# Sortly

> Sortly is a cloud-based, visual inventory and asset-tracking platform that lets businesses photograph, QR-code, and organize their stuff into searchable folders on any device. Built for the non-warehouse crowd - construction crews, medical offices, electricians, interior designers, schools, and retailers - it swaps clipboards and spreadsheets for a mobile app with barcode scanning, custom fields, low-stock alerts, and offline access. Founded in 2012 by Dhanush Balachandran and bootstrapped to profitability, Sortly now tracks millions of items for well over 15,000 paying businesses.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Redwood City, California, United States
- **Founders:** Dhanush Balachandran (Founder & CEO)
- **Team size:** Approximately 70-90 employees across 3 countries and 17 U.S. states (sources vary).
- **Products:** Sortly Inventory App, QR Code & Barcode Scanning, Visual Item Records, Alerts & Reporting, Offline Mobile Access
- **Notable:** Bootstrapped to profitability without institutional venture capital, Tracks millions of items (11-13M+ cited) across 15,000+ paying businesses, 8,500+ five-star customer reviews

## Products & services

- **Sortly Inventory App** — Cloud-based, visual inventory management across web, iOS, and Android with real-time sync across devices.
- **QR Code & Barcode Scanning** — Built-in scanning plus generation and printing of QR code and barcode labels to tag and instantly look up items.
- **Visual Item Records** — Folder hierarchies that mirror physical locations, with tags, custom fields, and up to 8 photos per item.
- **Alerts & Reporting** — Low-stock and date-based alerts for reordering, plus inventory reports, activity history, and data export.
- **Offline Mobile Access** — Track and update inventory even without a connection, syncing changes when back online.
- **Integrations** — Connects with tools like QuickBooks Online, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Excel, Dropbox Business, monday.com, and more.

## Achievements

- Bootstrapped to profitability without institutional venture capital
- Tracks millions of items (11-13M+ cited) across 15,000+ paying businesses
- 8,500+ five-star customer reviews
- Highly rated on G2, Capterra, and the Apple App Store
- Employee NPS of 63, above industry benchmark
- Sustained a single focused product for over a decade

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — Third-party trackers report revenue reaching ~$3.1M, up from ~$1.7M in 2023, while remaining profitable and bootstrapped.
- **2025-01** — Continued expansion of integrations and mobile scanning features; team spread across 3 countries and 17 U.S. states.

## Links

- Website: https://www.sortly.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sortly.com
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/sortlyapp
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Sortlyapp
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sortly_app/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SortlyApp

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