The store under your marketing.
AIQ leads with marketing and does it well. But it sits on top of whatever storefront and POS you pair it with, so inventory sync and promotions depend on your setup, and there's no delivery. Carrot runs the store and the marketing on one data model.
Where Carrot pulls ahead of AIQ
The storefront is native
Carrot's menu, checkout, promotions, and inventory sync are one product, built together from the start.
Delivery included
Routing, dispatch, and GPS tracking ship with Carrot. AIQ has no delivery layer at all.
One data model
Campaigns, loyalty, and sales share the same records, so segments and automations run on live shopping behavior, no sync jobs between vendors.
Carrot vs AIQ, capability by capability
| Capability | Carrot | AIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Ecommerce Storefront | ||
| Real-Time Inventory Sync | Depends on setup AIQ sits on top of your POS and ecommerce rather than running the storefront itself, so inventory freshness depends on which providers you pair it with. | |
| POS-Integrated Promotions | Depends on setup Promotion capabilities vary with the POS and ecommerce combination underneath AIQ. Some setups support them, others don't. | |
| Loyalty & Rewards Program | ||
| Delivery Dispatch & Tracking | — | |
| Native Mobile App | ||
| Marketing Automation | ||
| AI-Powered Live Chat | ||
| Live Human Support | ||
| SEO-Friendly Storefront | ||
| Customer Data Ownership |
Comparison reflects each platform's publicly advertised offering as of August 2026, verified against their current product pages. "Partial" marks capabilities that exist with limitations.
The Carrot platform, next to AIQ
Every product area below ships as part of Carrot. Here's how each one lines up.
An online store synced straight to your POS.
Inventory, pricing, and orders flow between Carrot and your point of sale automatically. No manual entry, no oversold products.
vs AIQ AIQ's storefront capabilities depend on the setup underneath it. Carrot's storefront is the platform, AI chat, promotions, and points pricing native to the menu.
Explore Ecommerce →Earn on any purchase. Redeem right on the menu.
Tiered rewards, referrals and missions. Points add up on in-store and online orders, and points pricing shows right on the menu.
vs AIQ Both offer loyalty. Carrot's lives on the menu shoppers already use, with missions and referrals tracked automatically.
Explore Loyalty →Every route optimized, every driver tracked live.
Build routes on the map, let Carrot order the stops, and follow every driver by GPS. Stress-tested during COVID delivery-only operations.
vs AIQ AIQ has no delivery. Carrot ships routing, dispatch, GPS-tracked drivers, and automated SMS updates.
Explore Delivery →Reach the right customers by text, push and email.
SMS, MMS and push blasts, email automations, and segments that target the right buyers.
vs AIQ AIQ's marketing is genuinely strong. Carrot's automations run on the store's own live data, abandoned carts and purchases trigger without a sync between systems.
Explore Marketing →In-store ordering that keeps lines moving.
A touch-order screen synced to the same menu and inventory as everything else.
vs AIQ Carrot's kiosk runs the same live menu and loyalty in-store. AIQ doesn't run in-store ordering.
Explore Kiosk →Ordering and rewards in one branded app.
One sign-in for ordering, rewards and push notifications, with your icon on customers' home screens.
vs AIQ Both offer branded apps. Carrot's combines ordering, rewards, and push in one login on the same platform.
Explore Mobile Apps →
Every number, with the customers behind it.
Sales, customers, marketing and rewards in one place, with a click-through from any chart to the customers.
vs AIQ AIQ reports on marketing. Carrot reports on the whole store, sales, products, and customers in one place.
Explore Reporting →A website built on your Carrot menu.
Your live menu, ordering and rewards, from a free starter shell to a fully custom build.
vs AIQ Carrot builds complete dispensary websites; AIQ doesn't do websites.
Explore Websites →SEO help from people who know cannabis retail.
Our dispensary SEO program works on the local searches that matter, and a free audit shows you where you stand before you spend anything.
vs AIQ Carrot storefronts are crawlable and on-domain by default, with local SEO built in.
Explore 24Carrot →Common questions
Is Carrot a good alternative to AIQ? +
If you're assembling AIQ plus a storefront plus a delivery tool, Carrot replaces the stack: one platform for ecommerce, loyalty, delivery, and marketing, running on one set of customer records.
What does Carrot include that AIQ doesn't? +
A native storefront with real-time POS sync, delivery dispatch and tracking, in-store kiosks, and AI live chat, alongside the loyalty and marketing automation AIQ is known for. Carrot also builds dispensary websites.
How hard is it to switch from AIQ to Carrot? +
Customer and points data import during onboarding, and Carrot connects to the POS you already run. Most stores go live within days, with no onboarding fees.
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