Alternatives
Sortly alternatives, by the job you hired it for.
We build Itemlist, one of the apps below, so read this knowing that. Sortly does two different jobs for two different crowds: multi-user stock management, and home or small-business inventory that happened to land in a warehouse-grade tool. The right alternative depends entirely on which one is yours. Prices and ratings checked live on August 19, 2026.
Short answer
Which lane are you in
- Home or small-business inventory that outgrew Sortly's 100-item free cap: Itemlist.
- The full Apple ecosystem, including a native Mac app: Under My Roof.
- A one-time purchase, no subscription at all: Nest Egg.
- Completely free, no strings: NAIC Home Inventory, with real quality caveats below.
- Actual business operations, orders and warehouses: Zoho Inventory. Not us, and we say so.
At a glance
The alternatives, compared
| App | Best for | Platforms | Price | Rating (Aug 19, 2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itemlist | Home and small-business inventory, nested containers | iPhone, iPad | Free up to 100 items, Pro $29.99/yr or $59.99 lifetime | 4.7 (198) |
| Under My Roof | Apple ecosystem, native Mac app | iPhone, iPad, Mac | $4.99/mo or $34.99/yr | 4.7 (504) |
| Nest Egg | One-time purchase, no subscription | iPhone, iPad | $6.99 once | 4.4 (616) |
| NAIC Home Inventory | Fully free, zero commercial ties | iOS, Android | Free | 2.1 (14) |
| Zoho Inventory | Business orders and warehouses | iOS, Android, web | Free 50 orders/mo, then from $29/mo | n/a (business SaaS) |
| Sortly, for reference | Business stock with a team | iOS, Android, web | Free 100 items, then $49 to $299/mo list | 4.7 (9,435) |
Ratings are App Store averages with the number of ratings in parentheses, checked on August 19, 2026. Sortly and Zoho prices are from their own pricing pages the same day; Sortly's paid plans are half price in the first year for new customers on annual billing.
Lane one
If Sortly was holding your home or small-business inventory
This is the lane we are in, so judge accordingly.
Itemlist is the app we build, and it is built for exactly this switch. It is free up to 100 items and 20 containers, the same headroom Sortly gives you, but it organizes like a home instead of a stockroom: locations hold rooms, rooms hold containers, and containers nest inside other containers. Items carry photos, brand, model, value and a serial number the barcode scanner fills in. The same structure holds a small business's equipment, assets and supplies; that side is on our small business page. Search covers everything, CSV export is free, and going past the free cap costs $29.99 a year on the Pro yearly plan, or $59.99 once for lifetime, rather than $49 a month. iPhone and iPad only, which is the honest limitation.
Under My Roof is the pick if you want a native Mac app alongside iPhone and iPad. It costs $4.99 a month or $34.99 a year with Family Sharing, and if you stop paying, your data stays viewable read-only, a genuinely fair policy its own site states plainly.
Nest Egg is the no-subscription pick: $6.99 once. It is rated 4.4 from 616 ratings and was last updated in May 2026. If the reason you are leaving Sortly is subscription fatigue, this removes the subscription entirely.
NAIC Home Inventory is free and made by the US insurance commissioners' association, with no commercial ties at all. The trade is quality: it is rated about 2.1 on the App Store as of August 19, 2026, and reviews report bugs in the photo and PDF features. Worth knowing it exists; go in with expectations set.
The wider field, including the newer 2026 apps, is on our best home inventory apps comparison.
Lane two
If Sortly runs actual business stock
Then most of what you are paying for is real: multi-user licenses, low-stock alerts, label printing, audit trails. That is the one lane we do not claim: an inventory app built around what you own does not replace stock operations, ours included.
The widely used alternative in that lane is Zoho Inventory, which is an order-management system as much as an inventory one: sales orders and invoicing, e-commerce and shipping carrier integrations, and multi-warehouse stock, per its own site. Its free plan covers 50 orders a month with one user, and paid plans start at $29 a month billed annually, checked on its own pricing page on August 19, 2026. We have no stake in it.
The exception is the business whose inventory question is not about orders at all: tools, devices, equipment and supplies that need to be found, not reordered. That is Itemlist's lane too, and our small business page covers where Itemlist fits and where it stops.
FAQ
Sortly alternative questions
Why do people look for a Sortly alternative?
Usually pricing. Sortly is free up to 100 unique items and one user, and the next step is $49 a month at list price as of August 19, 2026. For a stock-running operation that price buys real features. For a household, or a small business that just tracks its own equipment and supplies, it is a lot of money for a list of your stuff.
What is the best free Sortly alternative for home use?
Itemlist is free up to 100 items and 20 containers on iPhone and iPad, with no cap on locations, and CSV export is free. NAIC Home Inventory is fully free with no commercial ties, though it is rated about 2.1 on the App Store as of August 19, 2026. If you would rather not use an app at all, a printable checklist or spreadsheet template does the job too, and ours are free with no email required.
What should a business switch to instead of Sortly?
If your business runs on orders, Zoho Inventory is the widely used pick: its free plan covers 50 orders a month with one user, and paid plans start at $29 a month billed annually as of August 19, 2026. We do not compete there. Itemlist is the right switch when what the business needs is an inventory record rather than operations: photographing its equipment, assets and supplies and finding them again, without multi-user stock workflows, reorder automation or supplier management.
Can I move my Sortly data to Itemlist?
There is no one-click import. Sortly documents CSV, Excel, PDF and Dropbox exports in its help center, and the export works as a checklist while you rebuild: work down the list and photograph each item as you re-enter it. If you get stuck, support@getitemlist.app can help.
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The right-sized switch
Same 100-item free start as Sortly, organized the way your home or workshop is: rooms, containers, photos and serial numbers, with free CSV export. On iPhone and iPad.
Free to start on iPhone and iPad