Should you switch from Barn2Door?
Tap how you sell. The answer below is for your farm.
How do you sell?
Save at least $574 a month, and do more.
Locavana
Free
No setup fee
Barn2Door
$574+/mo
Includes $375/mo sales fee, plus $499 setup
- Business plan$199
- Merchant Support Fee, 2% of yearly sales$375
How we got these numbers
Locavana
Free
no setup fee
- Online store: POS, wholesale, CSA and subscriptions, routes and driver app, shipping, barcoding, and emailFree
- SetupNone
Barn2Door
$574+a month
plus $499 setup, once
- Business planNeeded for separate price sheets and routing; $159 a month billed yearly$199/mo
- One-time setup$499 once
- Merchant Support Fee, 2% of yearly sales$375/mo
- Routific for route planningBilled by Routific
- Barcode scanningNot listed
Card processing fees are left out of this comparison. Monthly-billing prices where offered; hardware is left out. Barn2Door pricing
Your store, on your own domain
Barn2Door stores run on app.barn2door.com, apart from your farm’s website. On Locavana the store is your website: every product, like this half beef share with its cut sheet, is a page on your own domain, built for Google search and Shopping.
Every feature, side by side
Tap a row for the details and Barn2Door’s source.
Locavana
24 of 24
Barn2Door
9 of 24
10 more partly, 5 no or not on their site
Your website
Your store on your own domainPartly
Locavana: Store and website together on a domain you own, so the rankings you earn stay yours. Free.
Barn2Door: Partly. Your website is on your domain, but the store runs at app.barn2door.com/yourfarm. Source
A flexible custom websiteYes
Locavana: Your home page, story, visit page, menus, and any pages you add, with your colors and photos, all edited by you. Free.
Barn2Door: Yes. Barn2Door designs a custom WordPress site for your farm, separate from the store. Source
Pages optimized for Google rankPartly
Locavana: Every product gets its own page on your domain, with the price and data Google uses in search and Shopping. Free.
Barn2Door: Partly. The WordPress site is built for search, but the store runs on app.barn2door.com, not your domain. Source
Selling
Sell by weightYes
Locavana: Shoppers see an estimate; the card is charged for the real weight at packing. Free.
Barn2Door: Yes. A deposit at checkout, then a final charge on the entered weight. Source
Beef and pork sharesPartly
Locavana: Quarter, half, and whole shares in one place, with the deposit and the cut sheet at checkout. Free.
Barn2Door: Partly. Standard cut sheets with two or three cut options; a customer cut-sheet form at checkout is not documented. Source
Preorders with depositsYes
Locavana: Reserve with a deposit or in full; collect the balance when it is ready. Free.
Barn2Door: Yes. Deposits taken up to a year ahead. Source
Bundles and mix-and-match boxesPartly
Locavana: Fixed boxes, or boxes customers fill from items you choose. Free.
Barn2Door: Partly. Fixed bundle boxes; no build-your-own box found. Source
Gift cards and farm creditYes
Locavana: Gift cards, prepaid market cards, and credit plans customers spend down. Free.
Barn2Door: Yes. Gift cards spent as store credit. Source
Bargain binNot on their site
Locavana: Marked-down items with the reason shown, like best-by soon or odd cuts. Free.
Barn2Door: Not on their site. No markdown or seconds section mentioned. Source
Wholesale portalPartly
Locavana: Buyer accounts, case pricing, standing orders, and invoices on net terms. Free.
Barn2Door: Partly. Separate price sheets need the Business plan; net terms are not documented. Source
CSA and subscriptions
CSA sharesYes
Locavana: Customers join online, pick a pickup spot, and skip a week. Free.
Barn2Door: Yes. Seasonal shares of 3 to 24 weeks with pickup and skips. Source
Subscribe and saveYes
Locavana: Repeat chosen products on a schedule at a discount. Free.
Barn2Door: Yes. Recurring subscriptions on every plan. Source
Getting orders to customers
Delivery zones and pickup spotsYes
Locavana: Zones by ZIP with days and cutoffs; pickup spots with their own schedules. Free.
Barn2Door: Yes. Delivery zones by ZIP and pickup options. Source
Route planning and driver appPartly
Locavana: Optimized routes from the day's orders, and a driver app that opens directions to each stop. Free.
Barn2Door: Partly. Routific integration on Business and up, billed by Routific; drivers use Routific’s app, not a Barn2Door one. Source
National shippingYes
Locavana: Carrier-based shipping prices at checkout, labels and tracking, and frozen-safe boxes. Free.
Barn2Door: Yes. Carrier rates, labels, and tracking through Shippo. Source
Farm store and inventory
In-person sales (POS)Yes
Locavana: Card (with a card reader) and cash sales at the farm store or market, on the same inventory. Free.
Barn2Door: Yes. POS app on every plan, with a $59 card reader. Source
Barcoding and inventoryPartly
Locavana: Scan to pick and receive, stock by bin, lots, expiry, and recall trace. Free.
Barn2Door: Partly. Real-time stock synced across online and in-person sales; barcode scanning, lots, and expiry are not on their site. Source
Bringing customers back
Email campaignsPartly
Locavana: Designed campaigns to customer groups, sent from your own domain once it is verified. Free.
Barn2Door: Partly. Order reminders built in; newsletters through Mailchimp; campaign automations on the Scale plan. Source
Text campaigns$10/moPartly
Locavana: Texts with quiet hours and automatic STOP handling. Texting upgrade, $10/mo.
Barn2Door: Partly. Their privacy policy covers farms sending marketing texts, with quiet hours and STOP; no texting feature page or plan listing. Source
Refer-a-friend linksNot on their site
Locavana: Each customer gets a link, and earns store credit when a friend’s first order is paid. Free.
Barn2Door: Not on their site. No referral program found; Barn2Door’s blog argues against referral apps. Source
School and group fundraisersNot on their site
Locavana: A school or group sells for you and sees what it has raised. Free.
Barn2Door: Not on their site. No fundraiser feature found; Barn2Door’s blog suggests donating gift cards. Source
Running the farm
AI assistant for your teamNot on their site
Locavana: Ask about sales, stock, the books, or the herd; any change waits for your approval. Free.
Barn2Door: Not on their site. No AI assistant; their blog says AI tools are coming. Source
Accounting$49/moPartly
Locavana: Books built from sales, payouts, and costs, with bank statement import, reconciliation, and Schedule F. Accounting upgrade, $49/mo.
Barn2Door: Partly. No built-in books; syncs to QuickBooks Online, a separate subscription. Source
Farm management$49/moNot on their site
Locavana: Herd, crops, grazing, inputs, tasks, and records. Farm management upgrade, $49/mo.
Barn2Door: Not on their site. No herd, crop, or field records found; their software covers sales and operations. Source
YesPartly, or on a higher planNo, or not on their site
Switching takes a week, and we do the work
- 1
Your demo in 24 hours
Send us your Barn2Door store link. We bring over your products, photos, and prices and show you your farm on Locavana.
- 2
Keep selling while we set up
Your Barn2Door store stays open. We import your customers too, and nobody hears from Locavana until you are ready.
- 3
Live in a week
Your domain switches over and your old pages redirect, so your Google rankings carry over. Then cancel Barn2Door; there is nothing to save first.
Before you leave Barn2Door
- Your domain is yours. Barn2Door says your domain stays yours if you leave. We move it last, once your Locavana store is ready, and redirect your old pages. Source
“Our sales took off when we switched to Locavana, and bulk beef and pork shares are the biggest part of that. And the platform costs less than what I was paying before.”
Questions
Is Locavana cheaper than Barn2Door?
Yes. Locavana has no monthly fee. Barn2Door charges one, plus a setup fee and a merchant fee on top of processing fees.
Can I move my Barn2Door store to Locavana?
Yes. We import your products, photos, and prices from your Barn2Door store, bring over your customer list while your Barn2Door store keeps selling, and move your domain last and redirect your old pages.
Does Locavana sell by weight like Barn2Door?
Yes. Shoppers see the price per pound and an estimate, their card is saved at checkout, and it is charged for the actual weight at packing, with the weight on the receipt.
How fast can my store be live?
Send us your URL and you'll see a demo with your own products within 24 hours. Most farms are live within 7 days. We build your new store alongside your current site, so your store is never down and switching over is easy.
Do I have to give up my domain or my Google rankings?
No. Your store runs on your own domain. We move it for you and redirect every old page, so the rankings you have earned carry over.
Barn2Door’s side of this page comes from their own website, checked October 29, 2026. Barn2Door and Shopify are trademarks of their owners. Locavana is not affiliated with them.
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