Compare ShopKeep and PayPal Here - Oct 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Oct 31, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ShopKeep or PayPal Here?

PayPal Here is more expensive to implement (TCO) than ShopKeep, and PayPal Here is rated higher (95/100) than ShopKeep (80/100). ShopKeep offers users more features (6) than PayPal Here (2).

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. PayPal

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.

PayPal: PayPal is the faster, safer way to pay and get paid online, via mobile devices and in store. The service allows people to send money without sharing financial information, with the flexibility to pay using their account balances, bank accounts, credit cards or promotional financing. With more than 117 million active accounts in 190 markets and 25 c...

Who is more expensive? ShopKeep or PayPal Here?

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 PayPal Here.

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. PayPal Here price starts at $29 per license , When comparing PayPal Here 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 PayPal Here.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared ShopKeep Vs. PayPal Here 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.

PayPal Here: Mobile Access, Credit Card Processing.

Target customer size

ShopKeep's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, and PayPal Here'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.

PayPal Here

ITQlick rating
(4.7/5)

starts at $29 per license

PayPal Here is a cloud-based mobile credit card processing solution designed to help the user process mobile payments through a chip and mobile card readers. The solution is designed both for personal and busin...

Categories: Credit Card Application, Retail & POS, Bakery POS, Bookstore POS, Convenience Store POS.

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ShopKeep: 6 Features

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

PayPal Here: 2 Features

Mobile Access
Credit Card Processing
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
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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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ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$29 per license
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.