Compare Microsoft Dynamics Retail and ShopKeep - Oct 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Microsoft Dynamics Retail or ShopKeep?

Microsoft Dynamics Retail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ShopKeep, and ShopKeep is rated higher (80/100) than Microsoft Dynamics Retail (76/100). Microsoft Dynamics Retail offers users more features (17) than ShopKeep (6).

Looking for the right Retail & 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:

Microsoft Vs. ShopKeep

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

ShopKeep: SHOPKEEP IS BORN. After yet another POS malfunction grinds our founder’s business to a halt for the day, he decides to kick it to the curb. He builds a modern intuitive, cloud-based Point of Sale.

Who is more expensive? Microsoft Dynamics Retail or ShopKeep?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Retail & 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 Microsoft Dynamics Retail and ShopKeep.

Microsoft Dynamics Retail price starts at $95 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Retail & POS software. ShopKeep price starts at $69 per month , When comparing ShopKeep to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Retail & POS software cost.

Bottom line: Microsoft Dynamics Retail cost is around the same cost of ShopKeep.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Microsoft Dynamics Retail Vs. ShopKeep based on some of the most important and required Retail & POS features.

Microsoft Dynamics Retail: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounting Management, Customer Management, Accounting Management, Bar Code Scanning, Buy X, Get Y Pricing, Credit Card Processing, Customer Management, Discounts.

ShopKeep: eCommerce, Inventory Management, Returns, Retail & POS, Point of sale.

Target customer size

Microsoft Dynamics RMS will work best for small and medium size companies into the retail businesses. and ShopKeep's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.