Square POS vs Shopify POS

Two point of sale tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

Compare	Square POSBlock	Shopify POSShopify
In one line	Free POS with pay-as-you-go processing	In-person sales synced with your Shopify store
Starting price	Free	From $39/mo
Six-person team	$0/mo	$39/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$320/mo	$339/mo
Plans	Free $0/mo: 2.6% + 15¢ per tap, dip, or swipe; Plus $49/mo per location: 2.5% + 15¢; Premium $149/mo per location: 2.4% + 15¢	Included with Shopify Basic ($39/mo): in person 2.6% + 10¢; Grow $105/mo: 2.5% + 10¢; Advanced $399/mo: 2.4% + 10¢; POS Pro $89/mo per location; 2% fee with other payment providers on Basic
Pricing model	Free tier	Paid
Free trial	—	—
Users	Unlimited	Unlimited
Both connect to	Xero
Also connects to	QuickBooks Online, Zoho Books, Akaunting, Kashoo, ZipBooks, Bench	No others on record
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US · UK · CA · AU
Phone support	Every plan (US)	Plus only
Live chat	Plans not stated	Every paid 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: 24/7 · Phone: 24/7
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	0 incidents posted on Shopify's status page, which covers all Shopify products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page
Capterra score	4.6 / 5 from 3,039 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 248 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	95	85
Fit: Restaurant or café	85	30
Fit: Service business	80	40
Fit: Agency or studio	20	10
Fit: Trades or contractor	60	15
Fit: Online store	55	95
Why people pick it	No monthly fee on the free plan Hardware and software from one vendor Deep accounting integrations	One inventory for online and store Huge app ecosystem
Where it falls short	Processing fees add up at higher volume Account holds are a common complaint	Only makes sense with a Shopify store POS Pro is per location
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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 $25 average sale. How we calculate prices

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