Cyclo Review - why 4.5 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Dec 19, 2022

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What is Cyclo?

Cyclo is a retail management software solution designed for sales tracking and management of your business. The software was designed and launched by Octahedron Pty Ltd., headquartered in Brisbane, Australia. The software provides innovative solutions for the implementation of point of sale system.

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Who is it best for?

The software is specifically designed for stores and companies that deal in buying, selling and repairing of bicycles. Towards this end, the software can fulfill the business needs of small and medium business ventures. If you are looking for efficient stock control and regulation of your revenue capability, Cyclo can present you with a variety of applications to make that possible.

The software aims at eliminating all the paper based operations from your bicycle business and provide you with an integrated software solution. Other than small and medium retailers selling bicycles, Cyclo is also a good fit for sporting goods stores. Some noteworthy clients of the software include Planet Cycles and Fusion Cycles.

Main features and functionalities

The first important thing Cyclo does is the elimination of all the paper based operations and it provides you with a comprehensive online solution. With the software in place, you have instant and real time visibility of your stock and store, and this can be done from anywhere. The software integrates various parts of the business such as e-commerce, social networking, customers, vendors, equipment etc.

The RFID and barcode scanning features of the software allow you to count inventory in no time, in addition to providing efficient management. The RFID hardware can also be used directly with Cyclo, with no need of integration or export.

The online counter provides you with daily stock count and lost items can be instantly tracked. The RFID tag can be inserted inside the standard product labels and can be reused after the product is sold. Important POS features that Cyclo provides include stock counting, customer information and history, calendar and scheduling, instant quotes, special orders and custom builds, and store visibility etc.

What is the actual cost?

The Starter edition of the software is available for $79 per month. The Medium edition, on the other hand, comes at $139 per month. Finally, the ‘Unlimited’ edition can be purchased at $269 per month.

ITQlick pricing score is 3 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for Cyclo.

Pros

• The software is accompanied with a life time of free training and updates.
• The customer database allows you to collect email addresses, purchase history, preferences, birthdays, fitting details and other important information about the customers.
• The software allows efficient regulation of services, repairs, builds and other aspects by its scheduling application.
• Cyclo provides instead and real time visibility into your work place even when you are away.
• RFID and barcode scanning on the software allow efficient and reliable stock keeping.

Cons

• Although web based deployment allows you to use the software on any device, it does not have a separate app for mobile devices.
• There is no feature for the integration of credit, debit and gift card programs on Cyclo.
• Custom fields, unlike some other retail systems, are not unlimited on Cyclo.
• There is no support for JavaScript API on Cyclo which affects its integration capabilities.
• The software offers various features for equipment management but not for warehouse management.

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of Cyclo vs alternative software solutions.

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