Square for Restaurants
Plans that fit your business and your budget
Upgrade or downgrade your plan at any time. No hidden fees. No long-term contract required.
Free
Starting from
$0
per location/month
- processing fees
Processing fees
Simple, transparent rates based on payment type — no matter which plan you choose.
In person: 2.6% + 10¢ per transaction
Online: 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction
This point-of-sale software plan is best for businesses that are starting out, that only need the essentials of daily service, or that have small teams with one location.
You’ll get:
- Square Restaurant POS software for 1 countertop POS device
Countertop POS devices
Software for additional countertop POS devices can be added for $50/month per device.
- M–F, 6 a.m.–6 p.m. PT phone support
Plus
Recommended
Starting from
$69
per location/month
- processing fees
Processing fees
Simple, transparent rates based on payment type — no matter which plan you choose.
In person: 2.6% + 10¢ per transaction
Online: 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction
This point-of-sale software plan is ideal for growing businesses that have up to five locations and take orders through multiple channels.
You’ll get:
- Square Restaurant POS software for 1 countertop POS device
Countertop POS devices
Software for additional countertop POS devices can be added for $50/month per device.
- Square KDS software at no additional cost¹
- 24/7 phone support
Premium
Starting from
$165
per location/month
- processing fees
Processing fees
Simple, transparent rates based on payment type — no matter which plan you choose.
In person: 2.6% + 10¢ per transaction
Online: 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction
This point-of-sale software plan is perfect for businesses with more than five locations and has all the tools that established restaurants need to continue their expansions.
You’ll get:
- Square Restaurant POS software for 1 countertop POS device
Countertop POS devices
Software for additional countertop POS devices can be added for $50/month per device.
- Square KDS software at no additional cost¹
- Square Mobile POS software at no additional cost¹
- Square Kiosk software at no additional cost¹
- 24/7 phone support
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Included with every Square account:
- Offline payments³
- Basic online-ordering website
- Dispute management
- End-to-end encrypted payments
- Active fraud prevention
- Remote device management
- Live phone support
- Fund transfers as soon as the next business day
Processing fees
Simple, transparent rates based on payment type, no matter which plan you choose
In person
2.6% + 10¢
per transaction
Online
2.9% + 30¢
per transaction
Compatible hardware
You may be able to repurpose existing devices including kitchen and receipt printers, cash drawers, and routers. Connect with our team to see whether you’re eligible for hardware offers.
FAQ
All three Square for Restaurants plans include fast order entry, menu and order management, open checks, auto-gratuity, remote device management, multilocation management, and phone support M–F, 6:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. PT.
With the Square for Restaurants Plus plan you get access to close-of-day reports, course and seat management, floor plan customization, advanced reporting, and live sales reports. With Square for Restaurants Plus you can also use unlimited Square KDS devices at no additional cost. Finally, your Square for Restaurants Plus plan comes with 24/7 phone support for the moments that matter.
Square for Restaurants Premium subscribers get everything in the Square for Restaurants Plus plan as well as software for unlimited Square Kiosk devices (currently in beta) at no additional cost.
Yes, the Square KDS app is available with the Square for Restaurants Plus subscription ($69 per month per location + $50 per month per additional POS device), with no additional cost per KDS display. The Square KDS app is also available at no additional cost with the Square for Restaurants Premium subscription ($165 per month per location + $50 per month per additional POS device). Square KDS hardware is sold separately and can be purchased through the Square Shop.
Hardware is not included with your Square for Restaurants subscription. You can shop for compatible kits and devices at the Square Shop to find hardware that suits your needs. Contact our sales team for hardware discount offers (eligibility applies). Square for Restaurants plans are compatible with iPad added to a Square Stand or with Square Register and industry kitchen printers, receipt printers, cash drawers, and routers. You may be able to use your existing hardware.
You can switch from Square Point of Sale to the Square for Restaurants Free or Square for Restaurants Plus plans by subscribing here. To upgrade to the Square for Restaurants Premium plan, contact our sales team. You’ll be able to use your existing features and setup. The only new setup will be for added functionality that’s included with your Square for Restaurants plan.
You can upgrade from the Square for Restaurants Free plan to the Square for Restaurants Plus plan by subscribing to it here. You’ll be able to utilize all existing features and setup. The only new setup will be for the added functionality that’s included with your upgrade. After your 30-day free trial, you’ll be charged $69 per month per location. If you choose not to subscribe, you’ll be downgraded to the Square for Restaurants Free plan, and you can continue to use the Square Restaurant POS system or choose to use Square Point of Sale.
To upgrade to the custom Square for Restaurants Premium plan, contact our sales team.
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Free
Starting from
$0
per location/month
- processing fees
Processing fees
Simple, transparent rates based on payment type — no matter which plan you choose.
In person: 2.6% + 10¢ per transaction
Online: 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction
Plus
Recommended
Starting from
$69
per location/month
- processing fees
Processing fees
Simple, transparent rates based on payment type — no matter which plan you choose.
In person: 2.6% + 10¢ per transaction
Online: 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction
Premium
Starting from
$165
per location/month
- processing fees
Processing fees
Simple, transparent rates based on payment type — no matter which plan you choose.
In person: 2.6% + 10¢ per transaction
Online: 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction
¹Hardware sold separately.
²Try Square Kiosk today, with free software access until December 31, 2024. After this promotional period ends, a software fee of $50 per month per device for Free and Plus plans will apply. Note: Square Kiosk software is included for unlimited devices with all Premium plans. Card-present processing rates apply to Square Kiosk transactions.
³Offline payments are processed automatically when you reconnect your device to the internet and will be declined if you do not reconnect to the internet within 24 hours of taking your first offline payment. By enabling offline payments, you are responsible for any expired, declined, or disputed payments accepted while offline. Square is unable to provide customer contact information for payments declined while offline. Offline payments are not supported on older versions of Square Reader for contactless and chip (1st generation - v1 and v2). Click here for help identifying your contactless reader. Learn more about how to enable and use offline payments here.
⁴Block, Inc. is a financial services platform and not an FDIC insured bank. FDIC deposit insurance coverage only protects against the failure of an FDIC-insured deposit institution. If you have a Square Checking Account, up to $250,000 of your balance may be covered by FDIC insurance on a pass-through basis through Sutton Bank, Member FDIC, subject to aggregation of the account holder’s funds held at Sutton Bank and if certain conditions have been met.
Instant Payouts services are available to customers that open a Square Checking account.
Funds provided through Instant Payouts services are generally available in the Square Checking account balance immediately after an order is processed. Fund availability times may vary due to technical issues. If an order is not paid out instantly, it will be available according to your regular deposit schedule. Payout limits, including limits on payout amounts, may apply.