Best antique-mall software in 2026: a buyer's guide

By Colin King, founder of Vintique. My wife, Madeline, and I co-own West Michigan Antique Mall, where we use Vintique. This guide reflects our product perspective and firsthand experience; WMAM is a founder-owned operating story. Sources and monthly USD prices checked September 14, 2026.

Start with the work, then the quote

The useful comparison goes from an item arriving in a booth to the dealer’s statement. Can the dealer add inventory, print a tag and see a sale? Can a cashier combine booths on one ticket? Can the operator trace a return and rent charge through month-end?

Vintique combines those jobs with photo research and dealer workdays and staff scheduling, including counter bookings and rent credits for confirmed work. That gives a physical mall a practical reason to trial it. Feature labels still need a demonstration: a vendor portal may let dealers view sales, manage items, print labels, or some combination of those.

Plans at a glance

Product	Regular monthly software price	Check before deciding
Vintique	Solo $29 / Starter $49 / Growth $89 / Unlimited $169	Active vendor limits: 5 / 15 / 35 / unlimited. Pro is contact sales; multi-location is planned.
Quail Point-of-Sale	Basic $40 / Regular $70 / Full $135	Active vendor limits: 30 / 60 / unlimited.
SimpleConsign Vendor Mall Plus	$379	Introductory $199 for six months or the first $50,000 in sales, whichever comes first. Separate from resale plans.
Ricochet	$199	Introductory $159 for three months. Confirm ongoing webstore and processing terms.
ResaleOS Reseller	$89.99	POS and vendor-mall features; three team members. Pro is $219.99 with unlimited team members. $1 first-30-days offer.

These are different packages. Include equipment, processing, onboarding and add-ons in a written quote. Vintique Unlimited’s regular software price is $210/month below Vendor Mall Plus and $30 below Ricochet. Quail costs less than Vintique for more than five active vendors. A subscription difference is a useful budget fact, not proof of equivalent capabilities or total savings.

Vintique: bring the booth workflow together

Vintique connects photo research, inventory and tags with dealer access, register sales, rent records and statements. The browser platform works on modern devices, and the iOS companion supports dealer and operator work. Schedules help staff and dealers coordinate their days at the mall.

Start with a real item: review comparable listings, save it to the right booth and print a tag. Then follow the sale into the dealer’s records. Photo results support your judgment; they are not guaranteed valuations or a sold-only feed.

Use current pricing to choose a plan for your active vendor count. The 45-day trial requires a card at signup, with no charge until day 46 and cancellation anytime. Read our mall’s story for an operating example with ownership disclosed.

Quail Point-of-Sale: a lower subscription above five vendors

Quail at quailhq.com is a cloud POS for antique malls and consignment shops. It offers a browser register, dealer access, iOS and Android vendor apps, and phone and email support.^[1] The detailed Quail comparison covers documented refunds, rent, barcodes, layaway, time tracking and payment options.

For up to five vendors, Vintique Solo is $11/month below Quail Basic. For six or more vendors, Quail’s corresponding tier is cheaper. Vintique’s case is the value of item research, dealer inventory and scheduling in the same mall workflow. Test those differences rather than claiming that a cloud register or dealer portal is unique.

Quail is the product behind our Quail comparison. The earlier separate desktop-product entry was unsupported and has been removed.

SimpleConsign: evaluate Vendor Mall Plus

SimpleConsign’s pricing separates resale plans from Vendor Mall Plus. The mall package advertises vendor access, automated rent, a floor map and managed onboarding.^[2] Confirm plan availability and introductory limits in the quote.

Vintique gives operators an alternative with a lower regular mall subscription and dealer tools to test alongside it. Use the SimpleConsign comparison for the specific workflows and switching help to prepare your records.

Ricochet: include online selling in the decision

Ricochet publishes one core software price, with unlimited accounts, devices and inventory, plus a webstore offer.^[3] Its consignor mobile access and online selling are reasons to include it in a trial.

Vintique’s dealer inventory, photo research and staff/dealer schedules are useful points to test against that setup. Its public catalog and listing drafts do not replace an integrated online checkout or shipping system. See Vintique vs Ricochet for the full comparison.

ResaleOS: compare the physical mall and marketplace work

ResaleOS combines resale inventory and marketplace publishing with consignment and vendor-mall features. Crosslister is $39.99/month; the $89.99 Reseller plan includes POS and vendor-mall tools. Pro is $219.99. Its plans distinguish staff counts and included usage.^[5]

If cross-listing, online checkout and shipping drive your operation, include those workflows in the trial. Vintique’s listing drafts are not equivalent to connected publishing and automatic delisting. For a physical mall, compare the dealer’s inventory, register and settlement routine directly. See Vintique vs ResaleOS.

Existing desktop users: preserve access and plan the move

ConsignPro: its official site says service ended June 30, 2026 and directs users to SimpleConsign.^[4] Confirm access and export options while preserving your backups. This does not establish that every installed copy has stopped running. The ConsignPro transition comparison explains what to prepare.

Mall Sales Manager: Mall Central documents version-specific sales report formats for Homestead Software’s product.^[6] Vintique also has an MSM 4.0 data-folder ZIP import path with defined coverage. Use our MSM preparation guide to review what transfers and what needs separate work.

For Liberty or another installed system, identify the exact product, version, support arrangement and available exports. Avoid treating all desktop products as interchangeable.

Shopify and consignment apps

An antique mall can also evaluate Shopify POS with a consignment app. The important comparison includes the app’s vendor, rent and payout configuration. Our Shopify comparison explains where Vintique’s shared mall workflow helps and where Shopify’s online retail setup may fit.

Rehearse before choosing a switch date

1. Prepare sample dealers, inventory and original settlement reports.
2. Test tags, a multi-booth sale, a discount and a return on the intended equipment.
3. Record rent and adjustments; compare the statement with expected opening balances.
4. Have a dealer and a cashier try their own tasks.
5. Agree export coverage, training, the final data refresh and first settlement support.

A compatible standalone card terminal can operate alongside Vintique with manual tender entry. Integrated readers need their own setup review. Do not change live payment arrangements just to compare a software demo.

Explore Vintique’s trial or email Colin about your current setup. For more preparation, read the data-export guide and the antique-mall tech collection.