Compare Restaurant Manager and Lavu - Mar 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Restaurant Manager or Lavu?

Restaurant Manager is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Lavu, and Lavu is rated higher (95/100) than Restaurant Manager (83/100). Restaurant Manager offers users more features (17) than Lavu (0).

Looking for the right Restaurant 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:

Restaurant Manager Vs. Lavu

Restaurant Manager : Founded in 1987, ASI has focused exclusively on providing open architecture software solutions for Restaurant Manager™, its point of sale (POS) system to the food service and restaurant industry. In 1992, the demand for Restaurant Manager led ASI to develop a reseller network that now spans the United States and Canada. Over the next few years, the...

Lavu: Lavu is a software + technology company based in Albuquerque, NM. and are the makers of the first full-featured iPad POS for restaurants available in the Apple App Store since 2010.Used in over 80 countries on six continents, our iPad POS is a modern solution developed specifically for restaurants, bars & nightclubs, quick serve businesses, and oth...

Who is more expensive? Restaurant Manager or Lavu?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Restaurant 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 Restaurant Manager and Lavu.

Restaurant Manager price starts at $199 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Restaurant Manager is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Restaurant POS software. Lavu price starts at $59 per month , When comparing Lavu to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Restaurant POS software cost.

Bottom line: Restaurant Manager cost is around the same cost of Lavu.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Restaurant Manager Vs. Lavu based on some of the most important and required Restaurant POS features.

Restaurant Manager: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounting Management, Bar Code Scanning, Consignment, Credit Card Processing, Customer History, Customer Management, Exchanges, Gift Cards.

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

Target customer size

This software is ideal for startup, small, medium and large scale businesses as it is both powerful and scalable.

Lavu Restaurant POS software serves a variety of industries within the foodservice sector, including quick-service restaurants, cafes, bars, fine dining establishments, food trucks, and more.