Compare Spirits 2000 and Anthology POS - May 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / May 13, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Spirits 2000 or Anthology POS?

Anthology POS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Spirits 2000, and Anthology POS is rated higher (92/100) than Spirits 2000 (88/100). Spirits 2000 offers users more features (12) 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:

Spirits POS Vs. ANTHOLOGY Inc.

Spirits POS: The award-winning Spirit™ POS system is the result of our continued pursuit of delivering the most powerful, robust and intuitive system on the market. The system is designed to take advantage of client/server technology with built-in reliability and scalability. Our Fail Safe register technology enables unparalleled protection of critical d...

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? Spirits 2000 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 Spirits 2000 and Visual Anthology.

Spirits 2000 price starts at $8,500 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Spirits 2000 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 Spirits 2000.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Spirits 2000 Vs. Anthology POS based on some of the most important and required Retail & POS features.

Spirits 2000: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Accounting Management, Bar Code Scanning, Credit Card Processing, Customer History, Customer Management, Discounts, Employee Management, Gift Cards.

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

Target customer size

The software is a viable product for small single-location liquor stores as well as large multi- location stores, due to its ability of managing multiple registers at the same time. The software is a viable product for small and medium retail businesses as well as large multi- location ventures.

Spirits 2000

ITQlick rating
(3.1/5)

starts at $8,500 per license

Spirits 2000 is a retail and POS management solution for liquor stores of all sizes. Its capabilities include credit card processing, inventory management, loyalty rewards program, and others. The softw...

Categories: Retail & POS.

Anthology POS

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $260 per user/month

Anthology POS is a cloud-based point of sale and inventory control software tool. The software is structured to be a bookstore POS with off-site sales, encrypted credit card processing, accounting links, invent...

Categories: Retail & POS.

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Spirits 2000: 12 Features

Accounting Management
Bar Code Scanning
Credit Card Processing
Customer History
Customer Management
Discounts
Employee Management
Gift Cards
Inventory Management
Multiple Payment Forms
Print Receipt
Reporting

Visual Anthology: 9 Features

Bar Code Scanning
Customer History
Customer Management
eCommerce
Gift Cards
Inventory Management
Layaways & Quotes
Price Lookup
Reporting
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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Spirits ...
ITQlick rating
3.1/5
Score
88/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$8,500 per license
Functionality
13
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Antholog...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
4.6/10
License pricing
$260 per user/month
Functionality
10
ShopKeep...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$49 per month
Functionality
11
NetSuite...
ITQlick rating
3.8/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
7.8/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
20
Rezku
ITQlick rating
4.7/5
Score
96/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$99 per license
Functionality
16
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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.