Agriware vs Windward System Five

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A Agriware #1 in Garden Center Software —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 6 features Contact Mprise

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Windward System Five #3 in Garden Center Software —/10 Pricing on request ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Windward

• Agriware fits best

  Garden centers needing horticulture-specific ERP

• Windward System Five fits best

  Garden centers prioritizing retail POS and integrations

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Side by side

Feature	AAgriware —/10 Visit ↗	Windward System Five —/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	—	—
Ranking	#1 in Garden Center Software	#3 in Garden Center Software
Best for	Garden centers needing horticulture-specific ERP	Garden centers prioritizing retail POS and integrations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop
Platforms	Web	Windows
Integrations	1 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Agriware 3/6 · Windward System Five 0/6
Point of sale	✓ (best)	Not published
Plant inventory	✓ (best)	Not published
Ecommerce store	Not published	Not published
Multi-location support	Not published	Not published
Greenhouse production	✓ (best)	Not published
Barcode scanning	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Combines garden-center POS with plant and product inventory. Adds horticultural production planning and registration. Supports sales, purchasing, financials, wholesale and grower workflows.	Combines POS, barcode inventory, purchasing and accounting. Supports multi-store transfers and centralized operations. Connects with WebSell, Shopify, WooCommerce and Power BI.
Cons	Broader than a standalone point-of-sale system may require. Pricing requires contacting the vendor. Features and deployment options can depend on the Business Central implementation.	Its listed features are general retail, not horticulture-specific. Runs on Windows rather than across listed operating systems. Pricing depends on users, modules, edition and deployment.
Our verdict	Agriware is horticulture-focused ERP software from Mprise for growers, wholesalers and garden centers. It is aimed at organizations that need retail and plant inventory alongside purchasing, sales, financial management and horticultural… Read the review →	Windward System Five brings point of sale, inventory, purchasing, customer records, accounting, reporting and e-commerce synchronization into one retail business management platform. Founded in 1984, it is aimed at independent retailers,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Agriware — where it wins

  • Combines garden-center POS with plant and product inventory.
  • Adds horticultural production planning and registration.
  • Supports sales, purchasing, financials, wholesale and grower workflows.

  Where it doesn't

  • Broader than a standalone point-of-sale system may require.
  • Pricing requires contacting the vendor.
  • Features and deployment options can depend on the Business Central implementation.

• Windward System Five — where it wins

  • Combines POS, barcode inventory, purchasing and accounting.
  • Supports multi-store transfers and centralized operations.
  • Connects with WebSell, Shopify, WooCommerce and Power BI.

  Where it doesn't

  • Its listed features are general retail, not horticulture-specific.
  • Runs on Windows rather than across listed operating systems.
  • Pricing depends on users, modules, edition and deployment.

• AAgriware—/10 · Pricing on request

  An ERP for garden centers that need retail, plant inventory and production workflows together.

  Contact MpriseFull verdict →
• Windward System Five—/10 · Pricing on request

  A mature retail system for POS, inventory, purchasing and multi-store operations.

  Visit WindwardFull verdict →