Sortly

Sortly is a simple and intuitive inventory management software designed specifically for small businesses to track and manage physical inventory including supplies, materials, tools, and equipment. The platform combines a user-friendly interface with powerful features like barcode and QR code scanning, photo-based inventory tracking, low stock alerts, and real-time cloud syncing across all devices. Sortly is available on mobile (iOS and Android), desktop, and tablet, making it easy for teams to manage inventory from anywhere — even offline with automatic syncing when connectivity returns.

What makes Sortly stand out from complex enterprise inventory systems is its visual-first approach and simplicity. Instead of spreadsheets and complicated ERP interfaces, Sortly lets users organize inventory with high-resolution photos, custom folders by location or type, and custom fields for critical item details. The platform is designed so that anyone on a team can start using it immediately without training, while still providing the depth needed for serious inventory management including purchase orders, custom reporting, activity logging, and multi-user collaboration. Sortly is particularly popular with small retail shops, construction companies, IT departments, property managers, and any business that needs to track physical assets without the overhead of enterprise software.

Key Features: Visual inventory tracking with high-resolution photo uploads so users can visually identify and track each item in their inventory, folder-based organization system that lets users group inventory by location and type and category and any custom structure, custom fields for adding critical item details like serial numbers and purchase dates and warranty information and supplier contacts, built-in barcode and QR code scanner that speeds up inventory counts and item lookups using the mobile app camera, QR code and barcode label creation for printing custom labels to tag items that do not already have barcodes, low stock alerts that automatically notify users when inventory quantities drop below specified thresholds, real-time cloud-based syncing that keeps inventory data current across all devices and all team members simultaneously, offline mode that lets users update inventory without internet connection with automatic syncing when connectivity returns, purchase order creation using existing inventory details for end-to-end inventory management from ordering to receiving, custom PDF and CSV report generation for audits and budgeting and forecasting and stakeholder reporting, activity and history logging that tracks every change made to inventory items including who made the change and when, multi-user collaboration with user licenses so teams can manage inventory together with role-based access, item quantity tracking separate from unique item counts so users can track both SKU variety and total stock levels, mobile app available on iOS and Android with full functionality for inventory management on the go, and import functionality for uploading existing inventory lists into Sortly quickly.

Pricing: Sortly offers a free plan with 100 unique items and 1 user license for getting started. The Advanced plan costs $49 per month (or $24 per month billed annually at $288 per year with a 50% first-year discount for new customers) and includes 500 unique items, 2 user licenses, and unlimited QR code label creation. The Ultra plan is the most popular at $149 per month (or $74 per month billed annually at $888 per year with a 50% first-year discount) and includes 2,000 unique items, 5 user licenses, barcode and QR code label creation, and purchase orders. The Premium plan costs $299 per month (or $149 per month billed annually at $1,788 per year with first-year discount) and includes 5,000 unique items and additional advanced features. After the first year, a 20% discount applies to all yearly plans. All paid plans include a free 14-day trial. Note that unique item limits count distinct items, not total quantities — you can track unlimited quantities of each unique item.

Use Cases: Small retail shops and boutiques that need a simple visual system to track merchandise and supplies and reorder when stock gets low without learning complex enterprise inventory software, construction companies and contractors that need to track tools and equipment and materials across multiple job sites with photo-based identification and barcode scanning, IT departments and managed service providers tracking hardware assets like laptops and monitors and cables with serial numbers and warranty dates and assignment history, property managers and facility teams that need to inventory maintenance supplies and furniture and equipment across multiple buildings or units, small manufacturers and workshops tracking raw materials and components and finished goods with low stock alerts to prevent production delays, and any small business currently using spreadsheets for inventory that wants to upgrade to a proper system without the complexity and cost of enterprise solutions.