Compare Square Appointments and Square Point of Sale
Square Appointments will work for any business that needs appointment scheduling capabilities and a point of sale system. You can access Free, Plus or Premium features and tools, depending on your business requirements.
Pricing
| Square Point of Sale | Appointments Free | Appointments Plus | Appointments Premium | |
| Monthly Price | Free | Free | $35 per month, per location | $85 per month, per location |
| Location | Unlimited | One | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Number of Staff | — | Unlimited | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Square Reader In-Person Processing Fees |
Sellers who signed up on or after May 30, 2024
1.6% per in-person transaction Sellers who signed up prior to May 30, 2024 1.9% per in-person transaction |
Sellers who signed up on or after May 30, 2024
1.6% per in-person transaction Sellers who signed up prior to May 30, 2024 1.9% per in-person transaction |
1.6% per in-person transaction | 1.6% per in-person transaction |
| Square Stand In-Person Processing Fees |
Sellers who signed up on or after May 30, 2024
1.6% per in-person transaction Sellers who signed up prior to May 30, 2024 1.9% per in-person transaction |
Sellers who signed up on or after May 30, 2024
1.6% per in-person transaction Sellers who signed up prior to May 30, 2024 1.9% per in-person transaction |
1.6% per transaction | 1.6% per transaction |
| Square Register In-Person Processing Fees | 1.6% per transaction | 1.6% per transaction | 1.6% per transaction | 1.6% per transaction |
| Manually keyed-in or Card on File | 2.2% per transaction | 2.2% per transaction | 2.2% per transaction | 2.2% per transaction |
For payments taken online, by invoice or keyed in manually, see card-not-present processing rates. Custom pricing is available if you process more than $250k per year in card sales – contact our Sales team to learn more.
For more information regarding processing fees, check out our Square Appointments and Square Point of Sale pricing articles.
Major Features
See the chart below for a comparison of features between Square POS and Square Appointments.
| Feature | Square POS | Square Appointments |
| Accept Payments | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Sales and Reporting | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Accept Tips, Issue Returns and Apply Discounts | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Manage and Sell Inventory | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Digital Receipts | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Next Business-Day Transfer | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Third-Party App Integrations | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Cloud-Based Calendar | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Individual Staff Calendars | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Booking Website | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Automated Email/SMS Reminders | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Recurring Appointments | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Social Media Booking Integrations | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Cancellation / No-Show Fees | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Processing Time | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Resource Management | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Commission Tracking | ✖️ | ✔️ |
| Square Advanced Access | Available as add-on | Included for Premium subscribers |
| Square Shifts Free | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Shifts Plus | Available as add-on | Included for Premium subscribers |
| iOS App | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Android App | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Square Stand compatibility | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Square Register compatibility | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Square Terminal compatibility | ✔️ | ✖️ |
| 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Mon–Fri Support | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| 24/7 English Support | (not included) | (not included) |
Note: Sellers using Square Register or Square Terminal will receive 24/7 support. Square Appointments is not compatible with Square Terminal at this stage.
If you’re interested in learning more, you can try Square Appointments Plus and Premium features for free for 30 days.