System Requirements

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This page lists supported Fishbowl software versions and hardware recommendations.

Supported Fishbowl Versions

Versions of Fishbowl Advanced that are officially supported
All versions of Fishbowl Advanced 2023
All versions of Fishbowl Advanced 2022

Fishbowl supports the two most recent major releases of Fishbowl. Typically, all of the versions listed on the Release Notes are supported.

Supported QuickBooks Versions

Versions of QuickBooks that are supported by Intuit and Fishbowl
QuickBooks Online Plus or Advanced - USA, Canada, Australia, UK*, etc. Yes
QuickBooks Pro, Premier, or Enterprise 2023 Yes
QuickBooks Pro, Premier, or Enterprise 2022 Yes
QuickBooks Pro, Premier, or Enterprise 2021 Yes
QuickBooks Pro, Premier, or Enterprise 2020 Yes
QuickBooks Canada 2023 Yes
QuickBooks Canada 2022 Yes
QuickBooks Canada 2021 Yes
QuickBooks Canada 2020 Yes
QuickBooks Canada 2019 Yes
QuickBooks UK Yes*
QuickBooks Australia/Reckon Accounts Yes
QuickBooks Multi-Currency Yes
QuickBooks Point of Sale No
QuickBooks for Mac No
QuickBooks Basic No
QuickBooks Online Accountant No
QuickBooks Desktop Accountant No

Limited support for QuickBook UK. QuickBooks Enhanced Inventory Receiving, Advanced Pricing, and Advanced Inventory features are not supported. Previous versions of QuickBooks may still integrate with Fishbowl but are not officially supported. Fishbowl also integrates with Xero and QuickBooks Online.

Supported Operating Systems

64-bit operating systems that are officially supported by Fishbowl
Windows 11 Pro & Enterprise
Windows 10 Pro & Enterprise
Windows Server 2022
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2012 R2
Limited support for macOS 10.13 or newer
Limited support for Linux (tested on Ubuntu)

Windows Home and Windows Essentials versions are not supported. Microsoft Azure may not perform optimally with certain configurations. In this case, Fishbowl recommends Fishbowl Hosted Services or a local installation.

Hardware recommendations

Small Database
Orders per day - 0-100
Fishbowl Server - 2.3 GHz CPU and 12 GB RAM
Fishbowl Client - 2.3 GHz CPU and 8 GB RAM
Medium Database
Orders per day - 100-1,000
Fishbowl Server - 3.4 GHz CPU and 16 GB RAM
Fishbowl Client - 3 GHz CPU and 8 GB RAM
Large Database
Orders per day - 1,000+
Fishbowl Server - 4 GHz CPU and 32 GB RAM
Fishbowl Client - 3.4 GHz CPU and 16 GB RAM
Additional requirements and recommendations
Internet speed - At least 100 Mbps upload and download (1,000 is recommended)
Screen resolution - 1920 x 1080 pixels
MySQL database - Fishbowl supports MySQL 5.7.