Compare Apple Pay and Lavu - Mar 2023

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Apple Pay or Lavu?

Lavu is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Apple Pay, and Lavu is rated higher (95/100) than Apple Pay (90/100).

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:

Apple Vs. Lavu

Apple: Apple Inc., formerly Apple Computer, Inc., is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Cupertino, California[2] that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software and personal computers. Its best-known hardware products are the Mac line of computers, the iPod music player, the iPhone smartphone, and the iPad tab...

Lavu: Lavu is a software + technology company based in Albuquerque, NM. and are the makers of the first full-featured iPad POS for restaurants available in the Apple App Store since 2010.Used in over 80 countries on six continents, our iPad POS is a modern solution developed specifically for restaurants, bars & nightclubs, quick serve businesses, and oth...

Who is more expensive? Apple Pay or Lavu?

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 Apple Pay and Lavu.

Apple Pay price starts at $300 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Apple Pay is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Retail & POS software. Lavu price starts at $59 per month , When comparing Lavu to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Retail & POS software cost.

Bottom line: Apple Pay cost is around the same cost of Lavu.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Apple Pay Vs. Lavu based on some of the most important and required Retail & POS features.

Apple Pay: We are still working to collect the list of features for Apple Pay.

Lavu: We are still working to collect the list of features for Lavu.

Target customer size

Apple Pay's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses,

Lavu Restaurant POS software serves a variety of industries within the foodservice sector, including quick-service restaurants, cafes, bars, fine dining establishments, food trucks, and more.