Top Square Alternatives

Here are the best alternatives to Square. Explore top Square competitors offering similar features, benefits, and functionality. Choose the one that meets your needs, whether you want better pricing, advanced features, or enhanced customization. Use this comparison to discover tools that compete with Square and may better align with your needs.

Square
QuickBooks
FreshBooks
Price - Starting from
Free
$0 + processing fees
/mo
Free Forever
Price - Starting from
Simple Start
$35
/mo
30-Day FREE Trial
Price - Starting from
Lite
$6.30
/mo
70% Off for 4 Months
Expert Pros
Get started for FREE
No monthly fees (Basic Plan)
Clean and easy user-experience
Expert Pros
Multiple plans at affordable rates
Live chat customer support/Fast response
Integrates well with other systems and flexible with 3rd party applications
Provides good accounting reports
Expert Pros
Intuitive design
Simple to use
Relatively affordable for smaller businesses
Expert Cons
Your account may be frozen if there is any unusual activity
Not suitable for high-volume transactions
Phone support is not available for this service
Expert Cons
Lack of key reports outside of accounting
Each plan limits the number of users
Manual data pull is limited to documents uploaded through QuickBooks app (no desktop support)
Expert Cons
Could be expensive for large teams (adding a team member is an extra $10/mo)
Lower tier plans limit how many team members can be added
Not possible to merge duplicate contacts

Square Accounts Receivable Alternatives

  • Has Automated Reminders & Notifications
  • Has Forecasting
  • Has AI Predictive Cash Forecasting
  • Worse help and support
QuickBooks
4.7
  • Has Automated Reminders & Notifications
  • Has Forecasting
  • Has AI Predictive Cash Forecasting
  • Worse help and support
4.7
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Automated Reminders & Notifications
  • Has Forecasting
  • Lacks AI Predictive Cash Forecasting
FreshBooks
4.9
  • Higher overall expert rating
  • Has Automated Reminders & Notifications
  • Has Forecasting
  • Lacks AI Predictive Cash Forecasting
4.9
  • Has Automated Reminders & Notifications
  • Has Forecasting
  • Less user friendly
  • Worse help and support
  • Lower overall expert rating
Odoo
4.5
  • Has Automated Reminders & Notifications
  • Has Forecasting
  • Less user friendly
  • Worse help and support
  • Lower overall expert rating
4.5
  • Has Automated Reminders & Notifications
  • Higher prices
  • Less user friendly
  • Worse help and support
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks Data Visualization
Melio
4.2
  • Has Automated Reminders & Notifications
  • Higher prices
  • Less user friendly
  • Worse help and support
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks Data Visualization
4.2
  • Has Automated Reminders & Notifications
  • Has Forecasting
  • Higher prices
  • Less user friendly
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks CRM Integration
Bill.com
4.5
  • Has Automated Reminders & Notifications
  • Has Forecasting
  • Higher prices
  • Less user friendly
  • Lower overall expert rating
  • Lacks CRM Integration
4.5