Fishbowl vs Genius ERP
Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026. Last verified September 15, 2026.
The short answer
Fishbowl ranks higher on Top 11 (#7 vs #9) for Owners, plant managers and operations leads at United States manufacturers under 500 employees who have decided to replace the production spreadsheet and want to know what the real systems cost.. The QuickBooks bridge, with included seats. The manufacturing product is the one behind a quote.
At a glance
| Fishbowl | Genius ERP | |
|---|---|---|
| Top 11 rank | #7 / MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026 | #9 / MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026 |
| Score (out of 9.4) | 7.9 | 7.5 |
| Best for | QuickBooks shops bolting manufacturing onto the ledger they refuse to move | Custom and make to order shops where every job starts as a drawing |
| Pricing | $$ (Fishbowl Inventory: Essentials $229 a month billed annually with two users, Growth $429 with five, Scale $729 with ten. Fishbowl Advanced Warehouse from $595 a month and Advanced Manufacturing from $675, both priced by users and deployment and always confirmed by quote. An implementation package is required and not priced) | $$$ (no dollar figure published; a self service calculator and a personalised estimate after a form, with cost stated to depend on shop size, user count, hosting model and the features chosen) |
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Fishbowl
The QuickBooks bridge, with included seats. The manufacturing product is the one behind a quote.
www.fishbowlinventory.com/See full entry in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026
Genius ERP
The drawing becomes the bill of material rather than being retyped. Priced only after a form.
www.geniuserp.com/See full entry in MRPeasy vs Katana vs Cetec ERP: 11 Best Manufacturing ERP for Small Business 2026
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