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September | 2021
Among the software options offered by
Floranext, all of which can be purchased
separately or together, based on a florist's
needs, is Floral Wedding/Event Manager,
a cloud-based wedding-and-event-
management tool. O'Shea reports, " We saw
independent flower shops like our own
trying to manage events with complex
spreadsheets. Our Floral Wedding/Event
Manager, which is also accessible via a
web portal or as an
iPad app, allows f lorists to create
proposals with beautiful images.
It also simplifies the calculation of costs
and profits, helps them to build contracts
and f loral shopping lists,
and seamlessly collect payments."
Keeping pace with available POS systems,
O'Shea details his company's cloud-based
option, which allows customers to access
their systems anywhere. "Our POS Standard,
which is accessible via a web portal or via
an iPad app, is built for traditional retail
fl ower shops. It comes with advanced tools
like ticket printing, delivery routing, an app
for delivery drivers to update order status,
the ability to send completed order photos
to clients, a calendar manager to see daily
orders easily, and many other tools.
Our POS Lite is a streamlined version
that focuses on order taking, which is
perfect for studio fl orists."
Along with its wedding-and-event software
and POS system, Floranext also off ers a
website product that allows shops to off er
fl ower subscriptions and collect Google
reviews, among other features.
Sharing what motivates him to continue
building technologies for fl orists, O'Shea
says, "Having grown up working in my
family's fl ower shop, I'm driven to help
independent fl orists grow their businesses
easily and aff ordably. Our focus at Floranext
has always been on building innovative
solutions for fl orists so they can focus on the
creative part of the job."
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When Tim Huckabee, FSC, president of FloralStrategies, advises in this article
that fl orists research various software programs and POS systems before
choosing one, he's assigning some hefty homework. There are myriad options,
and determining which one will best fi t the needs of your shop will require lots
of comparison shopping and critical analysis.
To help you with this task, we've assembled this list of the top fl ower-shop-specifi c
wedding/event-planning software programs and POS systems in North America.
Visit these companies' websites to discover which ones offer the features you need
most—and, of course, their costs.
TOP WEDDING/EVENT-PLANNING SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
Aisle Planner
AislePlanner.com/Solutions/
Tools-for-Floral-Designers
BloomsBy
BloomsBy.com
Curate
Curate.co
Details Flowers Software
Info.DetailsFlowers.com
Lobiloo
Lobiloo.com
Osagao
Osagao.com
Socko Florist
SockoFlorist.com
True Client Pro
TrueClientPro.com
TOP POS SYSTEMS WITH WEDDING/EVENT-PLANNING
SOFTWARE PROGRAMS
Floranext (POS with "Floral Wedding/
Event Manager")
Floranext.com
fl owerSoft Silver (POS with "Wedding
Program" and "Quotation Program")
fl owerSoftSilver.com
FTD Mercury (POS with add-on
"Event Planner" module)
FTDI.com/MercuryTechnology
IRIS Software Systems (POS with
"Florist Wedding & Event Software")
OnlyIRIS.com
QuickFlora Florist POS (POS with
"eVenta Event & Wedding Manager")
QuickFlora.com
TOP POS SYSTEMS FOR FLORISTS (no wedding/event-planning software)
BloomNation
JoinBloomNation.com
BloomNet Business Management
System (BMS) (POS and websites)
BloomNet.net/Technology/
Business-Management-System
FAS
FloralAccountingSystems.com
Floral POS (The)
TheFloralPOS.com
FloristWare
FloristWare.com
gotFlowers (POS and websites)
gotFlowers.com
Hana Software (POS and websites)
HanaFloristPOS.com
Komet Sales
KometSales.com
MAS
MASDirect.com
Telefl ora Dove POS and RTI
MyTelefl ora.com/DovePOS.aspx
MyTelefl ora.com/RTI_POS.aspx
Visual Ticket (POS and websites)
FloralSystems.com
CHOICES, CHOICES
