Shlomi 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.