Shlomi Lavi /
Jul 15, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - WinRetail or Iridium Retail?
WinRetail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Iridium Retail, and WinRetail is rated higher (82/100) than Iridium Retail (60/100). Iridium Retail offers users more features (16) than WinRetail (15).
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:
Jds solutions Vs. Innovations In Software, Inc.
Jds solutions: JDS Solutions offers powerful end-to-end flexible retail solutions to manage and drive retail growth. WinRetail®, JDS' flagship POS (Point of Sale) and Retail Management System, is uniquely designed for mid-size retailers.
With today's retail software, it's not what you do, but how you do it.
With WinRetail, you will have critical information...
Innovations In Software, Inc.: Innovations In Software is a provider of fully integrated, retail and distribution software solutions for the Large Ticket Retail and Route Distribution industries under the Iridium trademark. With Large Ticket Retail product offerings used by Furniture, Home Fitness, Appliances and Mattress company’s, and Route Distribution Products offerings use...
Who is more expensive? WinRetail or Iridium Retail Manager?
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 WinRetail and Iridium Retail Manager.
WinRetail price starts at $10,000 per license , On a scale between 1 to 10 WinRetail is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Retail Management POS software. Iridium Retail Manager accurate pricing info is available upon request (they don't share it publicly), however , On a scale between 1 to 10 WinRetail is rated 8, which is higher than the average cost of Retail Management POS software.
Bottom line: WinRetail is more expensive than Iridium Retail Manager.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared WinRetail Vs. Iridium Retail based on some of the most important and required Retail Management POS features.
WinRetail: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Bar Code Scanning, Consignment, Credit Card Processing, Customer Management, eCommerce, Employee Management, Gift Cards, Inventory Management.
Iridium Retail Manager: Accounting Management, Bar Code Scanning, Credit Card Processing, Customer History, Customer Management.
Target customer size
WinRetail is an ideal solution for retail businesses of medium size. Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large multi-location
ventures.