Compare LightSpeed and Anthology POS - Mar 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - LightSpeed or Anthology POS?

Anthology POS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than LightSpeed, and LightSpeed is rated higher (93/100) than Anthology POS (92/100). LightSpeed offers users more features (20) than Anthology POS (9). There is a clear winner in this case and it is LightSpeed!

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:

LightSpeed Vs. ANTHOLOGY Inc.

LightSpeed: LightSpeed, a leading technology company that is reinventing the retail experience for iGeneration shoppers, today announced the closing of a US$30 million investment from Accel Partners. We produce the most compelling retail business solution on any platform and help retailers attain their business aspirations. We are seeking out talented profes...

ANTHOLOGY Inc.: Anthology was founded more than a decade ago when Asian Books, a seller of fine and scholarly books on Asia and the Islamic world, became the first Harvard Square bookstore to computerize its operations. In 1989, Anthology Inc. was organized to provide booksellters with a powerful, easy-to-use, and inexpensive bookstore management system. Founder ...

Who is more expensive? LightSpeed or Visual Anthology?

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 LightSpeed and Visual Anthology.

LightSpeed price starts at $69 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 LightSpeed is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Point of sale software. Visual Anthology price starts at $260 per user/month , When comparing Visual Anthology to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Point of sale software cost.

Bottom line: Visual Anthology is more expensive than LightSpeed.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared LightSpeed Vs. Anthology POS based on some of the most important and required Point of sale features.

LightSpeed: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Customer Database, Email Marketing, Bar Code Scanning, Credit Card Processing, Discounts, Gift Cards, Mobile POS Capability, Print Receipt.

Visual Anthology: Bar Code Scanning, Customer History, Customer Management, eCommerce, Gift Cards.

Target customer size

LightSpeed is an ideal product for all retail businesses of small and medium size. The software is a viable product for small and medium retail businesses as well as large multi- location ventures.