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Windward System Five

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7.5 /10
CX Score
7.9 /10
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Windward System Five
7.5 /10
  • Retail Management

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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Awards & Recognition

Windward System Five won the following awards in the Retail POS category

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2024 Emotional Footprint Champion

2024
  • Strategy and Innovation
  • Service Experience
  • Product Impact
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Conflict Resolution
2024

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2024
8 Top Rated Capabilities
2 Top Rated Features
2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023
  • Strategy and Innovation
  • Service Experience
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Conflict Resolution
2023

2023 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2023
16 Top Rated Capabilities
6 Top Rated Features
2023

Windward System Five Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

93 Likeliness to Recommend

93 Plan to Renew

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Since last award

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value


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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+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?

0% Negative
7% Neutral
93% Positive

Pros

  • Helps Innovate
  • Trustworthy
  • Unique Features
  • Respectful

How to read the Emotional Footprint

The Net Emotional Footprint measures high-level user sentiment towards particular product offerings. It aggregates emotional response ratings for various dimensions of the vendor-client relationship and product effectiveness, creating a powerful indicator of overall user feeling toward the vendor and product.

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

Average 81

Employee Mobile

Avg.78
86

Customer Account Management

Avg.79
85

Analytics and Reporting

Avg.80
84

Sales Transactions

Avg.83
84

Employee Management

Avg.80
82

Pricing Promotions

Avg.78
80

PCI and EMV Compatible

Avg.74
79

Online Integrations Web Store

Avg.78
78

Cash Register Point of Purchase Devices

Avg.80
77

Inventory Control

Avg.77
77

Loyalty Program

Avg.75
75

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 82

Availability and Quality of Training

Avg.76
88

Ease of IT Administration

Avg.77
85

Business Value Created

Avg.78
84

Ease of Data Integration

Avg.77
84

Breadth of Features

Avg.78
83

Ease of Implementation

Avg.79
82

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Avg.74
81

Vendor Support

Avg.76
81

Quality of Features

Avg.77
79

Usability and Intuitiveness

Avg.79
77

Ease of Customization

Avg.74
73

Windward System Five Reviews

Carla A.

  • Role: Human Resources
  • Industry: Transportation
  • Involvement: IT Leader or Manager
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Submitted Jun 2024

a versatile and easy-to-use solution

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

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

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  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Retail
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
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Submitted Jan 2023

A businessman's software. The best!

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

  • Reliable
  • Performance Enhancing
  • Enables Productivity
  • Unique Features

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Michael S.

  • Role: Operations
  • Industry: Retail
  • Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
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Submitted Jan 2023

Great Software and Exceptional Staff and Support

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

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

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