Compare Lavu and Smartwerks - Mar 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Lavu or Smartwerks?

Smartwerks is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Lavu, and Lavu is rated higher (95/100) than Smartwerks (86/100). Smartwerks offers users more features (26) than Lavu (0).

Looking for the right Restaurant 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:

Lavu Vs. Smartwerksusa Inc.

Lavu: Lavu is a software + technology company based in Albuquerque, NM. and are the makers of the first full-featured iPad POS for restaurants available in the Apple App Store since 2010.Used in over 80 countries on six continents, our iPad POS is a modern solution developed specifically for restaurants, bars & nightclubs, quick serve businesses, and oth...

Smartwerksusa Inc.: A Leading provider of Web-Based Retail Solutions… For thirty years, we have delivered cost-effective on-Site and Web-Based Retail Solutions to specialty retailers across North America from our corporate office in Clearwater, Florida. We are a family-owned company with a staff of professionals dedicated to serving our customers. From the beginning...

Who is more expensive? Lavu or Smartwerks?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Restaurant 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 Lavu and Smartwerks.

Lavu price starts at $59 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Lavu is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Restaurant POS software. Smartwerks price starts at $119 per month , When comparing Smartwerks to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Restaurant POS software cost.

Bottom line: Lavu cost is around the same cost of Smartwerks.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Lavu Vs. Smartwerks based on some of the most important and required Restaurant POS features.

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

Smartwerks: Email Marketing, Accounting Management, Bar Code Scanning, Customer History, Customer Management.

Target customer size

Lavu Restaurant POS software serves a variety of industries within the foodservice sector, including quick-service restaurants, cafes, bars, fine dining establishments, food trucks, and more. Smartwerks is specifically designed to help small and mid-sized retailers and wholesalers.