QuickBooksPOS vs. Vend

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
QuickBooksPOS
Score 9.0 out of 10
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QuickBooksPOS is a point-of-sale software solution with features such as ring up sales and inventory tracking.N/A
Vend
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Vend is a cloud-based point-of-sale and retail management platform. The vendor says it’s used by retailers of all types and sizes to create the ultimate customer experience and manage sales, inventory, customers and more. Vend also works offline and it automatically resyncs the user’s sales once they are back up online. The vendor offers a free 30-day trial and no credit card is required.N/A
Pricing
QuickBooksPOSVend
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
QuickBooksPOSVend
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
QuickBooksPOSVend
Considered Both Products
QuickBooksPOS
Chose QuickBooksPOS
I feel like all of these products have their own advantages and disadvantages. I feel though that QuickBooksPOS is especially beneficial when paired with QuickBooks Accounting Software creating a combination paired from a single vendor as opposed to multiple vendors and …
Chose QuickBooksPOS
The difference between QuickBooksPOS and other software is that Intuit provides confidence at the moment you are using the software. QuickBooks has never crashed or given a sign of untruthful software. An important aspect to mention is that Intuit updates the software on a …
Chose QuickBooksPOS
QuickBooksPOS is the only desktop version of the type of program. The reporting is on a complete other level compared to these cloud technologies. Inventory and ingredient breakdowns are some things that you cannot find in a user-friendly system, which QuickBooksPOS does lack.
Vend
Chose Vend
Vend is much more capable than Square POS for product management and inventory control. ShopKeep is fairly similar to Vend but is a more closed ecosystem with fewer third-party integrations and less frequent updates.
Best Alternatives
QuickBooksPOSVend
Small Businesses
Square POS
Square POS
Score 9.0 out of 10
Square POS
Square POS
Score 9.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Epicor Eagle
Epicor Eagle
Score 7.9 out of 10
Epicor Eagle
Epicor Eagle
Score 7.9 out of 10
Enterprises

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User Ratings
QuickBooksPOSVend
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
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9.0
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Support Rating
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User Testimonials
QuickBooksPOSVend
Likelihood to Recommend
QuickBooksPOS is an awesome tool for small businesses, the system is not that complex and it can be managed by non-tech associates. It comes along with a tutorial section which was very complete and understandable. Dashboard is well designed and organized. Overall the experience of using the software for the first time was very comfortable. On the other hand, I wouldn't recommend this software to big companies that manage a lot of inventory. I don't feel that the software can handle a lot of data on the inventory management. The limitations that the software has may cause confusion for big companies.
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Vend was great fit for this dry cleaner/laundry that had high traffic volume with customers stopping in before and after work. Things need to be done quickly.
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Pros
  • Retail Purchases
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Inventory Lookup
  • Barcode Scanning
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  • Retail sales
  • Inventory management
  • Sales and promotions
  • Reporting
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Cons
  • Synchronization with the credit card company is weak and very difficult to configure
  • Customer support is a long wait. First 5 min of a call is a machine directing you to a waiting queue. Total waiting time for 1 simple questions was 20 min
  • Allows double entry codes or SKUs
  • Delays in the process of purchase in the customer experience
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  • It would be nice to have alternate ways to adjust prices
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Support Rating
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Not much support needed but they were fast and helpful when it was.
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Alternatives Considered
I feel like all of these products have their own advantages and disadvantages. I feel though that QuickBooksPOS is especially beneficial when paired with QuickBooks Accounting Software creating a combination paired from a single vendor as opposed to multiple vendors and managing integrations that may or not break between release cycles.
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Vend is much more capable than Square POS for product management and inventory control. ShopKeep is fairly similar to Vend but is a more closed ecosystem with fewer third-party integrations and less frequent updates.
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Return on Investment
  • Hit Sales Goals
  • Less downtime
  • Data review
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  • For a small business, it was important to keep the cost low
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