Shlomi Lavi /
Sep 20, 2019
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Realtime POS or Merchant RMS?
Merchant RMS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Realtime POS, and Merchant RMS is rated higher (62/100) than Realtime POS (53/100). Realtime POS offers users more features (19) than Merchant RMS (0).
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:
Realtime POS Vs. Merchant Applications
Realtime POS: Realtime POS develops Retail Point Of Sale Software Systems for the specialty retailer. Our solution's includes real-time access to Point Of Sale transactions, inventory control, purchasing, inter-store and warehouse to store Real-time stock transfers, cash management and many other functions related to the operation of a successful & efficient ret...
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 ...
Who is more expensive? Realtime POS or Merchant RMS?
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 Realtime POS and Merchant RMS.
Realtime POS price starts at $79 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Realtime POS is rated 6, which is similar to the average cost of Retail Management POS software. Merchant RMS price starts at $10,000 per license , When comparing Merchant RMS to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Retail Management POS software cost.
Bottom line: Realtime POS cost is around the same cost of Merchant RMS.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Realtime POS Vs. Merchant RMS based on some of the most important and required Retail Management POS features.
Realtime POS: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounting Management, Age Verification, Bar Code Scanning, Buy X, Get Y Pricing, Credit Card Processing, Customer History, Customer Management, Discounts.
Merchant RMS: We are still working to collect the list of features for Merchant RMS.
Target customer size
The software is a useful solution for businesses of all sizes and a wide range of types. and Merchant RMS's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.