CompareSimple inventory tracker
NautilusSortly

Whensimpleisn'tenough.

Sortly is a clean, mobile-friendly inventory tracker. It works well for small teams with a few hundred items. Nautilus is what you move to when inventory tracking turns into warehouse operations — pick paths, pack workflows, multi-location, real WMS.

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Nautilus vs Sortly, quickly.

Five positioning differences that matter most when teams are evaluating both.

NautilusModern · cloud-native
  • Full WMS: pick, pack, ship, cycle count
  • AI-powered route and replenishment
  • Multi-warehouse with per-location pricing
  • Custom workflows configurable per team
  • Enterprise security: SOC 2, SSO, RBAC
SortlySimple inventory tracker
  • Inventory tracking, no workflow engine
  • Manual quantity adjustments
  • Single-location focus, limited multi-site
  • Fixed workflows, light customization
  • Basic auth, no SSO on standard plans

Where the difference shows.

12 features, side-by-side. ✓ supported, ◐ partial, — not supported.

Feature
Nautilus
Sortly
Full WMS (pick, pack, ship)
AI-powered route optimization
Multi-warehouse support
Custom workflow builder
Multi-tenant for 3PL operators
Continuous cycle counting
AI demand forecasting
ERP integrations (SAP, NetSuite, etc.)
Native API + webhooks
SOC 2 Type II certified
SSO + RBAC
Mobile-first inventory tracking

Common reasons teams move from Sortly.

The four patterns we hear most in onboarding conversations with customers migrating off Sortly.

01

You outgrew inventory tracking

Sortly is great at counting things. Nautilus runs the operations that move them — pick paths, pack stations, ship workflows, cycle counts.

02

Real warehouse workflows

Multi-step receiving, putaway algorithms, batch picking, packing verification, shipping integrations. The full WMS, not just stock counts.

03

Multi-warehouse without spreadsheets

Real-time sync across locations, transfer orders between sites, location-level reporting. Sortly handles single-site well; Nautilus handles networks.

04

Enterprise integrations

Connect to your ERP, your shipping carriers, your e-commerce stack. 50+ native integrations vs. Sortly's CSV-import workflow.

When Sortly might fit you better.

We're not the right choice for everyone. If any of these match your situation, Sortly is likely the better call — we'd rather tell you that up front than waste a sales cycle.

Stay with Sortly if:
  • Your operation is simple inventory tracking, not warehouse operations
  • You manage under a few hundred items in a single small location
  • You don't have pick/pack/ship workflows — items just sit and get checked out
  • Your budget rules out a real WMS and you'd rather track on a phone than a spreadsheet
If none of these apply, you're likely a good fit for Nautilus. The next step is a 30-minute call where we walk through your actual operation.
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Let's show you Nautilus running on your data.

A 30-minute call with a Nautilus engineer. We'll walk through your current Sortly setup and show how each piece would work in Nautilus — including the migration path.