REVIEWS: POINT OF SALE SYSTEMS
BEST FIT
W hile known as a staple for the
small business community, Intuit
has gradual ly been upping the
playing feld by creating products
designed to suit mid-sized busi-
nesses as well. QuickBooks Point
of Sale 2013 is one such product,
available in three distinct editions;
Basic, Pro, and Multi-Store, and
suitable for retailers with up to 20
locations.
STRENGTHS
• Scalable, with three editions now
available
• Available as a desktop or cloud-
based solution
• Availability of apps such as Go
Pay me nt a nd S a le s Forc e f or
Qu ick Book s of fers more user
fexibility than in the past
• A ffordably priced for even the
smallest retailer
• Quick product setup and solid
help f unct iona l it y is ava i lable
throughout the product
POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS
• Not suitable for those processing
high numbers of transactions
• L i m i t e d p r o d u c t e x p a n s i o n
capabilities available
• Some retailers may require more
custom report capabilities
SUMMARY & PRICING
QuickBooks Point of Sale 2013 is
available in three distinct editions.
T h e B a s i c e d i t i o n r e t a i l s f o r
$1,199.95, the Pro edition is priced
at $1,699.95, and the Multi-Store
edition, which supports up to 20
locations, is available for $1,899.95.
QuickBooks Point of Sale can be
used as a stand-alone product, or
i n t e g r a t e d w i t h Q u i c k B o o k s
fnancial products for a complete
front/back of f ice management
solution for small to mid-sized
retailers.
quickbooks.intuit.com
BEST FIT
Retail Star is a completely inte-
grated system originally designed
with larger specialty retailers in
mind, but with the availability of
R e t a i l St a r L i te, ev e n s m a l l e r
retailers can reap the benefts of this
fully customizable system.
PRODUCT STRENGTHS
• Modular design provides excel-
lent product scalability
• Two versions – Regular and Lite
put the product within the reach
of a l l b ut t he s m a l le s t r e t a i l
businesses
• P r o d u c t o f f e r s c o m p l e t e
accounting system a long w ith
POS functionality
• Complete br ick a nd mor ta r –
web integration
• Excellent system customization
capabi l it ies for just about a ny
type of retail business
POTENTIAL LIMITATIONS
• C o m p l e x s y s t e m s e t u p t h a t
requ i res sig n i f ica nt t i me a nd
manpower investments
• System pricing may place it out
o f t h e r e a c h o f s m a l l e r/ l e s s
established retailers
SUMMARY & PRICING
With Retail Star now available in a
'Lite' version, retailers large and
small can reap the benefts of uti-
lizing this excellent POS system.
Currently, Retail Star Lite is avail-
able for under $100.00 per month.
R etai l Star pr icing i s avai lable
directly from CAM Commerce
upon request.
www.camcommerce.com
QuickBooks Point of Sale
CAM Commerce Retail Star
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