Compare SimpleConsign and Anthology POS - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - SimpleConsign or Anthology POS?

Anthology POS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than SimpleConsign, and Anthology POS is rated higher (92/100) than SimpleConsign (84/100). SimpleConsign offers users more features (19) 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:

Traxia Vs. ANTHOLOGY Inc.

Traxia: Traxia is striving to be the best support tool available to the consignment, resale, antique and thrift industries. One of the tools we provide is SimpleConsign, a web based consignment program. Our team uses an agile approach where we can update frequently and get customer feedback quickly. With SimpleConsign, your program will never grow stale as...

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? SimpleConsign 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 SimpleConsign and Visual Anthology.

SimpleConsign price starts at $129 per location/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 SimpleConsign is rated 2, which is much lower than 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: Visual Anthology is more expensive than SimpleConsign.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

SimpleConsign: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Bar Code Scanning, Consignment, Coupons, Credit Card Processing, Customer History, Customer Management, Gift Cards, Inventory Management.

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

Target customer size

SimpleConsign is specifically designed for used good stores, consignment shops, antique malls and bookstores. The software is a viable product for small and medium retail businesses as well as large multi- location ventures.