Catch duplicate products before they clutter your catalog
Duplicate product detection in RushFlow checks whether an item already exists the moment you create it — matching on name, SKU, barcode and supplier code, and, on plans with Rush AI, visually recognising the product from its photo. Instead of cleaning up duplicates later, you catch them at the source: if the item is already there, you add stock to the existing record in one tap and reuse its image, keeping one clean product per SKU across POS, inventory and accounting.
Why duplicate products quietly cost you money
On a large catalog it is easy to re-create a product that already exists — the same item gets entered twice under slightly different names, or a SKU gets reused by mistake. The damage is hidden: orders get held against the wrong record, stock counts drift, staff scroll instead of scan, and reports you rely on stop being trustworthy.
- The same item entered twice under different names
- Reused or conflicting SKUs and barcodes
- Split stock and inaccurate on-hand counts
- The wrong item rung up at the till
A duplicate check that fires before you save
As you fill in a new product, RushFlow checks your catalog in real time and warns you if a match already exists — matching on name, SKU, barcode and supplier code. It runs everywhere you add products: the web back office, the POS app and the management app. Prevention beats cleanup, because the duplicate never enters your data in the first place.
- Live check as you type the name, SKU or barcode
- Works on web, the POS app and the management app
- Exact SKU/barcode collisions are blocked outright
- Similar-name matches are surfaced as a soft warning
AI recognises the product from its photo
Text matching misses a duplicate when the two records are named differently. On plans with Rush AI, RushFlow compares the actual product image, so it recognises the same item photographed differently — even with a different background — and flags it as a likely duplicate. This is the piece that catches what SKU and name rules cannot.
- Visual match on the product photo, not just the words
- Catches look-alikes with different names or angles
- Background-tolerant image recognition
- Available on plans that include Rush AI
Find any product by picture — no SKU book
The same visual engine powers product lookup at the counter. On the POS you can find a product by snapping or uploading a photo, or by scanning its barcode — so hard-to-describe items (small parts, look-alikes, unlabelled stock) are found in seconds instead of by scrolling.
- Find a product by camera or gallery photo
- Barcode and physical-scanner lookup
- Faster checkout and fewer mis-scans
- Ideal for large catalogs and small items
Same item? Add stock to it, don't duplicate it
When the check finds a match, you do not have to abandon what you were doing. Open a quick view with the product's image and current stock, confirm it is the same item, and add stock to the existing record in one tap — or reuse an image already in your catalog for the new product. Either way you end up with one clean record per product.
- Quick-view the match with a large image and live stock
- Add stock to the existing product instead of copying it
- Reuse an existing product image, no re-upload
- One clean record per SKU across every screen
Frequently asked questions
How do I know if a product already exists before I add it?+
Can RushFlow catch the same item entered under a different name?+
What happens if it really is a duplicate?+
Can I find a product by photo instead of a SKU or name?+
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