Compare Cumulus Retail and Preferred POS - Jun 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Cumulus Retail or Preferred POS?

Preferred POS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Cumulus Retail, and Preferred POS is rated higher (85/100) than Cumulus Retail (83/100). Cumulus Retail offers users more features (6) than Preferred POS (5).

Looking for the right Point of sale 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:

CAM Commerce Solutions Vs. Preferred POS

CAM Commerce Solutions: CAM Commerce Solutions was founded in 1983 and develops, markets, installs and services highly integrated Point-of-Sale and ERP solutions for small to medium size retailers. These integrated solutions include: point-of-sale, electronic payment processing, inventory control, eCommerce shopping cart, gift card, customer loyalty, and extensive managem...

Preferred POS: If you have your own computer, all you need to get started is the Preferred POS software. A touch screen monitor is not required to use the point of sale software but, it makes the sales process faster and easier. You can also scan your products that have bar codes for fast and accurate entry. Include our secure payment processing to avoid duplic...

Who is more expensive? Cumulus Retail or Preferred POS Software?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Point of sale 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 Cumulus Retail and Preferred POS Software.

Cumulus Retail price starts at $125 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Cumulus Retail is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Point of sale software. Preferred POS Software price starts at $89.95 per license , When comparing Preferred POS Software to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Point of sale software cost.

Bottom line: Cumulus Retail cost is around the same cost of Preferred POS Software.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Cumulus Retail Vs. Preferred POS based on some of the most important and required Point of sale features.

Cumulus Retail: Inventory Management, Billing & Invoicing, eCommerce, Supplier Management, Warehouse Management, Barcode Scanning.

Preferred POS Software: Sales Management, Retail & POS, Retail, Inventory Management, Barcode Scanning.

Target customer size

Cumulus Retail's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and Preferred POS Software's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.