Compare ShopKeep and Cumulus Retail - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 31, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ShopKeep or Cumulus Retail?

ShopKeep is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Cumulus Retail, and Cumulus Retail is rated higher (83/100) than ShopKeep (80/100). Both tools offer the same amount of features.

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. CAM Commerce Solutions

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.

CAM Commerce Solutions: CAM Commerce Solutions was founded in 1983 and develops, markets, installs and services highly integrated Point-of-Sale and ERP solutions for small to medium size retailers. These integrated solutions include: point-of-sale, electronic payment processing, inventory control, eCommerce shopping cart, gift card, customer loyalty, and extensive managem...

Who is more expensive? ShopKeep or Cumulus Retail?

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 Cumulus Retail.

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. Cumulus Retail price starts at $125 per month , When comparing Cumulus Retail 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 Cumulus Retail.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared ShopKeep Vs. Cumulus Retail 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.

Cumulus Retail: Inventory Management, Billing & Invoicing, eCommerce, Supplier Management, Warehouse Management.

Target customer size

ShopKeep's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, and Cumulus Retail'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.

Cumulus Retail

ITQlick rating
(4.8/5)

starts at $125 per month

Cumulus Retail is a retail commerce software that provides retailers with a point of sale system, manages products and customers, track real-time sales, and manages store and website inventory.

Categories: Billing & Invoicing, Inventory Management, Work Order Management, Apparel ERP, Barcode Scanning.

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ShopKeep: 6 Features

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

Cumulus Retail: 6 Features

Inventory Management
Billing & Invoicing
eCommerce
Supplier Management
Warehouse Management
Barcode Scanning
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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
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ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$69 per month
Functionality
20
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Score
83/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$125 per month
Functionality
19
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Score
98/100
Pricing
2.8/10
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ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
93/100
Pricing
2.6/10
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Functionality
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ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6/10
License pricing
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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.