Square for Restaurants Free
See the chart below for a comparison of features between Square POS, the Square for Restaurants Free Plan and Plus Plan.
Major Features
| Feature | Square POS | Square for Restaurants Free Plan | Square for Restaurants Plus Plan |
| Remote Menu and Grid Management | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔ |
| Remote Device Management | ✖️ | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Shared Device Settings | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Service Charge Reporting | ✖️ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Menu Reports | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Section Sale and Cover Reports | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Category Rollup Reports | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Open Bills (& Predefined Bills) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Decimal Quantities | ✔ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Item Creation on the POS | ✔ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Device Settings on the POS | ✔ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Image Tiles | ✔ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Dark Mode | ✖️ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Service Charge (manual or always apply) | ✖️ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Service Charge (based on seating) | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Order Manager | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced (Conversational) Modifiers | ✖️ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Table Maps | ✖️ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Table Colours Based on Time | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Coursing | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Seating & Cover Counts | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Item availability & Item Counts | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Shift Reports | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Close of Day | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Live Sales Report in App | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| 9–5, M–F Support | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| 24/7 Support | (not included) | (not included) | ✔ |
| Free Team Management | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Paid Team Management | Available as add-on | Available as add-on | Included |
| Square Stand compatibility | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Square Terminal compatibility | ✔ | ✔ (RST compatible) | ✔ (RST compatible) |
| Square KDS | Available with Square for Restaurants Plus Subscription | ✖️ | ✔ |
Square for Restaurants Free FAQs
- Visit the Home page of your online Square Dashboard and select the Square For Restaurants tab.
- Click See Plans > Select Pro Pricing.
- Select Get Started for Free to begin your 30-day free trial of Square for Restaurants.
- From your Square Dashboard select Settings > Business > Pricing and Subscriptions.
- Click Unsubscribe.
Yes! Your Restaurants Free subscription will work with other products at Square, including Square Online and Team Management.
Yes! Order Manager, which allows for click & collect and delivery, is included with the Square for Restaurants Free plan. To set up click & collect and delivery, please visit our Seller Community.
With the free version of Square for Restaurants, you’ll get access to all of the familiar reports, including the in-app Sales Report, Item Sales and Category Sales. With Restaurants Plus, you will get access to additional reports like the live sales report in-app, category rollup sales in Dashboard and in-app, menu reporting, paid team management reports and more. See the table above for the full list of included reports.