Compare Anthology POS and Epicor Retail - Mar 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Anthology POS or Epicor Retail?

Epicor Retail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Anthology POS, and Anthology POS is rated higher (92/100) than Epicor Retail (75/100). Epicor Retail 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:

ANTHOLOGY Inc. Vs. Epicor Software Corporation

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 ...

Epicor Software Corporation: Our commitment to providing world-class software and innovative technologies. The global infrastructure and experience to support new companies, regional companies and global affiliates. The determination to achieve superior customer service by a very high customer satisfaction. The strength, vision and profitability in order to act as a long-term ...

Who is more expensive? Anthology POS or Epicor Retail Management Suite?

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 Anthology POS and Epicor Retail Management Suite.

Anthology POS price starts at $260 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Visual Anthology is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Retail & POS software. Epicor Retail Management Suite price starts at $349 per month , When comparing Epicor Retail Management Suite to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Retail & POS software cost.

Bottom line: Epicor Retail Management Suite is more expensive than Anthology POS.

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Anthology POS: Bar Code Scanning, Customer History, Customer Management, eCommerce, Gift Cards, Inventory Management, Layaways & Quotes, Price Lookup.

Epicor Retail Management Suite: Accounting Management, Customer Management, Discounts, eCommerce, Employee Management.

Target customer size

The software is a viable product for small and medium retail businesses as well as large multi- location ventures. Epicor Retail Suite is specially designed for large and enterprise sized companies.