Compare S2K Retail and Anthology POS - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 04, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - S2K Retail or Anthology POS?

S2K Retail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Anthology POS, and Anthology POS is rated higher (92/100) than S2K Retail (80/100). S2K Retail offers users more features (18) 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:

Vormittag Associates, Inc. Vs. ANTHOLOGY Inc.

Vormittag Associates, Inc.: VAI is an award winning software developer and an IBM Premier Business Partner. Founded in 1978, VAI is headquartered on Long Island, New York, with branch offices in Florida, California and Illinois. In conjunction with IBM, the company designs customer driven enterprise management software for the IBM Power Systems. These systems allow VAI to off...

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? S2K 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 S2K Retail and Visual Anthology.

S2K Retail price starts at $2,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 S2K Retail is rated 6, which is similar to 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: S2K Retail is more expensive than Visual Anthology.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared S2K Retail Vs. Anthology POS based on some of the most important and required Retail & POS features.

S2K Retail: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounting Management, Bar Code Scanning, Credit Card Processing, Customer History, Customer Management, Discounts, eCommerce, Employee Management.

Visual Anthology: Bar Code Scanning, Customer History, Customer Management, eCommerce, Gift Cards.

Target customer size

This Retail Management Software helps in boosting productivity and streamlining retail operations in addition to giving the management team the ability to move products effectively, thereby helping in reduction of costly delays. The software is a viable product for small and medium retail businesses as well as large multi- location ventures.

S2K Retail

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $2,000 per license

VAI’s S2K Retail Management Software leverages innovative technology to create integrated enterprise solutions. Our software package provides comprehensive turnkey solutions that optimize and centralize informa...

Categories: CRM, Employee Engagement, Email Marketing, PO: Purchase orders.

Anthology POS

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $260 per user/month

Anthology POS is a cloud-based point of sale and inventory control software tool. The software is structured to be a bookstore POS with off-site sales, encrypted credit card processing, accounting links, invent...

Categories: Retail & POS.

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S2K Retail: 18 Features

Accounting Management
Bar Code Scanning
Credit Card Processing
Customer History
Customer Management
Discounts
eCommerce
Employee Management
Inventory Management
Items on Hold
Layaways & Quotes
Price Lookup
Print Receipt
Receipt Notes
Rentals
Reporting
Returns
Store Credit

Visual Anthology: 9 Features

Bar Code Scanning
Customer History
Customer Management
eCommerce
Gift Cards
Inventory Management
Layaways & Quotes
Price Lookup
Reporting
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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S2K Reta...
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
6.6/10
License pricing
$2,000 per license
Functionality
25
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Antholog...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
4.6/10
License pricing
$260 per user/month
Functionality
10
ShopKeep...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$49 per month
Functionality
11
NetSuite...
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
7.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
20
Rezku
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per license
Functionality
16
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