Zoho CRM is one of our top-recommended customer relationship management (CRM) systems for small businesses. It provides users with a centralized platform to manage their sales, marketing, customer service, and inventory needs. It also offers essential features such as lead and deal management, lead scoring, sales forecasting, email marketing, social media marketing, and analytics. *Based…
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Square Stand Review: Square’s iPad POS System
The Square Stand is an iPad-powered POS display with built-in card readers. We recommend it for small businesses that need an entry-level POS station.
The Square Stand is an iPad enclosure that converts a simple tablet into a full-scale point of sale (POS) display. The Square Stand includes built-in tap and chip card readers and is built on a swivel so you can turn it around to face customers and collect digital signatures. We scored the Stand on the…
Brex Empower Review: Pricing & Features
Brex Empower is a platform that lets Brex users request cards and spending limits, pay vendors, and issue reimbursements to employees. This platform comes with every Brex Business Account, free of charge. Our Brex Empower review will focus only on its features as a spend and expense management tool. For information about the provider’s accounts,…
Stripe Review: Best Online Payment Processor
Stripe is a highly secure online payment processing service best known for sophisticated online payment processing, advanced fraud prevention, and dispute management tools—without a high price tag. Best for online, ecommerce, and B2B payments, Stripe took the top spot in our list of online payment processors earning a 4.39 out of 5. Stripe at a…
Google Workspace Review: Pricing & Features
Google Workspace is a cloud productivity suite for office applications, including Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Slides, and Meet. While Google offers these apps for free through a personal account, Google Workspace offers additional business tools like custom company email, larger cloud storage, and admin controls. The Business Starter monthly plan, which is ideal for solopreneurs,…
SurePayroll vs Paychex: Pricing, Features & What’s Best
Even though SurePayroll by Paychex and Paychex are both Paychex solutions, they are very different in offerings, especially in interfaces, and serve different customer bases. In comparing SurePayroll by Paychex vs Paychex, we found the former better for small businesses with simple pay processing needs. Paychex, on the other hand, is ideal for those needing…
Rippling vs Paychex: Pricing, Features & What’s Best
Rippling and Paychex provide businesses with human resources (HR), tax, compliance, and payroll service support. Both help companies manage employees of all types, such as salaried, hourly, contract, remote, and foreign workers. However, Rippling has a wider suite of solutions and makes it easy for you to choose the HR, payroll, and information technology (IT)…
eHopper Review: Best for Surcharging & Specialty Markets
eHopper is ideal if you are looking for a point-of-sale (POS) system that will support surcharging and cash discounting so that you can save on costly processing fees. Additionally, with tools for managing items by weight and perishable management, it is a great solution for specialty markets. In our 31-data-point evaluation of the best POS…