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No added transaction fees. No setup costs. Your data and website stay yours, and buyer discovery comes built in on every plan.
“Barn2Door was just really hard on the backend to work with. Local Line is more intuitive for both me and my customers. It just works better.”
Here's what farms tell us when they make the move to Local Line.
Barn2Door charges transaction fees on top of your payment processor's standard rate. Local Line charges no platform fees or percentages. Farms switching from Barn2Door typically save 40–60% on payment costs within their first year.
With Barn2Door, your storefront is tied to their platform — cancel, and it's gone. On Local Line, your website, customer data, and order history are yours. Export everything anytime. Your business belongs to you, not to us.
Barn2Door's reporting is minimal — farmers have described it as “pretty much non-existent.” Local Line gives you 50+ customizable reports across sales, inventory, customers, and channels. Know exactly what's selling, to whom, and when.
Barn2Door doesn't bring you new customers. Local Line's Discover network connects you with grocers, restaurants, and distributors in your region at no extra cost. New buyers find you.
A direct look at what each platform offers for farms selling direct.
| Feature | ✦ Local Line | Barn2Door |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing & Fees | ||
| Platform / sales percentage fee | ✓ None — zero platform fees | ✗ Charges fees on top of payment processing |
| Setup / onboarding fee | ✓ Free on all plans | ✗ Upfront onboarding fees |
| Fixed monthly pricing | ✓ Starts at $99/month | ✗ Starts at $119/month |
| Storefront & Data Ownership | ||
| Full data ownership and export | ✓ Anytime, on any plan | ✗ Data portability restricted |
| You keep your website if you leave | ✓ Your site belongs to you | ✗ Website tied to Barn2Door |
| Full storefront customization | ✓ Brand colors, fonts, layouts, custom domain | ✗ Limited customization options |
| Unique storefronts per sales channel | ✓ Separate storefronts with unique URLs | ✗ Single storefront only |
| Products & Inventory | ||
| Sell by weight — no deposit required | ✓ Needs Approval: charge actual weight after packing | ✗ Requires upfront deposit from customers |
| Automated inventory across all channels | ✓ Syncs in real time — never oversell | ✗ Manual inventory updates required |
| Barcode scanning | ✓ Including variable weight barcodes | ✗ |
| Box Builder (bundles / CSA shares) | ✓ | ✗ |
| Track inventory by package or product | ✓ | ✗ |
| Selling Channels & Payments | ||
| Wholesale tools (order minimums, bulk pricing) | ✓ | ✗ Limited wholesale capabilities |
| CSA & subscription management | ✓ Full — incl. box swaps & pauses | ✗ Basic subscription tools |
| Native Square POS integration | ✓ | ✗ |
| Multiple payment gateways (no extra fees) | ✓ 3 credit/debit gateways, no added platform fee | ✗ Additional fees apply on credit card payments |
| Cash, cheque & ACH payments | ✓ | ✗ |
| Reports, Support & Platform | ||
| Reporting & analytics | ✓ 50+ customizable reports | ✗ Limited reporting |
| Buyer discovery network | ✓ Included in all plans | ✗ |
| Multi-language storefronts | ✓ 7+ languages | ✗ English only |
| Customer support hours | ✓ 12 hrs/day, 365 days a year | ✗ Standard business hours |
| Available geographies | ✓ North America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand | ✗ Primarily USA |
Information based on publicly available data as of 2025. Contact us with any questions or corrections.
Robust subscriptions, automated inventory management, box builder, and other features that make running your farm easier.
Barn2Door storefronts all look the same — limited templates, restricted layouts, and a generic feel that buries your brand. Local Line gives you full control: customize colors, fonts, layout, imagery, and copy to match your farm exactly. Run it on your own domain, and spin up unique storefronts for every sales channel.
Barn2Door can charge transaction fees on top of your payment processor’s standard rate. Local Line charges zero platform fees. You pay only your processor’s standard rate. Farms switching from Barn2Door typically save 40–60% on total payment costs.
Barn2Door requires deposits upfront for variable weight products, creating friction at checkout and awkward reconciliations after packing. Local Line lets you ship first, weigh after, and charge only the real amount. No deposits, no overcharging, no refunds.
Barn2Door’s inventory management is manual — you update stock levels yourself as orders come in. Local Line syncs inventory automatically across every sales channel in real time. Sell at market, online, and wholesale simultaneously and never oversell.
Barn2Door doesn’t bring you new wholesale customers beyond your existing audience. Local Line’s Discover feature lets you search for grocers, restaurants, co-ops, and distributors in your region and connect directly from the platform. Included on every plan at no extra cost.
Migrating from Barn2Door sounds like a project. We make it a process — one we handle for you. Most farms are fully live on Local Line within two weeks, at no extra cost.
We transfer your product catalog, customer list, and pricing directly — nothing gets rebuilt from scratch.
Your dedicated onboarding specialist helps configure your storefront, price lists, subscription programs, and fulfillment plans exactly how you need them.
Share your new store link with customers and use Local Line’s full feature set from day one.
Unlike Barn2Door’s onboarding fees, Local Line’s onboarding is free on every plan.
Products, customers, and pricing transferred directly at no cost.
A real person walks you through every step of setup and stays available throughout your transition.
Most farms complete migration and go live within two weeks of signing up.
Barn2Door has published incorrect information about Local Line on their website. Below are the corrected answers.
From its inception, Local Line has always put farms first. We provide farms with the most affordable and easy to use software for managing their direct sales, while also providing marketplace opportunities for those farms that want to connect with new buyers. In all scenarios, the farm is always in complete control of their products, inventory, pricing, etc.
All subscriptions in Local Line are rolling subscriptions, including the option for customers to skip, pause or cancel. Subscriptions can be added on to the Core plan for $278 annually (20% discount) or $29/month, and it is included in our Premium plan.
Yes. You can upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time. There are no long-term contracts. Monthly plans can be cancelled at any time, and annual plans can be cancelled at the end of the billing period.
Local Line’s Advanced Inventory feature is included in all plans and is specifically built to support “combined inventory” logic for fractional sales.
Local Line offers a Square POS Sync that allows sellers to use any Square hardware (such as their phone!) and automatically sync in-person sales with Local Line. There is no upfront cost whatsoever. This provides by far the most flexible and affordable option for farms selling in-person.
Local Line includes a free website builder in all plans, or our in-house web developer can build a custom site for a one-time fee of $999.
Local Line users have complete ownership of their site even if they cancel their Local Line subscription.
Onboarding on Local Line is a comprehensive service offered at no cost. It is not “do-it-yourself”. The support team will assist with all account set-up and training including importing products and customers, building out payment and fulfillment options, setting up price lists, and much more!
There is no markup for any products sold through Local Line e-commerce. There is a 3% fee if a farm would like to list with our marketplace partners like Sysco, US Foods, and GFS, but that is entirely optional and offered on an opt-in basis. There is absolutely no expectation to participate in those programs, although for many farms this presents a significant opportunity to connect with national buyers!
Local Line is typically far less expensive, as there are no additional payment processing fees including (see B2D’s 1-3% of Gross Volume). For example, a farm doing around $250k in sales on B2D pays an additional $5k in Merchant Support Fees. There are no such fees on Local Line!
There is no cost associated with using multiple POS devices.
“Barn2Door was just really hard on the backside to work with. The reporting was pretty much non-existent. I feel like Local Line is more intuitive for both me and my customers.”
“I had a subscription with Barn2Door that I wasn't that happy with. Having the team at Local Line to ask questions and help with any issues that arise has been so helpful.”
“Local Line is a great platform. The fact that they don't charge commission as some platforms do is huge. The more I sell doesn't mean the more I have to pay.”
Local Line is an all-in-one sales platform built for farms, food hubs, and producers. Unlike Barn2Door, Local Line charges no platform fees on your sales, gives you full ownership of your data and website, includes automated inventory management across all channels, and provides 50+ reports, a built-in buyer discovery network, and sell-by-weight without deposits — all without setup fees.
Yes. Local Line plans start at $79/month whereas Barn2Door starts at $99/month. Local Line charges no platform fees or percentages on top of your payment processor's standard rate. Farms switching to Local Line typically save 40–60% on total payment costs. Local Line also charges no setup or onboarding fee, and migrates your Barn2Door store for free.
Yes — and you get more control than you had before. On Local Line, your customer data, order history, and product catalog are fully exportable anytime on any plan. Your website also belongs to you — it stays live even if you leave Local Line. With Barn2Door, your website is typically tied to their platform and disappears if you cancel.
Local Line allows you to pre-authorize the customer's card at checkout, then lets you enter the actual weight after packing — the card is only charged for the real amount. No deposits, no over-charging, no awkward refunds. Barn2Door requires upfront deposits for variable-weight products.
Yes! Local Line includes 50+ customizable reports across sales, inventory, customers, fulfillment, and channels. On Local Line, you know exactly what’s selling, to whom, through which channel, and at what margin — every week.
You can customize pickup or delivery dates, add product variants (like size ranges or breeds), collect deposits if needed, and send order updates as the season approaches. When it’s time to fulfill orders, you can download packing and pick-up lists to keep your holiday workflow organized and accurate.
This preorder setup works for any seasonal product, such as turkeys, hams, meat boxes, produce bundles, or other high-demand items.
Yes. Local Line’s Price Lists feature lets you create unlimited separate storefronts with custom URLs for different customer groups — retail, wholesale, restaurants, grocers — all drawing from the same inventory. Each price list can have different products, prices, minimum orders, and pack sizes. Barn2Door lacks dedicated wholesale tools and is primarily built for direct-to-consumer sales.
Sign up for a free trial: Begin by registering for our free 7-day trial. This gives you immediate access to our platform and its features.
Add your products: Easily upload your product range, including details such as descriptions, pricing, and images.
Set up payment options: Choose and configure the payment methods, like credit card payments, that work best for your business and customers.
Configure fulfillment options: Organize your shipping, delivery, or pickup options to ensure a smooth process for fulfilling orders.
Create unique price lists: Tailor your pricing for different customer segments, whether for retail or wholesale.
Open your storefront: Once everything is set, launch your online store and start selling!
Yes. Local Line offers full CSA and subscription management including customizable box subscriptions, customer-swappable items, pause and skip controls, adjustable fulfillment frequencies, and automated recurring payments — all included on every plan. Box Builder lets you create farmer’s choice bundles, meat boxes, and seasonal shares as one-time or recurring purchases.
Very easy — and free. Local Line’s onboarding team migrates your product catalog, customer list, and pricing from Barn2Door at no cost. There’s no setup fee, and a dedicated onboarding specialist guides you through every step of configuration. Most farms are fully live within two weeks, with no disruption to ongoing orders or customer relationships.
No platform fees. No setup costs. Free migration. A dedicated specialist to get you live within two weeks.
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Local Line covers every part of running your farm's sales operation.
