Compare ChannelAdvisor and Merchant RMS - Feb 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ChannelAdvisor or Merchant RMS?

ChannelAdvisor is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Merchant RMS, and ChannelAdvisor is rated higher (78/100) than Merchant RMS (62/100). ChannelAdvisor offers users more features (5) than Merchant RMS (0).

Looking for the right Retail Management 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:

CHANNELADVISOR Vs. Merchant Applications

CHANNELADVISOR: ChannelAdvisor has been on the front lines of e-commerce since 2001, helping retailers and branded manufacturers manage more listings, reach more consumers and sell more products than ever before. We’ve grown from a small company in a young industry to an industry leader at the forefront of a global revolution — with thousands of clients and bil...

Merchant Applications: Merchant Applications Inc. is a POS / Retail Management Systems developer and a total solution provider for specialty retailers. We offer complete systems including software, hardware, and professional services such as project management, training, and installation. Based on Microsoft Windows technologies (.net and SQL Server ), we also offer ...

Who is more expensive? ChannelAdvisor or Merchant RMS?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Retail Management 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 ChannelAdvisor and Merchant RMS.

ChannelAdvisor price starts at $33,000 per year , On a scale between 1 to 10 ChannelAdvisor is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Retail Management POS software. Merchant RMS price starts at $10,000 per license , When comparing Merchant RMS to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Retail Management POS software cost.

Bottom line: ChannelAdvisor is more expensive than Merchant RMS.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared ChannelAdvisor Vs. Merchant RMS based on some of the most important and required Retail Management POS features.

ChannelAdvisor: Email Marketing, eCommerce, Inventory Management, Retail & POS, Retail.

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

Target customer size

ChannelAdvisor's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Merchant RMS's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.