Comparison

Dozz vs Sortly: when simple visual inventory isn't enough

Dozz.ai Team·Published 12 Jul 2026·Last updated 12 Jul 2026

If you're reading this, there's a good chance you're already using Sortly, or you've shortlisted it, and you're now checking what else is out there. That's a sensible thing to do before you commit a team's inventory process to any tool. Sortly is genuinely strong at photo-first, visual inventory for small teams. But if you need your organisation's asset tracking to keep working as headcount and asset count grow, Dozz is worth a look.

Below is a plain comparison. Pricing, features, and where each product actually wins.

At a glance

 DozzSortly
Starting price$149/mo (Essentials), $99/mo billed annuallyFree (capped), $49/mo for Advanced
User modelUp to 50 users included on entry tier1 user free, 2 users on Advanced
Trial30 days, no credit card14 days, credit card required
Onboarding1-hour guided setup with a real personSelf-serve, in-app guides
Core strengthQR-first scanning, depreciation, audit trailPhoto-first visual inventory
Best forGrowing SMEs needing finance-grade recordsSmall teams, 1–2 people, visual stock lists
Where it strugglesOverkill for a single-person hobbyist inventoryReporting depth, item caps, sync at scale

How pricing actually compares

Sortly's Free plan covers 100 unique items and 1 user, with no CSV export, no label printing, and no reports. Advanced is $49/mo for 500 items and 2 users. Ultra is $149/mo for 2,000 items, and Premium runs $299/mo. Sortly's published pricing page is the source for all of this.

A 10-person office tracking 600 assets doesn't fit Sortly's Free tier or Advanced. You're pushed to Ultra at $149/mo to clear the 2,000-item cap, and since Advanced only includes 2 seats, a 10-person team likely needs additional per-user cost on top of that, which Sortly doesn't publish a flat number for. On Dozz, the same office fits the Professional plan: 2,000 asset titles, 8,000 total units, and up to 150 users included, for $299/mo billed monthly or $199/mo if you pay annually. Dozz doesn't charge more as your team grows within the plan's user ceiling. Sortly's seat-based pricing does.

Dozz also applies a regional pricing multiplier in some markets and offers up to 30% off for verified schools and universities. Sortly's pricing is flat globally with no published education rate.

Feature-by-feature breakdown

DimensionDozzSortly
Starting price / model$149/mo, usage-tiered (assets + users)Free capped, then per-item tier ladder
Free trial30 days, no card14 days, card required
OnboardingHuman-guided, 1 hourSelf-serve
User modelUp to 50 users on entry tier1–2 users on entry tiers
Asset/item limit at entry500 asset titles, 2,000 units100 items (free), 500 (Advanced)
QR / barcode scanningQR-first, built for mobile scanningBarcode and QR supported
Mobile appPlatform-free. Works in any phone/tablet browser, no installiOS + Android
Depreciation & lifecycleBuilt in, all tiersNot offered
Maintenance schedulingRecurring profiles with PIC, vendor, and full completion historyDate-based reminder alerts only, no scheduling module
Reporting depthAudit-ready, finance-facing reportsBasic reports, flagged as thin by reviewers
CustomizationCustom fields, workflows, approval chainsCustom fields on paid tiers
IntegrationsSSO, accounting exportsQuickBooks Online, Slack, Teams, Excel, monday.com, Dropbox
Hosting & data residencyUK-registered, Germany-hostedUS-hosted

Reporting. Capterra reviewers repeatedly flag Sortly's reporting as basic. Fine for a quick stock count, thin if you need to hand a finance team or auditor something they can actually use. Dozz's reports are built for that reader from the start, with depreciation and audit trail data included by default, not as an add-on.

Trial friction. Sortly asks for a credit card before you've touched the product, and the trial is 14 days. Dozz doesn't ask for a card and gives you 30 days, so you can evaluate at your own pace without a cancellation deadline hanging over you.

User model. Sortly's paid tiers cap at 2 users until you reach the higher plans, which is a real constraint for any team past a couple of people. Dozz's entry tier already covers up to 50 users, so adding staff doesn't force an upgrade on its own.

Where Sortly wins

Sortly is genuinely great at photo-first visual inventory. If your team thinks in photos and folders rather than spreadsheets, it's one of the friendliest tools out there for that. It's a strong fit for small teams of one or two people, and it works well for inventory adjacent to personal or household use, not just business. Its offline mobile experience is solid, and onboarding is approachable for people who've never used inventory software before.

Where Dozz wins

Dozz's 30-day trial never asks for a card, so there's nothing to remember to cancel. A real person walks your team through your first QR tags and labels within an hour, rather than leaving you to figure it out from in-app tips. Depreciation is built into every tier, which matters the moment finance or an auditor asks what your equipment is actually worth today, not just what it cost. Tiers scale on asset count and user count together, not a hard seat cap, so a growing team doesn't force a plan jump on its own. And for organisations with data residency requirements, Dozz is UK-registered with servers hosted in Germany.

Who should choose which

Choose Sortly if: your inventory is photo-heavy and visual by nature, your team is one or two people, and you don't need finance-grade reporting or depreciation.

Choose Dozz if: you're a growing SME that needs audit-ready records, you want a human to help with setup rather than figuring it out alone, and you'd rather not hand over a card just to try something out.

FAQ

Does Sortly require a credit card for the free trial?
Yes. Sortly's 14-day trial asks for card details up front, so it converts to a paid plan automatically unless you cancel. Dozz's 30-day trial never asks for a card, so there's nothing to cancel and nothing that bills you by accident.
What happens when I hit Sortly's 100-item cap on the Free plan?
You're blocked from adding new items until you upgrade to Advanced ($49/mo) or delete existing ones. There's no grace period built into the free tier beyond the count itself.
Can I export my Sortly data if I switch to another tool?
CSV export is a paid-tier feature on Sortly, not available on the Free plan. Dozz includes full CSV export of your entire asset register, audit log, and history on every plan, including the trial.
Does Dozz support the same visual, photo-first inventory that Sortly does?
Yes. Every asset in Dozz carries photos, and the mobile experience is built around scanning first, browsing second. No app to install, it just works in your phone's browser. Dozz adds what Sortly doesn't: automatic depreciation, audit-ready reporting, and approval chains for checkout.
Is Dozz harder to set up than Sortly?
No. A real person walks you through your first asset tags and QR labels within an hour of signing up. Sortly is also easy to start with, so this is roughly a wash for a first-day setup.

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