2009 Review of Retail/Point-of-Sale Systems

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Addsum - Addsum Advanced Accounting
overall rating
Advanced Accounting is the latest release of this completely integrated financial and POS product. Unlike many of the products reviewed in this group, Advanced Accounting offers complete accounting functionality along with the POS module.
CAM Commerce Solutions - Retail STAR/Retail ICE
overall rating
Retail ICE is a single-user, scaled down version of Retail STAR, CAM Commerce’s POS product designed for multi-user and multi-location environments. Retail ICE is ideal for small retailers as well as those wanting a closer look at Retail STAR.
CAP Software- CAP Retail Manager
overall rating
CAP Software has been designing point-of-sale (POS) software since 1978. Billing itself as the original retail POS and Inventory Control system, CAP Retail Manager is an easy-to-use POS product, suitable for just about any retail environment but ideally suited to businesses with multiple locations.
Celerant Technology Corp. - Celerant Command Retail
overall rating
Celerant Command Retail is a sophisticated, fully integrated real-time retail management system. More than just a point-of-sale (POS) product, Celerant offers users a series of integrated modules designed to make larger retail stores run smoothly.
Cougar Mountain Software - CMS Professional 2010 POS
overall rating
Sold as a stand-alone product or as part of a front/back office suite, CMS Professional 2010 POS is ideally suited to smaller retailers that do not process high-volume transactions. Although fully functional as a stand-alone, the front/back office integration provides CMS users with a higher level of functionality.
InfoTouch - Store Keeper POS
overall rating
InfoTouch Corporation offers two versions of its POS Software: Store Keeper POS and Store Manager POS. Store Keeper POS is reviewed here and offers retailers pre-defined templates for various vertical markets, and is value priced for affordability.
Intuit Inc. - QuickBooks Point of Sale 8.0
overall rating
QuickBooks Point of Sale software is part of Intuit’s extensive Industry Solutions software line. Available in four versions scaled to fit your business needs, Point of Sale Basic 8.0 is ideally suited for small to mid-sized retail businesses.
Radiant Systems - CounterPoint Retail Management Software
overall rating
CounterPoint SQL from Radiant Systems is a sophisticated POS product available in two editions: Express, (an entry-level product designed for a one-user up to a three-user, single-store environment) and Enterprise (designed for retailers of any size).
Sage Software North America- DacEasy by Sage
overall rating
DacEasy offers smaller retailers a solid entry-level product that can be used as a stand-alone product or integrated with the DacEasy Accounting products for a complete front/back office financial solution.
Specialized Business Systems - Keystroke Point of Sale
overall rating
Keystroke Point of Sale from Specialized Business Solutions is a solid POS product well suited for specialty shops and smaller retailers.
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HighTower Inc. - Point of Sale Professional
Users of Sage MAS 90 and MAS 200, take note. If you’re looking for a reliable POS product that integrates with your inventory management, GL, bank reconciliation, sales order, AR, and credit card processing modules, be sure to take a look at Point of Sale Professional by HighTower.
NetSuite - Multi-Channel Retail Management Suite with OnSite POS
Billed as the first on-demand software to integrate the entire retail business from web store to financials, retailers can easily manage all aspects of their business from online store inventory to stock levels at each brick-and-mortar location.
PDG Commerce
In the market for more than a decade, PDG Software Inc. has been providing shopping cart and e-commerce software since 1997, and has more than 10,000 installations of its software in use today.
2009 Review of Retail Point-of-Sale Systems — Comparison Chart