Compare Mandarin and Liberty Software - Apr 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Apr 09, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Mandarin or Liberty Software?

Liberty Software is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Mandarin, and Liberty Software is rated higher (88/100) than Mandarin (87/100).

Looking for the right Library Management 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:

Mandarin Library Automation, Inc. Vs. Liberty Software

Mandarin Library Automation, Inc.: Building upon their success with SIRS, the husband-and-wife team of Elliot and Eleanor Goldstein acquired Mandarin Library Automation in 1995. The Goldsteins remain actively involved with Mandarin, with Elliot Goldstein continuing to offer strategic guidance in his position on the Board of Directors.

Liberty Software: Liberty Software began as an independent computer service company serving the computer needs of community pharmacies across the South. That was over 20 years ago, but we have never forgotten how to provide the service that is so important to community pharmacies. Today, we have software and services that are focused on enabling pharmacies to meet t...

Who is more expensive? Mandarin or Liberty Software?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Library Management 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 Mandarin and Liberty Software.

Mandarin price starts at $750 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Mandarin is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Library Management software. Liberty Software accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 Mandarin is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Library Management software.

Bottom line: Mandarin cost is around the same cost of Liberty Software.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Mandarin Vs. Liberty Software based on some of the most important and required Library Management features.

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

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

Target customer size

The typical customers are small, medium, and large businesses that deal mainly with library automation and management. Entrepreneurs in small business and medium-sized business owning independent or multi-chain pharmacies are the typical customers of Liberty Software and they harness the benefits from the IT sector, mainly with pharmacy management.

Mandarin

ITQlick rating
(5/5)

starts at $750 per license

Mandarin is a library automation software that delivers a fully-customizable system that can be deployed both on the cloud or on-premise. It was developed and built for the benefit of librarians. Mandarin M5 of...

Categories: Library Management.

Liberty Software

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

Liberty Software is a pharmacy management software integrated with various functionalities such as workflow, task management, document management and inventory management.

Categories: Medical Inventory, Pharmacy Management, iPad POS, Mobile POS Systems, Retail Inventory POS.

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Mandarin: 0 Features

We are working to collect the list of features

Liberty Software: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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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Mandarin
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
3.2/10
License pricing
$750 per license
Functionality
3
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Liberty ...
ITQlick rating
4.8/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6
Alexandria
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
Destiny ...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
5/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
3
Apollo
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
6.6/10
License pricing
$14 per month
Functionality
3
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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.