Heartland Point of Sale - Top Competitors (Jun 2022)

Springboard Retail Software Review
ITQlick Score: 88/100
ITQlick Rating:
Pricing: 3/10 - low cost
Category: Point of sale -> Heartland Point of Sale review -> Heartland Point of Sale competitors
Ranking:Ranked 6 out of 75 Point of sale systems
Company: Springboard Retail
Pricing: starts at $80 per month
Typical customers: Small, medium and large size businesses
Platforms: Desktop, Mobile, Cloud
Links: Heartland Point of Sale review, Heartland Point of Sale pricing guide
Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / updated: Jun 01, 2022

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Heartland Point of Sale vs. Alternatives in 2024

Heartland Point of Sale competes with other POS systems like Lightspeed Retail, Square Point of Sale, and Vend. We will compare these POS systems in some specific aspects below.
  • Functionality: Heartland Point of Sale offers features like Boost Productivity, Streamline Operation, Optimize Inventory, Empower Your Team, Delight Customers, Sales Rep Tracking, Multi-Store Inventory Look-Up, Gift Cards, etc. Lightspeed Retail offers features like Built-In Purchase Orders, Delivery, Loyalty (available in Heartland Point of Sale), Reorder Points, Insights, Customer Facing Display, Inventory Management, Customizable Menu, Built-In Multi-Store Reports, etc.

    Square Point of Sale offers features like An Inventory Counting Tool, Smart Stock Forecasts, Add Tiktok Shopping Tabs, Item Search, Sales Reports, Gift Card Management (available in Heartland Point of Sale), Inventory Management, etc. Vend offers features like Payment Methods, Loyalty (available in Square), customer support, Integrations, Point of Sale, Inventory Management, Reporting & Insights, Hardware, Apps, eCommerce, etc.
  • Customers/Industries: Heartland Point of Sale targets Apparel & Fashion, Shoe Stores, Gift Stores, Health & Beauty, Home & Lifestyle, Museum Stores, Sporting Goods, Pet Stores, and Jewelry & Accessories. Retail brands such as Scout and Mollys Boutique, Rainbow Sandals, and NIC+ZOE use Heartland. Lightspeed Retail targets retail businesses, restaurants, and Golf. They have customers such as SONY, NOBU, KemperSport, Badichi, Leica, Exclucity, Simply for Life, Five Guys, Gongfu, Tinc Set, MR63, Gladstone, etc.

    Square Point of Sale targets Retail, CBD Retail, Coffee Shops, Quick Service, Full Service, Bars & Breweries, Beauty Professionals, Health & Fitness, Home & Repair Services, and Professional Services. Vend targets all business types like Fashion Boutiques, Homeware Stores, Sports & Outdoors, etc. Timber and Tailor, Buster McGee, RockaRolla Party Shop. Cape Town all uses Vend.
  • Cost: Heartland Point of Sale starts at $80 per month per selling station with a free trial. Lightspeed Retail starts at $69 per month on annual billing and $79 monthly. Lightspeed Retail has a free trial. Square Point of Sale is free to use, although it comes with optional add-ons with specific costs. Vend starts at $99 per month billed annually or $119 billed monthly with a free trial.
  • Popularity: Heartland Point of Sale is a subsidiary of Global Payment and is publicly traded on the NYSE under the GPN symbol. Lightspeed is publicly traded on the TSX and NYSE under the LSPD symbol with 150,000+ customer locations in 100+ countries worldwide.
  • Support: Lightspeed Retail and Vend offers support channels like Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live Rep), and Chat. Heartland Point of Sale and Square Point of Sale offer all channels of Lightspeed Retail and Vend except 24/7 (Live Rep).
  • Heartland Point of Sale alternatives - for small & large Business

    Here are the top 4 alternatives to Heartland Point of Sale that are worth checking out: Toast POS for SMBs, LightSpeed for large size business, PHP Point Of Sale for growing companies, and RetailEdge for low budget organizations.

    ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
    Score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100 score, based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
    Pricing pricing Score is a 1 to 10 score, 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)
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    Heartlan...
    ITQlick rating
    4.5/5
    Score
    88/100
    Pricing
    3/10
    License pricing
    $80 per month
    Functionality
    30
    Best for SMBs
    Toast PO...
    ITQlick rating
    4.3/5
    Score
    98/100
    Pricing
    2.8/10
    License pricing
    $165 per month
    Functionality
    10
    Best for Enterprise
    LightSpeed
    ITQlick rating
    4.2/5
    Score
    93/100
    Pricing
    2.6/10
    License pricing
    $69 per month
    Functionality
    44
    Growing
    PHP Poin...
    ITQlick rating
    4.7/5
    Score
    91/100
    Pricing
    2.8/10
    License pricing
    $28.25 per month
    Functionality
    19
    Free version
    RetailEdge
    ITQlick rating
    4.7/5
    Score
    85/100
    Pricing
    2/10
    License pricing
    $495 per license
    Functionality
    32


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