ShopKeep vs. Square POS Comparison


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About ShopKeep’s #1-rated POS system gives small business owners all of the point of sale features they need to skyrocket revenue and productivity. Future-proof your business with Lightspeed’s one-stop commerce platform. Lightspeed powers retailers and restaurants in over 100 countries. ShopKeep has been helping business owners thrive since 2008. In 2020, we joined Lightspeed and became ShopKeep by Lightspeed. Now we have more resources and the ability to accelerate product innovation. ShopKeep POS isn’t going anywhere, and the success of your business is still our top priority.		About Square POS is a simple and intuitive point-of-sale (POS) solution that delivers a robust set of tools for sales tracking, inventory, online payment processing, digital receipts, and analytics. Available for Android and iOS devices, Square POS provides a recording of transactions offline by storing data locally and then automatically syncing all information when their is an Internet connection. Additionally, Square POS enables users to seamlessly manage details, such as names, prices, and quantities and provides features such as a barcode scanner, discounts, credit card processing, gift cards, refunds, and more. Whether or not your business has a brick-and-mortar location, building a robust online presence can help you engage customers from a distance. Square’s online solutions work with any of the above point-of-sale systems, or you can use them on your own. We give you the tools to create thumb-stopping, compelling, and on-brand ads that perform.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported		Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Small to medium-sized organizations in the retail, restaurant, and bar industries in the USA		Audience Retailers, marketers and businesses searching for a solution to manage their sales and every day operations
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported		Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Not Supported		API Offers API Supported
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Pricing $49 per month Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing No information available. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews		Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 5.0 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 5.0 / 5 Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros I love ShopKeep they are an amazingly easy POS system with many benefits including, inventory tracking, easy to print UPC's, purchases, returns all at a really great month to month price. Cons If I have to dislike something about ShopKeep it may be that after the 2 hour tutorial for setting ShopKeep up your kind of left hanging by customer service.		Pros from Real Users Pros I love Square, well for the time I used it for. I sold Lularoe and this was so nice to be able to use during shows. People could just come up, buy what they want with the card reader and then all of the receipts were automatically compiled at the end and I was good to go. Very easy to use and they have great point of sale systems to be able to set up in a retail or business establishment.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Lightspeed Founded: 2008 United States www.shopkeep.com		Company Information Block Founded: 2009 United States squareup.com/pos
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Categories Bakery Supported Bar POS Supported Convenience Store Supported Florist Supported Garden Center Supported Jewelry Store Management Supported Point of Sale Supported Restaurant Inventory Management Supported Restaurant Management Supported Restaurant POS Supported Retail Management Supported Retail POS Systems Supported		Categories Bakery Supported Bar POS Supported Billing and Invoicing Supported Credit Card Processing Supported Payment Processing Supported Point of Sale Supported Restaurant POS Supported Retail POS Systems Supported Virtual Terminals Supported
Bakery Features Accounting Management Supported Customer Management Supported Inventory Management Supported Labor Cost Calculator Not Supported Nutrition & Ingredient Labels Not Supported Nutrition Analysis Not Supported Production Management Not Supported Recipe / Formula Costing Not Supported Recipe / Formula Management Not Supported Sales History Supported Sales Management Supported Bar POS Features Cash Drawer Management Supported Employee Management Supported Gift Card Management Supported Inventory Control Supported Loyalty Program Supported Separate Checks Supported Split Checks Supported Tips Management Supported Point of Sale Features Barcode Scanning Supported Commission Management Not Supported Cryptocurrency Support Not Supported Customer Account Profiles Supported Discount Management Supported eCommerce Integration Supported Electronic Signature Supported Gift Card Management Supported Loyalty Program Not Supported Multi-Location Supported Restaurant POS Supported Retail POS Supported Returns Management Supported Restaurant POS Features Delivery Management Not Supported Gift Card Management Supported Inventory Management Supported Loyalty Program Supported Mobile Access Supported Online Ordering Not Supported Order Management Not Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Separate Checks Supported Split Checks Supported Table Management Supported Tips Management Supported Show More Features Convenience Store Features Deli / Restaurant Management Supported Employee Management Supported Fuel Management Not Supported Fuel POS Not Supported Grocery POS Not Supported Inventory Management Supported Lottery Management Not Supported Loyalty Program Supported Multi-Store Not Supported Price Book Not Supported Retail Management Supported Single Store Not Supported Florist Features Automated Card Printing Not Supported Customer Account Profiles Supported Delivery Tracking Not Supported Order Management Not Supported Production Tracking Not Supported Stem Counting Not Supported Garden Center Features Billing & Invoicing Not Supported Customer Management Supported Inventory Management Supported Purchase Order Management Not Supported Returns Management Supported Jewelry Store Management Features Appraisal Management Not Supported Commission Management Not Supported Consignments Not Supported Customer Purchase History Supported Jewelry Design Not Supported Marketing Management Not Supported Multi-Store Management Not Supported Pricing Management Supported Repair Tracking Not Supported Supplier Management Not Supported Wholesaler Management Not Supported Restaurant Management Features Billing & Invoicing Supported Built-in Accounting Supported Employee Management Supported Food Costing Not Supported Inventory Management Supported Kitchen Management Not Supported Menu Management Not Supported Payroll Management Not Supported Point of Sale (POS) Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Reservations Management Not Supported Sales Tracking Supported Table Management Supported Wait List Management Not Supported Waitstaff Management Not Supported Retail Management Features Commission Management Supported CRM Supported eCommerce Supported Email Marketing Supported Employee Management Supported Loyalty Program Supported Mail Order Supported Merchandise Management Supported Multi-Location Not Supported Order Management Supported Purchase Order Management Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Returns Management Supported		Bakery Features Accounting Management Not Supported Customer Management Not Supported Inventory Management Supported Labor Cost Calculator Not Supported Nutrition & Ingredient Labels Not Supported Nutrition Analysis Not Supported Production Management Not Supported Recipe / Formula Costing Not Supported Recipe / Formula Management Not Supported Sales History Supported Sales Management Not Supported Bar POS Features Cash Drawer Management Supported Employee Management Not Supported Gift Card Management Supported Inventory Control Supported Loyalty Program Not Supported Separate Checks Not Supported Split Checks Supported Tips Management Not Supported Point of Sale Features Barcode Scanning Supported Commission Management Not Supported Cryptocurrency Support Not Supported Customer Account Profiles Not Supported Discount Management Supported eCommerce Integration Supported Electronic Signature Supported Gift Card Management Supported Loyalty Program Not Supported Multi-Location Supported Restaurant POS Not Supported Retail POS Supported Returns Management Supported Restaurant POS Features Delivery Management Not Supported Gift Card Management Supported Inventory Management Supported Loyalty Program Supported Mobile Access Supported Online Ordering Not Supported Order Management Not Supported Reporting/Analytics Supported Separate Checks Not Supported Split Checks Supported Table Management Not Supported Tips Management Not Supported Show More Features Payment Processing Features ACH Check Transactions Not Supported Bitcoin Compatible Supported Debit Card Support Not Supported Gift Card Management Supported Mobile Payments Supported Online Payments Not Supported POS Transactions Supported Receipt Printing Supported Recurring Billing Supported Signature Capture Supported
Integrations Mailchimp Supported MarginEdge Supported QuickBooks Online Supported QuickBooks Online Advanced Supported ReturnPro Supported eCard Systems Supported Alumio Not Supported Breezeworks Not Supported Cuboh Not Supported Freedom Merchants Supported HubiFi Not Supported Jellyfish Not Supported PredictSpring Not Supported ProfitRover Not Supported Quid POS Not Supported Rize Not Supported Stripe Revenue Recognition Not Supported WooCommerce Not Supported Workforce.com Not Supported Zip Forecasting Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 12 Integrations		Integrations Mailchimp Supported MarginEdge Supported QuickBooks Online Supported QuickBooks Online Advanced Supported ReturnPro Supported eCard Systems Supported Alumio Supported Breezeworks Supported Cuboh Supported Freedom Merchants Not Supported HubiFi Supported Jellyfish Supported PredictSpring Supported ProfitRover Supported Quid POS Supported Rize Supported Stripe Revenue Recognition Supported WooCommerce Supported Workforce.com Supported Zip Forecasting Supported Show More Integrations View All 392 Integrations
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