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Notch vs inFlow: before you need inFlow

inFlow is full inventory and order management for stock-heavy businesses, priced to match. Notch is for the small brand before that point: landed cost, stock by size and colour, production and profit per drop.

Notch vs inFlow At a glance
Stock with barcode labels and scanningLanded cost per unit and profit per drop
Notch Yes Yes
inFlow Yes Partial
From the full table below, checked 2026-10-03.

Where inFlow wins

inFlow is a mature inventory and order-management system with barcode support, multiple locations and purchasing, good for operations with a lot of stock moving.

Where Notch wins

Notch keeps what a small brand needs: stock by variant with barcode labels and scanning, landed cost per unit, a production tracker, wholesale and profit per drop, from free.

Feature by feature

FeatureNotchinFlow
Stock with barcode labels and scanning Yes Yes
Landed cost per unit and profit per drop Yes Partial
Tech packs and line sheets as PDFs Yes Not checked
Optional on-device encryption (Vault) Yes, opt-in No
Price Free on its own · Pro £6.99/mo Paid plans for growing operations

Which one is right for you

Pick inFlow if

You run a stock-heavy operation with several locations and need deep inventory and order management.

Pick Notch if

You are a small brand and want stock, costing, production and profit per drop without an inventory-system bill.

Questions

Does Notch do barcodes?

Yes. Notch prints barcode labels and scans them to move stock.

When should I move to inFlow?

When you run several locations and high order volume. Check inflowinventory.com for current pricing.

Know what every style really makes.

Cost, stock by size and profit for every style an independent brand makes. Works alongside Shopify, with CSV import.

Free: profit on every style, no card · Pro £6.99/mo adds P&L month by month and unlimited invoices, 14-day trial