Compare The Pool Program and FinancialForce HCM - May 2022

Shlomi Lavi

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - The Pool Program or FinancialForce HCM?

The Pool Program is more expensive to implement (TCO) than FinancialForce HCM, and FinancialForce HCM is rated higher (92/100) than The Pool Program (84/100). The Pool Program offers users more features (9) than FinancialForce HCM (5).

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:

Wise Software Vs. Financial Force

Wise Software: Wise Software & Computer Products, Inc. is a trusted software developer focused on service and retail services. We have been serving the software development needs of service professionals and retail stores since 1987. Our purpose is to help our customers run their businesses more effectively, gaining greater insight into their customer base and pr...

Financial Force: FinancialForce.com is the cloud applications company. We focus 100% on building business applications for Force.com, the world’s leading cloud computing platform from salesforce.com. Our applications include Accounting, Billing, Professional Services Automation (PSA) and Services Resource Planning (SRP). We serve fast-growing organizations as well...

Who is more expensive? The Pool Program or FinancialForce HCM?

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 The Pool Program and FinancialForce HCM.

The Pool Program price starts at $439 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 The Pool Program is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Retail & POS software. FinancialForce HCM price starts at $9,000 per year , When comparing FinancialForce HCM to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Retail & POS software cost.

Bottom line: The Pool Program cost is around the same cost of FinancialForce HCM.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared The Pool Program Vs. FinancialForce HCM based on some of the most important and required Retail & POS features.

The Pool Program: Accounting Management, Bar Code Scanning, Credit Card Processing, Customer Management, Discounts, Gift Cards, Inventory Management, Reporting.

FinancialForce HCM: HR Management, Payroll, Performance Record, Recruiting, Timesheet.

Target customer size

The software is a viable product for small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. FinancialForce HCM is best for SMBs engages in several industries, including pharmaceuticals, accounting, legal, advertising, insurance, automotive, hospitality, banking, healthcare, broadcasting, engineering, business process outsourcing, e-commerce, and engineering.