
Square Payments
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Square Payments pricing
Square Payments has a free version and does not offer a free trial.
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Square Payments Reviews
Feature rating

- Industry: Photography
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 6-12 months
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Easy way for a business to be able to accept credit card payments
Overall its the best and easiest option for being able to accept credit card payments without having to jump through a lot of hoops and these days people don't carry cash so in order to make sales you have to be able to accept credit cards.
Pros
I like that I can use Square to accept credit card payments or my small business with out having to set up an account with one of the major credit card processing companies. Easy one stop shop
Cons
I dislike the cost of the tap terminals and processing fees.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Best card reader and online payment processing!
I have used it for years and love it! It has the easiest interface and all of my friends use it!
Pros
The ease of use plus ITS free other than fees.
Cons
It costs money to send emails... It would be better if we got at least one email per month for all of our clients.
- Industry: Health, Wellness & Fitness
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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Hefty price tag for sleek features
Square was effortless to set up and provided me everything I needed to accept wireless payments for my mobile studio. The ability to accept card anytime, anywhere was lucrative. The fees are high cost of operation are eventually what brought me away from them. For an enterprise business it would make more sense, but not for an SMB.
Pros
Square payments is awfully intuitive, probably the most learnable and quick to use platform of them all. They feature native integrations to any phone or computer you use. The app can even take payments on iPhone without a POS system. It is a UI dream and even keeps payments engaging and fun. Since they are a big company they have multiple lines of support, and ever adding features.
Cons
Square payments is expensive, I would say the most expensive of them all. I only lasted 3 months using their service. I was roped in by the ability to accept tap to pay on my iPhone without the need for equipment. However, the fees per transaction were getting up to 2.75% each, with additional fees for instant deposit into bank account. On $10,000 I paid Square about $400 in fees out of my hard earned revenue.
Reasons for Switching to Square Payments
Ease of use, attractive UI, mobile payments without equipment- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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User Friendly and fairly priced.
I have gotten locked out of my account a few times and had difficulty getting back in. You better hope if something goes wrong it is not the weekend. Other than that I love having a square account to take credit card payments on the go with my phone. They give you the first reader for free and the POS are actually priced very well. It is fast and easy to not only set up, but to also use.
Pros
I like that once you start taking payments it only takes 5 minutes tops to appear in your Square account. I also like that you can sign up for a checking and savings account with square and there are no fees for using the card. I like the tap to pay where the customer and I just tap phones together and it makes a sound and a happy face pops up. I can then send a reciept to their email. You get your first reader for free as well. I do not use it anymore really because my phone does not have a 3.5mm headphone outlet, but I prefer tap to pay better anyway.
Cons
The thing I like least if the difficulty getting ahold of customer service at times. Also when I first started taking payments I had to wait days for the money. I am not sure if I get it fast now because I have a square business checking account, or if everyone can get it that fast. I have used it for so long that I do not recall.
Alternatives Considered
StripeReasons for Choosing Square Payments
I use Paypal still, just use the virtual terminal now instead of the qr scannersSwitched From
PayPalReasons for Switching to Square Payments
It was a better all around deal and you get the reader for free.- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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Great all round product
Excellent and would recommend. Useful tool that meets all requirements and accepts all main payment cards
Pros
Ease of use. Well made products. Interaction with SAGE. Intuitive and detailed dashboard.
Cons
Time it takes to receive payment from customers. Could be quicker