Square for Retail Pricing
The Square for Retail monthly subscription cost is determined by the plan you choose and the number of active locations in Square. Square for Retail Free is available at no cost and works with single-location accounts. Square for Retail Plus is available for $79 per month, per location. Learn more about the differences between Square for Retail Free and Square for Retail Plus.
Read more about getting started with Square for Retail and using device codes to log in to the Retail POS app.
Locations & Devices
For each location accessing Square for Retail Plus’s advanced inventory system, there is a $79 subscription fee – charged on the first of the month.
You can manage your device settings and subscriptions from your online Square Dashboard.
Here are some examples of the billing structure with Square for Retail Plus.
| Locations | Cost |
|---|---|
| One Location | $79 x 1 = $79 |
| Two Locations | $79 x 2 = $158 |
| 3 Locations | $79 x 3 = $237 |
Processing Fee
When you insert or tap your customer’s card through Square for Retail Plus for iOS or Square Register, your processing fee will be 2.6% credit card per transaction or 0.75% + $0.07 per Interac chip & PIN or tap. When using Square for Retail Free to insert or tap your customer’s card, your processing fee will be 2.65% per credit card transaction or 0.75% + $0.07 per Interac chip & PIN or tap. For all other types of transactions (such as card-not-present, Virtual Terminal or invoices), you’ll pay Square’s standard processing fee.
| Fee | Payment Type |
|---|---|
| 2.6% per credit card transaction or 0.75% + $0.07 per Interac debit | Inserted or tapped major credit cards with Square for Retail Plus |
| 2.65% per credit card transaction or 0.75% + $0.07 per Interac debit | Inserted or tapped major credit cards with Square for Retail Free |
*The rate of 2.6% for contactless and chip + PIN payments for all major credit cards is only applicable to payments processed when signed into a Square for Retail Plus account on the Retail POS, and the standard Interac contactless and chip + PIN rate applies. If you process payments on Square Point of Sale or Retail POS Free version, you will pay the standard processing fee of 2.65% for all major credit card transactions and 0.75% + $0.07
fee for Interac contactless and chip + PIN payments.
Also, if your subscription lapses or you unsubscribe from Square for Retail, you can still utilize Square for Retail Free to process payments, but your processing fee will return to the standard 2.65%.
Learn more about managing your Square for Retail subscription.