Square

per month/location

Free

Plus

Premium

POS & Payments

I like the convenience of Square point of sale. I like that it is quick and easy to use for people who may not be tech-savvy. Square Point of Sale is easy to load on your phone with an app and you can take it anywhere when you need to conduct payment transactions.
At this time, there is nothing that I dislike about the Square point of sale. It is straightforward to use, and I would recommend it to any of my small business friends.


"Square Point of Sale for Small business"

I operate a farmer’s market stand and it’s so convenient how widely known Square is. People always ask if we use Square and if we accept pay by phone or pay by tap. It’s just normal now to accept payment through our little cell phone app. It’s relatively cost-effective and it has absolutely improved sales figures since people are more willing to spend more with their cards. This has solved such a huge problem for us because most customers don’t have cash on them and prefer to use their cards (without having to hit up an ATM). Incidental purchases have actually increased because people are no longer worried about going over the amount of cash they have on hand. The card system is secure, so that’s a plus.

Love Square

So many people would pay late but by using Square’s digital invoice system, I’ve found it removes people’s excuses to not pay on time. I can even send automated reminders so there’s literally no excuse for a late payment. It’s just so easy to take payments for any merch, now! This is such a great resource for smaller businesses. It’s really great for tracking expenses and taking payments. I use the free square card reader. There is more secure chip reader but that tool isn’t free. No problem. The free one works perfectly for what I need.

So easy to take payments

Really great tool for subscriptions (we have a bread subscription people can sign up for) since you don’t have to invoice separately each time. It’s all handled within the subscription feature. I really love this and everything about square. It’s really hard to find anything wrong with this POS.

Can't find anything wrong with it!

I feel like my restaurant is thriving due to using Square. I use it for the POS, online ordering, and invoicing and everything links back to one account which keeps everything in order. I’m much more efficient because of Square. I don’t mind paying extra for their services because it’s helped me become much more efficient.

Much more efficient now

I feel like having Square gives us a competitive advantage over other spots. Our credit card sales are absorbing any extra costs, so I no longer have any concerns about it. There is very little training needed to use this POS, which saves time with training new employees. It’s great that we can take it offsite to use. I no longer feel concerned about sending an employee to an event now that we have Square and can accept cashless payments without any problems. 

Very little training to use it

Quickbooks integration, user-friendly software, and card processing hardware. Good technical support has been provided each time we have reached out. The payroll option, and the reports that we can create from it area great tools.
Not focused on the specifics of our service industry business, so we must create custom line items and utilize more data entry to make it work within our industry. Additionally, it is more focused on Apple Products opposed to windows and android.



"Versatile one stop shop for service, retail, payroll and more."

Square truly has everything you need to manage your business. They have things like scanning barcode capabilities (for our merchandise), inventory management, and tap-payment methods for contactless checkouts (which has been helpful during the pandemic). There are options to customize your setup without having to get a bunch of extra stuff on the side. Heads up–make sure you have an internet connection. If the system isn’t connected to the internet there is still an option to continue to take payments but if something goes wrong (like a card balance being exceeded) there is no guarantee that you’ll get the money from that transaction. Overall, it’s been such a great POS to have. It’s really user-friendly making it easy to use for some of our servers that only work occasionally.

Everything you need

The Square desktop dashboard is very organized and easy to navigate. I can edit the POS from my desktop, track sales and return/new customers, make and publish schedules for my employees, manage payroll... It's literally everything I need to keep my business organized all in one place.
There are a couple of quirky things the deeper into the dashboard you go, like navigating the settings for your business's website that's supported by Square. For me, it just took some getting used to but I've figured out where to find some of the more advanced settings and options.


"All inclusive, very user friendly"

We were using a different system before switching to Square. I’m so glad we switched over because Square is far superior. It doesn’t require much training, which is great for new employees. It’s really simple to set up, too. Another great feature is we were able to create a catalogue/inventory within it which helps in recording transactions and logging products sold (which helps in managing the inventory). However, it doesn’t except EBT payments, so we still have to utilize a different system for that. I hope they integrate something for EBT. Still, this product is far superior, like I mentioned. So easy to use.

Glad we switched over

We decided to finally transition from doing everything manually to going digital and Square has been very helpful in doing that. Their customer accounts and product lists are well set up and very easy to use. I do wish that the inventory feature kept a running record of price changes, though.

Very helpful

Overall, Square has been a great asset for allowing us to take card payments in person and also over the phone when someone places a to-go order. We don’t have an onsite printer, so the option to send receipts via text or email is really helpful. There’s no minimum for card payments, which is a nice feature, as well. We considered several other POS options and decided to go with Square since they have less hidden fees than most and they deposit funds directly into your account rather than leaving it in their cloud.

Great asset overall

This has been an all-in-one solution for me. Since you can customize the main screen to showcase the most popular ordered items, it keeps it all so organized and nice to look at. Training new employees is easier because everything is all in one place and it’s so user-friendly. There’s even a payroll system for clocking in and out. One of my favorite features in Square is the loyalty program. You can add your customer’s info and log them in for every visit to rack up their points. It also allows you to store card info. securely which is great for my regulars. Make sure you have an excellent wifi connection, though, so you can avoid any interruptions during your transactions. 

Great all-in-one solution

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Square for Restaurants is a point-of-sale platform built from the ground up with software, hardware, and payments to streamline your entire restaurant operation.

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