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POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMS: REVIEW
AccuPOS
www.accupos.com
AccuPOS is a point of sale application
that offers integration with both
QuickBooks and Sage Financial products. AccuPOS is well suited for niche
businesses such as bars, restaurants,
gift shops, and liquor stores, with a
version available for each particular
type of business. In addition to offer-

ing a variety of retail business types,
AccuPOS also offers a retail/wholesale
combo version as well as a membership
version for membership organizations
specifically. AccuPOS is designed for
PCs or Android devices and cannot
be used with any Apple hardware or
operating system.
AccuPOS is best suited for brick

and mortar businesses of all sizes
that currently use QuickBooks or
Sage financial applications. AccuPOS
personnel are available to assist in the
set-up process if necessary, with users
able to download a free 30-day product
demo in order to try the product out
prior to purchasing.
A typical single-user system is less

AddSum Advanced Accounting - Point of Sale
www.addsuminc.com
Advanced Accounting from AddSum is
a complete financial application with
a solid point of sale module included.
Designed for small to mid-sized brick
and mortar retailers and manufacturers, Advanced Accounting is installed
on-premise and does not offer cloud
accessibility.
Advanced Accounting modules
available include Point of Sale, GL, AR,

AP, Sales Order, Inventory Control, Bill
of Materials, Payroll, Quotes/Contracts,
System Maintenance and Utilities. All
modules are included in the purchase
of Advanced Accounting, with both a
single-user and a multi-user version of
the application available.
Once of the biggest benefits offered
by Advanced Accounting is the availability of product source code, for
those that wish to modify the program

significantly, though minor customization is available in the product without
using source code. Sales transactions
are easily processed in Advanced
Accounting, with users able to add
popular products to the user interface
for quicker processing.
Advanced Accounting offers an
affordable way to process sales and
manage inventory. Starting at $299
per year for a single user application,

Celerant Stratus
www.celerant.com
Celerant Stratus Retail from Celerant
Technologies is an enterprise level
application designed to provide retailers with complete retail management,
whether in-store, online, or from a
mobile device. Designed for flexibility,
Stratus can be used with Windows,
Linux, UNIX, and Mac operating systems, as well as Android, Windows,

and iOS smart phones and tablets.
Celerant Stratus is available as an inhouse application or users can utilize
the application as a SaaS solution. The
product is well suited for both brick
and mortar retailers as well as those
selling exclusively online.
Along with the POS module,
the retail suite also includes CRM &
Shopper Incentives, Order Fulfillment,

Inventory Management, Warehouse
Management, Custom E-Commerce,
Marketplace Integrations, and Digital
Marketing, with additional features
available in the application as well.
Celerant Stratus is designed for a
variety of retail industries, including
Apparel and Footwear, Sporting Goods,
Hardware, Pharmacy, and several other
niche retailers.

Cumulus Retail
www.cumulusretail.com
Cumulus Retail from Celerant is a point
of sale application that is best suited
for small to mid-sized retail businesses
that manage both brick and mortar
and online stores. An In-Store edition
and an Online edition are available, or
users can opt to purchase both editions
together. Cumulus also integrates with
a variety of third-party applications
including QuickBooks Online.

Cumulus Retail's 'Always On'
feature provides retailers with the
security they need; processing sales
even when Internet connectivity is lost,
with any data entered later synched
with the application once a connection
has been restored.
Cumulus Retail point of sale
screen in uncluttered, with users able
to customize the screen as needed.
Users can process sales using a variety

of methods including using a mobile
register or tablet, by entering a product
code or by scanning the product.
Cumulus Retail is available in three
editions: the In Store edition, which is
designed for a single store and up to
five users, and runs $125 per month;
the Online edition, which is designed
for online retailers, and runs $250 per
month; or Both, which is a perfect
solution for brick and mortar retail

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than $1,000 per year, with any add-on
applications extra.

Read the full review
for this product online at:
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Advanced Accounting is an affordable
point of sale option. Users can also
purchase product support separate
from the product, with support starting at $37.50 for a 15-minute support
call or incident.

Read the full review
for this product online at:
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Those interested in Celerant Stratus can contact the vendor directly for
custom pricing or to view a demo of
the product.

Read the full review
for this product online at:
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businesses that also have an online
store, with Both running $350 per
month. All plans are customizable,
with users able to choose the modules
and add-on applications they desire.

Read the full review
for this product online at:
www.CPAPracticeAdvisor.com/
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