What it does and doesn’t do
Where RouteFlow stops.
RouteFlow runs the selling side, from order to payment. It also does buying and simple stock. It doesn’t keep your books.
14 days free. No card needed.
What it does.
- SellOrders, prices, promotions, and estimates.
- Let stores orderStores see their own prices and order online.
- Get paidBills, payments, and returns.
- Buy and keep stockSuppliers and what you have.
- DeliverRoutes and stops for drivers.
- Sell at the counterScan items and print a receipt.
- See your numbersSales, profit, and who owes you.
- Sell regulated itemsGoods like tobacco, with extra legal rules.
The details
What it doesn’t do.
A plain list, so you can check it against what you need.
What isn’t in RouteFlow?
| Not in RouteFlow | What you get instead |
|---|---|
| Separate warehouses | Each product has one count. There are no stock locations. |
| A general ledger | No chart of accounts, journals, balance sheet, or period close. |
| FIFO or LIFO costing | Cost is a weighted average by default. You can switch to last cost. |
| Lots, expiry dates, and bins | Not tracked. |
| EDI | RouteFlow doesn’t connect by EDI. |
| Accounting tools | No connection to QuickBooks, Xero, or Zoho. Move data with CSV files. |
| Carriers | No connection to a carrier. An order can keep the carrier’s name. |
| A live map of your drivers | On the web, you see each stop. You don’t see the driver’s truck on a map. |
| Text messages | Notices go by email. |
| Two-step login, company single sign-on, an API, or webhooks you set up | None of these are in RouteFlow. You sign in with a password or a Google account. |
Where are the books?
Reports come from your sales and expenses. RouteFlow also tracks expenses, receipts, and mileage.
Keep your accountant and your accounting tool.
How does data move?
You import files, and you can export your customers, products, and stock history.
It’s all CSV files, and you do the move.
How is stock kept?
Each product has one count. Cost is a weighted average by default. You can switch to last cost.
You can buy from suppliers, receive the goods, and count stock.
When is it the wrong choice?
RouteFlow isn’t right for you if you need:
- Several warehouses
- EDI customers
- A general ledger inside the tool
- Lot or expiry tracking
A spreadsheet, a big business system, or this.
This is how we see the three. It’s our own view, not research.
A spreadsheet
It’s free to start, and you know it already. By itself, it won’t give each store its price, plan a route, or take an order from a store.
A big business system
It often covers books, warehouses, and EDI. It’s usually bigger, and it takes longer to start.
RouteFlow
It covers the selling side, from order to payment. The trial is 14 days, with no card. It doesn’t do the things in the list above.
Words we use.
A few terms, in plain words.
- Regulated items. Goods like tobacco have extra legal rules. We turn this on for you.
- Price level. A group of stores that share a price.
- Box and piece. You can sell by the box, by the piece, or both.
- Workspace ID. The name you type to sign in.