Shopify POS vs. Square POS Comparison


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About Get to know the POS that gets your business. Unify in-store and online sales today. Have all the tools you need to manage your business, market to customers, and sell everywhere in one place. Generate purchase orders and transfer stock based on inventory forecasts and performance. Adapt to growing trends in your business with unified analytics that blend in-store and online sales. Delegate with peace of mind and motivate staff to grow with increased responsibilities. Remind customers of their in-store favorites with email carts. Bring online customers in store and upsell at pickup. Never lose a sale even when in-store inventory is limited. Banish lineups and make sales on the spot. The Shopify POS app and mobile card readers move with you so you can serve customers faster and check out anywhere in the store. Keep your most-used apps, discounts, and products at your fingertips and speed up checkout with the smart grid that adapts to actions in the cart.		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 Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android 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 Retail stores that need a POS system		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 $50 per month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing No information available. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 5.0 / 5 ease 4.5 / 5 features 5.0 / 5 design 4.5 / 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 used this program periodically while trying to decide on a platform to create websites for clients. While I didn't go with it. It was very easy to use and very intuitive. Shopify is incredibly user-friendly and yet extremely professional and easily integrates with multiple plug-ins such as Mailchimp, Google Analytics, and brick-and-mortar POS systems like Clover. Allows for a sleek online presence and is extremely helpful in garnering traffic through available marketing applications. Cons It was a bit pricier than the platform I decided to go with. No other cons. There really aren't many notable cons for Shopify, perhaps only that if you are a user who is very unfamiliar with e-commerce you may have a bit of a learning curve.		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 Not Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Shopify Founded: 2006 Canada www.shopify.com		Company Information Block Founded: 2009 United States squareup.com/pos
Alternatives Vibe Retail		Alternatives Silverware
Square POS Block		Paladin POS Paladin Data Corporation
RetailEdge High Meadow Business Solutions		RetailEdge High Meadow Business Solutions
MyPOS Connect Tri-City Retail Systems		Toast POS Toast, Inc.
IBM Sterling Store Engagement IBM View All		SpotOn View All
Categories Point of Sale 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
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 Not Supported Retail POS Supported Returns Management 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 Show More Features 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 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 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
Integrations APIWORX Supported Celigo Supported Ordoro Supported ReturnPro Supported SMS Storetraffic Supported Thrive by Shopventory Supported Yellow Dog Inventory Supported Zapier Supported Acumatica Cloud ERP Supported BigCommerce Not Supported BuyItLive Not Supported CooksTime Not Supported Foodhub Not Supported Local Line Not Supported Patchworks Supported Paylinks Not Supported Pepper Not Supported Preferred Patron Loyalty Not Supported TeamOhana Not Supported ZEPIC Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 39 Integrations		Integrations APIWORX Supported Celigo Supported Ordoro Supported ReturnPro Supported SMS Storetraffic Supported Thrive by Shopventory Supported Yellow Dog Inventory Supported Zapier Supported Acumatica Cloud ERP Not Supported BigCommerce Supported BuyItLive Supported CooksTime Supported Foodhub Supported Local Line Supported Patchworks Not Supported Paylinks Supported Pepper Supported Preferred Patron Loyalty Supported TeamOhana Supported ZEPIC Supported Show More Integrations View All 380 Integrations
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