What is Windward System Five?
Windward System Five is a fully integrated point-of-sale solution that helps you manage all your retail operations across the store and your entire business - from the POS to accounting, inventory to purchasing management, financial reporting to customer marketing and management - what's more, it does all these things well!
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93 Likeliness to Recommend
92 Plan to Renew
87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+96 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love Windward System Five?
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Trustworthy
- Unique Features
- Respectful
How to read the Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Employee Mobile
Customer Account Management
Analytics and Reporting
Sales Transactions
Employee Management
Pricing Promotions
PCI and EMV Compatible
Online Integrations Web Store
Cash Register Point of Purchase Devices
Inventory Control
Loyalty Program
Vendor Capability Ratings
Availability and Quality of Training
Ease of IT Administration
Business Value Created
Ease of Data Integration
Breadth of Features
Ease of Implementation
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Vendor Support
Quality of Features
Usability and Intuitiveness
Ease of Customization
Windward System Five Reviews
Carla A.
- Role: Human Resources
- Industry: Transportation
- Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
Submitted Jun 2024
a versatile and easy-to-use solution
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Windward System Five from other similar products?
Unlike other similar programs, Windward System Five offers a wide range of customizable features that have helped me improve the efficiency of my daily operations.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
What I like most about Windward System Five is its ability to integrate all areas of my company, from inventory to sales and finance, into one system. This has allowed me to save time and resources by centralizing all the information.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Although there aren't many things I dislike about this software, sometimes the learning curve can be a little steep for less experienced users. However, the support team is always available to help and resolve any questions that may arise.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
In summary, I would recommend Windward System Five to any company looking for a complete and efficient solution for managing their business. Its capacity for customization, integration and technical support make it stand out from other similar software.
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
Michael S.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Retail
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Jan 2023
Great Software and Exceptional Staff and Support
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates Windward System Five from other similar products?
The entire Windward team are some of best people I have ever worked with in my career. As an architect, I do not accept deception or lack of integrity. Throughout my career, I have sat across the table with McDonalds, Marriott, Wal-Mart and even worked for QuikTrip before I left to come run the family Lumber Business. Economy Lumber is driven to be the best in our industries and Windward matches our business values. Once we got established and worked out the learning curve, we now considered Windward as part of our team. Good company – Good people. The software produces the results, the people make it happen.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
POS sales and purchasing history of all my customers. The simplicity to look up reports with just a few clicks for the detail information on each customer and vendor. Ease of reports for A/R and A/P to run my monthly numbers for the business. Unlimited training and learning video's to support our staff on every product they sell to the end user. Unlimited resources - problems are resolved.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Honestly I have not found anything in the past 4 years that Windward does not have availably to meet my the needs of my business. They offer more services than we use. Their product is a machine and just keeps rolling. I do not have issues.
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Make a list of what you want for your company and use that list to compare software. Windward was by far the most comprehensive software for the dollar value. I had a list of 5 items I wanted out of the software and the small versions from the big lumber industries could not meet it. Windward checked of my list of needs for my business. I had a budget to bring in a POS system and Windward come in under the budget. Price and Customer Service.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Retail
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Jan 2023
A businessman's software. The best!
Likeliness to Recommend
Pros
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Unique Features
