Compare Quetzal and Preferred POS - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 18, 2022

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

Quetzal is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Preferred POS, and Preferred POS is rated higher (85/100) than Quetzal (84/100). Quetzal offers users more features (8) than Preferred POS (5).

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:

Quetzal Vs. Preferred POS

Quetzal: Quetzal is a software and service company that provides solutions for clients in the offshore and naval industry.Our experienced, multidisciplinary team has participated in milestone events and projects in Brazil and abroad, including the first Brazilian work-class ROV, the first Brazilian Dynamic Positioning System (DP), the revolutionary manifold...

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...

Who is more expensive? Quetzal or Preferred POS Software?

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 Quetzal and Preferred POS Software.

Quetzal price starts at $75 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Quetzal is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Point of sale software. Preferred POS Software price starts at $89.95 per license , When comparing Preferred POS Software to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Point of sale software cost.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Quetzal: eCommerce, Inventory Management, Mobile POS Capability, Print Receipt, Receipt Notes, Reporting, Retail & POS, Point of sale.

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

Target customer size

Quetzal’s POS solution is specifically designed for shoe and clothing retailers as said earlier. and Preferred POS Software's target customer size include: Small businesses and start ups.



Quetzal

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $75 per month

Quetzal is a cloud-based software developed to offer a platform for retailing in a specialized field. The software works well in small-sized businesses and medium-sized businesses dealing with items such as fas...

Categories: Inventory Management, Barcode Scanning, Retail & POS, Clothing Store Inventory POS.

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, iPad POS.

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Quetzal: 8 Features

eCommerce
Inventory Management
Mobile POS Capability
Print Receipt
Receipt Notes
Reporting
Retail & POS
Point of sale

Preferred POS Software: 5 Features

Sales Management
Retail & POS
Retail
Inventory Management
Barcode Scanning
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)
Functionality score
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Quetzal
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$75 per month
Functionality
19
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Preferre...
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$89.95 per license
Functionality
15
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.