Compare Square for Retail and Square Point of Sale
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Pricing
| Square Point of Sale | Square for Retail | |
| Monthly Price | Free | $60/month, per location, plus $20 per month for each additional device on each location |
| Card Present Processing Fees | 2.75% | 2.5% + 10¢ |
For more information regarding processing fees, check out our Square for Retail and Point of Sale pricing articles.
Features
| Square Point of Sale | Square for Retail | |
| App |
Square Point of Sale app 
|
Square Retail app
|
| Search/bar code based UI | ✔️ | |
| Itemized refunds | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Items Grid | ✔️ | |
| Full screen cart view | ✔️ | |
| Open Tickets/Saved Carts | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Tipping | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Offline Mode | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Inventory Management | ||
| Create and print bar code labels from your Square Dashboard | ✔️ | |
| Receive stock from the app | ✔️ | |
| Track stock across locations | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Set low stock and out of stock alerts | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Track stock received | ✔️ | |
| Accept exchanges that automatically adjust your stock | ✔️ | |
| Transfer stock across locations | ✔️ | |
| Purchase Orders | ||
| Create purchase orders and send to vendors by email | ✔️ | |
| Edit and annotate purchase orders | ✔️ | |
| Edit received purchase orders | ✔️ | |
| Vendor Management | ||
| Create vendor lists | ✔️ | |
| Import/export vendor lists | ✔️ | |
| Keep item libraries for each vendor | ✔️ | |
| Advanced Inventory Reporting | ||
| Track inventory value by item | ✔️ | |
| See projected profit estimates and profit margin | ✔️ | |
| See automated cost of goods sold reports | ✔️ | |
| Filter by adjustment type | ✔️ | |
| Edit historical unit costs and updates are reflected in reports | ✔️ | |
| Employee Management | ||
| Subscription Cost Included | $5/month per employee | ✔️ |
| Unlimited employees included | ✔️ | |
| Customer Directory | ||
| Create profiles automatically from payment cards | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Automatically track customer transaction & buying history | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Create automated smart groups and segment customers automatically | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Provide insights & actionable guidance based on individual, and aggregated customer data | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Track multiple timestamped notes from customer profiles | ✔️ | |
| Direct message customers | ✔️ | ✔️ |
Supported Operating Systems
| Square Point of Sale | Square for Retail | |
| iPad | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| iOS phones | ✔️ | |
| Android phones | ✔️ | |
| Android tablets | ✔️ |
Hardware Compatibility
| Square Point of Sale | Square for Retail | |
| Square Reader for magstripe: headset jack or Lightning connector | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Square Reader for contactless and chip | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Square Stand for contactless and chip | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Square point-of-sale kits for retail businesses | ✔️ | ✔️ |
| Square Register | ✔️ |
If you’re interested in learning more, you can try Square for Retail for free for 30 days.