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Fivestars was bought by SumUp and is now sold as SumUp Connect, from $269/month. Shopolo runs digital loyalty on the Plus addon, on any device, with no hardware and no contract.
Fivestars pricing estimates based on industry-reported figures. Hardware costs not included. Subject to change.
Fivestars was acquired by SumUp, and fivestars.com now redirects to SumUp Connect — sold at $269/month standalone, or $289/month bundled with SumUp's POS. Comparing the two today means comparing SumUp Connect. Shopolo runs digital loyalty on the Plus addon with no hardware, no tablet and no annual contract, and the gift cards and online ordering beside it are free core.
Fivestars' automated win-back campaigns and SMS outreach are genuinely effective for re-engaging lapsed customers. If automated marketing is your primary need and you have the budget, that capability has value. For most independent businesses that just need a digital replacement for paper punch cards alongside gift cards and ordering, Shopolo's simpler approach covers the essentials without the overhead.
Fivestars focuses on loyalty and marketing. Gift cards and direct ordering require separate platforms. For a restaurant or café that wants one link where customers buy a gift card and place an order, Shopolo gives you that free core, with loyalty stamps on the Plus addon. Fivestars needs additional subscriptions for those touchpoints.
SumUp Connect, which Fivestars became, makes sense if you want its automated win-back and birthday campaigns and are already on SumUp hardware. Shopolo is the better fit if you want loyalty beside gift cards and ordering without a terminal.
Not as a product you can buy. Fivestars was acquired by SumUp, and fivestars.com now redirects to SumUp Connect — sold at $269/month standalone or $289/month bundled with SumUp's POS, typically with hardware and an annual contract. Shopolo runs digital loyalty stamp cards on the Plus addon with no hardware and no contract.
Shopolo's loyalty stamp cards are part of the Plus addon rather than a $269 monthly subscription, run on any device with no tablet or card reader, and sit beside gift cards and online ordering that are free core. What you give up is SumUp Connect's automated win-back, birthday and milestone campaigns and its SMS network — Shopolo does not have those.
No. Shopolo's loyalty is a digital stamp card, stamped at the counter, with email campaigns on the same Plus addon sent to customers who opted in. If automated win-back and SMS outreach are your primary need and you have the budget, SumUp Connect's automation is genuinely effective.
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