Square through DerivedProduct, configuration, payment terms, and support evaluated together.
Square, set up
around how you run.
One connected platform with countertop, mobile, online, and back-office options. Derived configures the complete offer, compares it with realistic alternatives, and stays involved after launch.
The equipment, with the complete configuration attached.
Every device is reviewed with its required software, payment arrangement, accessories, ownership, warranty, and replacement path.
Square Register
Two-screen countertop POSA dedicated countertop system with a separate customer-facing display. Review the complete register, network, printer, drawer, and accessory configuration together.
Current written quoteSquare Handheld
Mobile POS with barcode scannerA pocketable device for tableside orders, mobile checkout, inventory work, and line-busting. Confirm the software workflow and connectivity requirements in a live demonstration.
Current written quoteSquare Terminal
All-in-one with receipt printerA compact payment device with an integrated receipt printer for counters, tableside service, markets, curbside, and mobile-service businesses.
Current written quoteSquare Stand
Swiveling iPad registerA countertop iPad configuration that can connect with printers, cash drawers, and scanners. Include the compatible iPad and every required peripheral in the quote.
Current written quoteSquare Kiosk
Self-service orderingA self-service ordering configuration for quick-service counters and order-ahead operations. Price its mounting, device, software, and primary-POS dependencies together.
Current written quoteSquare Reader
Contactless and chipA portable tap-and-dip reader that pairs with a compatible phone or tablet. It can be a simple starting point or a practical backup device.
Current written quoteHardware and program availability can change. Derived confirms the exact device, ownership, warranty, financing, return, and replacement terms in the current written offer.
The software behind the counter, online, and in the back office.
Use a real operating scenario to verify what stays connected, which modules are required, and where an add-on or workaround appears.
Point of sale
Build the register around the products, services, taxes, modifiers, discounts, tips, roles, and exceptions the business actually uses.
- Restaurant, retail, and appointment-oriented workflows
- Catalog, order, refund, and discount controls
- Role permissions, receipts, cash handling, and offline behavior
Online and invoicing
Keep the catalog and customer record consistent when sales move beyond the physical counter.
- Online ordering, store, pickup, and delivery paths
- Invoices, recurring billing, and saved-payment workflows
- Payment links, virtual terminal, and ecommerce integrations
Customers and engagement
Evaluate the customer directory, loyalty, gift-card, and communication tools against the consent and reporting the business needs.
- Customer records and purchase history
- Loyalty, gift cards, and customer-service tools
- Optional marketing features and their separate costs
Team and operations
Test the daily management work that sits behind each sale, not only the checkout screen.
- Staff roles, scheduling, and timekeeping
- Location, device, and user permissions
- Payroll and operations integrations where required
Funding and banking tools
Confirm the exact merchant-account, settlement, funding, reserve, and banking terms that apply to the written offer.
- Deposit schedule and optional transfer methods
- Funding exceptions and reconciliation
- Eligibility and terms for optional financial products
Reporting and integrations
Make sure the reports and exports answer the questions operators, bookkeepers, and owners ask every week.
- Location, item, employee, channel, and daypart reporting
- Accounting exports and supported integrations
- Data access, ownership, portability, and API requirements
Where Square belongs on the shortlist.
These are common operating fits, not automatic recommendations. The difficult workflow and complete written offer still decide.
Cafés, bars, and restaurants
Test tickets, coursing, tips, handhelds, modifiers, kitchen routing, and closeout in a realistic service.
Boutiques and specialty stores
Test variants, barcodes, purchase orders, stock counts, returns, and one catalog across in-person and online sales.
Salons, studios, and trades
Test appointments, deposits, packages, invoices, staff calendars, and payment at the counter or after the job.
In person plus online
Test one inventory and customer record across the counter, pickup, delivery, invoicing, and ecommerce.
Price every layer, not a headline rate.
Square products, programs, and pricing change. Derived uses the current written offer and the same operating assumptions applied to every alternative.
| Payment type | Square Free$0 / month per location | Square Plus$49 / month per location | Square Premium$149 / month per location | Custom pricingEligibility and written offer required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In person | 2.6% + 15¢ | 2.5% + 15¢ | 2.4% + 15¢ | Written quote |
| Online | 3.3% + 30¢ | 2.9% + 30¢ | 2.9% + 30¢ | Written quote |
| Manual / card on file | 3.5% + 15¢ | 3.5% + 15¢ | 3.5% + 15¢ | Written quote |
Include the complete system
- ACH, invoices, online API, and card-on-file payment methods
- Locations, users, industry features, and optional software
- Hardware, accessories, warranty, replacement, and financing
- Configuration, import, integrations, training, and launch support
Start with the current numbers
A statement audit turns the published table into an annualized comparison for the business in front of us.
Start with a free auditPublished U.S. plan and processing pricing verified August 17, 2026. Pricing and eligibility can change. Confirm the current written offer before deciding. Square pricing source →
Simple to start. Capable of covering more.
The recognizable product still has to prove its workflow, configuration, complete cost, data access, implementation, and support fit.
One connected account
Evaluate whether the catalog, customers, payments, online channels, and reporting remain consistent across the required products.
A broad hardware range
Choose a countertop, handheld, terminal, stand, kiosk, or reader configuration around the workflow instead of the device alone.
A familiar operating model
Prove the real daily tasks, difficult exceptions, exports, and permissions before treating familiarity as product fit.
Room to add capabilities
Document the modules, devices, locations, integrations, and costs required for the next stage of the business.
Terms that can be compared
Put the complete written offer beside credible alternatives using the same volume, channels, devices, and contract horizon.
Why work with Derived on Square
The Square product stays the Square product. Derived adds requirements discovery, an independent comparison, complete written terms, implementation coordination, and an ongoing relationship.
Configured, not just shipped
Define the catalog, taxes, modifiers, tips, devices, printers, permissions, integrations, and acceptance tests before launch.
Compared beside the field
Use the same volume, tickets, channels, locations, devices, requirements, and contract horizon across credible options.
Complete written terms
Confirm the software, processing, hardware, implementation, funding, support, renewal, cancellation, and data-access terms.
Implementation ownership
Name who handles import, configuration, hardware staging, integrations, training, testing, cutover, and funding verification.
Support with context
Keep the requirements, offer, configuration, and implementation history available when a question or escalation appears.
A standing review
Revisit the configuration and commercial terms as volume, locations, channels, products, or operating needs change.
See what Square looks like for your business.
A complete configuration and written comparison built around the way the operation actually runs.
Square and Square product names are trademarks of Block, Inc. Derived is a separate company. Product availability, features, programs, and terms vary.