Compare Smartwerks and Microsoft Dynamics Retail - Aug 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Aug 18, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Smartwerks or Microsoft Dynamics Retail?

Microsoft Dynamics Retail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Smartwerks, and Smartwerks is rated higher (86/100) than Microsoft Dynamics Retail (76/100). Smartwerks offers users more features (26) than Microsoft Dynamics Retail (17). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Smartwerks!

Looking for the right Jewelry Store 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:

Smartwerksusa Inc. Vs. Microsoft

Smartwerksusa Inc.: A Leading provider of Web-Based Retail Solutions… For thirty years, we have delivered cost-effective on-Site and Web-Based Retail Solutions to specialty retailers across North America from our corporate office in Clearwater, Florida. We are a family-owned company with a staff of professionals dedicated to serving our customers. From the beginning...

Microsoft: Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.

Who is more expensive? Smartwerks or Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Jewelry Store 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 Smartwerks and Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management.

Smartwerks price starts at $119 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Smartwerks is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Jewelry Store POS software. Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management price starts at $95 per license , When comparing Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Jewelry Store POS software cost.

Bottom line: Smartwerks cost is around the same cost of Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Smartwerks Vs. Microsoft Dynamics Retail based on some of the most important and required Jewelry Store POS features.

Smartwerks: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Email Marketing, Accounting Management, Bar Code Scanning, Customer History, Customer Management, Employee Management, Inventory Management, Multiple Payment Forms.

Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management: Accounting Management, Customer Management, Accounting Management, Bar Code Scanning, Buy X, Get Y Pricing.

Target customer size

Smartwerks is specifically designed to help small and mid-sized retailers and wholesalers. Microsoft Dynamics RMS will work best for small and medium size companies into the retail businesses.

Smartwerks

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $119 per month

Smartwerks is a cloud-based Point of Sale software with inventory and accounting solutions. It provides users with a platform where they can sell their products faster, optimize their inventory, reward customer...

Categories: Sales, Retail & POS, Cell Phone Store POS, Florist POS Systems.

Microsoft Dynamics Retail

ITQlick rating
(4.1/5)

starts at $95 per license

Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management System (RMS) is a a complete point of sale (POS) client server solution developed to automate POS processes and provide retailers with a centralized multiple store managemen...

Categories: Retail, Point of sale, Retail & POS, Clothing Store Inventory POS, Gun Shop POS.

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Smartwerks: 26 Features

Email Marketing
Accounting Management
Bar Code Scanning
Customer History
Customer Management
Employee Management
Inventory Management
Multiple Payment Forms
Price Lookup
Print Receipt
Reporting
Returns
Accounting Management
Bar Code Scanning
Customer History
Customer Management
eCommerce
Gift Cards
Inventory Management
Multiple Payment Forms
Price Lookup
Print Receipt
Reporting
Returns
Sales Commissions
Store Credit

Microsoft Dynamics Retail Management: 17 Features

Accounting Management
Customer Management
Accounting Management
Bar Code Scanning
Buy X, Get Y Pricing
Credit Card Processing
Customer Management
Discounts
eCommerce
Employee Management
Gift Cards
Inventory Management
Print Receipt
Reporting
Returns
Sales Commissions
Shipping/Delivery Setup
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)
Functionality score
Software review
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Smartwerks
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$119 per month
Functionality
43
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Microsof...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
76/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$95 per license
Functionality
32
Ace Reta...
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
$675 per license
Functionality
24
Diamond ...
ITQlick rating
5/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
3/10
License pricing
$35 per user/month
Functionality
30
BusinessMind
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
6.2/10
License pricing
$195 per user/month
Functionality
23

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