Cumulus Retail vs. Stratus Enterprise
Retail Software Quiz
Not sure which retail solution is right for your business? Take this 7 question quiz to learn which system is recommended based on your needs.
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Thank you for completing our retail technology quiz. Based on the information you selected, is our recommended solution for your business.
Celerant offers two retail solutions: (1) Cumulus Retail, a cloud-based system for small businesses, and (2) Stratus Enterprise, a custom solution for retailers with more complex needs.
Learn More: Cumulus Retail vs. Stratus Enterprise: What's the Difference?
We encourage you to review your detailed recommendations below, which are based on your answers from the quiz; and watch our short product demo video.
Contact our sales coordinator to schedule a live demo and discuss pricing options. We look forward to learning more about your retail business and how we can help!
Here are your detailed results from the quiz
1. What retail industry do you serve? —
Your business can significantly benefit from a software designed for your industry. Our retail system has specific functionality that supports apparel and footwear stores.
Learn More: Apparel and Clothing Store POS System to Expand your Business
Your business can significantly benefit from a software designed for your industry. Our retail system has specific functionality that supports book stores.
Learn More: Bookstore POS System to Sell More and Save Time
Your business can significantly benefit from a software designed for your industry. Our retail system has specific functionality that supports gift shops.
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Your business can significantly benefit from a software designed for your industry. Our retail system has specific functionality that supports hardware and paint shops.
Learn More: Hardware Store POS System Helping your Business Grow
Your business can significantly benefit from a software designed for your industry. Our retail system has specific functionality that supports home goods and furniture shops.
Learn More: Furniture Store POS System Helping you Grow
Your business can significantly benefit from a software designed for your industry. Our retail system has specific functionality that supports pet shops.
Learn More: Pet Store POS System to Expand your Business
Simplify your store with a unified pharmacy point of sale system, effortlessly managing prescription and over-the-counter sales, deliveries with signatures, and seamless dispensing system integrations.
Learn More: Pharmacy POS System to Streamline and Modernize your Store
Your business can significantly benefit from a software designed for your industry. Our retail system has specific functionality that supports sporting goods shops.
Learn More: Sporting Goods Store POS System Helping you Grow
Your business can significantly benefit from a software designed for your industry. Our retail system has specific functionality that supports hunt, camp and fishing supply shops.
Learn More: Gun Store POS Software and eCommerce Keeping you Compliant
Your business can significantly benefit from a software designed for your industry. Our retail system has specific functionality that supports thrift and consignment shops.
Learn More: Thrift Store POS System to Modernize your Store
Your business can significantly benefit from a software designed for your industry. Our retail system has specific functionality that supports wine and liquor shops.
Learn More: Liquor Store POS System to Sell More, While Keeping you Compliant
Your business can significantly benefit from a software designed for your industry. Our retail system has specific functionality that supports many retail industries.
Learn More: Retail Industries We Serve
2. How many stores do you have? —
While ‘number of stores’ is an important factor in determining which retail solution is right for you, it’s NOT the most important factor.
Even though most single-store retailers use Cumulus Retail, some opt for Stratus Enterprise. Their decision is based on other factors, such as their average sales volume, software functionality requirements, or desire to use a solution that can be customized to their business needs.
Learn More: Key Areas to Differentiate Between Cumulus and Stratus
Even though some multi-store retailers use Cumulus Retail, most opt for Stratus Enterprise. Their decision is based on other factors, such as their average sales volume, software functionality requirements, or desire to use a solution that can be customized to their business needs.
Learn More: Key Areas to Differentiate Between Cumulus and Stratus
Many single-store retailers use Stratus Enterprise. Their decision is based on important factors such as future growth strategy, high volume sales in-store and/or online, or the need for real-time connectivity across channels with a single database, advanced functionality or a custom-built software solution.
Learn More: Compete with Big Box Retailers through Innovative Software
Most multi-store retailers use Stratus Enterprise. Their decision is based on ‘number of stores’ and other factors, such as future growth strategy, high volume sales in-store and/or online, or the need for real-time connectivity across channels with a single database, advanced functionality or a custom-built software solution.
Learn More: Compete with Big Box Retailers through Innovative Software
3. Are you looking for point of sale, eCommerce or both? —
Both Cumulus Retail and Stratus Enterprise offer point of sale, with the option for integrated eCommerce and a mobile shopping app. Additionally, retailers without a physical storefront can select our eCommerce platform as a standalone solution.
Learn More: Retail eCommerce that Lets you Sell 24/7
4. For eCommerce, are you looking for a template website or a custom design with custom functionality? —
Cumulus Retail eCommerce is a flexible online platform, developed from a template design and personalized for your business. As such, this eCommerce solution is cost effective and can be launched in a shorter timeframe compared to custom-designed eCommerce websites.
Cumulus Retail eCommerce fully integrates with Cumulus Retail POS, allowing you to offer a unified shopping experience in-store and online. Product and pricing updates are made within the Cumulus Retail POS, and reflected on your website instantly. In addition, inventory is connected, allowing you to offer buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) to online shoppers.
Learn More: Template vs. Custom-Built eCommerce Websites for Retailers
Based on your answers to this quiz, Cumulus Retail is your recommended solution. However, since you specified ‘Custom eCommerce’, you may need to consider Stratus Enterprise.
Stratus Enterprise eCommerce offers options for many comprehensive features, such automated ‘best’ store fulfillment, custom product builders, gift registry, customer-based pricing, and more. By design, Stratus Enterprise eCommerce and Stratus Enterprise POS natively operate from a single database, resulting in real-time connectivity across your entire business.
Learn More: Template vs. Custom-Built eCommerce Websites for Retailers
Based on your answers to this quiz, Stratus Enterprise is your recommended solution. However, since you specified ‘Template eCommerce’, you may be more suited for Cumulus Retail eCommerce.
Cumulus Retail eCommerce is a flexible online platform, developed from a template design and personalized for your business. As such, this eCommerce solution is cost effective and can be launched in a shorter timeframe compared to custom-designed eCommerce websites.
Cumulus Retail eCommerce fully integrates with Stratus Enterprise POS, allowing you to offer a unified shopping experience in-store and online. Product and pricing updates are made within the Cumulus Retail POS, and reflected on your website instantly. In addition, inventory is connected, allowing you to offer buy online, pick up in-store (BOPIS) to online shoppers.
Learn More: Template vs. Custom-Built eCommerce Websites for Retailers
Stratus Enterprise eCommerce is a custom-built eCommerce platform that can be developed with a custom design and custom functionality to meet your business needs.
Stratus Enterprise eCommerce offers options for many comprehensive features, such automated ‘best’ store fulfillment, custom product builders, gift registry, customer-based pricing, and more. By design, Stratus Enterprise eCommerce and Stratus Enterprise POS natively operate from a single database, resulting in real-time connectivity across your entire business.
Learn More: Template vs. Custom-Built eCommerce Websites for Retailers
Celerant offers two eCommerce platforms:
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Cumulus Retail eCommerce: A flexible online platform developed from a template design and personalized for your business. This eCommerce solution is cost effective and can be launched in a shorter timeframe. Cumulus Retail eCommerce fully integrates with Cumulus Retail POS, allowing you to offer a unified shopping experience in-store and online.
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Stratus Enterprise eCommerce: A custom-built eCommerce platform that can be developed with a custom design and custom functionality, such automated ‘best’ store fulfillment, custom product builders, gift registries, customer-based pricing, and more. Stratus Enterprise eCommerce and Stratus Enterprise POS natively operate from a single database, resulting in real-time connectivity across your entire business.
Learn More: Template vs. Custom-Built eCommerce Websites for Retailers
5. What is your annual sales and daily transaction volume? — Annual Sales Volume with — Daily Transactions
There are many factors that determine which system is right for your business. The sales volume and daily transactions your business processes are important factors.
Cumulus Retail can handle the sales volume and daily transactions you specified with ease. Based on your answers to this quiz, Cumulus Retail is already your recommended solution.
Learn More: Serve your Customers Fast, No Matter What or Where
Cumulus Retail, your recommended solution, can handle the sales volume and daily transactions you specified. However, since your sales volume is on the higher side of what is recommended for Cumulus Retail, you might want to consider Stratus Enterprise, if you are planning for future growth.
Learn More: Serve your Customers Fast, No Matter What or Where
Cumulus Retail, your recommended solution, can handle the sales volume and daily transactions you specified. However, since your daily transactions is on the higher side of what is recommended for Cumulus Retail, you might want to consider Stratus Enterprise, if you are planning for future growth.
Learn More: Serve your Customers Fast, No Matter What or Where
Cumulus Retail, your recommended solution, can handle the sales volume and daily transactions you specified. However, since your sales volume and daily transactions are on the higher side of what is recommended for Cumulus Retail, you might want to consider Stratus Enterprise, if you are planning for future growth.
Learn More: Serve your Customers Fast, No Matter What or Where
Stratus Enterprise can handle the sales volume and daily transactions you specified with ease. Based on your answers to this quiz, Stratus Enterprise is already your recommended solution.
Learn More: In-Store and Online Retail Software with Enterprise Power and Simplicity
6. Which processes apply to your business?
Many advanced features are only available in Stratus Enterprise. Based on your other answers, we recommend Cumulus Retail. However, depending on how important the features you selected are to your business—and how often you need them—you may be better suited for Stratus Enterprise.
If your need for these capabilities doesn’t justify an upgrade to Stratus Enterprise, we can discuss possible workarounds within Cumulus Retail.
Many advanced features are only available in Stratus Enterprise. Based on your other answers, we recommend Cumulus Retail. If you later decide you need more advanced processes, Stratus Enterprise may be a better fit.
If an upgrade isn’t necessary, we can also explore workarounds within Cumulus Retail.
Many advanced features are available in Stratus Enterprise (and not in Cumulus Retail). Based on your other answers, we already recommend Stratus Enterprise. Your need for the selected features is another strong reason it’s the right system for your business.
Stratus Enterprise can handle advanced retail processes, and you can add custom functionality to support the way your business operates.
Many advanced features are available in Stratus Enterprise (and not in Cumulus Retail). Based on your other answers, we already recommend Stratus Enterprise.
Stratus Enterprise supports complex retail processes out of the box, with options for custom functionality tailored to your operations.
Next Step: Book a Consultation to Discuss your Options in More Detail
7. Describe your online/digital goals:
Regardless of whether you chose Cumulus Retail or Stratus Enterprise, we can help you incorporate a complete digital strategy. That’s one of our biggest differentiators! Here are a few examples:
- Expand Sales Channels: We offer mobile shopping apps and integrations to popular online marketplaces (i.e., Amazon, eBay, Walmart) allowing you to expand your sales channels, and save time by managing them all within a centralized system.
- Enhance Email Marketing: With our email marketing platform, you can pull customer and sales data to send personalized email campaigns based on past purchases and shopping behavior- allowing you to send the right message at the right time to enhance your email marketing efforts.
- Increase Web Traffic: Our Search Engine Optimization (SEO) services can help increase your web traffic and sales by ranking your eCommerce website higher on search engines, such as Google, and by making it easier for local customers to find your physical store locations online.
Regardless of what your digital goals are, we have solutions to help you achieve it.
Learn More: Expand your Retail Channels, One Step at a Time
