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About MicroBiz Cloud is cloud-based point of sale (POS) and retail automation software specifically created for independent retailers. Equipped with automation features for real-time inventory, auto purchasing, order/delivery management, and customer relationship management- all of which can save hours of management time and help businesses run more efficiently. MicroBiz Cloud is a web-based and enables retailers to ring up sales on a desktop, tablet or Mac, publish financials to QuickBooks, manage multiple locations, and integrate seamlessly with the WooCommerce ecommerce application. Our POS software includes features enabling retailers to compete in today's marketplace, including: 1) service department management for high margin repairs, alterations and services 2) sale of items not in stock via special orders, 3) phone orders, 4) credit accounts/AR, customer-based pricing, among others.	About Managing retail sales doesn’t have to be complicated. Our powerful and affordable retail management system is packed with the features and functionality retailers need to grow their business, both now and in the future. Our solution is backed by best-in-class support, equipping your business with the tools you need to gain an edge in a competitive retail market. Whether you’re a single location store or a multi-store chain retailer, our solutions have the scalability and capabilities to handle your needs. At The General Store, our belief that retailers in any industry should have access to cutting-edge software, at a price they can afford is why what makes us a top retail management provider. Our software is designed to help retailers streamline business processes– from providing an easy-to-use interface for a quick checkout process to robust inventory management that automatically adjusts stock.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience MicroBiz supports small and mid-sized specialty retailers, multi-store and/or multi-channel retailers, retailers running WooCommerce or QuickBooks Online, and retailers with repair and service departments.	Audience Businesses and retail stores interested in a retail management solution to grow their business and increase productivity
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported	API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $60.00/month Pricing is per store with a single register. Additional registers are priced at $30/month. There are no limitations or additional charges for back-end users. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported	Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 4.5 / 5 design 4.8 / 5 support 4.8 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros I'm a user of MicroBiz for more than twenty years and its format is familiar to each version with modern media options such as remote access. Great order management capabilities. We use for phone orders, deliveries, layaways, special orders, and service work. We look at a lot of cloud POS systems and MicroBiz has a unique combo of an easy-to-use POS register and some good order management workflow. The reporting is also good. Reports have a lot of filters ability to be customized. We run a garden supplies store, and MicroBiz is working great for us. We like the ability to have customer based pricing tiers allowing us to charge different prices on the same product for the same customer. We also use the credit account feature that allows us to charge purchased to a house account and send an AR statement at the end of the month. The software is very easy to use and employees grasp how to use it very quickly. Graphs and pie charts gives you quick access to income and profit and are very useful for reviewing the performances of multiple stores (I have 5). Fantastic value for money. Very responsive and highly accurate customer support. Cons I cannot slight anything about MicroBiz because they have supported me throughout all my accounting needs. It would be great if there were more custom fields that could be added to product records. Receipts and invoices are missing bar codes, so to do a return of a transaction you need to enter the transaction number. It would be if the system would remember the filter setting on the reports that we use the most. We wish that there was more flexibility designing the receipt. There is some ability to customize it but we wanted to copy our old receipt. Also to import products and customers from out old system, we needed to cut and paste the date from t=our old system into a CSV template provided by MicroBiz. We wished that the system would import data from the files exported from our old system. This took a little extra time. Very little, nothing which springs to mind. I could not find a way to compare the total daily sales of a store over the course of a month.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported
Company Information MicroBiz LLC Founded: 1985 United States www.microbiz.com	Company Information The General Store Founded: 1983 United States www.thegeneralstore.com
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Point of Sale Features Barcode Scanning Supported Commission Management Supported Cryptocurrency Support Not Supported Customer Account Profiles Supported Discount Management Supported eCommerce Integration Supported Electronic Signature Supported Gift Card Management Supported Loyalty Program Not Supported Multi-Location Supported Restaurant POS Not Supported Retail POS Supported Returns Management Supported Retail Management Features Commission Management Not Supported CRM Supported eCommerce Supported Email Marketing Not Supported Employee Management Supported Loyalty Program Not Supported Mail Order Not Supported Merchandise Management Supported Multi-Location Supported Order Management Supported Purchase Order Management Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Returns Management Supported Retail POS Systems Features Barcode Scanning Supported Commission Management Not Supported Discount Management Supported eCommerce Supported Gift Card Management Supported Inventory Management Supported Loyalty Program Support Not Supported Pricing Management Supported Returns Tracking Supported Sales Tracking Supported Touch Screen Supported
Integrations Cayan Not Supported IBM Datacap Not Supported Paladin POS Not Supported Progress OpenEdge Not Supported QuickBooks Online Supported QuickBooks Online Advanced Supported WooCommerce Supported Worldpay Not Supported View All 3 Integrations	Integrations Cayan Supported IBM Datacap Supported Paladin POS Supported Progress OpenEdge Supported QuickBooks Online Not Supported QuickBooks Online Advanced Not Supported WooCommerce Not Supported Worldpay Supported View All 5 Integrations
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