Compare Anthology POS and Lavu - Mar 2023

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Mar 02, 2023

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Anthology POS or Lavu?

Anthology POS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Lavu, and Lavu is rated higher (95/100) than Anthology POS (92/100). Anthology POS offers users more features (9) than Lavu (0).

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. Lavu

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 ...

Lavu: Lavu is a software + technology company based in Albuquerque, NM. and are the makers of the first full-featured iPad POS for restaurants available in the Apple App Store since 2010.Used in over 80 countries on six continents, our iPad POS is a modern solution developed specifically for restaurants, bars & nightclubs, quick serve businesses, and oth...

Who is more expensive? Anthology POS or Lavu?

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 Lavu.

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. Lavu price starts at $59 per month , When comparing Lavu to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Retail & POS software cost.

Bottom line: Anthology POS is more expensive than Lavu.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Anthology POS Vs. Lavu 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.

Lavu: We are still working to collect the list of features for Lavu.

Target customer size

The software is a viable product for small and medium retail businesses as well as large multi- location ventures.

Lavu Restaurant POS software serves a variety of industries within the foodservice sector, including quick-service restaurants, cafes, bars, fine dining establishments, food trucks, and more.



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.

Lavu

ITQlick rating
(3.5/5)

starts at $59 per month

Lave software is a cloud-hosted iPad Point of Sale (POS) system that is specifically engineered to serve the restaurant industry. The platform targets both quick-service and full-service dining establishments i...

Categories: Payment Processing, Project Resource Management, Bakery POS, Food Delivery POS, iPad POS.

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Anthology POS: 9 Features

Bar Code Scanning
Customer History
Customer Management
eCommerce
Gift Cards
Inventory Management
Layaways & Quotes
Price Lookup
Reporting

Lavu: 0 Features

We are working to collect the information
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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Antholog...
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
4.6/10
License pricing
$260 per user/month
Functionality
10
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Lavu
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
95/100
Pricing
2.4/10
License pricing
$59 per month
Functionality
13
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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.