Aloha Cloud vs. Revel Systems

In a fast-paced, high-volume environment, this simple POS is a perfect solution to completing sales transactions. However, for establishments that would like to truly customize what their staff is seeing and ringing in, and what the guests are seeing when receipts are printed, this POS does leave something to be desired.

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When we first started looking at Revel Systems they were more restaurant friendly but they have adapted very well to our retail needs. This system is very easy to operate and maintain, from the POS to the management console. We are able to monitor and run reports for all three of our locations from one URL.

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• User friendly--was easy to train new employees on the system.
• Reliable--rarely had issues or went down.
• Great reporting on sales numbers

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• Flexibility - the amount of customization that we tailored to our restaurant is unmatched in the iPad market.
• Online integration - One interface to update all menus.
• Take Out/Delivery/Sit In - able to modify orders as necessary, simple function yet unbeatable.

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• Honestly, I have yet to have an issue with any of the functions of Aloha. The only thing that was a little complex was the end-of-day functions, (as we were a 24-hr casino) as if there were any open items, it would just auto-close these and that could get a little troublesome if I was behind in closing out checks. But I am not entirely sure if that was related to how our company itself was set up to run, not the actual Software.

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• More flexible use of discounts and coupons
• More personal dedicated customer service which they went away from and went to general support even though we still pay for elevated customer service access.
• Updates do not always function properly

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We have put an incredible amount of time into the set up, organization and clean up of this product. Now that it is working and flowing a little better, it would be inconvenient and potentially a bad move if we were to go anywhere else now.

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Overall, Aloha POS's usability is phenomenal. The interface is extremely easy to navigate through. All buttons and tabs are easy to add or delete. Having a piece of software that is easy to toggle through creates a much more efficient workplace. I love the ease of use. A brand new employee can jump right into the system and use it with no issues.

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It can be a bit difficult at the beginning but gets easier as long as you are taking advantage of Revel University, Help, and Customer Service when you get stuck

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There were a lot of instances where I had to call back or a problem wasn't resolved, specifically with Aloha loyalty.

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We got excellent support from Revel whenever we needed it. I personally worked with several Revel client support reps, and they were all extremely dedicated and helpful in assisting with any problem we had.

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Not for this one

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Micros POS comes to mind as another point of sale system that I've had a terrible experience with. From bland presentation, unintuitive software, to clunky and malfunctioning hardware. The units would crash, slow, down, and the touch screens were unresponsive. It was a simple order and fire system, lacking the complexities of Aloha's course system and elaborate payment screen.

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Revel Systems has a much more intuitive user interface and reporting suite than Micros, which was our previous POS system. It's also more equipped to handle multiple types of service than something like Square. We ultimately went with Revel because of the inventory tracking function. We thought it stacked up better against its competitors.

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• Clean setup and presentation makes for a much more efficient checkout process.
• Easy to put data into daily reports.
• Increase in revenues.

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• Huge ROI, we took time to implement and customize our interface and it now saves us loads of time.
• We have almost endless data to look back on and help make business decisions
• It's easy to train, which reduces labor.

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