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    FrameworkLTC

    Score4 out of 10
    N/AFrameworkLTC is specifically a closed-door specialty pharmacy management software, from SoftWriters headquartered in Pittsburgh.N/A

    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
    FrameworkLTCLightspeed 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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    FrameworkLTCLightspeed Retail
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    FrameworkLTCLightspeed Retail
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    SoftWriters
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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%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    80%
    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    FrameworkLTCLightspeed Retail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (15 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    FrameworkLTCLightspeed Retail
    Likelihood to Recommend
    SoftWriters
    FrameworkLTC is currently the most flexible and robust dispensing software platform for use by long-term care pharmacies. Overall, product flexibility allows users to service the very distinct and unique needs of client facilities. Workflow management is robust. FrameworkLTC would be well-served to migrate to a web-based platform, thus requiring far less cost in terms of infrastructure and IT support. Financial management tools associated with FrameworkLTC are archaic and exceptionally tedious to use, but still offer the best control over financial data of any software that we evaluated.
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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
    SoftWriters
    • Product flexibility
    • Tailored business rules for each client facility
    • Integration with most modern EHR platforms.
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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
    SoftWriters
    • Code quality
    • Understanding how LTC pharmacies operate and do business in reality.
    • Requires "fat client" installation and maintenance.
    • Customer support often learns more about errors and resolutions from our team than we learn from customer support.
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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
    SoftWriters
    Core functionality works quite well. Data integrity and quality is excellent. There is no question that our clinical data is accurate, reliable, and well-protected. The daily user interface—after undergoing training—is logical in most cases and consistent across individual service lines. Users are able to come in and do their job.
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    Lightspeed
    Simply well designed with obvious icons per component, making it easy to interface with.
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    Support Rating
    SoftWriters
    New releases tend to introduce as many bugs as they fix. The support staff is often unable to assist with issues that are more complex than basic "reading the manual" issues. In many cases, even after escalation, we have received feedback that certain functionality is intended and not considered a bug, even though the way the application behaves is in no possible way the desired behavior for use within a real-world pharmacy.
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    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
    SoftWriters
    FrameworkLTC is the most flexible platform with the best user experience. Competitors are even farther behind than FrameworkLTC on innovation and modernizing the software offering as a SaaS instead of an on-premise client-server model. FrameworkLTC has clinical and financial reporting capabilities that are superior to its competitors.
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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
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    SoftWriters
    • Allowed for expansion to multiple lines of business.
    • Better control over inventory and pricing.
    • A data structure that allows sophisticated analysis using third-party data visualization tools.
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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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