--- description: Detailed reviews on Square for Retail based on features, pricing, usability, and ratings. Get a quick overview advantages and disadvantages. Compare Square for Retail with similar products. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: Square for Retail Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Point of Sale Software](/directory/195/point-of-sale/software) > [Square for Retail](/software/106459/square-for-retail) # Square for Retail Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/106459/square-for-retail Page: 1 / 21\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/106459/square-for-retail?page=2) > Square for Retail is a point of sale (POS) system for retail businesses, with integrated inventory management, customer profiles, employee timecards, and more > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 492 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of Square for Retail Stock can be managed, adjusted, and transferred across multiple locations, with users automatically alerted to low stock levels and able to create purchase orders to be sent to vendors. Customer profiles are automatically created from card transactions, allowing users to track purchase histories, record customer preferences, and add notes. Item barcodes can be scanned, or users can search for items using keywords, and payments can be accepted in multiple forms, including cash, contactless, chip-and-pin, or magstripe cards, Android Pay, and Apple Pay. Individual employee accounts can be created, granting access to POS features while maintaining control over settings and sensitive information. The integrated time clock allows employees to clock in and clock out at the register, and users can track and edit employee timecards at any time. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 492 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Square - **Location**: San Francisco, US - **Founded**: 2009 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Your complete business toolkit, starting at $0. Choose from value-packed plans. No hidden fees or locked-in contracts. Cancel or switch anytime. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, Japanese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - ACH Payment Processing - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounting Integration - Accounting Software - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Appointment Management - Backorder Management - Barcode Recognition - Barcode/Ticket Scanning - Barcoding/RFID - Billing & Invoicing - CRM Software - Catalog Management - Clock In/Out - Commission Management - Cost Tracking - Credit Card Processing - Customer Accounts - Customer Database ## Integrations (7 total) - Instagram - QuickBooks Online - QuickBooks Online Advanced - Square Appointments - Square Invoices - Square Payroll - Square Point of Sale ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Point of Sale Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/195/point-of-sale/software) ## Related Categories - [Point of Sale Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/195/point-of-sale/software) - [Retail Management Systems Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/198/retail-management/software) - [Inventory Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/324/inventory-management/software) - [Inventory Control Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/773/inventory-control/software) - [iPad POS Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/835/ipad-pos/software) ## Alternatives 1. [Epos Now](https://www.getapp.ca/software/106871/epos-now) — 3.8/5 (713 reviews) 2. [Square Point of Sale](https://www.getapp.ca/software/91016/square-point-of-sale) — 4.6/5 (3021 reviews) 3. [PayPal Point of Sale](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2006083/paypal-here-app) — 4.6/5 (2290 reviews) 4. [Boulevard](https://www.getapp.ca/software/2009767/boulevard) — 4.6/5 (364 reviews) 5. [Shopify POS](https://www.getapp.ca/software/125371/shopify-pos) — 4.6/5 (239 reviews) ## Reviews ### "A Useful Solution for your eCommerce Needs" — 4.0/5 > **David** | *August 22, 2019* | Publishing | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Square for Retail enables you to easily create an online eCommerce store, list your products, and sell them. It's quite simple to use, and this is perhaps what is the best reason to use Square. It is particularly useful for small businesses trying to build sales via social media and other online avenues. At the same time, it is useful for brick-and-mortar stores as well. While I use it for online sales, several of my colleagues use Square in their stores. > > **Cons**: A big drawback is that Square (as of the writing of this review) is unable to process payments from outside the United States. Thus, if you anticipate worldwide sales, Square may not be the best solution for your business. A second drawback is that it can be difficult to reach a live customer service representative. Unlike most companies, in which one simply phones in for service, Square requires that you first create a trouble ticket (at which point you will be assigned a case number). You then use the case number when phoning customer service. It's not horrible but in today's business world it's kind of annoying and time consuming. Square also lacks live online help, which is another downside. > > Overall I am pleased with Square because, for my business at least, it covers most of my needs. Set up could not be easier. Simply log-in to the application and begin creating store items. You can even allocate a low inventory alert so that you will always know if your inventory supplies are dwindling. It's very easy to assign a bank account to Square and the approval process, unlike some eCommerce providers, is almost instantaneous. Setting up the seller page is also easy and Square offers a variety of templates to choose from. No programming knowledge is needed and the page is largely WYSIWYG, so there are no surprises. The site displays well across PCs, tables, and phones. ----- ### "Square is a great payment platform for retail stores." — 5.0/5 > **Craig** | *May 12, 2019* | Apparel & Fashion | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: How simple it is to set up. You know exactly how much you are being charged. There is no hidden extra add ons. Square updated the os, so now if your customer wants to return 1 item and they purchased two, you just pull up the item and hit return. > > **Cons**: Just make sure you do all the updates for square and os system for any pad you are using. We use an Ipad and it works great\! Not much to not like. > > This system works great for pop-ups and retail stores. You can also track what you sell and square sends you emails when you are low on products. We will continue to use Square ----- ### "Web seller: buyer beware. This takes forever to set up" — 2.0/5 > **John** | *September 17, 2021* | Human Resources | Recommendation rating: 0.0/10 > > **Pros**: Once its set up, it performs well. Aesthetically its great but only because I spend well over 20 hours editing to make up for the lack of user friendliness in positioning text and photos on the site. > > **Cons**: This took way too many hours to set up. Its not intuitive. Its wireframes are clunky. The final product looks good but I could have paid a coder less to develop a site from scratch versus how much time it took to build a simple ecomm website with Square. Never again\! > > Customer support is very good and they did answer basic questions about setting up the site. Great on refunds. ----- ### "Excellent Software with Hardware Shortcomings" — 4.0/5 > **Daniel** | *April 29, 2021* | Nonprofit Organization Management | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: Square easily handles transactions for our church book stall. It provides up-to-date inventory and online reporting for tax purposes. You can easily add sales, promotions, and other tailor-made functions. > > **Cons**: What I like least about this software is the hardware. We utilize the Square Terminal, which was attractive as a portable register in that it takes credit cards via swipe and chip, but also prints receipts. The optional scanner is even nicer to use. However, for the scanner to work, the terminal must be plugged into an outlet, which robs it of its portable nature. Additionally, adding inventory via the Terminal is cumbersome and slow. Imagine typing in inventory titles using a small smart phone that is slower than a smart phone. > > Overall, Square for Retail is a powerful software that allows you to take sales portably with a very small footprint. However, the hardware has catching up to do. ----- ### "Great Point of sale system" — 5.0/5 > **Janet** | *September 13, 2020* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: Easy to use\! Download the App and get setup. I just recently bought their Square Register and it is awesome. Customer service will help you get the right APP for your business. > > **Cons**: Been using their credit card device for well over a year and have never had any issues. There isn’t one thing i don’t like. > > Awesome and after using two other point of sale systems we have had no issues with the system going down. Very reliable. ----- Page: 1 / 21\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/106459/square-for-retail?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ca/software/106459/square-for-retail) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | | pt | | | pt-PT | | ----- ## Structured Data