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RB Control Systems 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

RB Control Systems
RB Control Systems
4.3
(55)

Pricing

Starting at $785.00 one time

About RB Control Systems

RB Pool and Spa Software completely manages retail and service with PCs, tablets, smartphones and laptops. With the consolidation of retail and service into a single system, regardless of your business size, you'll see an immediate return on your investment.

Our new cloud-based version of our pool and spa business software offers the most reliable and easy to use experience, with no need for extra server space or other IT infrastructure on your end to support the system.

Level up your business without leveling up your workload with RB cloud-based pool and spa business management software.

Customer Convenience
Online Bill Pay makes paying invoices online convenient and easy, which encourages on-time payments.

Reduced Time and Effort
Water Lab integrations eliminates duplicate entry in both RB and the water testing software, saving employees time so they can focus on the customer and look for sales opportunities.

Real-Time Data
Mobile Live to access data in the field, mobile water testing, and electronic door hangers after visits for top-notch customer service.

Top Pool Industry Vendors
Pool industry vendor and buying group integrations with key vendors and leading water analy...

sis software. Smart Contracting Creates customized contracts, so you can ditch pre-printed contracts and forms as well as outdated filing systems. Increased Sales Enables you to offer promotions, sales, and curbside pickup to attract more customers with a higher level of convenience. RB Pool and Spa Software offers features and benefits for pool and spa dealers like no other software!

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RB Control Systems Pricing and Plans

Starting price: $785.00 one time
Free Trial
Free Version

Basic

$785.00

per user, one time

No plan information available

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    RB Control Systems Features

    • Popular features found in Point of Sale
      Accounting Integration
      Barcode/Ticket Scanning
      Customer Accounts
      Discount Management
      eCommerce Management
      Electronic Payments
      Electronic Signature
      Gift Card Management
      Inventory Management
      Multi-Location
      Order Management
    • More features of RB Control Systems
      Access Controls/Permissions
      Activity Dashboard
      Alerts/Notifications
      API
      Barcode Recognition
      Billing & Invoicing
      Cash Management
      Commission Management
      Cost Tracking
      Credit Card Processing
      CRM
      Customer Database
      Customer History
      Customizable Reports
      Data Import/Export
      Data Synchronization
      Drag & Drop
      Email Marketing
      Employee Management
      GPS
      Inventory Replenishment
      Inventory Tracking
      Invoice Management
      Job Management
      Loyalty Program
      Maintenance Scheduling
      Offline Access
      Ordering Automation
      Payment Processing
      Point of Sale (POS)
      Price/Margin Management
      Pricing Management
      Product Catalog
      Promotions Management
      Purchase Order Management
      Quotes/Estimates
      Real-Time Data
      Real-Time Reporting
      Receipt Management
      Reporting & Statistics
      Retail Inventory Management
      Retail Management
      Retail POS
      Returns Management
      Returns Tracking
      Route Optimization
      Sales Order Management
      Sales Reports
      Sales Tax Management
      Sales Trend Analysis
      Stock Management
      Technician Management
      Third-Party Integrations
      Touch Screen
      Transaction History
      Work Order Management

    RB Control Systems Integrations

    Horizon
    Horizon
    SCP 4.0
    SCP 4.0
    Broadly
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    RB Control Systems User Reviews

    Overall Rating

    4.3

    Ratings Breakdown

    5

    60%

    4

    27%

    3

    5%

    2

    2%

    1

    5%

    Secondary Ratings

    Ease of Use

    4.1

    Value for money

    4.3

    Customer support

    4.7

    Functionality

    4.2

    DW

    Donna W.

    Retail

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed February 2019

    update to system

    5

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    User Friendly, a lot to learn, but once you get pass this, its ideal for the Pool Industry
    Cons:
    #1 complaint from day one, unlike Quickbooks, you can't go in and make a change in the description of a part in inventory or just delete it completely if you no longer purchase, use or don't want it there. You can put it in to a inactive file, but if that part has 3 or 4 descriptions, its very time consuming.

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    KK

    Karri K.

    Verified reviewer

    Retail

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed May 2021

    AWESOME

    5

    I have used RB since 2007 and absolutely love the software. It has helped in so many areas of our business.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Inventory management between 3 locations and the ability to schedule service.
    Cons:
    Inventory isn't always correct, but way better than the way we did before. RB is by no means perfect but it's as close to it that I have found and easy to use and train people on.

    Reasons for choosing RB Control Systems

    Knew other companies that used it liked it.

    Reasons for switching to RB Control Systems

    I have 3 locations and I had to enter the other 2 locations info in quickbooks every day. With RB, it is a push of a button and the general entries are made for my other locations. As long as they intergrate with quickbooks, I will never switch.

    Vendor Response

    Thank you so much for the review, and kind words. We greatly appreciate the feedback, and do not intend to stop integrating with QuickBooks. In fact, we just integrated with QuickBooks Online available in RB SQL.

    Replied June 2021

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    KC

    Kenneth C.

    Verified reviewer

    Retail

    11-50 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed October 2019

    Semi Happy

    3

    I have been with them for a long time and they are good people. I just feel like in just a few aspects they are being left behind. I do not want to leave but I am going to have too.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    4
    Value for money
    4
    Customer support
    3
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    The program is a whole package. Scheduling, Billing, POS
    Cons:
    I wished it was on the cloud. I am constantly having issues with glitches. I come in and I cannot access RB. It takes hours sometimes to clear up the issues. Sometimes RB says its on there end and then sometimes they say its my server. 2 times in the last two months I was unable to print the schedules for my guys and we are completely shut down until it is straightened out. I have learned to print the schedules the night before just in case and that has saved me. I would like a more stream line set up than Mobile Live. Its very antiquated compared to other pool service software mobile apps. Always having connection issues. No before and after pictures with time stamps.

    Reasons for choosing RB Control Systems

    Because 10 years ago they were on top of the game.

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    VS

    Vincent S.

    Verified reviewer

    Computer & Network Security

    2-10 employees

    Used weekly for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed November 2019

    Not the best support for larger implementations

    4

    We like the centralized database (although using access) so all of our inventory and customers are in a single database. It also supports remote desktop and Remote Web Apps implementation but requires each client to be set up individually due to the way they do the licensing.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    3
    Value for money
    2
    Customer support
    3
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Works well when it is operational. typically problem free. Has all of the features a pool store would need.
    Cons:
    The pool company is 100% dependent on the vendor for support and/or moving this to a new PC/Server. RB Support dictates to the pool store on how the migrations will be performed and scheduled regardless of the pool stores preferences. We have a larger implementation with a chain of stores and our setup is a little more complex and they are not willing to allow us to run the new system in parallel for testing prior to cut-over. "All or none" policy.

    Reasons for switching to RB Control Systems

    We switched due to the centralized database and the ability to network this from site to site using VPN technologies.

    Vendor Response

    Good Afternoon Vincent, After reviewing our support tickets for the company you are preforming this work for, it appears that our techs did preform services not encompassed in our standard contract services. RB has set procedures and protocols for re-installations that we are unable change due to security measures enforced by the PCI Security Council. I apologize that your interaction with our tech team did not meet your standards.

    Replied November 2019

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    JK

    Jerrad K.

    Self-Employed

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed March 2018

    Awesome. Exceeded expectations.

    5

    I can bill customers out so much easier, inventory management is simple, I can focus more time on service calls and generating money rather than deal with a POS system that takes forever to get things done.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    It's easy to use. I used another POS system last year and I had to switch to RB controls before my contract was up with the other system (I still have 1 year remaining on that contract). To simply say it, RB is just better in every way. One feature that is nice is the ability to attach photos to customers in their file. I attach liner drawings, safety cover drawings, etc to make it easy to reorder when the time comes around. What's nice is when you need help, RB is there to help you. I've had to call tech support numerous times asking for help. Instead of just fixing the problem for you, they take the time to show you how to fix it or make any adjustments you need and they aren't bothered to help. It's refreshing, the customer service is second to nobody.
    Cons:
    That I didn't switch to RB controls sooner... seriously. I can't think of any cons off the top of my head.

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    VR

    Verified
    Reviewer

    Retail

    11-50 employees

    Used other for less than 6 months

    Review source

    Reviewed September 2020

    A non starter

    1

    No accountability with this company. They refused to provide a refund on a system we never used. They clearly do not stand behind there product or service, and would rather take money from a small company and move onto the next sucker.

    Ratings Breakdown

    1
    Ease of use
    1
    Value for money
    1
    Customer support
    1
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Had originally signed up as the program would allow us to download our catalog to the system, and make is easier to quote.
    Cons:
    Signed up right before covid. As a result of this it was hard to get any assistance in the step up process. This left out employee in tears most days. They system did not integrate with our existing systems in a way that it was originally portrayed. When I reached out to the sales man he would not connect with me by phone to discuss our issues, instead he would respond by email only. I was confident that they would go they extra mile to assist and resolve any issues. Unfortunately once they received payment, they no longer had any interest in communicating with us. I asked to cancel and be refunded the initial cost based on our experience and was basically told that my employees were liers.

    Reasons for switching to RB Control Systems

    Deal with a company that has your back, and stands behind their solutions

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    JG

    Johann G.

    Verified reviewer

    Facilities Services

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2021

    The Pool service software with all features necessary to run a company

    5

    What is really great is the very good support team which is always helpful and very knowledgeable.

    Ratings Breakdown

    4
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Route Planning, Customer Data base, Accounts receivables
    Cons:
    It is bit complicated to use and need a lot of time to understand all features. An intensive training at the beginning is necessary. The inventory part of the program is unpractical and should be easier to use. The graphic design of the program and its many functions should be made more modern with push buttons etc. The program is obviously made by by sophisticated software engineers. Further developing the product more with a user perspective and making functionalities easier to use would be helpful.

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    LF

    Lance F.

    Verified reviewer

    Information Technology and Services

    2-10 employees

    Used other for more than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed March 2021

    Poor design, support, and company behind it all

    1

    This company expired software, that my client is now supposed to own, immediately at end of support for a client and refused to make that right even after they stated the software will never expire. The client paid over $8,000 to own the software and has nothing to show for it because they care nothing about doing what is right or keeping their word. Additionally, they constantly let licenses expire and they had to be contacted repeatedly to push the license expiry out manually. That is poor design. Lastly, their support response is awful in that voicemails would be left requesting a callback and we'd still have to call back a day or two later as no call was returned. This company has no professionalism, integrity, or reliable support. I would NOT recommend your software to a single client or anyone for that matter.

    Ratings Breakdown

    1
    Ease of use
    1
    Value for money
    1
    Customer support
    2
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    Honestly, it has a few good features but not anything you can't find in other software out there.
    Cons:
    Software updates frequently did not go smoothly overnight and required running restore option to clear errors. Software used Access for database. Only after selling this as the only option did they mention they have a SQL server version. Suffers from constant data corruption. This software also relies on SMB file sharing to run the program which is extremely dated method for business applications and is fraught with errors.

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    LB

    Laura B.

    Verified reviewer

    Retail

    2-10 employees

    Used daily for less than 2 years

    Review source

    Reviewed January 2021

    Outstanding Service

    5

    Overall experience is wonderful. RB should be very proud and lucky to have employees like [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN], best customer service, very knowledgeable, friendly and patient.

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality
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    Pros:
    The one thing I like most about this software is, it come with the most amazing, courteous, easy to understand customer support. I am new to the software and any questions I have are quickly and efficiently resolved and or explained. The software in it self has multiple features that are fairly easy to navigate.
    Cons:
    The inventory section of the software. Its not very user friendly and is messy making it confusing. Billing needs to have the option to do bank withdraw for the monthly billing payments.

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    BC

    Billy C.

    Verified reviewer

    Used unspecified for unspecified

    Review source

    Reviewed February 2017

    Up the Creek without a Paddle

    5

    What an eventful Winter, November 21, 2016, windows on my host computer decides shutdown and reinstall windows. So the fun begins! I didn't panic yet because I knew the system was backing itself up on the other computer up front. So , I called RB Tech support to help with the process of recovering the data for RB and resolve this matter quickly, but there is a problem. My computer stop backing up in June 2016. So, now what? It's ok because I had setup off line backup with another company just need to make a call and down load the data. All is good right? Wrong, the data was not be backed up for some reason not sure. Not only did we loose RB data but everything else as well, like Quick books. Now I am not sure what to do but, Logan to the rescue. He was pretty confident that I would be able to retrieve the data from the drive with the help of a data recovery service. After some research we found a company in New York that supposedly could recover the data. After 5 weeks got the data back but nothing was usable, what a pickle. So, just out of desperation I stop in a local computer repair store were the store owner said he would try but if the specialist couldn't then he probably could either. Two day later and we are in business he got the data back. The Fun begins Logan (RB Tech Support) started installing everything back to normal. Now we are up and running and RB is doing our off site backup. I must say Logan and the tech support team has been phenomenal during this troubling time and have went out of there way to provide me with the most professional and knowledgeable service available. THANKS RB TECH SUPPORT!

    Ratings Breakdown

    5
    Ease of use
    5
    Value for money
    5
    Customer support
    5
    Functionality

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