ShopKeep Review - why 4.3 stars?

ShopKeep Review
ITQlick Score: 80/100
ITQlick Rating: (4.3/5)
Pricing: 2.8/10 - low cost
Category: Point of sale -> ShopKeep
Ranking:Ranked 29 out of 75 Point of sale systems
Company: ShopKeep
Pricing: starts at $69 per user/month
Typical customers: Small businesses and start ups
Platforms: Desktop, Mobile, Cloud
Links: ShopKeep pricing, ShopKeep alternatives

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Jan 05, 2021

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What is ShopKeep?

ShopKeep software is an iPad-based point of sale (POS) solution that usually serves retail businesses, restaurants, franchises, quick-serve businesses, and bars. ShopKeep software is cloud-hosted, and it offers multiple tools to help users manage marketing, registration, booking, staff, inventory, as well as payments.

It features a touch screen interface which gives the user capabilities to add or reduce orders from order lists and scanning barcodes. ShopKeep is a product of Shopkeep Company founded in 2008 in the United States. The software provides clear, detailed data as well as real-time reports that users can access through a smartphone or desktop.

It supports Windows, Web-based, Android, iPhone/iPad, and Mac devices. Shopkeep gives Online, Business Hours, and 24/7 (Live Rep) support.

What is ShopKeep rating? ()

The rating of ShopKeep is 4.3 stars out of 5 and the total score is 80 out of 100. The ratings are based on our unbiased experts. Learn more in our rating methodology page

Who are ShopKeep's typical customers?

The typical customers include the following business size: Small businesses and start ups.

Is ShopKeep the best Point of sale?

ShopKeep is ranked 29 out of 75 software in their category (Point of sale systems).

Who are their main alternatives?

The two main competitors of ShopKeep software include Epos Now and Lavu software. Epos Now software is a cloud-based retail point of sale system built to serve small to mid-market businesses, but on the other hand ShopKeep software is an iPad-based point of sale (POS) solution that usually serves retail businesses, restaurants and more.

Epos Now is a product of Epos Now established in 2011 in the UK whereas ShopKeep is a product of Shopkeep Company founded in 2008 in the United States. Both ShopKeep and Epos Now supports Windows, Mac, Web-based, Android, and iPhone/iPad devices.

Just like ShopKeep software, Lavu software is an iPad POS (Point of Sale) platform built to serve restaurants, bars & nightclubs (from full-service, quick-service), franchise restaurants and more. The two are cloud hosted but unlike ShopKeep which supports Windows, Mac, Web-based, Android, and iPhone/iPad devices, Lavu software support iPhone/iPad only.

ShopKeep is suitable for medium and small-market businesses, but in contrast, Lavu serves any scope of business from freelancers and small-large one. Lavu owns Lavu software whereas ShopKeep owns ShopKeep software.

What is the cost of ShopKeep?

The cost of license starts at $69 per user/month. On top of the total cost of licenses which is easy to calculate - what is the REAL total cost of implementation? You need to add the cost of training, customization, data migration, and other "hidden cost". ITQlick pricing score is 2.8 out of 10 (10 is most expensive). Find here the REAL total cost breakdown for ShopKeep

What should you ask ShopKeep during a demo session? (65 questions)

Schedule a demo with ShopKeep and access 65 must ask questions for the vendor while watching ShopKeep in action. Visit the vendor's website here.

Is it the right software for you?

ShopKeep software is designed to tackle the point of sale needs of medium and small-market businesses. It is ideal for franchises, retail businesses, full-service restaurants, bars, and quick-serve businesses. ShopKeep software is mostly used in the United States markets. Any small-medium retail business that requires an effective POS solution can benefit from ShopKeep software.

ShopKeep's list of categories:

Retail & POS
Bookstore POS
Cell Phone Store POS
Clothing Store Inventory POS
Consignment POS
Convenience Store POS
Furniture Store POS
Gun Shop POS
iPad POS
Jewelry Store POS
Liquor Store POS
Retail Analytics POS

ShopKeep's list of features:

eCommerce
Inventory Management
Returns
Retail & POS
Point of sale
Barcode Scanning

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Shlomi holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information System Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 15 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant, and implementation expert for small, medium and large size (global) companies.