Notch guides · 22 pages
Guides for brands that make things.
Free calculators, plain-English guides and honest comparisons for independent clothing and product brands: costing a style, pricing it, and knowing what a drop earned.
Free tools3
Work the numbers on a style.
Guides4
Before you cost the next drop.
- How to start a clothing brand (the honest guide) What it actually takes to start a clothing brand, from idea and samples to inventory, pricing and your first drop, without the guru fluff.
- How to price a product (without leaving money on the table) A clear method for pricing physical products, covering cost, margin and market, so you’re profitable and competitive, not just cheap.
- What is a tech pack (and when you actually need one)? A plain-English guide to tech packs for clothing and product brands: what goes in one, why manufacturers need it, and when to make yours.
- How to calculate profit margin (with real examples) Gross margin, net margin and markup, what they mean, how to work them out, and why the difference matters when you price a product.
Compared7
Notch and the tools you already use.
- Notch and Shopify Shopify stays your store. Notch sits behind it with landed cost, stock by size and colour, and real profit per drop, via CSV import.
- Notch vs Stocky Stocky shut down on 31 August 2026. Notch covers stock by size and colour, production orders and landed cost per unit, alongside Shopify via CSV.
- Notch vs Katana Katana is manufacturing software from $299 a month. Notch is for the brand not there yet: landed cost, production orders and profit per drop.
- Notch vs Stocksmith (formerly Craftybase) Craftybase is now Stocksmith, with paid plans from $20 a month. Notch covers landed cost, stock by size and colour, production and profit per drop. One app free.
- Notch vs inFlow inFlow is inventory and order management for stock-heavy firms. Notch is for the small brand before that: landed cost, stock and profit per drop.
- Notch vs Airtable Brands build stock bases in Airtable. Notch ships that base built for clothing: styles, sizes and colourways, landed cost and profit per drop.
- Notch vs Notion Running stock in a Notion template works until the formulas break. Notch comes set up for a product brand, and does the maths for you.
Who it is for2
Who Notch is built for.
Glossary6
Words from the cutting room.
- Landed cost The true, all-in cost of a product once it reaches you.
- SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) A unique code you assign to each distinct product or variant you sell.
- Wholesale Selling your products in bulk to retailers at a lower per-unit price.
- MOQ (Minimum Order Quantity) The smallest quantity a supplier will produce or sell in one order.
- RRP (Recommended Retail Price) The price a brand suggests retailers charge the end customer.
- COGS (Cost of Goods Sold) The direct cost of the products you sold in a period.
When the costing sheet stops keeping up, Notch does the maths for every style and drop.
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