Compare Alert EasyPro and Anthology POS - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Alert EasyPro or Anthology POS?

Alert EasyPro is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Anthology POS, and Anthology POS is rated higher (92/100) than Alert EasyPro (89/100). Alert EasyPro offers users more features (11) than Anthology POS (9).

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:

Alert Management Systems Corp Vs. ANTHOLOGY Inc.

Alert Management Systems Corp: Alert Management Systems Corp. is the leading supplier of Windows-based equipment rental systems to multi-store rental operations in the USA. Founded in 1976, 2013 marks our 37th year in business. Alert supports over 700 rental stores in 46 states across the US. Alert equipment rental software is also used in Canada, the Caribbean, and other countr...

ANTHOLOGY Inc.: Anthology was founded more than a decade ago when Asian Books, a seller of fine and scholarly books on Asia and the Islamic world, became the first Harvard Square bookstore to computerize its operations. In 1989, Anthology Inc. was organized to provide booksellters with a powerful, easy-to-use, and inexpensive bookstore management system. Founder ...

Who is more expensive? Alert EasyPro or Visual Anthology?

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 Alert EasyPro and Visual Anthology.

Alert EasyPro price starts at $1,500 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Alert EasyPro is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Retail & POS software. Visual Anthology price starts at $260 per user/month , When comparing Visual Anthology to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Retail & POS software cost.

Bottom line: Alert EasyPro is more expensive than Visual Anthology.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Alert EasyPro Vs. Anthology POS based on some of the most important and required Retail & POS features.

Alert EasyPro: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Bar Code Scanning, Consignment, Credit Card Processing, Customer History, Customer Management, Discounts, eCommerce, Inventory Management.

Visual Anthology: Bar Code Scanning, Customer History, Customer Management, eCommerce, Gift Cards.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. The software is a viable product for small and medium retail businesses as well as large multi- location ventures.