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About

Local Line is software that helps connect and strengthen the regional food system. Farmers and food hubs use Local Line to manage direct sales, and buyers (restaurants, grocers, and distributors) use Local Line as their specialized direct-to-farm procurement platform. Farms and food hubs in over 14 countries trust Local Line for their inventory management, e-commerce, order processing, delivery routing, invoicing, and payments. Buyers rely on Local Line for new item discovery, streamlined vendor onboarding, efficient order placing, and enhanced local vendor reporting. By equipping both farms and buyers with a common platform, Local Line is increasing farmer profits, reducing waste, and helping get more farm-fresh products on shelves and menus.

About

Serving smarter.™ Our Restaurant Operating System helps restaurants make more money, delight guests, and navigate the ever-changing world of food—all in one place.

Platforms Supported

Windows Not Supported
Mac Not Supported
Linux Not Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Not Supported
iPad Not Supported
Android Not Supported
Chromebook Not Supported

Platforms Supported

Windows Supported
Mac Supported
Linux Supported
Cloud Supported
On-Premises Not Supported
iPhone Supported
iPad Supported
Android Supported
Chromebook Supported

Audience

Family farms, food hubs, and regional distributors managing direct and wholesale sales, plus grocery retailers, restaurant groups, and institutions sourcing from regional suppliers.

Audience

Restaurants

Support

Phone Support Supported
24/7 Live Support Not Supported
Online Supported

Support

Phone Support Not Supported
24/7 Live Support Supported
Online Supported

API

Offers API Not Supported

API

Offers API Supported

Screenshots and Videos

Screenshots and Videos

Pricing

$99 per month
Billed monthly. 20% discount if billed annually.
Free Version Not Supported
Free Trial Supported

Pricing

$49 per month
Free Version Supported
Free Trial Supported

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 5.0 / 5
ease 4.0 / 5
features 4.0 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 5.0 / 5

Reviews/Ratings

Overall 1.6 / 5
ease 1.9 / 5
features 1.9 / 5
design 2.2 / 5
support 1.4 / 5

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • The support team is top of the line. If they happen to be on another call when needed your call is returned very promptly, less than 2 hours in our experience. The team is friendly, patient, work together behind the scenes and are able to provide instructional resources via email or screen sharing. The web site for suppliers is super user friendly.

Cons

  • Product pictures require manipulation in almost all instances. We could not have gotten through this part without a lot of help form the support team.

Pros & Cons from Real Users

Pros

  • Nothing at all. They sell you a hope of good product, but they cannot deliver. Do not try out anything. They scam your money.
  • It was ok in 2022 and 2023, when there were problems they were able to solve it in a reasonable timeframe.
  • Nothing. They scammed us. Won’t help fix the problem. Thinking that there isn’t really a company there.
  • Analytics is OK, When everything is working, which is rare then it’s pretty cool. But that’s not very often at all
  • Not one single thing. This company is a scam, and they make promises they can not keep. Their POS integrations are faulty and they lack the tech capacity to compete with other aggregators.

Cons

  • Poor communication. no support. Email only. Do not give this company your credit card. They will keep on charging for bad service.
  • Terrible customer service now, there is almost certain you will never get the problem solved in one go and they don’t follow up your case unless you contact them again and again.
  • Company promises you everything and doesn’t actually get any of these things done. They were supposed to set us up on multiple platforms and have it all come to one iPad and none of this happened. We had to call all the providers ourselves and have lost thousands for fees and lack of progress that we have to all do ourselves now. They won’t call back and help at all. Scammers.
  • I have been using it for over a year now (because I don’t have a choice with cloud kitchens). The software is riddled with problems that cause connection errors to 3rd party delivery platforms. Otter support is terrible. It takes them on average 20 minutes just to get the information about what store and brand is being inquired about, even after I have typed all of the information they need, they ask all the same questions over again. Can’t they just re-read the information I just spent 15 minutes typing in the first place? Then they usually have to escalate the problem to someone else who does not respond and the whole process has to start over. I have had 187 tickets submitted only in one year, that is how many problems I have had that required Otter support to fix an issue. I cannot complete simple functions like re-connecting my credentials to a delivery brand without contacting support, Which is always a pain. When connecting to Uber they require a 2FA code and the spend about an hour repeatedly asking for the code over and over and over again. I’ve done this at least 20 times with all my brands. They never proactively reach out if there is a connection error, so if there is something wrong, the only way to know is if you catch it yourself and then reach out to them. There is a glitch in the Otter Order manager if I log in on a web browser I can see other restaurants live orders, and could potentially cancel them or mark them as ready. They are aware of the problem and have done nothing to correct it. Recently, Otter support connected one of my branda to the wrong location, so customers would order in Salt Lake, and they would print in Denver. It was 2 days to get it corrected because Otter support so that bad. I tried to connect with Toast POS a while back and it took 2 months of daily communication to get one of my 7 brands connected. They kept changing the onboarding “specialist” and wouldn’t tell me. The. I would be ghosted, and would have to start the process all over again. 4 times that happened. I finally pulled the plug and went with itsacheckmate and everything was connected ,by myself, within 3 days, no support needed, no 2FA codes needed from Uber. There was a single connection error and they reached out to me about it and then fixed it within a few minutes. With otter they always blame the 3PD provider and make you reach out to them yourself instead of handling it for you. Terrible service.
  • Items unlink from POS for no reason. Customers came in to pick up orders we had no record of Otter blames Square, Door Dash for everything. Expensive. Refusal to admit their mistakes. Lack of customer service.

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Supported
Live Online Not Supported
In Person Not Supported

Training

Documentation Supported
Webinars Not Supported
Live Online Supported
In Person Not Supported

Company Information

Local Line
Founded: 2015
Canada
www.localline.co

Company Information

Otter
www.tryotter.com

Alternatives

Alternatives

Categories

eCommerce Supported
Order Management Supported

Categories

Order Management Supported

Order Management Features

Back Order Management Not Supported
Catalog Management Supported
Inventory Management Supported
Order Entry Supported
Order Fulfillment Supported
Order Tracking Supported
Recurring Orders Supported
Returns Management Supported
Shipping Management Supported
Special Order Management Not Supported

Food Service Distribution Features

Costing Not Supported
Customer Management Supported
Import / Export Management Supported
Inventory Management Supported
Lot Tracking Not Supported
Order Management Supported
Picking & Routing Supported
Purchasing Not Supported
Quotes / Estimates Not Supported
Traceability Supported
Vendor Management Supported
Warehouse Management Not Supported

eCommerce Features

Catalog Management Supported
Channel Management Supported
CRM Supported
Customer Accounts Supported
Data Security Not Supported
Email Marketing Supported
Inventory Management Supported
Kitting Not Supported
Loyalty Program Not Supported
Mobile Access Supported
Multi-Store Management Supported
Order Management Supported
Product Configurator Not Supported
Promotions Management Supported
Returns Management Not Supported
Reviews Management Not Supported
SEO Management Supported
Shopping Cart Not Supported
Templates Supported

Integrations

Square POS Supported
ActiveCampaign Supported
Asana Supported
Chocolatey Not Supported
ChowNow Not Supported
Facebook Supported
Google Calendar Supported
Kit Supported
Lunchbox Not Supported
Mailjet Supported
Oracle MICROS POS Not Supported
POSitouch Not Supported
Posist Not Supported
Postmates Not Supported
Shopify Not Supported
SoWork Not Supported
Square Payments Supported
Tadata Not Supported
Uber Eats Not Supported
VROMO Not Supported

Integrations

Square POS Supported
ActiveCampaign Not Supported
Asana Not Supported
Chocolatey Supported
ChowNow Supported
Facebook Not Supported
Google Calendar Not Supported
Kit Not Supported
Lunchbox Supported
Mailjet Not Supported
Oracle MICROS POS Supported
POSitouch Supported
Posist Supported
Postmates Supported
Shopify Supported
SoWork Supported
Square Payments Not Supported
Tadata Supported
Uber Eats Supported
VROMO Supported
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