About Square Point of Sale
Square Point of Sale is a cloud-based POS solution for use with iOS and Android devices, or Square’s own point of sale hardware. The software allows users to manage customers, transactions, inventory, invoicing, and payments, with additional tools for managing customer loyalty, marketing, employees, and payroll.
Square offers magstripe, chip, and contactless card readers for accepting payments via debit and credit cards, Google Pay, and Apple Pay. Square Virtual Terminal enables payment collection through a computer, which allows merchants to key in card details so that no card reader is required.
Sell from anywhere
Square Point of Sale helps businesses sell in-person, online, over the phone, or out in the field. Merchants can add a synced online store, sell through Instagram and Facebook, and offer curbside pickup, local delivery, and shipping -- no coding required.
Grow customer relationships
The built-in customer directory can track customer preferences and feedback with every card swipe. Key customer information is added automatically to build profiles, and merchants can search and sort customers to view their purchase histories, target email marketing campaigns, and send more personalized messages that keep customers coming back more often.
Track the health of your business
With Square Dashboard and built-in sales reports on the POS, merchants can access their sales data from any device, with real-time hourly sales reports for each location, transaction and deposit tracking, and more. Square POS helps merchants manage their inventory from anywhere. Products can be imported via CSV and names, prices, and quantities can be edited at any time. Daily stock alert emails notify users of items with low or no stock, and inventory levels can be exported to printable spreadsheets.
Everything is integrated into your POS for a stress-free experience. It’s free to use, and no contracts, fine print, or manuals required.
Pricing starting from:
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- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Key benefits of Square Point of Sale
No contracts, fine print, or user manuals required. You can switch and have your team start ringing up customers in minutes.
Flexibility and Customization
Personalized Customer Experiences
Streamline Employee Management
Drive Business Growth
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Business size
Markets
Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Japan, United States and 1 others
Supported Languages
English, French, Japanese, Spanish
Pricing starting from:
N/A
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
Top 5 alternatives to Square Point of Sale
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Total features of Square Point of Sale: 98
Alternatives
PayPal
Clover
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- Industry: Insurance Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Square Makes Running My Business so Simple
Reviewed on 06/05/2022
I am a big fan of any software that does a lot...and man Square Point of Sale does A LOT!!! It has...
I am a big fan of any software that does a lot...and man Square Point of Sale does A LOT!!! It has seriously made running my business so much easier, and even kind of fun. I love how much I can customize it, how detailed I can get with it, but also how easy it is to create invoices and things on the fly. I can use it across multiple devices, making it useful ANYWHERE.
Pros
I like how much I can customize it; that I can use it across all my devices; I can use it anywhere; it creates records for me, helps with taxes, saves client info. All that stuff that can fall between the cracks.
Cons
I'll admit, I haven't come across anything that is a major flaw so far. Any complaint I have is the sort of thing I would encounter with any online POS and/or accounting software - things like the tediousness of entering product/service items to be saved and other repetitive tasks like that.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Every Business Needs Square Point of Sale!!!
Reviewed on 21/06/2022
Square has seriously helped our business grow into what it is today. And we're still scaling. We...
Square has seriously helped our business grow into what it is today. And we're still scaling. We can create subscriptions on the go, accept payments online, at events and easily export reports when we need them (super helpful when tax season is here).
Pros
The simplicity and ability to process payments and subscriptions on virtually any device and from any location is super key. And Square allows us to do this.
Cons
We don't really have many cons to report other than it would nice to have some of the new "premium" features included being that we pay about 3% per transaction already but we understand that operations need to be funded (and profitable).
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VenmoReasons for Choosing Square Point of Sale
Square appeared to be easier (this was back when it was just the mobile reader).Switched From
PayPalReasons for Switching to Square Point of Sale
Square seemed to have a better roadmap and ecosystem of product development.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 5.0 /10
Great For Payments
Reviewed on 18/05/2022
It has been an okay experience, I’m going to keep using it and update my review later in the year.
It has been an okay experience, I’m going to keep using it and update my review later in the year.
Pros
I like that I’m able to use it and take payments on my mobile app. I also like that Square offers a free payment device for Small Business Owners to take payments on the go.
Cons
I dislike the security of Square, I don’t think it is secure enough. I have received an email about someone trying to get into my account many times.
- Industry: Nonprofit Organization Management
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Square gets the job done
Reviewed on 17/05/2022
My overall experience has been good. Square POS gets the job done. The user interfase could be more...
My overall experience has been good. Square POS gets the job done. The user interfase could be more intuitive though, but in general it's ok.
Pros
I use square POS, but also as an online payment processor linked to Wix. We started using the simple and small POS at our organization, but then we upgraded to the one with the big screen and that was a big change. I particularly like about this one that the client is the one swiping the credit card and has privacy deciding on the tips. It allows to start and end the cash drawer, which helps to control the cash better. I also like that when there is no connection it goes to offline mode and one can still run transactions with it.
Cons
The part that I am unsatisfied with is that the integration with WIX does not capture names of events in the description of each transaction. Therefore it's tricky to categorize those transactions in the different income classes for our books. I have to do that by reconciling manually wix reports with square's.
Alternatives Considered
StripeReasons for Choosing Square Point of Sale
We still use Stripe because it works better with our donors database. When I started working in the organization both were being used, since we had the investment of the Square POS already, which are pricey, we continued to use Square. However it does not integrates with Bloomerang.Switched From
StripeReasons for Switching to Square Point of Sale
We chose square over alternative products because we had already spent over $1000 in POS- Industry: Entertainment
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Square Point of Sale is a great solution for small businesses to accept modern digital payments
Reviewed on 24/05/2022
Square PoS has been easy to use and easy to set up. It's allowed me to plug a hole in my accounts...
Square PoS has been easy to use and easy to set up. It's allowed me to plug a hole in my accounts receivable dept by allowing instant payment by any modern means—including Apple or Google Pay
Pros
I have the small white brick PoS for taking tap and card payments. It was only $20 and it works perfectly every time. I can use my Square account to create and sell gift certificates too
Cons
It can be a little tricky to do quick sales in the app, as it funnels you towards creating a full invoice. I use different software for invoicing.
Square Point of Sale FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Square Point of Sale.Q. What type of pricing plans does Square Point of Sale offer?
Square Point of Sale offers the following pricing plans:
- Pricing model: Free Version
- Free Trial: Available
Square's pricing is simple for businesses of all sizes. It's free to use, and no contracts, fine print, or manuals required. Pay 2.6% + 10¢ per swipe or 3.5% + 15¢ per manually entered transaction.
Q. Who are the typical users of Square Point of Sale?
Square Point of Sale has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500
Q. What languages does Square Point of Sale support?
Square Point of Sale supports the following languages:
English, French, Japanese, Spanish
Q. Does Square Point of Sale support mobile devices?
Square Point of Sale supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Square Point of Sale integrate with?
Square Point of Sale integrates with the following applications:
Acuity Scheduling, Cleantie, Craver, DAVO, Fomo, Integromat, Linktree, Local Line, Mailchimp, MarginEdge, MoeGo, Paymo, Poptin, Printful, Quickbooks Online, Shopventory, Sku IQ, Sociavore, Stitch Labs, Synder, Wix, WooCommerce, Xero
Q. What level of support does Square Point of Sale offer?
Square Point of Sale offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base Software, Phone Support, Chat
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