Clover vs. Square POS

Clover

38 Reviews and Ratings

Square POS

89 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Clover	Score8.4 out of 10	N/A	Clover Networks, a First Data company (merged with Fiserv July 2019) offers a modular suite of Point of Sale systems (PoS) for restaurant and retail. This modular suite features fixed PoS stations, a customer loyalty program and gift card, an analytics module, as well as a mobile point of sale that Iplugs into the users smartphone and tablet to accept secure credit card swipes, as well as dips and taps like Apple Pay®, Samsung Pay™ and Android Pay™.	$9.95 per month
Square POS	Score10 out of 10	N/A	Square POS is a point-of-sale software solution with features such as accept credit cards with your iPhone, Android, and iPad along with the flexibility to accept credit card payments anywhere, from Square headquartered in San Francisco, California.	$10 per each additional reader; first reader free

Pricing

Clover

Square POS

Subscription: $9.95
per month

Each Transaction: 2.6% + $0.10
per transaction
Square Reader for magstripe: $10
per each additional reader; first reader free
Square Stand for contactless and chip: $16
per month
Square Terminal: $27
per month
Square Register: $39
per 24 months
Square Reader for contactless and chip: $49
per reader
Square Point of Sale: Free

Pricing Offerings
Clover	Square POS
Free Trial
No	Yes
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

No setup fee

No setup fee

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Community Pulse
Key User Insights
	Clover	Square POS
Considered Both Products	Fiserv Verified User Chose Clover Clover has just the right combination of affordability with extra features and flexibility that isn't offered by some cheaper options. Clover is flexible enough to allow integration with Shopify and other useful retail technologies, as well as integrating with many payment … Incentivized Helpful?	Block, Inc (Square) Heide Rembold Founder in Marketing at Juniper Consulting (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees) Chose Square POS Square is what I’m most used to and seems to be great for the cross between invoices, single sale items, and things in between. In comparison to Clover, I probably like them equally. In comparison to Honey Book, I appreciate the ease of setting Square up for as few sales a … Incentivized Helpful? M. Elizabeth Sutton Founder in Sales at the Narwhal and the Manatee (Retail, 1-10 employees) Chose Square POS I chose Square because it is more well-known and widely used than Clover. It also can do marketing, inventory, syncs with QuickBooks, and, if desired, can have employees track hours. It really covers all the bases and becomes a one-stop-shop for everything small business. I'm … Incentivized Helpful? Brian Spatz Staff Pastor - Students at Family Worship Center - Murfreesboro (Religious Institutions, 11-50 employees) Chose Square POS Clover was another front-runner for us but we decided against them. Their website was difficult to use in figuring out the actual cost of the equipment, differences between the equipment they offered, and fees. The product looked very clean and user-friendly but we felt that … Incentivized Helpful? AK Cyrway Co-Owner, President, Creative Services in Information Technology at The Framemakers (Retail, 1-10 employees) Chose Square POS Talech (through Elavon): a lackluster programme that seemed more fitting with restaurants than retail; we had trouble with tech support and high turnover of customer service representatives. Heartland: another lackluster programme; no compatibility with existing hardware, tech … Incentivized Helpful? Alvin Haruthunian Operations in Corporate at Hi-Lo Liquor Market (Retail, 11-50 employees) Chose Square POS I think Square POS was the most universally adopted by peers and had the easiest interface to learn. Costs were also competitive, so we decided on the brand we'd heard the most about. Incentivized Helpful? Nathan Bowman Owner in Social Media at Nathan Kentucky Music (Entertainment, 1-10 employees) Chose Square POS The only other real competitor that we looked at was PayPal Here and we went with Square because the fee structure felt fairer, and because our customers were much more familiar with the Square hardware and ecosystem, rather than trying to convince them that Paypal was a viable … Incentivized Helpful? Ben Caplan Risk Manager, and Insurance Agent in Sales at Hummel and Plum Insurance Agency Inc. (Insurance, 11-50 employees) Chose Square POS We chose Square because the simplicity of setup and reduced fees over its competitors. We liked the ease of setting up inventory alerts, tracking and sales reports. Its competitors had good functionality and even some things that Square does not, but in overall respect, Square … Incentivized Helpful? Kirsten Rodriguez Safety Coordinator in Marketing at Southern Style Management, Inc. (Entertainment, 11-50 employees) Chose Square POS Square is way better. They have excellent customer service, it is easy to use, and there is no contract or monthly fee. You pay as you use it which is great. The reporting aspects are about the same. Incentivized Helpful?
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	Delivers good value for the price
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	Happy with the feature set
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	Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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	Implementation went as expected
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User Ratings
	Clover	Square POS
Likelihood to Recommend	9.1 (12 ratings)	10.0 (59 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew	10.0 (1 ratings)	10.0 (2 ratings)
Usability	9.3 (3 ratings)	9.6 (9 ratings)
Support Rating	5.2 (6 ratings)	8.7 (18 ratings)