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NCR Silver vs Square for Restaurants

NCR Silver logo

NCR Silver

Software

Enterprise POS and commerce solutions by NCR

From
$200000/year
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Square for Restaurants logo

Square for Restaurants

Software

Restaurant POS system that works for you

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Square for Restaurants has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: NCR Silver the Internet Archive's capture of NCR's page on 26 December 2019 confirmed NCR Silver is a distinct small business iPad/tablet cloud POS product, separate from NCR's Aloha Restaurant POS line, with no price figure published.; Square for Restaurants the Square KDS and Square Kiosk apps are not available on the free plan
  • They diverge on capability: NCR Silver covers Multi-store management, Square for Restaurants covers Table management.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which NCR Silver and Square for Restaurants actually diverge.

Attributes where NCR Silver and Square for Restaurants differ
AttributeNCR SilverSquare for Restaurants
Starting price$200000/yearFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebWeb, Ios, Android
Founded18842018

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 NCR Silver

  • Multi-store management
  • Point of sale
  • Inventory management
  • Omnichannel capabilities
  • Customer analytics
  • Self-checkout
  • Mobile POS
  • API access

Only in Square for Restaurants

  • Table management
  • Menu customization
  • Split checks
  • Offline mode
  • Real-time reporting
  • Kitchen display
  • Caviar
  • DoorDash

What people use each for

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

NCR Silver

No use cases recorded yet. See the NCR Silver review.

Square for Restaurants

  • Point of Salenot NCR Silver
  • Order Managementnot NCR Silver
  • Inventory Controlnot NCR Silver
  • Staff Schedulingnot NCR Silver

Where each one falls short

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

NCR Silver

  • The Internet Archive's capture of NCR's page on 26 December 2019 confirmed NCR Silver is a distinct small business iPad/tablet cloud POS product, separate from NCR's Aloha Restaurant POS line, with no price figure published.

Square for Restaurants

  • The Square KDS and Square Kiosk apps are not available on the free plan
  • KDS and Kiosk are billed per device per month on top of the plan, so cost scales with terminals rather than locations
  • Restaurants processing over $250,000 a year are moved to custom pricing rather than the published rates

Pricing, plan by plan

NCR Silver

$200000/year
  • Enterprise$200000/year
    • Multi-store POS
    • Inventory management
    • Omnichannel
  • Premium$500000/year
    • All Enterprise features
    • Advanced personalization
    • Custom integrations

Square for Restaurants

Free
  • FreeFree
    • POS
    • Menu management
    • Basic reporting
  • Plus$60/month
    • Advanced features
    • Live sales
    • Seat management
  • PremiumFree
    • Custom pricing
    • Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose NCR Silver if

  • You need multi-store management.
  • You also want point of sale.
NCR Silver review

Choose Square for Restaurants if

  • You need table management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want menu customization.
Square for Restaurants review

Questions people ask

Is NCR Silver or Square for Restaurants better?
Neither clearly leads. NCR Silver starts at $200000/year and Square for Restaurants at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, NCR Silver or Square for Restaurants?
Square for Restaurants has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $200000/year for NCR Silver and Free for Square for Restaurants.
Does NCR Silver or Square for Restaurants run on more platforms?
NCR Silver runs on Web. Square for Restaurants runs on Web, Ios, Android.
Can I use Square for Restaurants for free?
Yes. Square for Restaurants has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. NCR Silver starts at $200000/year.
What can NCR Silver do that Square for Restaurants cannot?
NCR Silver covers Multi-store management, Point of sale, Inventory management, Omnichannel capabilities. Square for Restaurants covers Table management, Menu customization, Split checks, Offline mode.
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