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Oracle Simphony POS Systems vs. Retail Pro

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Oracle Simphony POS Systems

    Score1 out of 10
    N/AOracle Hospitality is the successor to MICROS eCommerce software, modular software dedicated to the needs of airlines, hotels and resports, sport venues, restaurants and bars, and others. The MICROS Point-of-Sale (PoS) systems are available and now offered by Oracle since the acquisition of MICROS Systems in 2014, and are now part of the Oracle Hospitality Suite.N/A

    Retail Pro

    Score7.9 out of 10
    N/ARetail Pro is a retail management offering from Retail Pro International headquartered in Folsom, California.N/A
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    Oracle Simphony POS SystemsRetail Pro
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    Oracle Simphony POS SystemsRetail Pro
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    Oracle Simphony POS SystemsRetail Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (5 ratings)
    6.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
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    10.0
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    Support Rating
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Oracle Simphony POS SystemsRetail Pro
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Oracle
    In my experience, there has not been a resolution on outstanding tickets opened two years ago during the initial implementation. Simple things like time reporting, creating buttons, and marking items as "unavailable" have issues. The system has a lag when servers log out of checks that prevents them from opening the checks on another terminal without a wait that feels like an eternity in the restaurant industry and with direct impact to the guest. Good luck calling support. Most of my experience involves the person I spoke with having no idea how to fix my issue and having to "escalate the ticket." This escalation process will last weeks, months, and in our case, years with no resolution.
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    Retail Pro International
    Centralized control of stores and we are able to manage different taxes, promotions based on the region. With more than 200 prices retail pro help us manage different prices for an item.
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    Pros
    Oracle
    • Real time sales
    • Real time labor costs
    • Integration with account software
    Incentivized
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    Retail Pro International
    • The capability of interface customization.
    • Good for small retailers.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Oracle
    • Support is awful. Oracle does not directly support end-users and depends on resellers to offer support. So if there is a bug or breaking change, we have to jump through hoops to get something fixed.
    • Does not play well with other software or interfaces. There are interfaces but they lack a serious amount of features that are crucial to our business.
    • The guest facing hardware does not hold up to constant use very well.
    • The backend hardware is lacking in PCI compliance and is not meant for enterprise use.
    • The software itself looks as if it is stuck in the early 2000s and there has been no sign of an update in many years.
    • Reporting is difficult to set up and use and you have to rely on third-party reporting to get decent usable reports.
    Incentivized
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    Retail Pro International
    • Serial number tracking and reporting.
    • Serial/Batch based selling price.
    • Online reports.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Oracle
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    Retail Pro International
    First thing, all of my business users are happy with the usability and reliability of retail pro. Users are able to get what they want to run the business positively. We are able to customize the solution any time based on the business requirements. Finally after working on different solutions we found a solution that works with little support.
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    Support Rating
    Oracle
    No answers on this topic
    Retail Pro International
    Retail pro is a solution which needs minimum support, so we can concentrate on other productive work. Worst case if there is any problem our well trained Zimson team is able to handle it on time. Thanks Retail Pro for its world class support and training system. No wonder why all top retail brands use Retail Pro for its POS operations.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Oracle
    We've stayed with MICROS mainly due to that's how we've always operated and to switch operating POS systems would be a HUGE learning curve for everyone involved.
    Incentivized
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    Retail Pro International
    N/A. I wish we could switch to other products.
    Incentivized
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    Return on Investment
    Oracle
    • Micros has allowed us to leverage our margin by using our own credit processor and loyalty program. We've seen success from both of these platforms (not Micros) and have been able to save money on the extra costs of using Micros.
    Incentivized
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    Retail Pro International
    • It decreased the home office's efficiency because it runs too slow and always crashes.
    • At the store level, it causes cash over short/duplicate charge issues when it crashes.
    • For the inventory and planning department, it impacted the accuracy of inventory level due to the lack of functions.
    Incentivized
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