 2021, Fishbowl was acquired by Diversis Capital Management, LP, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on investing in software and technology-enabled services organizations. [8] [9]

Products

The company's flagship product, formerly called Fishbowl Inventory, is inventory management software that integrates with QuickBooks. It separated into three products, Fishbowl Manufacturing, Fishbowl Warehouse, and Boxstorm, which is a SaaS product. [10] [11] As of 2009, Fishbowl has been the top-selling manufacturing and warehouse management product for QuickBooks since 2003. [12]

In addition, Fishbowl Manufacturing, Fishbowl Warehouse, and Boxstorm claim to integrate with QuickBooks Online and other technology. [13]

Boxstorm is a cloud-based inventory management software and mobile app created in 2017 by Fishbowl. [14] Boxstorm is intended for small businesses. [15]

The free version of Boxstorm is called Boxstorm Forever Free. Fishbowl claims it is the first no-cost online inventory management software to integrate with QuickBooks Online. [16] It can be used to scan barcodes, add inventory, perform cycle counts, assign units of measure, and create locations to store inventory. [17]

There are three paid versions of Boxstorm that include other features, such as sales orders, purchase orders, vendors, taxes, stock alerts, and user permissions. [18]

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