Lavu vs. Winston POS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Lavu
Score 6.5 out of 10
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Lavu is a point-of-sale software solution with features such as an intelligent combination of cloud computing, wireless technologies, and a sleek touchscreen interface for restaurant.
$59
per month
Winston POS
Score 0.0 out of 10
N/A
Winston POS is a hospitality-first point-of-sale system designed to give restaurants, cafés, and bars complete control over how they run. Winston integrates with payment providers, delivery platforms, and accounting tools, and works on all hardware, iOS, Windows, and Android. Its back-office features create real-time insights into sales, inventory, and performance. It can be used to manage one location, or many. In addition, Winston POS works with experienced local…N/A
Pricing
LavuWinston POS
Editions & Modules
Starter
$59
per month
Growth
$129
per month
Optimize
$279
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LavuWinston POS
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
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Best Alternatives
LavuWinston POS
Small Businesses
Square POS
Square POS
Score 9.1 out of 10
Square POS
Square POS
Score 9.1 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Shopify
Shopify
Score 8.7 out of 10
Shopify
Shopify
Score 8.7 out of 10
Enterprises

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User Ratings
LavuWinston POS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
LavuWinston POS
Likelihood to Recommend
Lavu
For a small company with little inventory, Lavu is a great simple POS system. For a larger company or a company where items are always changing, I would not recommend Lavu as more transactions increases room for error and ultimately takes away the time one doesn't have to figure out how to reconcile something. Customer service is not always able to fix the problem right away and can take months getting back to you on the reasoning behind a discrepancy in reports.
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Winston POS
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Pros
Lavu
  • The Lavu system is incredibly easy to use in both front and back of house operations. The format of both sides is very intuitive.
  • Lavu makes it very easy to add real life application to teaching inventory control, schedule control, etc.
  • The fact that it is cloud based makes life much easier. I can make changes on the fly and they update very quickly.
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Cons
Lavu
  • Split check credit card transactions, seem to have issues with some of the checks not closing out properly or being charged correctly
  • Servers being allowed to run server summary even though they have unpaid checks (not supposed to happen)
  • Have had the system go out on a weekend and took 20 plus minutes to get back online
  • Calling the help desk on the weekend is a joke, takes 45 to 90 minutes to get help
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Winston POS
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Alternatives Considered
Lavu
Square has a simpler interface but lower quality reporting for accountants.
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Return on Investment
Lavu
  • LAVU has fit perfectly into both the business and teaching usage areas for me. I feel I got an extra return on investment.
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Winston POS
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