Compare IBM Watson Commerce and PayPal Here - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 30, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - IBM Watson Commerce or PayPal Here?

IBM Watson Commerce is more expensive to implement (TCO) than PayPal Here, and PayPal Here is rated higher (95/100) than IBM Watson Commerce (75/100). IBM Watson Commerce offers users more features (3) than PayPal Here (2).

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:

IBM Vs. PayPal

IBM: International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM, is an American corporation. IBM manufactures and markets computer hardware and software, and offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.

PayPal: PayPal is the faster, safer way to pay and get paid online, via mobile devices and in store. The service allows people to send money without sharing financial information, with the flexibility to pay using their account balances, bank accounts, credit cards or promotional financing. With more than 117 million active accounts in 190 markets and 25 c...

Who is more expensive? IBM Watson Commerce or PayPal Here?

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 IBM Watson Commerce and PayPal Here.

IBM Watson Commerce price starts at $140 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 IBM Watson Commerce is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Retail & POS software. PayPal Here price starts at $29 per license , When comparing PayPal Here to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Retail & POS software cost.

Bottom line: IBM Watson Commerce is more expensive than PayPal Here.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared IBM Watson Commerce Vs. PayPal Here based on some of the most important and required Retail & POS features.

IBM Watson Commerce: Operations, Supply Chain, Sales Management.

PayPal Here: Mobile Access, Credit Card Processing.

Target customer size

IBM Watson Commerce's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, and PayPal Here's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



IBM Watson Commerce

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $140 per month

IBM Watson Commerce is an award-winning cloud-based Retail-POS software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. IBM Watson Commerce received a rating of 4.5 from ITQlick team. The soft...

Categories: Bakery POS, Bookstore POS, Convenience Store POS, Florist POS Systems.

PayPal Here

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $29 per license

PayPal Here is a cloud-based mobile credit card processing solution designed to help the user process mobile payments through a chip and mobile card readers. The solution is designed both for personal and busin...

Categories: Credit Card Application, Retail & POS, Bakery POS, Bookstore POS, Convenience Store POS.

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IBM Watson Commerce: 3 Features

Operations
Supply Chain
Sales Management

PayPal Here: 2 Features

Mobile Access
Credit Card Processing
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
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95/100
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2.8/10
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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.