Petrosoft review

Petrosoft comes at the convenience store from the back office. Its CStoreOffice platform pulls inventory, pricing, purchasing, fuel, daily reconciliation and accounting into one place, and the company says more than 5,000 convenience stores and gas stations use it. The price book tools let a chain set prices by store, region or group and send changes to every register, while fuel management combines live tank readings, deliveries and pump sales to flag variances. Suggested orders come from item sales and projected demand, and delivery checks compare what was ordered, delivered and billed. The SmartPOS System covers the register, and a Scan Data Program handles tobacco rebates. Petrosoft also owns and runs more than 20 stores in Western Pennsylvania, which shapes the product. It does not publish prices, and for a single store without fuel it is more system than needed.

Who it is for

Gas station and convenience store chains that need fuel, price book and daily reconciliation control across stores.

Price

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Key features

• Price book management that sends approved price changes to every register
• Fuel and wet-stock management with live tank readings and variance checks
• Suggested vendor orders from sales, inventory and projected demand
• Delivery verification that compares what was ordered, delivered and billed
• Scan Data Program for tobacco rebates, plus the Retail360 mobile app

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Built for c-stores and gas stations, used by 5,000+ of them per the vendor
• Strength: Strong fuel and price book control for chains
• Strength: Connects to supported POS systems, tank gauges and accounting tools
• Weakness: No published prices
• Weakness: Mainly a back office platform; the register side is SmartPOS hardware
• Weakness: More than a single small store needs

Key facts

• Stores served: 5,000+ convenience stores and gas stations (vendor figure)
• Core product: CStoreOffice cloud back office
• POS hardware: SmartPOS System
• Support: 24/7

Where it ranks

Petrosoft is No. 7 in our Best POS Systems for Convenience Stores verdict.