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    Aravenda

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AAravenda is a consignment software and resale inventory management tool integrated with Shopify POS. The software takes resellers inventory online, calculates payouts integrating Shopify POS, and boasts first class website design. As a Shopify partner, Aravenda aims to increase their clients’ customer base and revenue within weeks.

    $159

    per month

    Lightspeed Retail

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ALightspeed Retail is a retail PoS system from Lightspeed headquartered in Quebec. Core retail POS features are expanded on higher service tiers with ecommerce option and payments gateway, an accounting system, and a customer loyalty program.N/A
    Pricing
    AravendaLightspeed Retail
    Editions & Modules
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    Basic
    $79.00 ($69.00)
    per month (when billed annually)
    Starter
    $119.00 ($99.00)
    per month (when billed annually)
    Standard
    $139.00 ($119.00)
    per month (when billed annually)
    Advanced
    $189.00 ($169.00)
    per month (when billed annually)
    Pro
    $259.00 ($229.00)
    per month (when billed annually)
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    Pricing Offerings
    AravendaLightspeed Retail
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    70%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    70%
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    70%
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    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    AravendaLightspeed Retail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
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    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    AravendaLightspeed Retail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Aravenda
    Aravenda is a clean enough software that it will help boost various aspects of your business or company, highlighting the best features that stand out from your company with a massive presidency as well as the best administration in each of these commercial processes Aravenda is our first option to recommend thanks to the stability in each of these processes.
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    Lightspeed
    It is perfect for any small business looking for inventory control, Tracking purchase history, and just an all round easy to use software for retail and beyond. I would not use it if I have only a few hundred items or was a larger company that can afford to build my own POS software.
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    Pros
    Aravenda
    • Aravenda is a program that is constantly working to significantly increase my company's sales on the web while also managing these businesses physically.
    • This program has an advantage for each of its users and it is the best admiration and customer management, Aravenda educates us every time there is commercial interaction with customers.
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    Lightspeed
    • Lightspeed Retail has great reports that are very easy to read and understand.
    • Lightspeed Retail is great to train new employees on because of its ease of use. There are not lots of different things that you have to learn just basics.
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    Cons
    Aravenda
    • I would like the number and quantity of elements and images to be added to expose in more detail the products and virtues that our company has.
    • Over time we have noticed the increase in price of this software, we like to work hand in hand with this program, but its price is a bit high.
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    Lightspeed
    • With a larger SKU assortment size, the software really starts to struggle with doing physical inventory after scanning in a few hundred items.
    • Several times throughout each year Lightspeed went down on us (not our internet connection but actually Lightspeed verified).
    • Special order system could use a lot of modern improvements (ability to schedule ahead of time, etc.)
    • Reports are very basic, and will likely require there Lightspeed Analytics to actually get reports useful for day to day operations.
    • Weak system for receiving purchase orders.
    • Does not handle items and cases for reordering very well. Have used multiple Point of Sale systems in the past 10 years that allow to set reorder points based on single items, but reorder the case automatically, Lightspeed has no support for this.
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    Usability
    Aravenda
    No answers on this topic
    Lightspeed
    Simply well designed with obvious icons per component, making it easy to interface with.
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    Support Rating
    Aravenda
    No answers on this topic
    Lightspeed
    I gave the rating of a 9 because ninety percent of the time when I talk to their support they're very helpful. One of the only real issues I have is there are times where the queue will be 7-9 people deep. When you have an error you don't know how to fix, sometimes this is very troubling. But overall their support is usually quick and friendly.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Aravenda
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    Lightspeed
    Lightspeed is faster, sleeker and more modern than our previous POS system. I can’t express enough how easy the online store portion of Lightspeed is - it just intuitive and sometimes, is TOO easy, I feel like I have to be forgetting something. Lightspeed is staying modern and current where our previous POS was not
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    Return on Investment
    Aravenda
    • One of the scenarios that has enchanted this program is the very successful responses that we have received from the technical service of this program, there are few programs that have a quality technical service.
    • For us it is an advantage to have a quality administration since we have absolute control of our work methodology and of each one of the commercial processes.
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    Lightspeed
    • Certainly has saved money on cash-outs/ accounting due to QuickBooks integration.
    • Faster processing through tills means happier customers and more sales per hour.
    • Expensive product at $5K a year has taken away some profitability for this small business. It's way, way over priced.
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