Shlomi Lavi /
Oct 31, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - ShopKeep or Vend?
ShopKeep is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Vend, and Vend is rated higher (87/100) than ShopKeep (80/100). Vend offers users more features (8) than ShopKeep (6). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Vend!
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. Vend
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.
Vend: Vend allows real-world retail store owners or managers to have full visibility and centralized control of one to many retail stores.
The Vend POS runs in the browser and supports full online and offline modes. Although Vend runs from the Internet, it keeps running the point of sales even when there is no active internet connection.
Who is more expensive? ShopKeep or Vend?
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 Vend.
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. Vend price starts at $99 per month , When comparing Vend 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 Vend.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared ShopKeep Vs. Vend 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.
Vend: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, eCommerce, Inventory Management.
Target customer size
ShopKeep's typical customers include: Small businesses and start ups, The software is an extensive solution which can be used for the needs of any business size
and type.