OnHandly vs Sortly. Organizing stock, or running it.
Sortly is a polished, photo-first way to organize inventory, and for cataloging what a business owns it has earned its reputation. It is easy to start, pleasant to look at, and quick to search.
OnHandly is built for the operational half of the job: minimums set per van and per building, blind counts with variance review, stock reserved to jobs, and shortages that become supplier-ready purchase orders. If your inventory mostly needs to be found, Sortly is a fine answer. If it needs to be counted, moved, and reordered every week, that is the job OnHandly does.
Sortly plan names, prices, and limits are from Sortly's published pricing, checked August 12, 2026, and may change. The prices above are Sortly's list prices. Sortly was running an introductory 50% discount on the first year at the time of checking — Advanced at $24 and Ultra at $74 — with yearly renewals discounted 20% after that. We compare list to list because that is what the second year costs. If something here is out of date, tell us: support@onhandly.com. OnHandly claims follow the same rule as our pricing page — a capability is listed only when customers can use it today.
CHOOSE ONHANDLY IF
The job is running stock: counting it, moving it, reordering it.
Shortages should become supplier-ready purchase orders — included from $79, not $149.
Counts should be blind, with only real variances going to review, and work continuing while the count is open.
Stock gets reserved to jobs and work orders, and reserved stock should count against availability.
Superseded part numbers need combined availability without merging their histories.
Every van, truck, and building carries its own minimums, so a shortage names the place.
CHOOSE SORTLY IF
Its strengths are your daily work.
A photo-first catalog is the priority: you want pictures of everything, organized in folders, searchable in seconds.
The inventory is very small and mostly static — the free plan covers 100 items for one person.
You are organizing possessions and assets rather than replenishing consumable stock every week.
What $79 includes
The Team plan, in full.
✓Scan with the phone already in the truckThe OnHandly app scans existing UPC and EAN codes with the device camera.
✓Blind cycle countsCounters never see the expected quantity; only real variances go to review.
✓Shortages with the whole answerMinimums, targets, pack sizes, preferred suppliers, and estimated spend.
✓Part supersessionOld and current part numbers share availability without merging their histories.
✓Inventory valuationWeighted-average cost keeps a live value and names the items missing a cost.
✓Spreadsheet Migration CenterImport Excel or CSV with validation and ledger-backed opening stock.
Team is $79 a month for 5 users, 10 locations, and 5,000 items, and adds purchase orders, approval, and job reservations. Compare all three plans ↗
Yes. Export your items from Sortly to CSV, then use the Migration Center to map columns, validate every row, and load opening stock backed by the ledger. Errors export to a file instead of half-importing.
Why doesn't OnHandly have a free plan?+
We offer a 30-day working trial instead: 2 users, 2 locations, 100 active items, 500 movements, 3 completed counts, and 50 printed labels, with no payment card. It is sized to run your real operation for a month, not to store a token inventory forever.
Is OnHandly harder to learn than Sortly?+
The mobile apps do the field work — scan, count, move — and the web handles administration. Most teams import a spreadsheet and record their first real movements the same afternoon.
OnHandly
Make “on hand” a number you can trust.
Start with one location, one count, and thirty days of real work.