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Compared with Square
Square is a payments company whose POS comes with a free basic online shop, Square Online. Here is how it compares, with prices from Square’s Irish pages.
| Square | Us | |
|---|---|---|
| What it costs | Square Online: Free with no monthly fee, Plus €25 and Premium €69 a month, billed yearly. | Our prices are on their way: ask us what your shop would pay. |
| Card payments | Square’s own card fees: online, 1.4% + 25c + VAT for each EU and EEA card and 2.9% + 25c + VAT for UK and other cards, on Free and Plus. | A payment provider you choose from the add-ons, on an account of your own: the money goes straight to you. We take no cut or commission on your sales. |
| Selling in a shop | Square’s POS works with Square Online on every plan. Square for Retail Plus is €49 + VAT a month for each location, and cards in person are 1.75% + VAT (1.6% on Plus). | The POS is included in every plan, with as many POS registers as you have counters. |
Square’s side is from its own pricing page and its POS pricing page, read on 24 October 2026. Prices change: check theirs before you decide. Square is a trademark of its owner; we are not connected with it.
Also with us
- EU VAT reports, and prices shown with VAT the way your customers expect
- Your data kept in the European Union
- One stock count across your website and every shop
- Click and collect, with an ID check at the counter
- Your own domain, with its email records set for you
- Import your products, customers and orders from your current shop
Moving from Square
In Square, go to Items, Item library, Actions, Export Library, and export your items as an Excel or CSV file. Square suggests Excel, as a CSV can change your SKUs. Product photos come across where the file gives their web addresses.
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See it running before you decide
Walk round a real shop: its dashboard, its POS and its storefront. No sign-up, no card.