inFlow has no Sortly importer, but Sortly’s CSV export feeds inFlow’s CSV import. The move adds purchasing, sales orders and store sync.
Quick verdict: Export Sortly’s inventory summary, import products and then stock levels into inFlow, add customers and vendors, and connect your store and accounting. Teams usually make this move when they start selling what they stock.
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.
Full order workflow, with unlimited purchase orders.
Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce and Squarespace.
QuickBooks Online and Xero.
inFlow needs a connection to work; if your team relies on Sortly’s offline scanning, test coverage where you count stock.
| 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 Sortly | In Reports, open Inventory Summary and export CSV or Excel with all items and fields (images come as URLs; use the Dropbox export for the image files). |
| 3Import into inFlow | Use Settings, then Import to bring in products, then stock levels, customers, vendors and open orders, mapping the columns as you go. |
| 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. |
| 5Reconnect sales channels | Connect your online stores and accounting in the new tool, and disconnect them from the old one so stock is not updated twice. |
| 6Train 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:
Sortly folders, photos (exported as URLs) and custom fields need mapping by hand. Budget for a higher monthly price and, from Small Business, the $499 onboarding package.
| Plan | Sortly | inFlow Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 1 user, 100 items | None (14-day trial) |
| Entry plan | Advanced $49/mo (monthly), 2 users | Entrepreneur $129/mo (annual), 2 members |
| Selling channels | Not listed | Shopify, Amazon, WooCommerce, Squarespace |
| Purchase orders | Ultra and above | Unlimited |
| API | Enterprise only | $49/mo add-on below Mid-Size |
Prices checked on each vendor’s pricing page on September 19, 2026.
| Capability | Sortly | inFlow Inventory |
|---|---|---|
| Import from the other tool | CSV/XLSX template | CSV import with mapping |
| Sales orders | Not listed | Yes |
| Offline mobile | Yes | No |
| Selling channels | Not listed | Yes |
| 2FA | Through SSO on Enterprise | Mandatory |
Going the other direction, or want the full comparison first?
Read the Sortly vs inFlow Inventory comparison Switching from inFlow Inventory to Sortly instead?Security, offline and access rules that differ between Sortly and inFlow Inventory. Rows where both tools are the same (2) are left out; the full side-by-side is on each tool’s page: Sortly, inFlow Inventory.
| What changes | Sortly (today) | inFlow Inventory (after) |
|---|---|---|
| Single sign-on (SAML/OIDC) | YesEnterprisesource | Nosource |
| Two-factor authentication | Not published | YesEnforcement: All plans (mandatory)source |
| Data residency choices | US onlysource | Not published |
| Encryption | Not published | 256-bit SSL encryption; hosted on Microsoft Azuresource |
| Self-hosting option | Not published | Cloud onlysource |
| Offline mode | 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 | 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 |
| Desktop apps | Not published | Windowssource |
| Offline limits | Mobile apps only (not web); listed on all plans including Free.Freesource | — |
| Device & session controls | Not published | 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 |
| Office & room hardware | Phones scan barcodes/QR codes in the app on all plans; third-party barcode scanner support and barcode label creation start on Ultra.source | 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 |
Yes, by CSV: export from Sortly and use inFlow’s import tool.
Yes: $129 a month on annual billing for inFlow Entrepreneur against $49 for Sortly Advanced.
No; its apps need a connection.
Open orders can be imported; most teams keep closed orders as an exported archive rather than importing years of history.
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