Epos Now Review - why 4.2 stars?

• Streamlined Operations: This feature facilitates effectiveness in the staff workforce. Employees can work smarter and faster while carrying out business functions with ease.
• Reduced Overheads: This feature provides access to control advanced stock and custom reporting towards a smoother business experience.
• Reach Expansion: Users can boost their profit by reaching on more customers using the latest online ordering tools and eCommerce.
• Automated Inventory: This feature provides an inventory management system that helps users/businesses automatically operate on stock forecast and accuracy.
• Real-Time Data: Business owners and operators can gain insight into data relating to them. This feature helps users to make smarter business decisions.

• Epos Now is a low-cost budget with a free trial and a free version
• The software can accommodate businesses of all sizes
• The POS software information feature is excellently effective

• There are complaints of delayed or no feedback on customer concerns by users

• Functionality: Epos Now and its closest alternatives share some similarities in features such as point of sale, inventory management, order management, customers management, etc. When compared to its alternatives, Clover provides features such as invoicing and a Virtual terminal. Lightspeed Retail and Shopify POS lack functionality features such as Commission Management, Electronic Signature, and Restaurant POS.
• Customers/Industries: Epos Now offers its point of sale solutions to apparel stores, convenience stores, electronic stores, gift stores, vape stores, liquor stores, etc. Customers like Benza Gift, Ratchet, and Universal use Epos Now. Shopify POS targets retailers who deal in home and garden, beauty and cosmetics, food and drink, jewelry, etc. 1.7 million businesses around the world have used Shopify. Clover targets businesses specializing in table service restaurants, retail businesses, services businesses, eCommerce, etc. Heartland Retail targets multiple store retail industries like home and lifestyle, apparel and fashion, health and beauty, etc. Retail brands such as Scout and Molly Boutique, Rainbow Sandals, and NIC+ZOE use Heartland. Lightspeed Retail targets retail businesses, restaurants, and Golf. They have customers such as SONY, NOBU, KemperSport, etc.
• Cost: Based on our expert research, Epos Now is cost-rated 1.3/5 (where 1-2 is low cost and 4-5 is high cost), which means the software is low-cost. Epos Now starts with a price of $39 per user/month and offers a free trial. Heartland Retail starts at $80 per selling station/month. They offer a free trial. Lightspeed starts at $79 per month and $69 per year. Shopify POS starts at $29 per month and offers a free trial.
• Cloud-based/On-premise: Epos Now and the other POS/Retail software companies are cloud-based.
• Popularity: Epos Now founded in 2011, is a privately held company. Shopify (in 2004) and is a publicly traded company (TSX: SHOP) and is more popular than the other alternatives. Clover is a privately held company founded in 2006. Heartland under the parent company of Global payment Inc. is a publicly-traded company (NYSE: GPN) founded in 2009, and Lightspeed Retail is a publicly-traded company (TSX: LSPD) founded in 2012.
• Scalability: Epos Now and all its closest alternatives can accommodate small retail businesses. When compared to its alternatives, Clover can accommodate small to mid-size enterprises. Heartland Retail can accommodate retailers in multiple stores and multiple channels.
• Support: Epos Now provides basic customer support features such as Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, 24/7 Live Representative, and Chat. Epos Now lacks the FAQs/Forum and Knowledge Base support. Shopify POS, Lightspeed Retail, and Clover provide all the customer support features. Heartland Retail is lacking in the 24/7 Live Representative feature.

What is the REAL total cost of implementation? on top of the total cost of licenses which is easy to calculate you need to add the cost of training, customization, data migration, and other "hidden cost". ITQlick pricing score is 2.6 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). You can fine here the REAL total cost breakdown for Epos Now. You can also find here pricing information from Epos Now's website.