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 Access
Use Sortly on your smartphone or tablet to update your inventory from anywhere.
Inventory Location Tracking
Set up custom folders and subfolders based on your business's locations and track your items as they move across warehouses, trucks, job sites, and more.
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.
Offline Access
Offline Mobile Access lets you track and update inventory even when you’re offline or out of range.
Custom Fields
Custom Fields allow you to track and customize unique information about your items.
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.

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.

"Pictures say it all. Every item has a picture so they are very easily identifiable. The ability to use Sortly on all mobile devices is perfect for what we do. It's the best app on the market for inventory. "

Dusty S.

"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.

"Mobile access allows us to input changes in the warehouse, rather than write it all down and input it later. This saves not only time but paper as well."

Cassandra R.

"Overall, I'm extremely happy with the software. Its created efficiency within my business and has saved me a lot of money on part runs for items that we already had in inventory. I would highly recommend this software."

James K.

"I love that in a minute I can add a new person to the system and check items out to them so easily. Knowing where our open house signs and lockboxes are at all the time is very helpful!"

C.M.

"I run an insurance restoration company and we keep about $30,000 in supplies on average. This helps us manage, order, and protect our inventory. We use three people to manage this process and it saves me about 20% of the value each year. "

Jay Van Deusen

"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.

"Sortly has added hours and confidence to my life! As a sole proprietor with an overwhelming amount of inventory, that comes and goes in the blink of an eye, I needed a system that could keep up. Sortly excels at keeping it all organized. I am very happy with it!"

Sortly Customer

"Use it every day. Must have for small or medium sized stores."

D.G.

"We have been able to maintain a much tighter control on our inventory. Great product!"

Will G.

"We love that we are able to place the valuations of items and thorough descriptions and photos of each item for the purpose of identification. Additionally, the information downloads into a very nice and easy to understand spreadsheet for reporting purposes."

Jamez D.

"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.

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