Can Sortly track profit?

Not as its site describes it. Sortly tracks what you have, where it is and what it is worth at the cost you enter, with photos, barcodes and reports on quantities, moves and low stock. It has no sales, no marketplace connections and no cost-of-goods or profit figures. Intakes is built around exactly those: purchases, sales, fees and the profit on each.

Does Intakes do barcodes?

Not yet. Sortly generates barcode and QR labels and scans them in its mobile app, which is a large part of why warehouses and tradespeople pick it. Barcode labels and scanning are on Intakes’ roadmap; today stock is found by name, SKU, photo and storage location.

Sortly names construction, medical, warehouses, property and events among its customers: businesses tracking supplies, tools and assets. Intakes is for businesses that buy stock to sell, or make things to sell, and need to know what each piece cost and earned.

Only if you keep two inventories, which nobody wants. The honest answer is that they are rarely the same decision: a reseller or a maker who looked at Sortly usually wanted the cost and sales side it does not have, and a business tracking tools and supplies does not need the sales side Intakes has.

Intakes vs Sortly

Sortly and Intakes answer different questions. Sortly answers where is it and how many are there, with photos, barcode labels, a mobile app and reports on moves and low stock, for businesses tracking supplies, tools and assets. Intakes answers what did it cost and what did it earn, with purchases, lots, sales from eBay and Etsy, fees, production and taxes. If you are not selling what you track, Sortly is the better tool. If you are, Sortly leaves out the half you need.

Everything said here about Sortly was read from sortly.com on October 29, 2026. If something has changed since, tell us and we will fix it.

Side by side

	Intakes	Sortly
Built for	Businesses that buy, make and sell, and need the true cost and profit of each piece.	Businesses tracking supplies, tools, parts and assets: construction, medical, warehouses, events.
Purchases and cost of goods	✓ Purchases with freight and fees spread across the goods; lots bought for one price costed per piece; actual cost on every unit and lot.	◐ A cost field per item and purchase orders on higher plans; no cost-of-goods figure.
Sales and profit	✓ Sales with marketplace fees, returns and exchanges; profit per sale, item, category, channel and source; profit and loss.	— No sales or profit features described.
Marketplaces	◐ eBay and Etsy orders and listings in on their own; Shopify and Square next.	— None. Integrations are QuickBooks Online, Amazon Business for purchasing, Slack, Teams and an API.
Where things are	✓ Storage locations, relocations with a history per piece, and what is standing on each shelf now.	✓ Folders and locations, photos, move reports, offline mobile access.
Barcodes and QR	— On the roadmap.	✓ Label creation and in-app scanning, third-party scanner support.
Making things	✓ Recipes and work orders; made goods carry the cost of what they consumed.	— Raw-material tracking only; no production.
Taxes	✓ Expenses, mileage and a year-end packet placed on Schedule C.	— Inventory value reports; no tax features described.
People	✓ Unlimited, with roles and permissions, on one plan.	◐ 1, 2, 5 or 8 user licences by plan; custom role permissions on Premium.
Mobile	◐ Installable web app with notifications; no store app.	✓ Native apps with offline access and scanning.

The honest split

Where Sortly is the better choice

You track supplies, tools or assets rather than goods you sell.
Barcode or QR labels and a scanning app are how your team works.
You want a free plan for up to 100 items, or offline access in the field.
You need QuickBooks Online to receive purchase orders and invoices.

Where Intakes is the better choice

You sell what you track, and need the cost and profit of each piece.
You buy lots for one price, or hold stock by quantity.
You sell on eBay or Etsy and want orders and fees arriving on their own.
You make things and need their real cost.
You want your year-end figures from the same system that holds the stock.

Pricing, as of the date above

Intakes

$49 / month

One plan, every feature, unlimited people.
1,000 items and 300 completed sales a month included; beyond that $0.02 per item and $0.10 per sale.
90-day free trial, no card needed.

Sortly

Free: 100 unique items, 1 user.
Advanced $49 a month list ($24 for the first year): 500 items, 2 users.
Ultra $149 list ($74 first year): 2,000 items, 5 users, purchase orders.
Premium $299 list ($149 first year): 5,000 items, 8 users, role permissions, QuickBooks Online.
14-day free trial on paid plans; a card is required.

Prices from sortly.com/pricing. The halved prices apply to a new customer's first year; yearly plans are then 20% off list.

Questions people ask

Can Sortly track profit?: Not as its site describes it. Sortly tracks what you have, where it is and what it is worth at the cost you enter, with photos, barcodes and reports on quantities, moves and low stock. It has no sales, no marketplace connections and no cost-of-goods or profit figures. Intakes is built around exactly those: purchases, sales, fees and the profit on each.
Does Intakes do barcodes?: Not yet. Sortly generates barcode and QR labels and scans them in its mobile app, which is a large part of why warehouses and tradespeople pick it. Barcode labels and scanning are on Intakes’ roadmap; today stock is found by name, SKU, photo and storage location.
Who is each one for?: Sortly names construction, medical, warehouses, property and events among its customers: businesses tracking supplies, tools and assets. Intakes is for businesses that buy stock to sell, or make things to sell, and need to know what each piece cost and earned.
Could I use both?: Only if you keep two inventories, which nobody wants. The honest answer is that they are rarely the same decision: a reseller or a maker who looked at Sortly usually wanted the cost and sales side it does not have, and a business tracking tools and supplies does not need the sales side Intakes has.