OneStep POS Review - why 3.5 stars?

Shlomi Lavi / updated: Oct 05, 2022

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What is OneStep POS?

OneStep is point of sale and distribution software for business management. The software was designed and launched by Business Control System headquartered in New Jersey, United States. The software provides affordable automation solutions that are simple to implement and easy to use.

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Who is it best for?

OneStep is suitable enough to fulfill the needs of a variety of business. It provides a most viable solution for smaller retail businesses, particularly in the sectors of sporting goods, tobacco, and guns and tactical gear. The flexible nature of OneStep makes it useful for businesses of all sizes.

If you run a retail business and want to expand your business in future, OneStep can be a good option for you since it adapts to the evolving business needs with time. For tobacco industry, the software delivers reporting process unique to the industry. Similarly, the facilities of recording and printing specific live stock data have been implemented for pet retailers.

OneStep also presents a variety of features for automating retail and distribution business processes. Use of Java and Oracle in transaction processing ensures that the same system will continue to support the business well into future.

Main features and functionalities

OneStep offers unique features to suit the specific needs of different kinds of businesses. For small business, it concentrates on consolidation information and provides such useful features as inventory tracking and analysis, customer tracking, point of sale functionality, marketing tools and others.

The software edition for mid-range businesses expands upon the basic edition and also supports multiple locations. This edition offers purchase order processing, inventory layout tracking, multi-location integration, and automatic customer marketing tools. Additionally, it prepares reports with department specific information as well as advanced point of sale functionality.

The edition designed specifically for big businesses runs on SQL database and supports multiple operating systems. It offers the features of automated sales and order processing, wireless device integration, WAN functionality, data mining, and many other advanced features.

What is the actual cost?

The cost of license starts at $49 per month. ITQlick pricing score is 6.2 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Access ITQlick pricing guide for OneStep POS. You can also find here pricing information from OneStep POS's website.

Pros

• The software is equipped with ATF compliant firearm tracking system to guarantee that required compliance processes are met
• The software is flexible enough to adapt itself with the evolving needs of the business
• OneStep is available in varying levels of complexity and features to suit the needs of all sizes of businesses
• The software automatically imports your daily sales, thus eliminating the need of manual work
• OneStep offers a dedicated interface for the small screens of mobile devices

Cons

• The software supports only Windows operating system and does not have any support for Mac OS based systems
• Although it offers a separate interface for mobile devices, it does not have a dedicated mobile phone app
• The software has support only for English language which limits its functionality
• In the absence of modular architecture, you have to purchase the complete edition even if it contains some of the features that you do not need
• Customer support, although available, is only limited and not available in the form of user forums

How it stacks up?

Access a head to head analysis of OneStep POS vs alternative software solutions.

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