Asset tracking vs procurement. Different categories.
Sortly is an asset-tracking and physical-inventory app — barcode scanning, photos per item, location-aware tracking, multi-folder organization. LineNow is a closed-loop procurement platform built around a living purchase order — each buying step stays connected in one operating record, including reading the supplier's reply and receiving against the order state.
The two products are often compared because both are "inventory apps," but they solve fundamentally different problems. Sortly is for tracking what you have (assets, equipment, samples, supplies). LineNow is for running the procurement workflow (deciding what to order, sending POs, parsing replies, receiving, and posting bills). The important question is which workflow you are actually trying to fix.
TL;DR
| Sortly | LineNow | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary job | Track physical inventory and assets | Run the full procurement loop end-to-end |
| Closed-loop control (no duplicate entry) | No | Yes — living PO loop |
| Layer 1 AI: agentic supplier-reply monitoring | No |