Notch · works alongside
Notch and Shopify: keep your store, know your numbers
Notch is not a Shopify alternative. Shopify is your store and checkout. Notch sits behind it: landed cost per unit, stock by size and colour, production, wholesale and real profit per drop.
| Online storefront and checkout | Landed cost per unit (make, trims, sampling, shipping) | |
|---|---|---|
| Notch | No | Yes |
| Shopify | Yes | Cost per item field |
Where Shopify wins
Shopify is the leading way to build and run an online store, with themes, checkout, payments and a huge app ecosystem.
What Notch adds
Notch covers the work the storefront does not: what each style really costs to make, which sizes are where, which production order is late, and what each drop actually earned. Bring your Shopify orders in with a CSV export.
Feature by feature
| Feature | Notch | Shopify |
|---|---|---|
| Online storefront and checkout | No | Yes |
| Landed cost per unit (make, trims, sampling, shipping) | Yes | Cost per item field |
| Production tracker and supplier book | Yes | Via apps |
| Tech packs and line sheets as PDFs | Yes | Via apps |
| How they connect | Imports a Shopify CSV (no live sync yet) | Exports a CSV |
| Price | Free on its own · Pro £6.99/mo | Paid plans |
Which one is right for you
Keep Shopify for
You need a public online store with checkout. (You do. Keep it.)
Add Notch for
You also want the brand behind the store in one place: costing, stock by variant, production, wholesale and profit per drop.
Questions
Is Notch a replacement for Shopify?
No. Keep Shopify for your store. Notch runs the brand behind it.
Does it sync with Shopify?
Not live. You can import your orders from a Shopify CSV export today; styles are set up in Notch. There is no live Shopify connection, so stock does not update on its own.
Who can see my supplier and margin data?
By default (Standard) a copy syncs to our servers and we can read it. Turn on Vault, free on every plan, and it is encrypted on your device so we cannot.
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