Subbly vs Square Online

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

Compare	SubblySubbly	Square OnlineBlock
In one line	A storefront built around subscription boxes and memberships	Free online store that runs on your Square account
Starting price	From $51/mo	Free
Six-person team	$51/mo	$0/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	Your own card processor	$370/mo
Plans	Subbly $51/mo billed annually ($69 monthly); Max $111/mo ($149 monthly); Subbly X from $499/mo; fees 1% + 12¢ on Stripe, 1.25% on other gateways	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
Pricing model	Free trial	Free tier
Free trial	—	30 days
Users	Unlimited	No per-seat fee
Both connect to	Mailchimp, Klaviyo
Also connects to	No others on record	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	None listed	Every plan (US)
Live chat	None listed	Plans not stated
Support hours	Not published	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)
Incidents posted	5 incidents posted on Subbly's status page, which covers all Subbly products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 2 marked major or critical by Subbly. Status page	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
Capterra score	4.8 / 5 from 220 reviews	4.6 / 5 from 332 reviews
Trustpilot score	3.2 / 5 from 5 reviews (few reviews)	Not listed
Fit: Retail shop	50	80
Fit: Restaurant or café	40	85
Fit: Service business	45	55
Fit: Agency or studio	15	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	10	30
Fit: Online store	88	65
Why people pick it	Subscription logic is native Checkout surveys and box builders	Free plan with pickup, delivery, and shipping Same account as Square POS
Where it falls short	Transaction fee on top of processing Smaller app ecosystem than Shopify	Paid plans are charged per location Checkout must use Square payments
	Visit Subbly ↗	Visit Square Online ↗

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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