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Procurement and inventory software that closes the loop.
Create purchase orders from inventory needs, track supplier replies, receive goods, and keep stock levels and accounting in sync.
Customer-loved All-in-One Operations Platform for Growing Businesses
Award-winning customer support
Recognized for going above and beyond to get your team onboarded and running smoothly.The LineNow team is extremely pro-active about your success in making this app your only PO and inventory app you'll ever need. We researched many PO and inventory apps that are available, most of them are 'cookie cutter' type apps that force you to be limited on what features you will have access to. Not this one. You will not be disappointed!
This is a great app. It does exactly what we need it to do and the team has been incredibly supportive in helping us getting it up and running for our business. Highly recommend.
I have saved thousands of dollars a month both on my own time, and on optimizing our ordering strategy. It's such a relief to be able to know you're doing the right thing, and incredibly quickly.
Every re-keyed PO is a paper cut.
Add them up — they're not small.
Every phone call, every spreadsheet reconciliation, every manual PO costs real money. LineNow automates the loop — here's what that recovers.
Ours: $50/mo — 90-day free trial included.
Workflows your team understands
Simple building blocks that map to how your team already works — no training manual required.
Supplier email threads
Every conversation threaded per supplier. AI extracts confirmations, price changes, and ETAs automatically.
- Conversations grouped by supplier and order
- AI parses confirmations, price changes, and ETAs
- Full searchable history of every supplier interaction
Receiving
Match deliveries against POs, flag discrepancies instantly, and auto-update inventory the moment you confirm receipt.
- Scan or check off items as they arrive
- Flag quantity or price mismatches instantly
- Inventory updates the moment you confirm receipt
Cart versioning
Save draft carts, compare versions side by side, and see exactly what changed. Full audit trail of who ordered what, when, and why.
- Save, name, and compare cart drafts side by side
- See line-by-line diffs between versions
- Full audit trail of who ordered what and when
Tools for your business ops
Four tools that cover procurement, inventory, assembly, and dropship — end to end.
Create, send, track in one flow.
Build purchase orders from inventory insights, AI suggestions, or manual entry. Group by supplier, apply pack sizes, and send via email or storefront — all without leaving the screen.
- Build POs from inventory, AI, or manual entry
- Auto-grouped by supplier with pack-size rounding
- Send via email or your online storefront in one click
Ask your business anything
Our AI assistant analyzes your spend, inventory, and supplier data — then takes action.| Category | Spend | % of Total | vs Last Q |
|---|---|---|---|
| Produce | $14,200 | 30% | +8% |
| Dairy & Eggs | $9,850 | 21% | -3% |
| Dry Goods | $8,740 | 18% | +12% |
| Beverages | $7,230 | 15% | +5% |
| Packaging | $4,600 | 10% | +1% |
| Cleaning | $2,700 | 6% | -6% |
| Supplier | On-Time % | Fill Rate | Avg Lead Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Farms | 96% | 98% | 1.2 days |
| Pacific Produce Co | 82% | 91% | 2.1 days |
| Island Fresh Direct | 88% | 95% | 1.8 days |
| Cart | Items | Total | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Valley Farms | 7 | $2,340 | Ready |
| Pacific Produce Co | 6 | $1,680 | Ready |
| Harbor Wholesale | 5 | $1,250 | Ready |
The Complete Order Communication Flow
LineNow sits at the center of your purchasing and inventory workflow. Buyers create supplier orders from real inventory needs, track supplier changes, receive goods, update stock levels, and hand clean records to accounting.
Create
Turn inventory alerts, reorder points, templates, past orders, or AI suggestions into supplier purchase orders with pack sizes, units, and order history intact.Confirm
Suppliers confirm line-by-line. Substitutions, backorders, price changes, and ETAs stay attached to the purchase order.Receive
Check items in on your phone. Delivered quantities update inventory from the real receiving state, not a static spreadsheet.Reconcile
Match invoices to POs and receiving logs, catch billing errors, and hand clean purchase data to accounting.
Works with your tools
Plug into the tools you already use. No rip and replace.
Us vs. Traditional ERP
Procurement software, inventory software, and PO software meet in one workflow. SAP, Oracle, and NetSuite were designed for enterprise IT teams; LineNow is built for SMB purchasing work that needs to run now.
procurement and inventory management software
Inventory needs, supplier purchasing, receiving, and final stock updates in one loop.
purchase order and inventory management software
POs built from low-stock signals, past orders, supplier rules, and AI suggestions.
purchasing and inventory software
A practical purchasing system for small teams that also keeps stock counts current.
supplier order management software
Confirmations, substitutions, price changes, ETAs, and delivery state tied to the PO.
online purchasing system
Create, send, track, receive, and reconcile purchase orders from the browser.
AI and ML procurement software
AI parses supplier replies, suggests carts, and answers purchasing and spend questions.
| Traditional ERPSAP, Oracle, NetSuite | LineNow | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual cost | $12,000 — $100,000+ | $600 ($50/mo) |
| Setup time | 3-12 months | 10 minutes |
| Contracts | Annual minimum | No contracts |
| POS integration | Custom dev / middleware | Built-in (Square, Shopify, Toast, Clover, Lightspeed, Amazon, Faire) |
| AI features | Add-on / enterprise tier | Included |
| Training | Weeks of onboarding | None needed |
| Customization | Requires consultants | Self-serve configuration |
| Support | Ticketing queue | Direct |
90-day free trial. No contracts. No consultants.
Common questions
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