Compare Preferred POS and HIPPOS - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 16, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Preferred POS or HIPPOS?

HIPPOS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Preferred POS, and HIPPOS is rated with the same score (85/100) as Preferred POS (85/100). Preferred POS offers users more features (5) than HIPPOS (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Preferred POS!

Looking for the right Point of sale 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:

Preferred POS Vs. HIPPOS Software

Preferred POS: If you have your own computer, all you need to get started is the Preferred POS software. A touch screen monitor is not required to use the point of sale software but, it makes the sales process faster and easier. You can also scan your products that have bar codes for fast and accurate entry. Include our secure payment processing to avoid duplic...

HIPPOS Software: Let your customers order from you how and when they want. No more missed phone calls, busy phone lines, or incorrect orders. The ultimate convenience when ordering; It Is really just that easy!

Who is more expensive? Preferred POS or HIPPOS?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Point of sale 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 Preferred POS and HIPPOS.

Preferred POS price starts at $89.95 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Preferred POS Software is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Point of sale software. HIPPOS price starts at $49 per terminal/month , When comparing HIPPOS to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Point of sale software cost.

Bottom line: Preferred POS cost is around the same cost of HIPPOS.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Preferred POS Vs. HIPPOS based on some of the most important and required Point of sale features.

Preferred POS: Sales Management, Retail & POS, Retail, Inventory Management, Barcode Scanning.

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

Target customer size

Preferred POS's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, and HIPPOS's target customer size include: SMBs.



Preferred POS

ITQlick rating
(3/5)

starts at $89.95 per license

Preferred POS Software is a trending cloud-based Retail-POS software, it is designed to support small and medium size business. Preferred POS Software received a rating of 3 from ITQlick team. The software cost...

Categories: Employee Engagement, Inventory Management, Barcode Scanning, Convenience Store POS.

HIPPOS

ITQlick rating
(2.8/5)

starts at $49 per terminal/month

HIPPOS is a cloud-based Point-of-sale software designed for retailers, restaurants, hospitality, and hardware businesses.

Categories: iPad POS, Retail, Retail CRM POS, Retail Management POS, Restaurant POS.

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Preferred POS: 5 Features

Sales Management
Retail & POS
Retail
Inventory Management
Barcode Scanning

HIPPOS: 0 Features

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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
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Preferre...
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$89.95 per license
Functionality
15
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HIPPOS
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$49 per terminal/month
Functionality
6
Review
Toast PO...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
98/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$165 per month
Functionality
10
LightSpeed
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$69 per month
Functionality
44
Clover
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
$9.95 per month
Functionality
5
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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.