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SEPTEMBER 2017 ■ www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com 7 POINT-OF-SALE: REVIEW Mary Girsch-Bock is a freelance writer specializing in business and tech- nology issues and is the author of her first book, several HR handbooks, training manuals, and other in-house publications. She can be reached at mary.girschbock@cpapracticeadvisor.com www.accupos.com AccuPOS is a stand-alone point of sale product that integrates with both QuickBooks and Sage financial applications. AccuPOS is well suited for specialty and niche retailers as well as restaurants and bars. Accu- POS offers a variety of versions of its point of sale application that are built specifically for the business at hand, so the restaurant version will be very different from the gift shop version. Designed for the niche retail mar- ket as well as restaurants, cafes, and bars, AccuPOS offers a free 30-day trial that users can download from the website. Pricing for the product can be obtained directly from the vendor and typically starts at under $1,000 per year for a single user. Read the full review for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/ 12363891 www.addsuminc.com Advanced Accounting, from AddSum is a completely integrated front/ back office accounting application that is designed for retailers of all types. AddSum contains a strong point of sale module, along with many supporting modules, and is best suited for small to mid-sized retailers that do not require touch screen technology. AddSum f rom Advanced Accounting is best suited for smaller retailers that are looking for com- plete front/back office functionality. AddSum will run $299 per year for a single user and $899 for unlimited users, with support extra. Read the full review for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/ 12363892 www.celerant.com Celerant Stratus is an all-inclusive system designed for larger retail businesses, or those that sell prod- ucts both in-store and online. The product offers a mobile app that sup- ports both iOS and Android devices, and is platform independent and can be used with Windows, UNIX, Linux, and Mac operating systems. A host- ing service is also available for those that would like to have the product hosted on a server off-site. Celerant Stratus pricing varies and is available upon request. Read the full review for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/ 12363893 www.cougarmtn.com The Denali Point of Sale module is part of Cougar Mountain's suite of accounting and related products. Denali Point of Sale is best suited for small to mid-sized retailers that already use Cougar Mountain soft- ware. Denali Point of Sale is available in three editions, with users able to add additional functionality to the product as needed. Ideal for small, specialty retailers that use or plan to use Cougar Moun- tain Denali applications, Denali Point of Sale offers three editions: Base- camp, which is available for $999 per year, Ascent, which is available for $2,499 and Summit, which is $3,999. All three editions contain Point of Sale, Inventory, and Specialty Shop features, with additional modules available in each version. Users also have the option to add additional users or modules if desired. Read the full review for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/ 12363894 www.cumulusretail.com Cumulus Retail from CAM Com- merce is an SaaS delivered point of sale system ideally suited for small to mid-sized retail businesses. With a long list of features included in the system, as well as the availability of three product versions, Cumulus offers an amazing array of features and functionality at a very afford- able price. POS, E-Commerce, and Inventory mobile apps are available as well. Ideal for small to mid-sized retailers with a strong online pres- ence, Cumulus Retail's Standard version is $75 per month per year and includes one user. The Advanced version is $125 per store, and the Premier version is $199 per store. iCumulus E-Commerce is available in Advanced and Premier versions, starting at $129 per month. Read the full review for this product online at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/ 12363896 AccuPOS AddSum Advanced Accounting Point-of-Sale Celerant Stratus Point-of-Sale Cougar Mountain Denali Point of Sale Cumulus Retail by CAM Commerce 4.75 2017 OVERALL RATING 5 2017 OVERALL RATING 5 2017 OVERALL RATING 4.5 2017 OVERALL RATING 4 2017 OVERALL RATING Read all reviews for Point-of-Sale at: www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/12363716 larly after regular business hours. The retail business, like so many others, is rapidly changing before our eyes, making it more important than ever before that retailers have the tools they need to run their business efficiently and profitably. A point of sale system is one of those tools. ■

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