HandiFox vs Sortly (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, we pick Sortly: it is second in our ranking of inventory management tools, and it grades higher too, 3.0 against 2.2.
Checked Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Oct 18, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Sortly grades higher on value for money, the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
HandiFox
Barcode inventory and mobile warehouse app that syncs with QuickBooks
Sortly
Phone-first inventory app for tracking equipment, tools and supplies
Which one is for you
Pick HandiFox if
- Fits if you run QuickBooks and want barcode scanning for stock
- Works for small warehouses that count and pick with phones
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you do not use QuickBooks, as the product is built around it
- Tight if you add staff, since Start has 2 users and 1 device and extras cost $15 and $40 a month
- Watch out: serial and lot numbers, pick and pack and the B2B portal are Pro only
- Watch out: the pricing page shows a first-year offer ending August 1 and no regular price
- Pricey if you use QuickBooks Desktop, because that is a separate $1,995 licence per mobile device
Pick Sortly if
- Fits if you're a contractor or facilities team keeping track of tools and kit
- Works for checking equipment out to people or jobs and getting it back
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you sell online, as there are no store or marketplace connections
- Pricey if you budget on the first-year deal, since the 50% off yearly ends after year one and renewals get 20% off
- Tight if more than two of you need it, as Advanced allows only 2 users and 500 items
- Pricey if you need purchase orders (Ultra, $149 a month), QuickBooks (Premium, $299) or the API (Enterprise only)
- Watch out: the 14-day trial of paid plans needs a credit card
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAHandiFoxFair | 3.0GPASortlyVery good | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C$49 a month is at the cheaper-quarter line of $49, but the pricing page labels it as ending August 1 and the regular price is not shown. Extra users are $15 and extra devices $40 a month. | BIt doesn't connect to an online store, so we've set it against the stock-on-hand tools it's listed beside. Advanced is $24 a month for a first year billed yearly ($288), then yearly plans are 20% off the $49 monthly price. Inside the cheaper quarter either way. |
| Free plan and trial | CA 14-day trial with no card needed, and no free plan. | BFree for 100 unique items, 1 user, 2 active jobs and 1 custom field, with scanning, low-stock alerts and offline use. Quantities of one item don't count against the 100, so one person tracking tools or supplies can stay on it. |
| Features | CBarcoding, counting, purchasing, sales orders and QuickBooks sync. Serial and lot tracking, pick and pack and the B2B portal are Pro only, and Start allows 2 users and 1 device. | CPhotos, folders, custom fields, QR and barcode scanning, check-out to people and jobs, and low-stock and date alerts. It does the equipment and supplies job fully, but it's a smaller job: no store or marketplace links, and purchase orders wait for Ultra. |
| Ease of use | CSetup means connecting QuickBooks and getting devices scanning. No store rating is on record. | A4.73 from 9,537 App Store ratings, the top band. It's a phone app where you snap a photo, print a label and scan, with very little to set up. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb plus iOS and Android apps, linking to QuickBooks Online and Desktop and Shopify. No desktop app for Online. | BiPhone, Android and web, with QuickBooks Online, Amazon Business, Slack, Microsoft Teams and AppFolio. No desktop app, and the API, webhooks and single sign-on are Enterprise only. |
| Best for | stock control around QuickBooks | tracking tools, equipment and supplies |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: HandiFox and Sortly. How we grade
Price against what you get
HandiFox starts at $49 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Sortly starts at $49 a month and scores 3.0.
Sortly scores higher for the same starting price. Of the other inventory management tools on the chart, 1 scores higher than HandiFox for less, and 1 scores higher than Sortly for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- HandiFox also covers invoicing and reports.
- Sortly also covers qR codes.
At a glance
| HandiFox | Sortly | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Free plan |
| Starts at | $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly) | $49 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | None | 100 unique items, 1 user, 2 active jobs and 1 custom field, with in-app barcode and QR scanning, low-stock alerts and offline mobile access. |
| Free trial | 14-day free trial of HandiFox Online, no credit card required | 14-day free trial of paid plans; a credit card is required |
| Web | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Made by | HandiFox | Sortly Inc. |
| Price read from | handifox.com | sortly.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 |
Worth knowing
HandiFox
- The pricing page still labels its prices as ending August 1 and as a first-year discount for new customers; the regular price after that is not shown.
- Plans cap users and mobile devices (Start has 2 users and 1 device); extra users cost $15 a month each and extra devices $40 a month each.
- Serial and lot numbers, picking and packing, and the B2B portal are Pro only.
- HandiFox Desktop, for QuickBooks Desktop, is sold separately as a perpetual license of $1,995 per mobile device, with a yearly support add-on of $495 per device.
Sortly
- The yearly discount shown on the pricing page is 50% for the first year only; yearly plans then renew with a 20% discount off the monthly rate.
- Each plan caps unique items and users: 500 and 2 on Advanced, 2,000 and 5 on Ultra, 5,000 and 8 on Premium.
- The API, webhooks and single sign-on are on Enterprise only, and QuickBooks Online starts on Premium.
- Its integrations list has no online store or marketplace connections; it is built for tracking stock on hand rather than selling it.
Key features
HandiFox
- Barcoding and label printing
- Barcodes in several formats and barcode label printing, with scanning from the mobile app.
- Counting and replenishment
- Cycle counts, physical counts, reorder points and purchase orders generated from stock levels.
- Sales and fulfillment
- Invoices on Optima; sales orders, picking, packing and three-stage fulfillment on Pro.
- Serial and lot tracking
- Serial numbers, lot numbers and expiration dates on Pro, with FIFO/FEFO fulfillment.
- QuickBooks sync
- Optional transaction-level sync with QuickBooks Online, including locations and sales taxes.
- B2B portal
- A customer ordering portal is included in the Pro plan.
Sortly
- Visual item records
- Each item has photos, folders, tags, custom fields and units of measure, and quantities of one item do not count against the item limit.
- Scan with a phone
- Scan barcodes and QR codes in the iOS and Android apps or with a third-party scanner, and keep working offline with automatic sync.
- Labels you print yourself
- Create QR code labels from Advanced and barcode labels from Ultra for items that arrive without a barcode.
- Check-out and jobs
- Check items in and out to people, and link them to jobs, projects and work orders to see what was used and what came back.
- Alerts and reports
- Low-stock and date-based alerts for reorders and maintenance, plus reports on stock value, item moves and user activity.
- Purchase orders and reordering
- Purchase orders and pick lists from Ultra, and restocking through Amazon Business US with order status shown in Sortly.
Plans
HandiFox
Start$49
per month for 2 users, billed annually ($59 monthly)
1 device, 1 location, barcoding, counting, auto-replenishment and the mobile app. Page labels the price as lasting until August 1, first year only.
Optima$95
per month for 4 users, billed annually ($105 monthly)
2 devices, up to 3 locations, invoices, customers, payments and transfers. Same first-year note as Start.
Pro$129
per month for 5 users, billed annually ($159 monthly)
3 devices, unlimited locations, sales orders, pick and pack, serial/lot numbers, manufacturing, B2B portal, phone support.
EnterpriseCustom
For larger teams and custom implementations. Sold through sales.
Sortly
Free$0
100 unique items, 1 user license, 2 active jobs and a month of activity history.
Advanced$49
per month, billed monthly
Advertised at $24 a month for a first year billed yearly ($288). 500 items, 2 users, 5 active jobs and QR code labels.
Ultra$149
per month, billed monthly
Advertised at $74 a month for a first year billed yearly ($888). 2,000 items, 5 users, barcode labels, purchase orders and pick lists.
Premium$299
per month, billed monthly
Advertised at $149 a month for a first year billed yearly ($1,788). 5,000 items, 8 users, custom roles and QuickBooks Online.
EnterpriseCustom
10,000+ items, 12+ users, unlimited jobs, API, webhooks, single sign-on, a success manager and payment by invoice.
Ways to pay less
HandiFox
- Annual discount
Save up to 20% with annual subscriptions
HandiFox's pricing page says annual billing saves up to 20% against monthly billing.
Sortly
- Other savings
50% off yearly plans for the first year
New subscriptions pay half price for the first yearly term, shown as a flash sale with no end date: $288 for Advanced, $888 for Ultra and $1,788 for Premium.
- Annual discount
20% off yearly plans after the first year
After the introductory first year, Sortly says a 20% discount applies to all yearly plans.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, HandiFox or Sortly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, they start at the same price. HandiFox starts at $49 per month, billed annually ($59 billed monthly), and Sortly starts at $49 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, HandiFox or Sortly?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Sortly has a free plan. HandiFox does not, though it has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.