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Comprehensive comparison of our solutions features

Core Features
Cloud based for use on any internet enabled device	Yes	Yes
Print to any printer No need for specialist equipment or fixed print stations. Standard or custom papers.	Yes	Yes
No more cutting out of tickets We can provide specialist perforated papers for even faster and neater ticketing.	Yes	Yes
Fully customisable colours and fonts Match your brand or specific promotions.	Yes	Yes
Upgrade from legacy Ticketwriter No need to re-enter data if you’re upgrading from a legacy version of Ticketwriter – all done automatically and completely backwards compatible.	Yes	Yes
Auto-stacking Operators can simply add tickets to a “stack” ready to print all in one go. No more wasted paper printing individual tickets – we’ll organise it all for you automatically.	Yes	Yes
Bulk text update Update or add text across any number of tickets in one go for promotions and other messages.	Yes	Yes
Automatic layout – no graphic design skills needed The system automatically determines the best layout based on what you want to show on it.	Yes	Yes
Built-in compliance checks Price saving calculations are built around Trading Standards rules to stop accidental rule breaking (carries big fines!).	Yes	Yes
Multiple ticket types included Whatever you need to display, one of our ticket types has you covered.	Yes	Yes
Email support 1-working day response support by email	Yes	Yes
Telephone support Working hours support via telephone		Yes
99.9% uptime guarantee	Yes	Yes

Advanced Features
Photos and logos added to tickets Add additional information to help customers make decisions unaided, even cross and upsell opportunities.	Yes	Yes
Print Barcodes, Icons and QR codes Maximum flexibility for hardware systems and customer convenience.	Yes	Yes
Simple price adjustments in bulk by percentage or amount Apply changes across any number of products adding or subtracting absolute amounts or percentages.	Yes	Yes
Organise tickets by department Helps keep things organised and spend less time searching. Keep product selling points and pricing data in one place	Yes	Yes
Marketing data Keep product selling points and pricing data in one place	Yes	Yes
Spec sheets Store “Product Spec Sheets”provided by manufacturers as tickets ready to print for customers.	Yes	Yes
Full library of material symbols “Material symbols” are little icons that show what something is made of and your system contains an extensive library ready and free to use.	Yes	Yes
Customisable layout Customisation of the layout set used to power Automatic Layout. This requires our support to configure, but it means an Alphasign user can have absolutely any layout they want on their Tickets, whereas Ticketwriter is limited to what it comes with out-the-box.		Yes
Data import and export Import and export both ticket prices and products to and from CSV / Excel for maximum compatibility.		Yes
Multi store support Specify which store a ticket (or product) is relevant to.		Yes

Enterprise Features
Independent product database A database in the system that stores all the products stocked so you can quickly create tickets by selecting products and ticket types in one go. You can also store your promotional prices here ahead of them being applied to tickets.		Yes
“Hands free” connection to back office system Price and product data is automatically synchronised with your back-office system; no manual process required to keep this data up to date.		Yes
Margin management The user can define a minimum and target margin, either globally or by department, and the system will highlight which products are falling outside of those margins.		Yes
Promotions calendar Define promotional periods up to 2 years in advance, and set the pricing across all products in your range.		Yes
One click promotions You can apply a promotion including changes to price, style, feature messages and savings calculations all in a single click, saving hours of work.		Yes
API access for any integration solution Allows advanced users to build their own integrations to 3rd-party systems, if needed.		Yes
Multi user support Multiple users can access the system at the same time.		Yes
User access control Different user levels, restricting access to areas, functions or departments.		Yes
Multi currency support GBP, USD and EUR. Includes the ability to mix-and-match on a single ticket (useful for places like Duty Free shops).		Yes
Ticket history View previous versions of the tickets. This is useful if the primary Ticket has been updated ahead of an imminent price change.		Yes
Enforced ticket lifecycle Tickets have “In-store”, “Live” and “Destroy” dates so you can ensure a ticket can only be printed in the window where it is applicable (including those in the History). Prevents Trading Standards violations from someone displaying an out-of-date Ticket.		Yes

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