Shlomi Lavi /
Jul 15, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - WinRetail or Merchant RMS?
WinRetail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Merchant RMS, and WinRetail is rated higher (82/100) than Merchant RMS (62/100). WinRetail offers users more features (15) than Merchant RMS (0).
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. Merchant Applications
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...
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? WinRetail 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 WinRetail and Merchant RMS.
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. 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: WinRetail is more expensive than Merchant RMS.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared WinRetail Vs. Merchant RMS 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.
Merchant RMS: We are still working to collect the list of features for Merchant RMS.
Target customer size
WinRetail is an ideal solution for retail businesses of medium size. and Merchant RMS's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.