Compare Point of Sale vs Alpha: Sale & Discount Manager

Name: Alpha: Sale &amp; Discount Manager
Brand: Alphalogic

Point of Sale

Unify online and in-person sales with Shopify POS.

Alpha: Sale & Discount Manager

Easily run flash sales, add coupons & bulk discounted pricing

Point of Sale

Unify online and in-person sales with Shopify POS.

Alpha: Sale & Discount Manager

Easily run flash sales, add coupons & bulk discounted pricing

Rating

402 Reviews

2.3

138 Reviews

8.5

Pricing

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Features

Local pickup
Email carts
Ship to customer
Customer profiles
Product details
Inventory levels
Gift cards
Split payments
Returns and exchanges
Retail checkout
Omnichannel tools

Bulk price changes
Scheduled flash sales
Custom announcement bars
Savings display in cart
Automatic rollbacks
Recurring discount schedules

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Pros

Unifies online and retail stores to strengthen sales conversions
Streamlines store management
Helps build stronger relationships with customers
Essential features for sales, performance tracking, customer, order, and inventory management
Local pickup and delivery options
Ability to sell inventory from other locations
Features like local pickup, email carts, and ship to customer
Keeps customer profiles, product details, and inventory levels at fingertips
Supports gift cards, split payments, returns, and exchanges
Retail check-out hardware for accepting payments anywhere
Omnichannel tools for managing online and in-store sales in one place

Allows quick price changes for hundreds of products
Supports various discount options for different product groups
Enables scheduling of flash sales with automatic start and end times
Customizable announcement bars to promote sales during active periods
Shows customer savings in the cart
Does not negatively impact store speed
No need to remove code from the store theme
Saves time and helps in creating successful sales campaigns
Options for single launch and recurring discount schedules
Different discount types: banners, custom discounts, fixed pricing, flat discounts, limited-time offers, percentage discounts
Advanced managing discounts features: analytics, automations, bulk editing, campaigns, filtering, segmentation, tagging, targeting, tracking, triggers, and rules

Cons

Frequent changes and updates without notice causing errors and re-training needs
Removed useful features like 'save cart' and simplified client search
Bugs such as cursor jumping and auto-correction issues
Slow performance, especially with product searches and checkout using iPads
Issues with hardware like printers and barcode scanners
Lack of self-checkout option
Sync issues with hardware causing delays
No solution for tracking serial numbers or consignment
Poor customer support and slow resolution times
High-priced and unreliable mandatory hardware
Disconnecting card readers and other hardware causing lost sales
Complex and slow checkout process resulting in lost customers

Limited information on customization levels for announcement bars
Potential complexity in setting up advanced discount rules and triggers for new users
No detailed insights on user interface and ease of use in the description
Possible challenges with integration into existing store workflows for novice users

Launched

Aug 27, 2013

Nov 21, 2022

Developer

Built by Shopify

Apps:

1381

Average Rating:

Reviews:

41,916

Built by Alphalogic

Apps:

Average Rating:

4.8

Reviews:

138

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