Thrive by Shopventory vs Sortly (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Thrive by Shopventory if

• Fits if you run a Shopify or Square shop and want stock counts and alerts
• Works for shops with under 1,500 transactions a month

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you pass 1,500 transactions a month, since Starter stops there
• Pricey if you need purchase orders: they start at Standard, $129 a month
• Skip it if you want forecasting on a small plan, as it starts at Professional, $279 a month
• Watch out: prices come from the Shopify listing and bill every 30 days, and the vendor's own site returned an access-denied page
• Watch out: the product is now branded Thrive, so older names and pages may not match

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

Thrive by Shopventory

• Each plan caps transactions per month, from 1,500 on Starter to 25,000 on Elite.
• Prices were read from the Shopify App Store listing, which bills every 30 days; the vendor's own site returned an access-denied page.
• Purchase orders, bundles and vendor management start at Standard, and forecasting at Professional.
• The product is now branded Thrive: its Shopify listing and help center use that name, and the help center sits on a Thrive domain.

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.

Thrive by Shopventory

Stock counts and alerts

Tracks stock levels with low-stock alerts, reorder levels, cost of goods tracking and expiration dates.

Purchase orders

Automated purchase orders, vendor management and invoicing, with an AI assistant for importing purchase orders and invoices.

Barcode scanning

Uses a barcode scanner to count, order and receive products, and generates barcodes.

Forecasting

Stock forecasting arrives on Professional, and an intelligent version on Elite.

Multi-location and multi-account

Connects multiple Shopify accounts and point of sale systems, with plans capped at 2, 5 or 10 locations or integrations.

Prebuilt reports

Prebuilt reports, custom reports, performance metrics and data import and export.

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.

Thrive by Shopventory

• Starter$59

  per month, or $589 per year

  Stock level alerts, COGS tracking, expiration dates, stock counts, barcode generation and up to 1,500 transactions a month.

• Standard$129

  per month, or $1,309 per year

  Up to 2 locations or integrations, bundles, purchase orders, vendor management, invoicing and up to 3,000 transactions a month.

• Professional$279

  per month, or $2,749 per year

  Up to 5 locations or integrations, scan-to-create, stock forecasting and up to 10,000 transactions a month.

• Elite$559

  per month, or $5,629 per year

  Up to 10 locations or integrations, intelligent stock forecasting and up to 25,000 transactions 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.

Thrive by Shopventory

• Annual discount

  Save 15% to 18% with annual billing

  The Shopify listing shows yearly prices that save 17% on Starter, 15% on Standard, 18% on Professional and 16% on Elite.

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.