Compare ShopKeep and ConnectPOS - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 31, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ShopKeep or ConnectPOS?

ConnectPOS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ShopKeep, and ConnectPOS is rated higher (85/100) than ShopKeep (80/100). ShopKeep offers users more features (6) than ConnectPOS (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:

ShopKeep Vs. SmartOSC

ShopKeep: SHOPKEEP IS BORN. After yet another POS malfunction grinds our founder’s business to a halt for the day, he decides to kick it to the curb. He builds a modern intuitive, cloud-based Point of Sale.

SmartOSC: With ConnectPOS, you can create orders and accept payments quickly at your physical stores. All the data are synchronized fully and immediately to your Magento website so you can relax knowing that everything will be there when you need to look it up. The report module of ConnectPOS helps you know the performance of each store and cashier along wit...

Who is more expensive? ShopKeep or ConnectPOS?

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 ShopKeep and ConnectPOS.

ShopKeep price starts at $69 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 ShopKeep is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Point of sale software. ConnectPOS price starts at $39 per month , When comparing ConnectPOS to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Point of sale software cost.

Bottom line: ShopKeep cost is around the same cost of ConnectPOS.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared ShopKeep Vs. ConnectPOS based on some of the most important and required Point of sale features.

ShopKeep: eCommerce, Inventory Management, Returns, Retail & POS, Point of sale, Barcode Scanning.

ConnectPOS: Sales, Discounts, Inventory Management, Point of sale, Barcode Scanning.

Target customer size

ShopKeep's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, and ConnectPOS's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.



ShopKeep

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $69 per month

ShopKeep software is an iPad-based point of sale (POS) solution that usually serves retail businesses, restaurants, franchises, quick-serve businesses, and bars. ShopKeep software is cloud-hosted, and it offers...

Categories: Retail & POS, Bookstore POS, Cell Phone Store POS, Clothing Store Inventory POS.

ConnectPOS

ITQlick rating
(2.8/5)

starts at $39 per month

ConnectPOS is a point of sale software designed to manage payments, inventory, and checkouts of any business or organization.

Categories: Distribution  Inventory Management, Inventory Management, Maintenance Inventory Management, Barcode Scanning, Point of sale.

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ShopKeep: 6 Features

eCommerce
Inventory Management
Returns
Retail & POS
Point of sale
Barcode Scanning

ConnectPOS: 5 Features

Sales
Discounts
Inventory Management
Point of sale
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)
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ShopKeep
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$69 per month
Functionality
20
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ConnectPOS
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$39 per month
Functionality
12
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.