Compare Magstar TOTAL Retail and Merchant RMS - Mar 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 24, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Magstar TOTAL Retail or Merchant RMS?

Merchant RMS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Magstar TOTAL Retail, and Magstar TOTAL Retail is rated higher (75/100) than Merchant RMS (62/100). Magstar TOTAL Retail offers users more features (5) than Merchant RMS (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Magstar TOTAL Retail!

Looking for the right Retail Management 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:

Magstar Inc Vs. Merchant Applications

Magstar Inc: Magstar has been developing robust enterprise resource planning (ERP) software and systems for retailers for 30 years. Our deep experience and longevity are founded in continuous investment into product development and a leadership that is sharply attentive to the evolution of the technology and retail landscape, and we are proud of our heritage an...

Merchant Applications: Merchant Applications Inc. is a POS / Retail Management Systems developer and a total solution provider for specialty retailers. We offer complete systems including software, hardware, and professional services such as project management, training, and installation. Based on Microsoft Windows technologies (.net and SQL Server ), we also offer ...

Who is more expensive? Magstar TOTAL Retail or Merchant RMS?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Retail Management 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 Magstar TOTAL Retail and Merchant RMS.

Magstar TOTAL Retail accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Magstar TOTAL Retail is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Retail Management POS software. Merchant RMS price starts at $10,000 per license , When comparing Merchant RMS to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Retail Management POS software cost.

Bottom line: Merchant RMS is more expensive than Magstar TOTAL Retail.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Magstar TOTAL Retail Vs. Merchant RMS based on some of the most important and required Retail Management POS features.

Magstar TOTAL Retail: Email Marketing, CRM, Sales orders, PO: Purchase orders, Order Fulfillment.

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

Target customer size

Magstar TOTAL Retail's typical customers include: SMBs, and Merchant RMS's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

Magstar TOTAL Retail

ITQlick rating
(2.8/5)

Magstar TOTAL Retail is cloud-based and an on-premise point of sale system, as well as an enterprise resource planning (ERP) which is suitable for all types of business, engaged in retail sale.

Categories: CRM, Distribution Order Management, FS Work Order Management, Work Order Management.

Merchant RMS

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $10,000 per license

Merchant RMS is a fast growing cloud-based Inventory Management software, it is designed to support small, medium and large size business. Merchant RMS received a rating of 4.7 from ITQlick team. The software c...

Categories: Payroll, Inventory Management, Barcoding, WMS, Invoicing.

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Magstar TOTAL Retail: 5 Features

Email Marketing
CRM
Sales orders
PO: Purchase orders
Order Fulfillment

Merchant RMS: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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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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Magstar ...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
75/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
11
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Merchant...
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
62/100
Pricing
6.8/10
License pricing
$10,000 per license
Functionality
6
Rent it ...
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$129 per month
Functionality
7
NOVA POS
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$89.99 per month
Functionality
15
Profit P...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
$500 per license
Functionality
16

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