E-commerce & Retail · head to head
commercetools vs Square
commercetools
E-commerce & Retail
The Digital Commerce AI Company
- From
- On request
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Square has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: commercetools no pricing plans or figures are published; the pricing page states specific pricing details require contacting sales and offers only a Talk to sales link; Square plus plan pricing not specified in documentation
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which commercetools and Square actually diverge.
| Attribute | commercetools | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | On request | Free |
| Pricing model | quote | freemium |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Web | POS (Mobile app), Web |
| Founded | Unknown | 2009 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (E-commerce & Retail).
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 commercetools
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.
commercetools
No use cases recorded yet. See the commercetools review.
Square
- Accept payments with all-in-one POS applicationnot commercetools
- Online ordering and basic website creationnot commercetools
- Invoicing and appointment bookingnot commercetools
- Staff scheduling and loyalty programmesnot commercetools
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
commercetools
- No pricing plans or figures are published; the pricing page states specific pricing details require contacting sales and offers only a Talk to sales link
- Premium Support, Audit Log Premium, Advanced B2B APIs and additional regions are sold as separate paid add-ons rather than included in the base order-based price
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
commercetools
On requestNo published plan breakdown. See the commercetools review.
Square
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Square review.
Which should you pick?
Choose commercetools if
Nothing in the data separates commercetools from Square on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.
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.
Questions people ask
- Is commercetools or Square better?
- Neither clearly leads. commercetools 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, commercetools or Square?
- Square has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for commercetools and Free for Square.
- Does commercetools or Square run on more platforms?
- commercetools 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. commercetools starts at On request.
- What can commercetools do that Square cannot?
- Square covers Payment processing, Point of sale, Invoicing, Payroll.