Sortly has no inFlow importer; export inFlow’s product and stock CSVs into Sortly’s bulk import template. Orders and store sync stay behind.
Quick verdict: This move suits teams that no longer need order management and want a simpler, cheaper tracker. Export products and stock levels from inFlow, create Sortly custom fields, import with the bulk template, and archive your order history as CSV.
Most buyers only budget for the new subscription. This estimates the hidden labor, data-cleanup, and retraining cost of actually making the switch.
Estimate assumes: 1 hour of data-mapping/cleaning labor per 2,000 records, a blended $75/hr ops rate, tiered migration & cleaning tooling fees, and 4 hours of retraining per seat at a $45/hr fully-loaded rate.
Sortly Advanced is $49 a month for 2 users.
Sortly’s mobile apps work offline.
Up to 100 items for one user.
Sortly lists no sales orders or selling channels; keep order history as exported CSV files.
| Step | What you do |
|---|---|
| 1Clean up the item list | Archive discontinued items and agree on SKUs and units before exporting, so you import only what you still stock. |
| 2Export from inFlow | In Settings, then Export, save a CSV for each data type (product details, sales orders, purchase orders, customers, vendors). Manufacture orders, attachments and settings cannot be exported. |
| 3Import into Sortly | Create custom fields and units first, then fill Sortly’s bulk import template (CSV or XLSX) and import from Settings, then Bulk Import. The import only adds new items. |
| 4Count and reconcile | Run a stock count in the new tool, compare totals with the old one, and fix differences before you switch off the old tool. |
| 5Train the team and cut over | Pick a quiet day, freeze changes in the old tool, import final stock levels, and have everyone scan in the new app from then on. |
What this path doesn’t do for you:
Sales orders, store connections, Xero sync and lot or serial records have no Sortly equivalent. Sortly’s import only adds new items.
| Plan | inFlow Inventory | Sortly |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | None (14-day trial) | 1 user, 100 items |
| Entry plan | Entrepreneur $129/mo (annual), 2 members | Advanced $49/mo (monthly), 2 users |
| Selling channels | Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, Squarespace | Not listed |
| Purchase orders | Unlimited | Ultra and above |
| API | $49/mo add-on below Mid-Size | Enterprise only |
Prices checked on each vendor’s pricing page on September 19, 2026.
| Capability | inFlow Inventory | Sortly |
|---|---|---|
| Import from the other tool | CSV import with mapping | CSV/XLSX template (adds items only) |
| Sales orders | Yes | Not listed |
| Selling channels | Yes | Not listed |
| Offline mobile | No | Yes |
| Free plan | None | Yes |
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Read the Sortly vs inFlow Inventory comparison Switching from Sortly to inFlow Inventory instead?Security, offline and access rules that differ between inFlow Inventory and Sortly. Rows where both tools are the same (2) are left out; the full side-by-side is on each tool’s page: inFlow Inventory, Sortly.
| What changes | inFlow Inventory (today) | Sortly (after) |
|---|---|---|
| Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC) | Nosource | YesEnterprisesource |
| Two-factor authentication | YesEnforcement: All plans (mandatory)source | Not published |
| Data residency choices | Not published | US onlysource |
| Encryption | 256-bit SSL encryption; hosted on Microsoft Azuresource | Not published |
| Self-hosting option | Cloud onlysource | Not published |
| Offline mode | Needs a connectioninFlow Inventory's web, Windows and mobile apps all need a working internet connection; the offline-capable On-Premise edition was discontinued.source | PartialIn the iOS and Android apps you disable sync to work offline and can update inventory levels on the device; changes push to the server when you reconnect, while the web app has no offline mode.source |
| Desktop apps | Windowssource | Not published |
| Offline limits | — | Mobile apps only (not web); listed on all plans including Free.Freesource |
| Device & session controls | YesMid-SizeWith SSO (Mid-Size+), admins can require SSO for all team members and sessions end when the browser or Windows app closes; 2FA credentials are remembered for 30 days.source | Not published |
| Office & room hardware | inFlow sells a Smartphone Scanner (Android phone with built-in laser scanner) and a Portable thermal label Printer; new customers get a one-time hardware credit.source | Phones scan barcodes/QR codes in the app on all plans; third-party barcode scanner support and barcode label creation start on Ultra.source |
Not directly. Export CSV from inFlow and fill Sortly’s bulk import template.
Yes: $49 a month for Sortly Advanced against $129 on annual billing for inFlow Entrepreneur.
Sortly has no sales order module listed; export your order history from inFlow and keep it as an archive.
Open orders can be imported; most teams keep closed orders as an exported archive rather than importing years of history.
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