Compare WinRetail and Spruce - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 15, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - WinRetail or Spruce?

WinRetail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Spruce, and WinRetail is rated higher (82/100) than Spruce (69/100). WinRetail offers users more features (15) than Spruce (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. ECi Software Solutions

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...

ECi Software Solutions: The ECi Software Solutions family of companies provides business and e-commerce solutions, offering on-premise and cloud-based technologies. For 30+ years, ECi’s companies have served the manufacturing, office equipment, office supplies, contract office furniture, lumber and building materials, hardware and jan/san sectors. Privately held, ECi is h...

Who is more expensive? WinRetail or Spruce?

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 Spruce.

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. Spruce price starts at $24 per feature/month , When comparing Spruce to its competitors, the software is rated 8 - higher than the average Retail Management POS software cost.

Bottom line: WinRetail cost is around the same cost of Spruce.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared WinRetail Vs. Spruce 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.

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

Target customer size

WinRetail is an ideal solution for retail businesses of medium size. and Spruce's target customer size include: Small, medium and large size businesses.

WinRetail

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $10,000 per license

WinRetail is a software tool for enterprise and point of sale (POS) management designed for mid-size retailers. The main features of the product are point of sale and order management, mobile POS, ecommerce, mu...

Categories: Retail & POS, Clothing Store Inventory POS, Rental, Retail Customer Management.

Spruce

ITQlick rating
(3.7/5)

starts at $24 per feature/month

Spruce is a retail POS system designed as an end-to-end business solution to streamline processes and improve growth. This software helps automate busywork and shut out redundancy.

Categories: iPad POS, Retail, Retail CRM POS, Retail Inventory POS, Restaurant POS.

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WinRetail: 15 Features

Bar Code Scanning
Consignment
Credit Card Processing
Customer Management
eCommerce
Employee Management
Gift Cards
Inventory Management
Layaways & Quotes
Mobile POS Capability
Price Lookup
Print Receipt
Returns
Sales Commissions
Shipping/Delivery Setup

Spruce: 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)
Functionality score
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WinRetail
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
9.8/10
License pricing
$10,000 per license
Functionality
26
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Spruce
ITQlick rating
3.7/5
Score
69/100
Pricing
8/10
License pricing
$24 per feature/month
Functionality
6
Review
Rent it ...
ITQlick rating
3/5
Score
86/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$129 per month
Functionality
7
NOVA POS
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
3.4/10
License pricing
$89.99 per month
Functionality
15
Profit P...
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
85/100
Pricing
3.8/10
License pricing
$500 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.