CAPSULTORY VS SORTLY
Capsultory: A Sortly Alternative for Small IT Teams
Sortly is a general-purpose inventory app popular with small retail and warehouse teams. It's easy to use for simple item counting, but its loan and due-date tracking is thinner than what IT teams issuing laptops and equipment usually need.
| Feature | Capsultory | Sortly |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory stays in your own Sheet / Excel file | ✓ | ✗ |
| Unlimited assets on every paid plan | ✓ | ✗ |
| No per-seat pricing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Loans with due dates & overdue alerts | ✓ | ◑Basic |
| Multi-location / hub view | ✓ | ✓ |
| Barcode / QR scanning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drag-and-drop asset assignment | ✓ | ✗ |
| Free plan available | ◑30-day trial | ✓100 items |
| Automated network discovery | ✓Available Jan 31, 2027 | ✗ |
| Intune / Jamf / ServiceNow integrations | ✓Available Jan 31, 2027 | ✗ |
| Custom fields & workflow builder | ✓Available Jan 31, 2027 | ◑ |
| Depreciation & procurement reporting | ✓Available Jan 31, 2027 | ◑ |
| Self-hosting option | ✓Available Jan 31, 2027 | ✗ |
| Entry price | $79/mo | $24/mo, free up to 100 items |
Competitor details reflect publicly listed pricing and features as of September 2026 and may have changed since.
Where each one wins
Neither tool is best at everything. Here's an honest split.
Choose Capsultory if…
- Real due-date and overdue tracking, Sortly's loan tracking is basic
- Drag-and-drop hub assignment across multiple locations
- Inventory stays in your own Sheet or Excel file instead of Sortly's app
Choose Sortly if…
- Lower starting price for very small inventories
- Free tier up to 100 items
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SEE IF IT FITS
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If Capsultory isn't the right shape for your team, Sortly might be, and we'd rather you found that out in a week than after a purchase order.
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