All the POS features you need to run your business.
Payments, items, inventory, analytics, eCommerce, CRM – all integrated with your POS system.
Payment acceptance
Accept credit cards
Accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express and rewards cards – all at the same rate of 2.5%.
Accept debit cards
Accept INTERAC debit for 0.75% + 7¢ per transaction.
Apple Pay and Google Pay
Square Reader lets you accept any type of payment, including all major cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay, anywhere.
Digital and plastic gift cards
Gift cards are integrated into your POS system and Square Dashboard. They’re simple to sell, redeem, track and reload. Redeem gift cards as easily as you would any other form of payment.
Card on File
Store payment details for your regulars. Charge them with a tap of a button to save time at checkout.
Invoices
Send custom invoices straight from your POS system on a mobile device or from your laptop right to your customers’ inboxes.
Transparent pricing
No complicated bills, no different rates from month to month. What you see is what you pay.
No contracts or long-term commitments
There are no startup fees, monthly fees or termination fees. You only pay for card processing when you make a sale. It’s as simple as that.
Transfers
Enable automatic or custom transfer schedules to access your funds in one to two business days.
Process refunds
Process custom or itemized refunds for payments directly from your POS system or your online Square Dashboard.
Payment protection
Manage disputes
We’re experts in disputes. Let us deal with the bank so you don’t have to spend hours on the phone. Active disputes are tracked via your Disputes Dashboard.
Fraud protection and monitoring
Our systems monitor your payments for suspicious transactions. Machine learning and human expertise work together to constantly adapt our technology to the shifting fraud landscape.
Encrypted payments
All information entered by our customers has been encrypted and submitted to our servers securely. Square meets Level 1 PCI Data Security Standards.
PCI compliance
Square complies with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) so you don’t need to individually validate your state of compliance.
Account protection tools
Set up 2-Step Verification to add a layer of security. Control who has access through employee permissions. Get feedback from Square if your password isn’t strong enough.
Items and services
Item modifiers
Customize your menu with toppings, add-ons or special requests. Modifiers applied to items will display on receipts.
Customizable item grid
Quickly access frequently used items, discounts or categories to keep your line moving and your customers happy.
Categories
Group items together in categories to help you organize your item library and fine-tune your in-app reports.
Integrated hardware
Wirelessly connect Terminal to any device running your Square POS – a smartphone, iPad or Android tablet. With a separate checkout screen, customers can see their itemized cart and pay quickly, all from a safe distance.
Item import
Save some time by uploading and managing multiple items at once from the online Square Dashboard with the bulk import tool.
Itemized refunds
Refund specific items from a transaction. The amount being refunded will reflect any applicable taxes and discounts for the selected item(s).
Order Manager
Manage all third-party pickup orders from Uber Eats, DoorDash, Ritual and more – right from your POS.
Transactions
Offline payments
Accept card payments when your internet service is temporarily unavailable. Offline payments¹ are processed automatically when your device regains connectivity and will expire if not processed within 24 hours. Additional terms apply.
Receipts
Provide customers with digital (text message or email) or printed receipts. Receipts reflect an itemized breakdown of whole number and decimal quantities, discounts and applicable taxes.
Custom tender
You can customize your checkout screen to better fit your business by toggling and reordering which payment types are available at checkout.
Split tender
Customers can split a bill or use multiple forms of tender to complete a payment. For each form of tender accepted, a separate detailed receipt will be issued.
Decimal quantities
Customize for your business by selling items by weight, length or any other unit of measure.
Custom tip amounts
Let customers choose from preset tip amounts onscreen or on printed receipts.
Automatic discounts
Create automatic discounts for specific items, categories, quantities, daily specials or limited-time offers.
Customer service
Customer Directory
Our Customer Directory is a contact management tool for storing customer information, viewing how they interact with your business, and engaging them – all from one place.
Order notes
With Square, you can add notes to items or custom amounts at the time of sale to minimize future questions or disputes.
Feedback
Customers can provide feedback through digital receipts in their email and start a private conversation with your business. Know how people feel about your business without having to read their comments online.
Customized receipts
Adjust the appearance of your receipts from your online Square Dashboard. If you have multiple locations, you can create custom receipts for each location.
eCommerce
Easily sell online, ship orders to customers and offer curbside pickup or local delivery.
Online Ordering
Sell online and in your store, with your sales and inventory automatically synced with your POS.
Online checkout links
Send your customers a checkout link through an email or let them purchase at their convenience by posting the link on social media or your website.
eGift Cards
Sell digital gift cards to customers 24/7. Once you set up your free eGift Cards order site, customers will be able to send eGift Cards via email. eGift Cards can be used for in-store and online purchases.
Reporting and insights
Dashboard
Discover new insights about your business with Square Analytics and advanced reporting options. Easily export your data to add it to your records.
In-app sales report
Access top-line metrics such as gross sales, sales count and refunds by time period – in seconds, right from your app.
Inventory management
Low-stock alerts
Receive a daily email detailing items that are low or out of stock, so you never run out again.
Downloadable reports
Export your inventory stock levels at any time to a printable spreadsheet.
Inventory management integration
Sync your POS with inventory management software partners including Shopventory, SKU IQ, Stitch Labs and more.
Learn more about inventory management
Location management
If your business has multiple locations, you can manage all of them right from your online Square Dashboard. Create unique business profiles for each location with specific business hours and individual bank accounts or tags to differentiate transfers. You can also manage devices by location.
Add-ons
Team Management
Get tools to customize your team’s access in Dashboard, POS and Team app through unlimited custom permission sets and team member monitoring tools, such as activity log and sales report.
Loyalty
Enrol and reward customers directly from your POS with a custom loyalty program that doesn’t require additional software or hardware.
Email Marketing
Our CRM tools make it simple to create, send and track customizable, professional email marketing campaigns directly from your POS.
Get a personalized recommendation for the best add-ons for your business.
Integrations
Third-party apps
Connect your point of sale to the third-party apps you already use. Like QuickBooks, TaxJar, Wix, WooCommerce and ShipStation. You can also connect to Uber Eats, Ritual and DoorDash through our order delivery integrations.
Learn more about Square App Marketplace
API
Build commerce apps to sync Square with your existing hardware for payments and more.
Online Ordering
Sell online and in your store, with your sales and inventory automatically synced with your POS.
Online checkout links
Send your customers a checkout link through an email or let them purchase at their convenience by posting the link on social media or your website.
eGift Cards
Sell digital gift cards to customers 24/7. Once you set up your free eGift Cards order site, customers will be able to send eGift Cards via email. eGift Cards can be used for in-store and online purchases.
Square Register
With built-in payments and two large touchscreens, including a dedicated display for customers, Square Register has everything you need to run your business right out of the box.
Square Stand
The easiest way to turn your iPad into a Square Point of Sale. Accept all payments and plug in your accessories.
Square Terminal
Accept all kinds of card payments and print receipts – all from a compact, portable device. Square Terminal also connects wirelessly with your POS so you can check out as usual while your customer completes the transaction safely on a separate device.
Square Reader
Accept chip cards and contactless payments, like Google Pay and Apple Pay, with the most advanced Square Reader yet. Plug it into Square Stand or connect it wirelessly to your mobile device.
Compatibility
Check what Square hardware is compatible with your device.
Hardware accessories
Find everything you need for your point of sale, from cash drawers and bar code scanners to printers and scales.
Seller support
Our highly trained support team is available via phone or email.
Seller Community
The Square community forum is made up of businesses like yours, posting questions and replying to others with their expertise.
Support articles
Find answers to many questions, along with useful tips, articles, and thorough video walkthroughs about what you can do with Square.
Pricing
Square Point of Sale software is a free POS system – there are no setup fees or monthly fees. Only pay when you take a payment.
Processing rate
2.5%
For all major credit cards
0.75% + 7¢
per INTERAC chip and PIN or tap
Hardware starting at
$69
Monthly fee
$0
Per month. No commitments, no long-term contracts.
Ask about a custom rate.
If your business processes $250K or more in credit card sales each year (not including INTERAC debit sales), you may be eligible to save money with a custom rate.
Get started by creating a free account.
Set up your POS now and start selling in minutes.
¹Payments can be processed for up to 24 hours in a single offline session and will be declined if you do not reconnect to the internet within 24 hours of the start of your offline payment session. By enabling offline payments, you are responsible for any expired, declined or disputed payments accepted while offline. Square is unable to provide customer contact information for payments declined while offline. Please be advised that Interac debit cards do not work offline. Any offline transaction attempted with an Interac debit card will auto decline upon regaining connectivity. Offline payments are not supported on older versions of Square Reader (1st generation - v1 and v2). Learn more on identifying your contactless reader or how to enable and use offline payments.
Offline payments will be declined if you do not reconnect to the internet within 24 hours of taking your first offline payment. By enabling offline payments, you are responsible for any expired, declined or disputed payments accepted while offline. Square is unable to provide customer contact information for payments declined while offline. Please be advised that Interac debit cards do not work offline. Any offline transaction attempted with an Interac debit card will auto decline upon regaining connectivity. Learn more about how to enable and use offline payments here.
