LineNow review
A flexible procurement hub for restaurant teams managing suppliers, inventory, and purchasing.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
LineNow is procurement software for restaurants, cafes, bars, caterers, and multi-location food businesses. It brings supplier records, catalogs, contacts, pricing, replies, delivery history, purchase orders, receiving, physical counts, recipe costing, and accounting handoffs into one workflow. Purchase orders can be created from inventory, sales, recipes, bills of materials, or buyer review, while supplier-specific sending and order-status tracking keep purchasing activity organized. It is a strong fit for small operators that need structured supplier workflows without giving up flexibility across locations.
The published plans show a paid model with a 90-day trial and a Core subscription priced at $100 per business unit per month, billed monthly. Core includes inventory signals, purchase orders, supplier communication, receiving workflows, multi-business-unit support, and accounting sync. Optional paid capabilities include Dropship business units at $100 per month, Inventory Alerts at $25, Capital at $30, Remove Branding at $10, White Label Domain at $50, Regulated items at $50, and Landed Costs at $20 per month. This structure lets teams add specific workflows, but the total subscription can rise as requirements expand.
LineNow’s breadth is its main differentiator: it covers supplier communication, AI-assisted order processing, delivery changes, partial receiving, document attachments, inventory counts, ingredient costs, and multi-location purchasing. Integrations include Square, Shopify, Toast, Clover, Lightspeed X-Series, Lightspeed R-Series, Amazon, Faire, QuickBooks, Xero, Gmail, WhatsApp, and Microsoft. Restaurant groups that need purchasing connected to supported POS, accounting, messaging, or commerce systems should find the scope relevant. Teams seeking a free plan or a simpler purchasing tool may prefer a narrower option, while operators needing supplier, inventory, receiving, and cost workflows in one system should consider LineNow.
LineNow pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Connects inventory and sales signals to purchase orders
- AI processes supplier replies, price changes, substitutions, and ETAs
- Supports receiving, recipe costing, and multi-location workflows
- Where it doesn't
- No free plan; Core starts at $100 per business unit monthly
- Several capabilities are separate paid add-ons
- Accounting handoff centers on QuickBooks and Xero
LineNow fact sheet, pricing and score →
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