ECRS vs IT Retail

ECRS sells CATAPULT, a retail point of sale and store management system used by grocers, natural food stores, co-ops, convenience stores and specialty food shops. IT Retail is a cloud point-of-sale and back-office system built for grocery stores and specialty markets such as butcher shops, fish markets, bodegas and international grocers. Both are listed under Food Retail POS (grocery, butcher, deli). Where the profiles show a difference, it is in price, audience and countries covered.

Key differences

  • price

    IT Retail publishes a starting price of USD 49 per month. ECRS does not publish a starting price.

  • audience

    Not every audience is shared. Entries that only one product lists: ECRS: Supermarkets and grocery chains; IT Retail: Independent grocers and supermarkets.

  • countries covered

    On geography, ECRS names 3 countries and IT Retail names 1 country. 1 country appears in every list.

  • security and compliance

    Security and compliance claims are not the same. ECRS: PCI compliant; IT Retail: PCI DSS.

  • company background

    By founding year, ECRS (1989) and IT Retail (1993). Headquarters: ECRS, Boone, United States; IT Retail, Riverside, United States.

Side by side

ECRS vs IT Retail: side-by-side comparison from published vendor information
FieldECRSIT Retail
What it isECRS sells CATAPULT, a retail point of sale and store management system used by grocers, natural food stores, co-ops, convenience stores and specialty food shops.IT Retail is a cloud point-of-sale and back-office system built for grocery stores and specialty markets such as butcher shops, fish markets, bodegas and international grocers.
Best forSupermarkets and grocery chains; Specialty food stores (bakery, cheese, butcher); Grocers with a prepared foods counterIndependent grocers and supermarkets; Butcher shops and fish markets; International and ethnic markets; Grocery stores that also serve prepared food
Pricing modelQuote onlySubscription per lane
Starting priceNot publishedUSD 49 per month
Free planNot publishedNot published
Free trialNot publishedNot published
ContractNot publishedNot published
PlatformsWebWeb
CountriesCanada, Caribbean, United StatesUnited States
LanguagesNot publishedNot published
Number of integrationsNot published16
CertificationsPCI compliantPCI DSS
Security practicesPoint-to-point encryption and EMVNot published
Founded19891993
HeadquartersBoone, United StatesRiverside, United States
OwnerNot publishedNot published
Last reviewed29 September 202629 September 2026

Integrations

No partner appears in every list.

Named only by ECRS

ECRS does not name any integrations in the material we reviewed.

Named only by IT Retail

  • AppCard
  • Associated Grocers of New England
  • CAS
  • Circana
  • Datalogic
  • eGrowcery
  • Ingenico
  • Instacart
  • LocalExpress
  • Mercato
  • My Cloud Grocer
  • QuickBooks
and 4 more
  • Seiko
  • Upshop
  • Zapier
  • Zebra

Which to choose

ECRS

Choose ECRS if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Supermarkets and grocery chains; Specialty food stores (bakery, cheese, butcher); Grocers with a prepared foods counter.

IT Retail

Choose IT Retail if your business matches one of the audiences it is listed for: Independent grocers and supermarkets; Butcher shops and fish markets; International and ethnic markets.

What we could not confirm

ECRS

  • Any price, plan or contract term (quote only)
  • Named integration partners (the vendor shows logos without names)
  • Interface languages
  • Employee count and funding
  • Operating system the POS runs on

IT Retail

  • Growth and Premium plan prices (hidden behind a form) and what the $49 Starter price covers per lane
  • Contract length and renewal terms
  • Mobile apps and whether front-end software runs on Windows or other systems
  • Funding, employee count and registration details
  • Interface languages
  • Which wholesalers are integrated (only Associated Grocers of New England is named)

Go further

ECRS profileIT Retail profile

Other comparisons with these products

Sources

Facts on this page come from the pages below. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

ECRS, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepage and pricing request buttonshttps://www.ecrs.com
  2. POS featureshttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/point-of-sale/
  3. Feature overviewhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/feature-list/
  4. Hardwarehttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/hardware/
  5. Payments and securityhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/payment-processing/
  6. Inventory and EDIhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/inventory-and-supply-chain/
  7. Web Officehttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/back-office-management/
  8. Loyaltyhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/loyalty-and-marketing/
  9. WebCart e-commercehttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/e-commerce/
  10. Cognition analyticshttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/analytics-and-reporting/
  11. Prepared foods, Eatalyhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/prepared-foods/
  12. Integrations and Passport APIhttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/integrations/
  13. Onboarding and supporthttps://www.ecrs.com/retail-pos/onboarding-and-support/
  14. Grocery fit, customershttps://www.ecrs.com/industries/grocerypos/
  15. Specialty foods fithttps://www.ecrs.com/industries/specialty/
  16. Founding, countrieshttps://www.ecrs.com/company/history/
  17. Company overviewhttps://www.ecrs.com/company/

IT Retail, reviewed 29 September 2026

  1. Homepagehttps://www.itretail.com
  2. Plans and Starter pricehttps://www.itretail.com/pricing
  3. FAQ: pricing model, EBT, offline, wholesalershttps://www.itretail.com/it-retail-faq-page
  4. Hardware bundle and offerhttps://www.itretail.com/build-and-price
  5. Inventory featureshttps://www.itretail.com/inventory-management
  6. Integration partnershttps://www.itretail.com/integrations-interfaces
  7. Payment processing and EBThttps://www.itretail.com/it-retail-payments
  8. E-commercehttps://www.itretail.com/grocery-ecommerce
  9. Self-checkouthttps://www.itretail.com/grocery-self-checkout
  10. Butcher shop featureshttps://www.itretail.com/butcher-shop-pos
  11. Open development platformhttps://www.itretail.com/platform
  12. History, founder, officeshttps://www.itretail.com/about-us
  13. Support and training planhttps://www.itretail.com/support
  14. Customer quoteshttps://www.itretail.com/testimonials
  15. Addresshttps://www.itretail.com/contact