Compare Craftsman and Toast POS - Dec 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Dec 28, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Craftsman or Toast POS?

Craftsman is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Toast POS, and Toast POS is rated higher (98/100) than Craftsman (84/100). Craftsman offers users more features (11) than Toast POS (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:

ASC Vs. Toast, Inc.

ASC: There are many moving parts to a jewelry retail business and our 30 years of developing professional technology solutions exclusively for jewelers allows us to expertly and cohesively manage all those disparate pieces. Our goal is simple: help our partners become more profitable.We listen to your needs. ASC partners with you, providing thoughtful s...

Toast, Inc.: Toast is an all-in-one restaurant management system. We’re the partially brown, partially golden, never totally finished piece of toast. Our software is never going to be perfect in our minds. There will always be new features we can offer our customers, and a million ways we can continue to innovate and improve. We always strive to go above and b...

Who is more expensive? Craftsman or Toast POS?

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 Craftsman and Toast POS.

Craftsman price starts at $78.50 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Craftsman is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Retail & POS software. Toast POS price starts at $165 per month , When comparing Toast POS to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Retail & POS software cost.

Bottom line: Craftsman is more expensive than Toast POS.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Craftsman Vs. Toast POS based on some of the most important and required Retail & POS features.

Craftsman: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounting Management, Credit Card Processing, Customer History, Customer Management, Inventory Management, Layaways & Quotes, Receipt Notes, Reporting.

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

Target customer size

Craftsman has been specifically developed keeping in consideration the needs of jewelers. The typical individuals of Salute POS are the business owners in the small company classification (10-200 employees) as well as medium-sized (500 to 1,000) in the service market fields requiring IT, data handling and also hosting as well as other related solutions, particularly the area of restaurants/food services and POS.



Craftsman

ITQlick rating
(2.8/5)

starts at $78.50 per license

Craftsman is software that automates the sales operations of jewelers. Various features of the software deal with the sales, accounting and inventory management aspects of the business. The software was develo...

Categories: Retail & POS, Jewelry Store POS, Retail, Rental.

Toast POS

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $165 per month

Toast POS is a simple yet powerful all-in-one point of sale (POS) software designed to supercharge the operations in a restaurant setting.

Categories: Bakery POS, Food Delivery POS, iPad POS, Mobile POS Systems, POS for Bars.

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Craftsman: 11 Features

Accounting Management
Credit Card Processing
Customer History
Customer Management
Inventory Management
Layaways & Quotes
Receipt Notes
Reporting
Returns
Sales Commissions
Shipping/Delivery Setup

Toast POS: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Craftsman
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
7.4/10
License pricing
$78.50 per license
Functionality
21
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Toast PO...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$165 per month
Functionality
10
ShopKeep...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$49 per month
Functionality
11
NetSuite...
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
7.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
20
Rezku
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per license
Functionality
16
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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.