Square Card Reader vs. Square POS Comparison


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About Square’s free credit card reader works with the free Square Point of Sale app to let everyone accept payments on their smartphone or tablet. Sign up for Square and we’ll drop your free card reader in the mail—no commitments or long-term contracts. Pay 2.6% + 10¢ per swipe for Visa, Mastercard, Discover, and American Express. Get your money as fast as the next business day. With two versions of Square Reader for magstripe—one for a headset jack, the other a Lightning connector—you’re covered. Just pick the credit card reader that works for you. Take payments at the counter or on the go, remotely through invoices, or by manually entering card numbers. Square Point of Sale is a free, easy-to-use app that gives you everything you need to manage your business. Credit card information is encrypted at the moment of swipe. Square doesn’t store card data on your device after a payment has been processed.		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 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 Businesses searching for a solution to improve their services by processing card payment		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 Not 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 No information available. Free Version Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing No information available. Free Version Supported Free Trial Not Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.5 / 5 ease 4.8 / 5 features 4.8 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 4.3 / 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 like that the input of new products is simple, direct and without much hitch. Additionally the payment processing screen is pretty simple. When I signed up for Square, they sent via mail a complimentary square device to plug into my iPhone to take payments on the go. You can also take payments on line. I have linked up Apptoto (to schedule consultations online) with square and my clients are able to schedule and confirm their own appointments and make a payment using square. It's very simple and easy to use. I used to use square to do all of my purchases for Lularoe, when that was a fleeting thing. Worked really well and was easy for the customers to use at flea markets. Adore the ability to take credit cards at events when I sell my books. Easy to use and set up and keep track of my inventory. We used a number of payment platforms before switching to Square. It's been great for our school to have something with a number of ways to collect payments. We take parent credit cards for athletics or spirit wear in the front office using the terminal, and can take payments for student fees, field trips, and extracurriculars in our online store. Cons It’s pretty inconvenient that with each new update, if not done right away, the older version will crash. Additionally - with the newest versions/updates you have to get a newer model of iPad, which you wouldn’t know until you have to call customer service and they inform you of such. Ha! Wished they gave more complimentary square devices to plug to additional iPhone. Honestly, there are no cons for this product. Needs stable wifi but that is understandable. You can't process payments via card without it anywhere. None really. A really good product that I've used for years now with no problems. Our website used to be powered through Squarespace, and we had to use a third-party software called JotForm in order to connect the two platforms. One of the things we wanted to do was collect donations, and we couldn't embed a Square item directly.		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 Block Founded: 2009 United States squareup.com/us/en/hardware/reader		Company Information Block Founded: 2009 United States squareup.com/pos
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Categories Payment Processing 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
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 Supported POS Transactions Supported Receipt Printing Supported Recurring Billing Not Supported Signature Capture 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 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 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
Integrations Appointedd Supported Hurdlr Supported Menufy Supported SimpleTix Supported Square Payments Supported Accelevents Not Supported Appfront Not Supported Axis LMS Not Supported Castiron Not Supported Endear Not Supported HubiFi Not Supported Nookal Not Supported Rentopian Not Supported ResEasy Not Supported RevealSecurity Not Supported Square for Restaurants Not Supported SwiftCount Not Supported Wufoo Not Supported Xplenty Not Supported booxi Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 21 Integrations		Integrations Appointedd Supported Hurdlr Supported Menufy Supported SimpleTix Supported Square Payments Supported Accelevents Supported Appfront Supported Axis LMS Supported Castiron Supported Endear Supported HubiFi Supported Nookal Supported Rentopian Supported ResEasy Supported RevealSecurity Supported Square for Restaurants Supported SwiftCount Supported Wufoo Supported Xplenty Supported booxi Supported Show More Integrations View All 380 Integrations
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