MarketMan vs Sortly (2026): which should you pick?

Pick MarketMan if

• Fits if you run a restaurant and want recipe costs tied to ordering
• Works for kitchens on Toast, Square or Lightspeed

Look elsewhere if

• Pricey if you run one small site, as the cheapest plan is $249 a month
• Skip it if you want to try free, since no trial or free plan is listed
• Watch out: API access is Enterprise only, or $25 to $199 a month on other plans
• Watch out: a commissary add-on costs $499 or $749 a month
• Not for you if you are outside the US, Canada and the UK and need vendor EDI

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

MarketMan

• The pricing page does not state a billing basis or whether prices are per location.
• API access is Enterprise only, or a paid add-on on other plans: $25 a month for 1 to 3 locations, up to $199 for 31 or more.
• A commissary add-on costs $499 a month for a kitchen supplying your own units, or $749 a month for one selling to outside businesses.
• Vendor EDI integrations work in the US, Canada and the UK only.

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.

MarketMan

Counts and transfers

Counts on-hand inventory and tracks movement between locations on every plan.

Recipe costing

Costs each dish in real time and tracks changes over time; a digital cookbook holds recipes and allergens.

Invoice scanning

Reads invoices from a photo or upload: 50 scans a month on Starter and unlimited on Growth and Enterprise.

Ordering and vendor EDI

Smart ordering and order by recipe on Growth and above, with vendor EDI integrations limited to the US, Canada and UK.

POS and accounting links

Sends POS sales to MarketMan for actual vs theoretical variance and syncs invoices with accounting software.

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.

MarketMan

• Starter$249

  per month, billing basis not stated

  Recipe costing, actual vs theoretical reporting, waste management, 1 vendor EDI integration and 50 AI invoice scans a month.

• Growth$299

  per month, billing basis not stated

  Adds smart ordering, order by recipe, AI recipe suggestions, 2 vendor EDI integrations and unlimited invoice scanning.

• Enterprise$449

  per month and up, billing basis not stated

  Adds email invoice scanning, advanced reports, unlimited vendor EDI integrations and read-only API access with 5,000 calls a month.

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.

MarketMan

No public discounts listed.

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.