Compare Lightning Online and Vend - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 02, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Lightning Online or Vend?

Lightning Online is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Vend, and Vend is rated higher (87/100) than Lightning Online (83/100). Vend offers users more features (8) than Lightning Online (6). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Vend!

Looking for the right Point of sale solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Computer Perfect Vs. Vend

Computer Perfect: Computer Perfect is a fully staffed computer company that has been in business for more than 25 years. It develops and supports Lightning Online, a suite of software tools that growing retailers need: quick and powerful point of sale features, detailed inventory management, extensive reporting, a built-in marketing center, charity at check-ou...

Vend: Vend allows real-world retail store owners or managers to have full visibility and centralized control of one to many retail stores. The Vend POS runs in the browser and supports full online and offline modes. Although Vend runs from the Internet, it keeps running the point of sales even when there is no active internet connection.

Who is more expensive? Lightning Online or Vend?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Point of sale software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Lightning Online and Vend.

Lightning Online price starts at $139 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Lightning Online is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Point of sale software. Vend price starts at $99 per month , When comparing Vend to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Point of sale software cost.

Bottom line: Lightning Online cost is around the same cost of Vend.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Lightning Online Vs. Vend based on some of the most important and required Point of sale features.

Lightning Online: eCommerce, Accounting Management, Customer Management, Employee Management, Inventory Management, Point of sale.

Vend: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, eCommerce, Inventory Management.

Target customer size

Customers of the software mainly consist of small and medium retail businesses. The software is an extensive solution which can be used for the needs of any business size and type.

Lightning Online

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $139 per license

Lightning Online software is a cloud-based point of sale solution that is designed for various retailers. The solution offers a number of functionalities that include key demographics tool that views purchasing...

Categories: Inventory Management, Barcode Scanning, Retail & POS, iPad POS.

Vend

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $99 per month

Vend is a cloud-based and on-premise Point of sale system that is specifically designed for use in businesses of all sizes from small-sized businesses, medium-sized businesses, and large enterprises.

Categories: Cell Phone Store POS, Clothing Store Inventory POS, Furniture Store POS, Hardware Store POS, iPad POS.

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Lightning Online: 6 Features

eCommerce
Accounting Management
Customer Management
Employee Management
Inventory Management
Point of sale

Vend: 8 Features

Basic Reports
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
eCommerce
Inventory Management
Point of sale
Retail
Barcode Scanning
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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ITQlick rating
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Score
83/100
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4.3/5
Score
87/100
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2/10
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Functionality
21
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4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
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Functionality
44
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ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6/10
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.