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22 Nov
Shopify POS vs ShopKeep POS vs Books POS – Let’s compare which point of sale software is better for your retail store?
When looking for POS software, search not only for a point of sale but also test it based on your store’s requirements. Shopify POS vs ShopKeep POS – They both offer fewer features and tools limited to Purchases and Sales. However, BooksPOS focuses on all aspects of the retail business to help you grow.
Let’s look at six important things you need to consider making an informed decision.
Inventory Management
| Features | Shopify POS | ShopKeep POS | BooksPOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Unlimited Product Bins inside a retail location | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Delay stock adjustments | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi-Store Inventory | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stock Transfers with approvals | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Inter-location Stock Replenishments | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Warehouse Management | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Partial physical stock counting | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Tag Sales (or Purchases) using multiple vouchers | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Advanced inventory reports | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Shopify POS lacks behind, as it doesn’t offer even basic features except for its multi-store inventory management.
ShopKeep POS, however, offers you basic inventory management features where you can manage and control physical stock count.
BooksPOS makes inventory management easier through its advanced features like unlimited product bins, delay stock adjustments, inter-location stock replenishment, advanced inventory reports, and so on. BooksPOS gives you the control you need.
Winner – BooksPOS
Omni-Channel
| eCommerce Platform | Shopify POS | ShopKeep POS | BooksPOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shopify | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Woocommerce | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Shopify’s POS limits to its own Shopify platform. It does not allow you to sell over any other eCommerce platform.
However, BooksPOS and ShopKeep POS already integrates with Shopify, Woocommerce, and more marketplaces.
Winner – Tie between BooksPOS and Square
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Point of Sale
| Features | Shopify POS | ShopKeep POS | BooksPOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| End of day report | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| User activity reports | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Advanced controls | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Centralized Inventory | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| User Access Control | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Barcode Scanning | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Split Payments | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Customized Invoices | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Customer Data | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Shopify POS is a good point of sale software. Yet, it does not provide some advanced features like split payments, customized invoices, and sophisticated controls.
ShopKeep POS when compared to Shopify POS and BooksPOS offers limited features. Also, you will need to purchase expensive add-ons to access some features that a retailer might want.
BooksPOS offers you almost all the point of sale: self-integrated advanced features like customer management, user access control, split payments, etc. required in retail to help them grow.
Winner – BooksPOS
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Multi Store Management
| Features | Shopify POS | ShopKeep POS | BooksPOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multi-Store inventory | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Stock transfers between stores | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Single report for all stores | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Franchise management | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create sub-locations in the warehouse | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Process B2B and B2C orders from warehouses | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Shopify POS proves futile for a multi-store point of sale system. It provides no such important traits that retailers can use to manage their multiple stores efficiently.
Whereas, ShopKeep POS provides you primary features for your multi-store inventory.
However, BooksPOS enhances and integrates with your stores or franchises with its single multi-store POS system with sophisticated features. BooksPOS gives you visibility of all your stores in one report.
Winner – BooksPOS
Franchise Management
| Features | Shopify POS | ShopKeep POS | BooksPOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| MRP Discount | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Revenue Sharing | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Stock Replenishment | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Profitability Reports | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Real-Time Reports | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
Here, ShopKeep and Vend POS are on the weaker grounds when weighed for franchise management.
Shopify POS doesn’t support franchise management.
ShopKeep POS though allows franchise management, provides you only real-time reports only for your franchise stores.
However, BooksPOS allows you to manage all your franchise stores and bill them on MRP discounts or allow revenue sharing. BooksPOS also offers advanced replenishment controls, allowing you to see the current stock at your franchisee stores and fulfilling them quickly.
Winner – BooksPOS
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Financial Reports
| Features | Shopify POS | ShopKeep POS | BooksPOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax Compliant Reports | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Financial Statements | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Multi-Currency | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Accounting | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Expense Management | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
Shopify’s POS accounting has been a hit or miss. It is neither tax compliant nor even provides you with advanced accounting except basic financial statements.
Shopkeep’s POS runs on a weak accounting framework as it offers no advanced features for financial accounting. Also, you will need to use any other accounting software compatible with their POS software.
BooksPOS never lets you down. Accounting comes built-in in BooksPOS. Journal, General ledgers, Financial statements, Expense management, tax reports, etc, everything is included in the software. BooksPOS is the only platform that depicts the accurate picture of your business.
Winner – BooksPOS
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Customer Loyalty POS & Offers
| Features | Shopify POS | ShopKeep POS | BooksPOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loyalty Points | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advanced loyalty slabs and features | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Unlimited price-lists | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Gift Cards | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Coupon Discounts | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Product Combos | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Offers based on customer’s purchase history | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Club multiple offers on the same product | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Controls to disallow discounting | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Manual discounts | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
As a retailer, you should be able to run smart offers that are unique, resulting in more sales.
Shopify POS supports a loyalty program, yet it only offers gift cards and creates manual discounts.
Whereas Shopkeep’s POS only provides loyalty points. Shopkeep POS limits in terms of automated discounting and promotions stacking for the items in the cart.
However, BooksPOS does much more. BooksPOS allows you to create custom offers and feature-rich customer loyalty benefits and membership options. All the offers get applied to your sales automatically with BooksPOS software.
Winner – BooksPOS
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Get more value for what you pay
Shopkeep POS for retail will cost you around $69 to $99/month.
Whereas, Shopify POS for retail needs a Shopify Subscription and an additional $89/month per location.
However, BooksPOS starts with $29/month per device, which is the most affordable option with the best features for small retailers.
Winner – BooksPOS
Transaction Fees
| Terms | Shopify POS | ShopKeep POS | BooksPOS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Transaction Fee | 2.0% per online transaction | Swiped Rate: 1.00% – 4.99 Keyed-in Rate: 1.00% – 4.99% | No Fee |
| Integrated Payment | Available | Available | Available |
| Use of POS Payment Provider | Mandatory – otherwise fee is charged | Optional – the retailer may use his own best payment solution | Optional – the retailer may use his own best payment solution |
| Surcharging | Not Available | Not Available | Available |
Shopify POS charges a separate transaction fee unless you use their own Shopify Payments. Surcharging is not available.
ShopKeep POS swiped rate and keyed in-rate are so costly that a small retailer cannot afford it. Also, it does not support surcharging.
With BooksPOS, you don’t get billed with any additional transaction fees, and further you’re allowed to use any of our integrated payment processors or use one of your own. BooksPOS natively supports surcharging, allowing you to save a lot more on your credit card transaction fees.
Winner – BooksPOS
BooksPOS Value
| BooksPOS’ Features | Value |
|---|---|
| Accounting (QuickBooks) | $75/mo. |
| Omnichannel Inventory management | $40/mo. |
| Business Intelligence tool | $200/mo. |
| White Labelling options | $50/mo. |
| API Access* | $250/mo. |
| TOTAL | $615/mo. |
*API Access is a customs requirement, and there will be an additional cost to using it. The cost depends on a case-to-case basis.
BooksPOS gives more value to the dollar you pay than any other POS software in the industry. With the BooksPOS subscription, you get access to all the features and the updates we release frequently.
Conclusion – Shopify POS vs ShopKeep POS vs BooksPOS
BooksPOS is a better point of sale software as compared to Vend and ShopKeep POS. We provide better inventory management, customer management, and point of sale.
BooksPOS is an all-in-one Retail Management solution for your business. Shopify POS, on the other hand, is a part of a larger Shopify platform which is an eCommerce platform. Likewise, ShopKeep POS fails in proper retail management. Reporting is lacking, syncing sales, customer details, etc. is incompetent, search functionality is cumbersome.
BooksPOS is built for smaller retailers and grows as the retailer grows. Therefore, our software promises the best point of sale service that starts from only $29 USD per device.
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