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Checkout.com vs Square

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Checkout.com

E-commerce

Your business deserves tailored pricing based on your needs

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Square logo

Square

E-commerce & Retail

Powering the economy

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Square has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Checkout.com checkout.com/pricing publishes no per-transaction percentage or fixed fee; pricing is set per business profile and risk category through direct sales contact, per the vendor's own pricing page (Aug 2026); Square plus plan pricing not specified in documentation

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Checkout.com and Square actually diverge.

Attributes where Checkout.com and Square differ
AttributeCheckout.comSquare
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelquotefreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebPOS (Mobile app), Web
CategoryE-commerceE-commerce & Retail
FoundedUnknown2009

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Checkout.com

Nothing recorded that Square does not also cover.

Only in Square

  • Payment processing
  • Point of sale
  • Invoicing
  • Payroll
  • Banking
  • QuickBooks
  • WooCommerce
  • Wix

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Checkout.com

No use cases recorded yet. See the Checkout.com review.

Square

  • Accept payments with all-in-one POS applicationnot Checkout.com
  • Online ordering and basic website creationnot Checkout.com
  • Invoicing and appointment bookingnot Checkout.com
  • Staff scheduling and loyalty programmesnot Checkout.com

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Checkout.com

  • checkout.com/pricing publishes no per-transaction percentage or fixed fee; pricing is set per business profile and risk category through direct sales contact, per the vendor's own pricing page (Aug 2026)
  • Choosing between the flat-rate and Interchange++ pricing models requires contacting the sales team, since neither model's rate is quoted publicly on the page

Square

  • Plus plan pricing not specified in documentation
  • Processing fees differ by tier but exact rates not detailed
  • Free plan pricing mentioned but specific features for Plus unclear
  • Text marketing charged at 3¢ per message after first 500 included

Pricing, plan by plan

Checkout.com

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Checkout.com review.

Square

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Square review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Checkout.com if

Nothing in the data separates Checkout.com from Square on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Checkout.com review

Choose Square if

  • You need payment processing.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on POS (Mobile app), Web.
  • You also want point of sale.
Square review

Questions people ask

Is Checkout.com or Square better?
Neither clearly leads. Checkout.com starts at On request and Square at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Checkout.com or Square?
Square has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Checkout.com and Free for Square.
Does Checkout.com or Square run on more platforms?
Checkout.com runs on Web. Square runs on POS (Mobile app), Web.
Can I use Square for free?
Yes. Square has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Checkout.com starts at On request.
What can Checkout.com do that Square cannot?
Square covers Payment processing, Point of sale, Invoicing, Payroll.
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