Shlomi Lavi /
Mar 30, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Merchant RMS or Retail Express?
Merchant RMS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Retail Express, and Retail Express is rated higher (75/100) than Merchant RMS (62/100).
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:
Merchant Applications Vs. Retail Express
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 ...
Retail Express: Retail Express was originally designed in conjunction with a real retail business, not in a software laboratory. It began when an Australian retail and distribution company wanted to leverage the Internet and streamline their business operations with a practical software solution.Having developed an in-house retail operating software system for it’...
Who is more expensive? Merchant RMS or Retail Express?
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 Merchant RMS and Retail Express.
Merchant RMS price starts at $10,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Merchant RMS is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Retail Management POS software. Retail Express price starts at $129 per month , When comparing Retail Express to its competitors, the software is rated 4 - lower than the average Retail Management POS software cost.
Bottom line: Merchant RMS is more expensive than Retail Express.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Merchant RMS Vs. Retail Express based on some of the most important and required Retail Management POS features.
Merchant RMS: We are still working to collect the list of features for Merchant RMS.
Retail Express: We are still working to collect the list of features for Retail Express.
Target customer size
Merchant RMS's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Retail Express is great for use in the retail industry belonging for small business (10-200 employees) to medium-sized (500 to 1,000) categories relying on IT servicesas well as data processing and hosting and other related services, particularly retail, hospitality and POS.