Is Sortly Free? What the 100-Item Limit Means for Home Inventory

Yes, Sortly has a free plan. As checked on October 1, 2026, its official pricing page lists a $0 plan with 100 unique items and one user license. Quantities of an existing unique item do not count toward that item limit. The free plan is listed separately from the paid-plan trial.

For a household, the useful question is whether your inventory needs fewer than 100 separate records. A list of selected belongings and a detailed record of every drawer are different projects. Decide what you want to find or document before deciding whether the plan is enough.

Unique items and quantities are different

Think about the records you want to maintain. If several objects are interchangeable and stored together, one entry with a quantity may describe them well. If they have different models, locations or identifying details, separate entries may be more useful.

These are illustrative ways to organize a household list, not an attempt to reproduce Sortly’s interface:

Do not combine unrelated belongings just to make the counter smaller if doing so defeats your purpose. “Bedroom things” saves typing but gives you little help finding a particular charger.

Estimate your own inventory before choosing a plan

Try one representative cupboard or room. Count the entries you actually need after grouping genuinely interchangeable objects. Then make a rough plan for the remaining areas. This is more useful than assuming every home needs the same number of records.

For example, a proposed list with 20 electronics entries, 25 tool entries, 15 appliance entries and 20 hobby entries has 80 records. That leaves little room for a large additional category. Those numbers are only an example budget: your possessions and the detail you need determine your own count.

Use our room-by-room checklist to spot categories you may have forgotten. You do not need to record every small possession, but choose omissions deliberately rather than discovering them when you search.

When keeping a small inventory makes sense

A limited inventory can be enough when your goal is narrowly defined: a collection, your most-used tools, or selected electronics with model details. Keep the record clear about what it covers so you do not mistake a partial list for everything you own.

If your main problem is remembering which bin contains something, a container summary may work well. Include useful item names in the description and test whether you can retrieve them. Our storage-bin guide shows a location-based system you can use independently of a particular app.

When to consider paying or switching

Paying may be reasonable if the current tool saves you time and supports workflows you rely on. Switching may be better if you mainly need names, photos and locations and would otherwise pay for features you do not use. Compare the work involved in moving your existing records as well as the subscription cost.

Before choosing, make a short list of requirements: expected record count, devices, offline access, photo storage, search, export and any sharing needs. Test a handful of realistic items in each candidate rather than judging it only by a feature list.

Our comparison of Sortly alternatives for home inventory covers the broader choice. This article explains the free-plan limit; the comparison helps you decide which tool fits your household.

For paid options, check the current billing period, renewal terms and checkout total on Sortly’s own site. A displayed monthly equivalent with annual billing is a different commitment from paying month to month.

Save your records before changing tools

Keep an export of the inventory you already built. Sortly’s official export instructions describe spreadsheet, PDF and Dropbox options. Check which option preserves the data and photos you need, then open the saved files before relying on them.

An export is not a guarantee that another app can import it. Test the destination with a few records and check names, images and locations. Do not assume iFoundIt offers automatic Sortly import; plan for manual entry unless a supported import workflow is available and verified.

If a manual photo-and-location inventory fits your needs, try iFoundIt with one shelf first. Make sure you can find the items again before spending an afternoon rebuilding the rest.

Plan details checked October 1, 2026. Check Sortly’s current pricing and account options before making a purchase or changing your plan.