Compare Apple Pay and NetSuite POS and Retail - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Apple Pay or NetSuite POS and Retail?

NetSuite POS and Retail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Apple Pay, and Apple Pay is rated higher (90/100) than NetSuite POS and Retail (88/100). NetSuite POS and Retail offers users more features (15) than Apple Pay (0).

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. NetSuite

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...

NetSuite: NetSuite is the world's leading provider of cloud-based business management software. NetSuite helps companies manage core business processes with a single, fully integrated system covering ERP/financials, CRM, ecommerce, inventory and more.   More than 12,000 high-growth and midsized companies and divisions of large enterprises...

Who is more expensive? Apple Pay or NetSuite POS and Retail Manager?

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 NetSuite POS and Retail Manager.

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. NetSuite POS and Retail Manager accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Apple Pay is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Retail & POS software.

Bottom line: NetSuite POS and Retail Manager is more expensive than Apple Pay.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Apple Pay Vs. NetSuite POS and Retail 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.

NetSuite POS and Retail Manager: Consignment, Customer Management, Discounts, eCommerce, Employee Management.

Target customer size

Apple Pay's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, POS for NetSuite is suitable for retail businesses that are looking for a flexible, on-premise POS solution.