Pros
Why teams pick it
- Square excels at in-person payments with POS hardware, inventory, and unified commerce.
Vetted Recommended
Square
Square is primarily designed for in-person point-of-sale; online payment features are less mature than Stripe or Paddle.
Verdict
“Square is primarily designed for in-person point-of-sale; online payment features are less mature than Stripe or Paddle.”
Square is primarily designed for in-person point-of-sale; online payment features are less mature than Stripe or Paddle.
Cons
Where it gives ground
- Square is primarily designed for in-person point-of-sale; online payment features are less mature than Stripe or Paddle.
- Square's API and SDK quality for online payments lags significantly behind Stripe.
- Subscription billing capabilities are basic compared to Stripe Billing or Paddle.
Pricing
What the commercial model looks like
Standard
$0 /mo
- support_sla: standard
- online_transaction_fee_fixed: 0.3
- online_transaction_fee_percent: 2.9
- in_person_transaction_fee_fixed: 0.1
- in_person_transaction_fee_percent: 2.6
Premium
Most popular$0 /mo
- support_sla: premium
- volume_discount: true
- transaction_fee_percent: negotiated
Enterprise
$0 /mo
- support: Priority
- seats: Unlimited