Switching guide
CenterEdge alternative: what switching actually involves
You already run CenterEdge, so the question isn’t what a POS does. It’s what happens to your history, what the box in the back office is for once you leave, how exposed you are on cutover day, and what CenterEdge does that Omni-Play doesn’t.
Still choosing between the two? Read the feature-by-feature comparison instead.
The cost of staying
What another year on CenterEdge costs you.
Priced per workstation
CenterEdge publishes $300 a month for one to three workstations, $550 for four to nine, and $800 for ten to fifteen. Adding a fourth register roughly doubles the bill. Omni-Play is one rate with unlimited devices.
Modules on top of that
Redemption adds $100 a month, integrations $50, and digital signage $50 — and the published rates depend on bundling CenterEdge Payments. Omni-Play has no module list to price.
The server is yours to keep running
A server-client deployment means hardware that depreciates and someone to patch, network, and update it. That cost never shows up on the subscription line, but you pay it. Omni-Play runs in a browser.
The cutover
How long you're exposed, honestly.
Setup happens in Omni-Play, so CenterEdge keeps taking payments the whole time. There is no window where neither system can ring a sale.
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Before you switch
Your history stays on your own server
We work with you to migrate your data or help you configure it, and your CenterEdge server in your building keeps running until the day you switch. Nothing we do touches it.
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Setup
We build your venue with you
We set up your catalog, pricing rules, deposit policies, taxes, and staff accounts, and connect Stripe and email, at no charge. Nothing gets installed on a machine in your office.
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Go-live day
The suite keeps running until you stop it
You pick the day. Setup leaves CenterEdge untouched, so if the first hour goes badly you still have a working register on the old system while we fix it.
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After
The box becomes a filing cabinet
Keep the server read-only for a season if your accountant wants the original records, then retire it. The recurring cost of maintaining it stops either way.
Read this before you move
Stay on CenterEdge if any of this is true.
We'd rather lose the deal than sell you a downgrade. Each of these is something CenterEdge does that Omni-Play doesn't.
Your floor runs on arcade redemption
CenterEdge Play cashless cards, the redemption counter, and prize inventory are twenty years deep. Omni-Play has no redemption module.
You need kiosks that scan ID
The Advantage Kiosk does facial recognition and license scanning at the door. Omni-Play has no kiosk product.
You’re large and multi-site on the suite
Ten workstations across two locations is where CenterEdge’s maturity earns its price. Omni-Play runs one venue, and multi-location is roadmap, not shipped.
Switching questions
What operators ask before leaving CenterEdge.
- Does my CenterEdge data come across to Omni-Play?
- Yes. We work with you to migrate your data or help you configure it. Your records also stay on your own server, where you can keep or export them without a vendor request. We set up your catalog, pricing rules, deposit policies, taxes, and staff accounts with you at no charge.
- What happens to the server after we switch?
- Nothing has to happen to it on day one. Keep it powered and read-only for a season if you want the original records at hand, then retire it. Omni-Play runs in a browser, so there’s nothing to install in its place.
- How long does it take to switch from CenterEdge?
- It depends on the size of your catalog, so we scope it once we’ve talked through your venue. What doesn’t change is the shape: CenterEdge keeps trading until the day you stop, because setup never touches it.
- What do I give up by leaving CenterEdge?
- Arcade redemption and cashless play cards, kiosks with ID scanning, and multi-workstation and multi-location depth. If the arcade is a real line on your P&L, that’s a reason to stay, and we’ll tell you so on the call.
Try the demo
Thinking about leaving CenterEdge?
We'll walk you through setup and what it involves before you commit to a date.