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Lightspeed Retail vs. MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/AMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence (Mx) is a digital manufacturing platform made to help life sciences manufacturers eliminate errors and deliver products to market taster. Mx enables paperless manufacturing with production records (EBR/eDHR) to MES features like electronic logbooks and asset management.N/A
    Pricing
    Lightspeed RetailMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    Editions & Modules
    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)
    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Lightspeed RetailMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    60%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    38 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    70%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    30 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    70%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    38 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    70%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    25 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    80%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Lightspeed RetailMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (15 ratings)
    8.3
    (38 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (3 ratings)
    7.8
    (38 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (4 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Lightspeed RetailMasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
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    MasterControl
    MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence is excellent for creating batch records to track a specific regulated process. It helps us keep our data in line and make sure we are following our procedures. there are some difficulties with more customizable products. The more variable that are in the product the fewer features that MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence can apply to assist
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    Pros
    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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    MasterControl
    • Coding is not needed to build production records
    • All data input types are highly configurable from getting data collected from integrated systems all the way to simple text entries.
    • Customer service is outstanding to keep our cases resolved in a timely manner.
    • The updates continue to improve end user experiences and better functionality
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    Cons
    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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    MasterControl
    • Collaboration within a document on MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence could be improved
    • I would like to be able to put more than 1 prerequisite on a training task in MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence
    • It would be nice if training aids from MasterControl Manufacturing Excellence were accessible within the application and not just their site.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Lightspeed
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    MasterControl
    The quality service and the strong production versatility has helped us develop a great solution for our batch records. These improvements are much better than the legacy batch records and provide immediate access at multiple points across the organization. Would definitely purchase again.
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    Usability
    Lightspeed
    Simply well designed with obvious icons per component, making it easy to interface with.
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    MasterControl
    I receive positive feedback from manufacturing personnel about how easy it is to use when manufacturing and I also receive positive feedback from quality personnel for review batch records. We have had some deviations where operators are inputting data under other operators accounts which is really bad good documentation practices and is a compliance risk
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    Support Rating
    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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    MasterControl
    During a few early templates, a configuration for product family had not been removed and it created an error. The subject matter expert and support desk was able to help me understand the error was builder generated and how to resolve it very quickly. This is now a non-existent occurrence.
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    Alternatives Considered
    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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    MasterControl
    We choose Mx to try and get rid of the paper trail, assist with the improvement for GDP, ease of access and review of the production records to try and get better on releasing batches to meet demand. Having our documents, training and production records in one general area makes it easier for end user
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    Return on Investment
    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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    MasterControl
    • We have been able to reduce the amount of production records variability had based on product families.
    • New user uptake is very high and they can learn the solution quickly.
    • The ability to add formula parameters and production record linking has helped traceability.
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