Square Online vs Teachable

Two e-commerce tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Square OnlineBlock	TeachableTeachable
In one line	Free online store that runs on your Square account	Sell courses, coaching, and memberships from your own school site
Starting price	Free	From $29/mo
Six-person team	$0/mo	$29/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$370/mo	$399/mo
Plans	Free (online cards 3.3% + 30¢); Plus $49/mo per location (2.9% + 30¢); Premium $149/mo per location adds real-time shipping rates; 1.5% extra on non-US cards	Billed yearly: Starter $29/mo (5 products, 1 admin, 7.5% transaction fee, 1 connected app); Builder $69/mo (10 products, 0% fee, 3 apps); Growth $139/mo (50 products, 5 admins, 5 apps). Monthly $39/$89/$189. Teachable Payments 2.9% + 30¢ on US cards, 3.9% + 30¢ international; PayPal 3.49% + 49¢ in the US. 7-day free trial, 30-day money-back guarantee
Pricing model	Free tier	Free trial
Free trial	30 days	7 days
Users	No per-seat fee	1 admin on Starter and Builder, 5 on Growth
Both connect to	Mailchimp
Also connects to	Klaviyo	MailerLite, ActiveCampaign, GetResponse, Kit
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Every plan (US)	None listed
Live chat	Plans not stated	Every plan
Support hours	Phone: 6am–6pm PT M–F for the first 90 days (Square Free only), 6am–6pm PT M–F (Square Plus only), 24/7 (Square Premium only)	Live chat: People Monday to Friday, 10am to 8pm Eastern; an AI agent outside those hours
Incidents posted	14 incidents posted on Block's status page, which covers all Block products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 0 marked major or critical by Block. Status page	7 incidents posted on Teachable's status page in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 7 marked major or critical by Teachable. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 332 reviews	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	80	10
Fit: Restaurant or café	85	5
Fit: Service business	55	80
Fit: Agency or studio	15	45
Fit: Trades or contractor	30	15
Fit: Online store	65	60
Why people pick it	Free plan with pickup, delivery, and shipping Same account as Square POS	Courses, coaching, and memberships in one school Sales tax and VAT handled at checkout
Where it falls short	Paid plans are charged per location Checkout must use Square payments	7.5% fee per sale on Starter Human support on weekdays only
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Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $75 average sale. How we calculate prices

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