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Alternatives to Revel
4 software tools sit alongside Revel in this directory. Below is what separates each from Revel on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 4
- With a free tier
- 1
- Cheaper to start
- 3
- Revel starts at
- $99/month
Why people look past Revel
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Revel entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
It costs more than the category median
Revel starts at $99/month. Across the 4 software tools listed beside it that publish a price, the median entry point is $49/month.
There is no free tier
The record for Revel carries no free tier, so evaluating it means paying first. 1 of the 4 alternatives below can be used without paying.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Integrated point of sale and retail management
- Can be used without paying; Revel cannot.
- Starts $50 a month cheaper, at $49/month.
- 3 tiers to Revel's 2.
Cloud-based POS for small businesses
- Starts $50 a month cheaper, at $49/month.
Enterprise ecommerce platform for ambitious merchants
- Starts $69.05 a month cheaper, at $29.95/month.
Omnichannel retail management platform
- Starts $51 a month dearer, at $150/month.
Every Revel alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revel (this page) | $99/month | - | 2 | |
| Square for RetailiPad-based POS competitor with integrated payments and inventory management | Free, then $49/month | - | 3 | vs Revel |
| ShopkeepCloud-based retail POS system with similar iPad support and e-commerce integration | $49/month | - | - | vs Revel |
| BigCommerceE-commerce platform combining online sales with in-store POS functionality | $29.95/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Revel |
| Heartland RetailRetail POS solution with inventory and payment processing capabilities | $150/month | Subscription | 2 | vs Revel |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Revel badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (1)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- Square for Retail , Free, then $49/month
Cheaper than Revel (3)
Entry price under Revel's $99/month. The record does not say what unit that price is charged in, so confirm per-seat versus flat rate before comparing budgets.
- Square for Retail , Free, then $49/month
- Shopkeep , $49/month
- BigCommerce , $29.95/month
What you would be giving up
The record we hold does not list what Revel is typically used for, so there is no honest way to enumerate what a switch would cost you from this page alone.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Revel is broadly right and the question is cost, the Revel pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the full directory lists everything.
Revel runs on ipad, ios, web. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Revel alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Revel?
- 4 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by Square for Retail, Shopkeep, BigCommerce, Heartland Retail. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Revel?
- 1 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Square for Retail.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Revel?
- Yes. 3 of the alternatives below start under Revel's $99/month: Square for Retail at Free, then $49/month, Shopkeep at $49/month, BigCommerce at $29.95/month.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Revel?
- On the figures on record, 2 things stand out: it costs more than the category median; there is no free tier. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Revel?
- The record we hold does not list what Revel is typically used for, so the honest answer is to check the side-by-side comparison for whichever alternative you are considering. Each one puts the two full feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Revel?
- None of the software tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Revel alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Software, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Revel against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Revel covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every software tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Software category, 4 tools beside Revel. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.