Square for Restaurants Free
Now you can access the Square for Restaurants Free plan! 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 Checks (& Predefined Checks) | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Decimal Quantities | ✔ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Item Creation on the POS | ✔ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Device Settings on the POS | ✔ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Image Tiles | ✔ | ✖️ | ✖️ |
| Dark Mode | ✖️ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Auto-Gratuity (manual or always apply) | ✖️ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Auto-Gratuity (based on seating) | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Order Manager | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Advanced (Conversational) Modifiers | ✖️ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Table Maps | ✖️ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Table Colors Based on Time | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Coursing | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Seating & Cover Counts | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Item availability & Item Counts | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Reopen Closed Checks | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Shift Reports | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Close of Day | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| Live Sales Report in App | ✖️ | ✖️ | ✔ |
| 6am-6pm, 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 Register compatibility | ✔ | ✔ | ✖️ |
| Square Terminal compatibility | ✔ | ✔ (RST compatible) | ✔ (RST compatible) |
| Square KDS | Compatible with Square for Restaurants Plus Subscription | ✖️ | ✔ |
Square for Restaurants Free FAQ
- 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 Free to begin your 30-day free trial of Square for Restaurants.
Square for Restaurants Plus POS features are not available on Square Register. However, you can still use Square for Restaurant Plus features such as Advanced Reporting, Square Device Settings, and the Team Management free plan from your Square Dashboard.
- 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 Online Store, Square Payroll, Square Loyalty, Team Management, and Square Marketing.
Yes! Order Manager, which allows for curbside pickup and delivery, is included with the Square for Restaurants Free plan. To set up curbside pickup 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 table above for the full list of included reports.