Cloud-Based vs. Legacy POS System: Which Is Best for Your Business?

Here is an inside look into whether a cloud-based, like Jewel360, or a legacy point of sale system, like The Edge, is best for your jewelry store.

The Edge
If you prefer a familiar, traditional jewelry store POS system rooted in legacy technology, legacy systems like The Edge might be what you're looking for.

Jewel360
For a modern, cloud-based solution that offers real-time access, seamless real-time integrations, regular automatic updates, and scalable pricing, Jewel360 is the industry-specific POS designed to meet the unique needs of jewelry stores.

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Key Features Explained

Real-Time Access from Any Device

Jewel360: Provides real-time access from any device anywhere, ensuring you are always in control of your business.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Require extra steps to access servers in order to access system data, often resulting in delays.

Seamless Integrations in Real-Time

Jewel360: Integrates with Jewelers Mutual and Clientbook with real-time updates, ensuring consistent data.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Integrates with similar systems but they are not updated in real-time, causing potential discrepancies.

Automatic/Regular Updates

Jewel360: Benefits from automatic and regular updates, keeping the system current and secure without manual intervention.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Have updates but they are not as regular, which can be disruptive and result in outdated software.

Integrated Payment Processing & Support

Jewel360: Offers integrated payment processing accompanied by a dedicated support team, making operations smoother.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: They lack a complete in-house support system while offering payment processing integration options.

Unlimited Devices and Users Pricing Model

Jewel360: Provides a flexible pricing model that supports unlimited devices and users, facilitating scalability.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Charge per device and user, leading to higher costs as the business grows.

Easy Accessibility from Anywhere

Jewel360: Ensures continuous and easy access to the POS system from anywhere.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Additional steps required to access servers make it less convenient.

Effortless Multi-Location Management

Jewel360: Simplifies the management of multiple locations with real-time updates and seamless operations.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Lack real-time capabilities, complicating multi-location management.

Real-Time Access from Any Device

Real-Time Access from Any Device

Jewel360: Provides real-time access from any device anywhere, ensuring you are always in control of your business.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Require extra steps to access servers in order to access system data, often resulting in delays.

Seamless Integrations in Real-Time

Seamless Integrations in Real-Time

Jewel360: Integrates with Jewelers Mutual and Clientbook with real-time updates, ensuring consistent data.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Integrates with similar systems but they are not updated in real-time, causing potential discrepancies.

Automatic/Regular Updates

Automatic/Regular Updates

Jewel360: Benefits from automatic and regular updates, keeping the system current and secure without manual intervention.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Have updates but they are not as regular, which can be disruptive and result in outdated software.

Integrated Payment Processing & Support

Integrated Payment Processing & Support

Jewel360: Offers integrated payment processing accompanied by a dedicated support team, making operations smoother.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: They lack a complete in-house support system while offering payment processing integration options.

Unlimited Devices and Users Pricing Model

Unlimited Devices and Users Pricing Model

Jewel360: Provides a flexible pricing model that supports unlimited devices and users, facilitating scalability.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Charge per device and user, leading to higher costs as the business grows.

Easy Accessibility from Anywhere

Easy Accessibility from Anywhere

Jewel360: Ensures continuous and easy access to the POS system from anywhere.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Additional steps required to access servers make it less convenient.

Effortless Multi-Location Management

Effortless Multi-Location Management

Jewel360: Simplifies the management of multiple locations with real-time updates and seamless operations.

Legacy Systems Like The Edge: Lack real-time capabilities, complicating multi-location management.

Jewel360 is the ultimate business partner.

Setting the Gold Standard in Jewelry Store Solutions.

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Why people love Jewel360

How often do you get basically everything you were looking for and then some at a decent price? Rarely! But Jewel360 has answered our needs and then some. The system is easy to use and very flexible to meet our needs, and customer service is quick to answer questions and fix issues.

Hilary Afram

Afram’s Jewelers | Corpus Christi, Texas

We’re small. But honestly, we’re maximizing and going up each day, just from our point of sale. I would recommend if anybody has a jewelry store use Jewel 360; it’s the way of the future.

Sagan Woodbury

Woodbury Jewelers

Jewel360 has everything I need to manage my business anytime, anywhere. I love the fact that it was created specifically for jewelry retail stores, and includes all of the features and functionalities that help me meet the demands of my customers – from inventory and repairs to customer communications and marketing. The platform’s all-in-one functionality has helped me spend less time on administrative tasks and more time growing my business and communicating with customers. We are already seeing a return on investment.

Cynthia Jacobo

John’s Jewelers