--- description: Review of The Assistant Manager Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice Ireland. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: The Assistant Manager | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice IE --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Footwear & Shoe Store POS Software](/directory/79/footwear-software/software) > [The Assistant Manager](/software/1117/the-assistant-manager) # The Assistant Manager Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/1117/the-assistant-manager Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/1117/the-assistant-manager?page=2) > The Assistant Manager (TAM) is a fully integrated POS solution that provides a point of sale, inventory management, CRM, e-commerce, accounting, WMS and merchandising functionality in one application suite. It provides an integrated POS solution that communicates and helps retailers automate and manage their retail operations. This system also offers a variety of features to assist retailers to manage in-store and online sales domestically and abroad, including barcode printing, fully integrated e-commerce support and multi-currency customization. TAM Retail is an on-premise solution that caters to retailers of various specialties that range in size from one to over one hundred stores. It is suitable for bookstore, park/museum/gift shop, tobacco and liquor, apparel, fast food, furniture and many other specialty retail operations. Customer service is provided for software and hardware implementation and support. > > Verdict: Rated **4.2/5** by 10 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.2/5** | 10 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.0/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.1/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 70% | (7/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Lode Data Systems ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$2,500.00 - **Pricing model**: Per User - **Target Audience**: 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Chromebook (Desktop) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Belize, Canada, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounting - Accounting Integration - Activity Dashboard - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Attendance Management - Barcode/Ticket Scanning - Budgeting/Forecasting - CRM - Campaign Management - Committee Management - Communication Management - Contact Management - Credit Card Processing - Customer Database - Customer History - Customisable Branding - Customisable Forms ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) ## Category - [Footwear & Shoe Store POS Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/79/footwear-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Footwear & Shoe Store POS Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/79/footwear-software/software) - [Retail Accounting Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/31/accounting-software/software) - [Retail Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/2025/retail-management/software) - [Furniture Store Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/37/furniture-store-retail-software/software) - [Small Business POS Software](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/directory/456/small-business-pos/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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In particular, when processing credit card payments the system reacts slowly throughout the day. > > Overall, it’s a helpful tool that helps resolve a lot of daily issues. It helps make daily business run smoothly. ----- ### "TAM Review" — 5.0/5 > **Adam** | *16 September 2025* | Nonprofit Organisation Management | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that it gives us a snapshot of each individual to see the various ways that they interact with our organization. > > **Cons**: I'm not a fan of how they define an event and a program. This would have been nice to have these defined as they are used for most nonprofits. > > My overall experience has been good. The customer service is exceptional and I think that has a lot to do with their team really wanting to help their customers. ----- ### "You Get What You Pay For" — 1.0/5 > **Karesse** | *21 July 2021* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Splitting checks, if you have correct seat numbers to begin with, is a good option. > > **Cons**: Sometimes you get what you pay for. Using TAM for strictly retail might work out just fine, but for food and beverage service this system is a living nightmare. TAM constantly has errors that pop up that keep you from working, not to mention it lags all the time. This system is not user friendly in any way and actually feels like the creators went out of their way to make it as confusing as possible for the user. There is absolutely no visual organization on the screen when entering food/beverage orders and there is no option to highlight and repeat a previously made order, which when dealing with manually typing out complicated food and drink orders is imperative for saving precious time. The split check option is nice if you are sure you’ve correctly placed each item on the correct seat number, but once again the lack of visual organization on screen leads to frequent mistakes even with this. And if you are given multiple types of payments, such as half card and half cash, on an individual check among a table of split checks you might as well forget it. Even paying out one individual person from a tab that has other orders on it is complicated and forces you to change the number of guests, remove the tab and change the name of the tab before continuing further. And if you enter the wrong numbers in when settling a tab you are only given one chance to correct it. Overall, TAM let’s everyone down and has employees and management alike pulling out our hair on a regular basis. ----- ### "Easiest Payment Tool Yet\!" — 5.0/5 > **Skye** | *17 September 2025* | Consumer Services | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is so quick, simple, and easy to work. If there are ever any problems it’s also never been difficult to solve or even to get ahold of the company to ask for simple solutions. > > **Cons**: The only problem I’ve ever had is the system occasionally can get laggy but it just needs a simple restart or even a refresh to get it working back to normal again. > > My overall experience had been great\! It has always been easy to tweak the options of what we are currently selling, and everyone I work with understands the system quite well for the most part and has no problem getting it set up and running smoothly\! ----- ### "Supportive and Smart Sales Software" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *14 August 2025* | Museums & Institutions | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: Customer support at TAM is number one; I feel like they really take care of you to make sure you understand how to use the software and to make sure it is operating as it should. They are so patient with our specific university museum needs. Secondly, I love how easy the POS is to use, and to train on. I love how much information I can gather for admissions and events at the museum. It's made tracking ticket types so simple and clear. > > **Cons**: It took me a few tries to find reports that I like to use. Some of the reports don't give me everything I need in one, so I have to use multiple reports to review KPI data. > > Each person I worked with at TAM is really friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. The Retail and Admissions software is easy to use and helps me understand my clientele better as well as manage our inventory and sales thoroughly and thoughtfully. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/1117/the-assistant-manager?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.ie/software/1117/the-assistant-manager) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | ----- ## Structured Data