Shlomi Lavi /
Mar 04, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Windward Five or Merchant RMS?
Merchant RMS is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Windward Five, and Windward Five is rated higher (76/100) than Merchant RMS (62/100). Windward Five offers users more features (7) than Merchant RMS (0). There is a clear winner in this case and it is Windward Five!
Looking for the right Retail Management 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:
Windward Software Vs. Merchant Applications
Windward Software : Windward Software inspires business owners that were previously struggling with multiple business systems that create inventory discrepancies, feeling held hostage by book keepers and just plain sick and tired of growing their business and not seeing similar growth in profit.
Their flagship software, Windward System Five features integrated point ...
Merchant Applications: Merchant Applications Inc. is a POS / Retail Management Systems developer and a total solution provider for specialty retailers. We offer complete systems including software, hardware, and professional services such as project management, training, and installation.
Based on Microsoft Windows technologies (.net and SQL Server ), we also offer ...
Who is more expensive? Windward Five or Merchant RMS?
The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Retail Management 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 Windward Five and Merchant RMS.
Windward Five price starts at $105 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 Windward System Five is rated 4, which is lower than the average cost of Retail Management POS software. Merchant RMS price starts at $10,000 per license , When comparing Merchant RMS to its competitors, the software is rated 6 - similar to the average Retail Management POS software cost.
Bottom line: Merchant RMS is more expensive than Windward Five.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Windward Five Vs. Merchant RMS based on some of the most important and required Retail Management POS features.
Windward Five: Billing & Invoicing, Customer Relationship Management, eCommerce, Employee Management, Inventory Management, Point of sale, Barcode Scanning.
Merchant RMS: We are still working to collect the list of features for Merchant RMS.
Target customer size
The software is a most viable solution for small and medium businesses. and Merchant RMS's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.