2. can help you provide popular payment
methods to your customers, solve
your inventory management woes
and handle your accounting duties
all at the same time.
Finding the right
point of sale
software
3. POS software has evolved and you can now choose
between providers that offer
a free service and those that
cost up to hundreds of
dollars per month.
Once cost prohibitive
for many small
businesses,
4. to help you select the right fit that is both
functional and budget friendly.
We’ve compared four
top retail POS options
5. Our Top Choice for Point of Sales
Software for Retail:
ShopKeep
6. QuickBooks
POS
AccuPOS ShopKeep Imonggo
Pricing
Basic!
!
$1,166.95!
!
Pro!
!
$,1699.95!
!
Multi-Store!
!
$1,899.95
One: Standard Host
License $250 per location
(ideal for 1-3 (stations)!
Two: Software only $550
per station!
Three: accounting
integration with AccuLink
$500 per location/host
license!
Four: Customer Support/
Set Up/Training!
- Basic: $175/year, (or
monthly)
- Platinum: $33/month!
Standard, stations licenses
$25/month,!
AccLINK $18/month!
Five: Hardware as needed!
OR!
Bundle packages
(software included + POS
hardware)!
- PC Windows – On the
Counter
$1,700 per station
- Tablets in/outside of store
$980 per station!
!
$49/month per
register
Basic: Free!
Premium: $30/month/
location!
(Premium additional
features: data download,
credit card processing,
and offline store. It also
offers Security SSL)!
7. QuickBooks
POS
AccuPOS ShopKeep Imonggo
Inventory!
Management
Yes!
Import inventory item
list from QuickBooks!
Set reorder points,
track each product in
real time.!
Yes!
*Uses inventory item
list in QuickBooks or
Sage!
Reports in line item
detail!
Can set reorder points!
Yes!
*Approximately
10,000 items!
Tracks inventory,
including pricing and
quantities!
Can set reorder points!
Yes!
Imonggo Basic: 1,000
products/1,000
transactions per
month (1 user, 1
store)!
Imonggo Premium:
unlimited items and
transactions!
Integration with
Accounting
Software
(QuickBooks)
Yes!
!
QuickBooks Pro or
Premier Edition
2008-2012!
!
&!
!
QuickBooks Enterprise
Solutions 8.0-12.0
Yes!
!
QuickBooks & Sage!
!
QuickBooks Pro,
QuickBooks Premier &!
!
QuickBooks Enterprise,
versions 2012, 2013 and
2014
Yes!
!
(with additional software)!
!
Requires Retail Intel to
send data to QuickBooks!
!
(Retail Intel cost starts at
$30/month see here for
more pricing details)
Yes!
!
Data can be exported
into QuickBooks!
!
*Works with latest
Windows Internet
Explorer, Google
Chrome, Apple’s Safari,
Mozilla Firefox
8. QuickBooks
POS
AccuPOS ShopKeep Imonggo
Ease of Use
Medium!
!
Locally installed!
Medium!
!
Locally installed!
Easiest!
!
Software as a Service
(SaaS)
Yes!
Imonggo Basic: 1,000
products/1,000
transactions per month
(1 user, 1 store)!
Imonggo Premium:
unlimited items and
transactions!
Customer Support
30 days free then $79/
month!
!
Live chat!
!
Phone!
!
(800) 964-6438 (M-F
6AM-6PM PDT)!
!
M–F 6AM–8PM, Sat–Sun
7AM–4PM PDT!
!
Free webinar (with trial)!
!
Knowledge Base: Videos,
FAQ, Community Forum!
!
Practice file!
!
*after 30 days support by
phone is $79/month
Paid (non-optional) Basic
annual $175!
!
Live chat!
!
Phone!
!
(800)-906-5010!
!
After hours 24/7 hour
emergency POS support!
!
1:1 training!
!
Group training!
!
WebEx training sessions
(unlimited)!
!
Annual Support Agreement M-
F 7 AM – 1AM CT, Sat/Sun
7AM – 5PM CT!
!
Knowledge Base
Live chat!
!
Phone!
!
(800) 820-9814!
!
Knowledge Base!
!
Community Forum!
!
Email
Yes!
!
Data can be exported
into QuickBooks!
!
*Works with latest
Windows Internet
Explorer, Google
Chrome, Apple’s Safari,
Mozilla Firefox
9. QuickBooks
POS
AccuPOS ShopKeep Imonggo
Hardware
Requires!
Own Computer /
Specialized Computer
Yes!
!
Windows only!
!
Hardware bundle $600!
!
- Receipt printer, credit
card reader, cash drawer,
barcode scanner!
!
Or by item, Eg.!
!
Credit card reader
($69.95)
Yes!
!
Can use own system
with software (Windows,
Pentium, Java systems)!
!
- Works with most
hardware on the market!
!
- Can use a stand alone
credit card terminal or
order one!
!
- Can order hardware:
Eg. Magnetic credit card
reader ($97); Cash
drawer $180
Yes!
!
Only runs on iOS 7 iPad
and up or the iPad mini!
!
Supports hardware and
brand listed on website
(Eg. APG cash printers
are supported) however
website states any
printer-driven cash
drawer should work!
!
- to accept cards, you
must use a card swiper
sold in ShopKeep online
store (iDynamo 4 Swiper
or iDynamo 5 Swiper)
Yes!
!
Computer/Internet
connection required!
!
*Other hardware is
optional, such as a
receipt printer, barcode
scanner and cash drawer
10. QuickBooks
POS
AccuPOS ShopKeep Imonggo
Barcode Scanner
Yes!
3 types!
!
Barcode Scanner
$199.95!
!
Wireless barcode
scanner $409.95!
!
Physical inventory
scanner $619.95
Yes!
Hands free scanners!
$175-$310
Yes!
!
Socket 7Xi $499!
!
Socket 7Pi!
!
$429!
!
Socket 7Mi 1D $359
Supports all major-brand
barcode scanners work
How does it work
with credit cards,
debit cards, cash?
Accepts cash, debit
cards (if you have
QuickBooks POS
Payments Account and
integrated PIN Debit
keypad), credit cards
(without terminal use!
QuickBooks Point of Sale
Payments Account!
Merchant Service
Provider)!
- combines credit card
processing and POS!
*Intuit Merchant account
required at $19.59/month!
*For other merchant
service providers enter
info manually!
- Free mobile card reader
Accepts cash, credit
cards, debit cards, gift
certificates!
!
-No merchant account
required, but this can be
set up (can use a stand
alone terminal)!
!
-integrated credit card
processing
ccepts cash, credit,
mobile payments like
PayPal and LevelUp!
!
- Not a card processor
but integrates with them
(site processor of choice
is Payment Revolution)!
!
*Merchant account
required
To accept credit cards:
Need to set up an
Authorize.net “Card
Present Gateway”
account!
!
* See how to apply for
authorize.net account!
!
Only supports magnetic
card readers that work
like keyboards
11. QuickBooks
POS
AccuPOS ShopKeep Imonggo
Add ons customer
loyalty programs,
employee time
tracking
Yes!
!
Pro version & Multi-Store
Track employee hours/
commission!
!
Pro & Multi-Store can
create customer loyalty
programs
Yes!
!
Track employee sales
commission!
!
Track and add customer
information!
!
(Founded in 1996)
Yes!
!
Track employee hours!
!
Collect customer emails
Yes!
!
Premium: customer
reward points, offline &
mobile sales, layaways
and customer loyalty
programs!
!
*If Internet goes down,
you can still process
payments with the
premium feature Store v3
Founded 1996
2010!
(10,000 customers)
2009!
3 offices: US, Singapore,
Philippines
Industries Retail (not grocery) Retail, restaurants, bars Retail
Retail!
!
(single/multi-locations; at
home sellers)
Free Trial
Yes!
30 days
Yes!
!
30 days
Yes!
!
30 days
Yes!
!
30 days
(Premium)
Learn More
QuickBooks
POS
AccuPOS ShopKeep Imonggo