Shlomi Lavi /
Nov 07, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Total Control POS or Lightspeed Retail?
Lightspeed Retail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Total Control POS, and Total Control POS is rated higher (90/100) than Lightspeed Retail (70/100). Lightspeed Retail offers users more features (17) than Total Control POS (12).
Looking for the right Retail & POS 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:
Total Control Software Vs. MerchantOS
Total Control Software: It is widely understood within the industry that most marine retailers are not as effective as they could be in following up on inbound sales leads from manufacturers, retail shows and the Internet.
The Total Control Software MarineTrack Prospect Management module is a comprehensive prospect and customer management solution that can help ge...
MerchantOS: MerchantOS is focused on providing retailers with software that makes their lives easier. We believe that software that is useful, simple and fast will always provide our customers with the best value and we will hold those core attributes up as we continue to build and develop the best point of sale ever.
Who is more expensive? Total Control POS or MerchantOS Point of Sale?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Retail & POS 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 Total Control POS and MerchantOS Point of Sale.
Total Control POS price starts at $3,995 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Total Control Software POS is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Retail & POS software. MerchantOS Point of Sale price starts at $69 per month , When comparing MerchantOS Point of Sale to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Retail & POS software cost.
Bottom line: Total Control POS cost is around the same cost of MerchantOS Point of Sale.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Total Control POS Vs. Lightspeed Retail based on some of the most important and required Retail & POS features.
Total Control POS: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounting Management, Bar Code Scanning, Coupons, Credit Card Processing, Customer Management, Employee Management, Gift Cards, Inventory Management.
MerchantOS Point of Sale: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Billing & Invoicing, Tax compliance, Accounting Management.
Target customer size
Customers of the software include small and medium retail businesses as well as large multi-
location ventures. Customers of the software include retail businesses of all sizes and a variety of types.