Square Point of Sale

Point-of-sale app and payments platform for retail and food service businesses.

Pricing: free, subscription, transaction
Free tier: true
Open source: No

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Identity · Taxonomy

Tags(open-source;cloud-native): point of sale, payments, retail, SMBVerification pending

Platform · Deployment

Delivery model(SaaS;self-hosted;desktop;mobile;embedded;managed-cloud;appliance): SaaS, mobileVerification pending

Pricing · Licensing

Free plan(true/false): trueVerification pending
Free trial(true/false): trueVerification pending
Pricing model(free;subscription;usage;seat;asset;transaction;revenue-share;perpetual;custom): free, subscription, transactionVerified

Features · Product · Fit

Core capabilities(authoring;automation;analytics): Take payments and sell in person and online with one point of sale platform, Run payroll, schedule shifts, and manage teams, Marketing campaigns and loyalty programs, Cash flow management with checking, savings, and loans, POS hardware range from contactless reader to Register and KioskVerification pending

Api · Integrations · Ecosystem

API available(true/false): trueVerification pending

Audience · Use · Case

Best for(Neutral editorial summary): Sellers that want to start on a free POS plan and scale with Square's payments, hardware, payroll, and marketingVerification pending
Company-size fit(individual;SMB;mid-market;enterprise): individual, SMB, mid-marketVerification pending
Primary use cases(build;monitor;automate): In-person payments, Retail point of sale, Restaurant point of sale, Appointments, Invoices and online orderingVerification pending
Skill level(beginner;intermediate;advanced;specialist): beginnerVerification pending

Lifecycle · Versioning

Maintenance status(active;maintenance;deprecated;EOL;archived): activeVerification pending

Vendor · Maintainer

Founded year(2012): 2009Verified
Vendor type(commercial;foundation;community;government;consortium;individual): commercialVerified

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