Compare Total Control POS and Vend - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 02, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Total Control POS or Vend?

Total Control POS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Vend, and Total Control POS is rated higher (90/100) than Vend (87/100). Total Control POS offers users more features (12) than Vend (8).

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:

Total Control Software Vs. Vend

Total Control Software: It is widely understood within the industry that most marine retailers are not as effective as they could be in following up on inbound sales leads from manufacturers, retail shows and the Internet. The Total Control Software MarineTrack Prospect Management module is a comprehensive prospect and customer management solution that can help ge...

Vend: Vend allows real-world retail store owners or managers to have full visibility and centralized control of one to many retail stores. The Vend POS runs in the browser and supports full online and offline modes. Although Vend runs from the Internet, it keeps running the point of sales even when there is no active internet connection.

Who is more expensive? Total Control POS or Vend?

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 Total Control POS and Vend.

Total Control POS price starts at $3,995 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Total Control Software POS is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Retail & POS software. Vend price starts at $99 per month , When comparing Vend to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Retail & POS software cost.

Bottom line: Total Control POS is more expensive than Vend.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Total Control POS Vs. Vend based on some of the most important and required Retail & POS features.

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

Vend: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, eCommerce, Inventory Management.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium retail businesses as well as large multi- location ventures. The software is an extensive solution which can be used for the needs of any business size and type.



Total Control POS

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $3,995 per license

Total Control Software POS is a dealer management solution that is designed to handle all aspects of your business. It offers a number of capabilities that include a point of sale tool that supports “over the c...

Categories: Retail & POS.

Vend

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $99 per month

Vend is a cloud-based and on-premise Point of sale system that is specifically designed for use in businesses of all sizes from small-sized businesses, medium-sized businesses, and large enterprises.

Categories: Cell Phone Store POS, Clothing Store Inventory POS, Furniture Store POS, Hardware Store POS, iPad POS.

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Total Control POS: 12 Features

Accounting Management
Bar Code Scanning
Coupons
Credit Card Processing
Customer Management
Employee Management
Gift Cards
Inventory Management
Multiple Payment Forms
Price Lookup
Reporting
Sales Commissions

Vend: 8 Features

Basic Reports
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
eCommerce
Inventory Management
Point of sale
Retail
Barcode Scanning
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)
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ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$3,995 per license
Functionality
13
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4.3/5
Score
87/100
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2/10
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Functionality
21
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4.7/5
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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.