Shlomi Lavi /
Mar 12, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Microsoft Dynamics Retail or Anthology POS?
Anthology POS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Microsoft Dynamics Retail, and Anthology POS is rated higher (92/100) than Microsoft Dynamics Retail (76/100). Microsoft Dynamics Retail offers users more features (17) than Anthology POS (9).
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. ANTHOLOGY Inc.
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.
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? Microsoft Dynamics Retail or Visual Anthology?
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 Visual Anthology.
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. 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 Retail & POS software cost.
Bottom line: Visual Anthology is more expensive than Microsoft Dynamics Retail.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Microsoft Dynamics Retail Vs. Anthology POS 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.
Visual Anthology: Bar Code Scanning, Customer History, Customer Management, eCommerce, Gift Cards.
Target customer size
Microsoft Dynamics RMS will work best for small and medium size companies into the retail businesses. The software is a viable product for small and medium retail businesses as well as large multi-
location ventures.