--- description: Review of Square for Retail Software: system overview, features, price and cost information. Get free demos and compare to similar programs on Software Advice New Zealand. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/software_advice/og_logo-55146305bbe7b450bea05c18e9be9c9a.png title: Square for Retail | Reviews, Pricing & Demos - SoftwareAdvice NZ --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Florist Software](/directory/78/florist-software/software) > [Square for Retail](/software/374071/square-for-retail) # Square for Retail Canonical: https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/374071/square-for-retail Page: 1 / 21\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/374071/square-for-retail?page=2) > Square for Retail is a cloud-based point of sale (POS) and retail solution for all retailers. Key features include inventory management, customer relationship management, reporting and employee management. The solution comes with built-in payment processing and integration with all Square hardware. Square for Retail enables users to track, adjust or transfer inventory across all locations. The solution can give automatic alerts for low stock, so users know when to create and send purchase orders to vendors. Items can be searched by keyword or by scanning barcodes. Square for Retail can automatically create customer profiles with every card transaction and track customer information and purchase history. It can also automatically sort customers into loyal, casual, lapsed or custom groups. Users can then add notes and preferences to customers’ profiles. Square for Retail is available for purchase on a monthly subscription basis. > > Verdict: Rated **4.7/5** by 492 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.7/5** | 492 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.7/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.3/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 90% | (9/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Square - **Location**: San Francisco, US - **Founded**: 2009 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$0.00 - **Pricing model**: Flat Rate (Free version available) (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Your complete business toolkit, starting at $0. Choose from value-packed plans. No hidden fees or locked-in contracts. Cancel or switch anytime. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, French, Japanese, Spanish - **Available Countries**: Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Japan, Spain, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - ACH Payment Processing - Access Controls/Permissions - Accounting - Accounting Integration - Activity Tracking - Alerts/Notifications - Appointment Management - Backorder Management - Barcode Recognition - Barcode/Ticket Scanning - Barcoding/RFID - Billing & Invoicing - CRM - Catalog Management - Clock In/Out - Commission Management - Cost Tracking - Credit Card Processing - Customer Accounts - Customer Database ## Integrations (7 total) - Instagram - QuickBooks Online - QuickBooks Online Advanced - Square Appointments - Square Invoices - Square Payroll - Square Point of Sale ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - Chat ## Category - [Florist Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/78/florist-software/software) ## Related Categories - [Florist Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/78/florist-software/software) - [Liquor Store POS Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/84/liquor-store-software/software) - [Retail Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/2025/retail-management/software) - [Spa Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/2596/spa/software) - [Retail Inventory Management Software](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/directory/30/inventory-management-software/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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[Shopify POS](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/372951/shopify-pos) — 4.6/5 (239 reviews) ## Reviews ### "Square is the Obvious Choice for POS Vendors" — 5.0/5 > **Katherine** | *9 February 2023* | Publishing | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is reliable for customers and easy to use by our staff. > > **Cons**: We haven't come up with any complaints other than minor difficulties with connectivity in certain situations beyond Squares control. ----- ### "Safe and reliable" — 4.0/5 > **Baljit** | *24 September 2024* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: I like that square terminal is super easy to use and works every time. It is reliable and the fees are transparent and transfers are easy. > > **Cons**: The terminal takes some time to start up and connect but once powered on it gets through all day. > > I use the terminal every day for my small business. It is safe and reliable. It is dependable and i feel peace of mind knowing it is safe for my customers' info. ----- ### "Square was my first POS love" — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *14 March 2019* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I have used Square over with different retail businesses over the past 10 years, and it is still my favorite\! > > **Cons**: Marketing/email integration is not included, but it is extremely affordable. ----- ### "Square Retail works great but the customer service is terrible" — 4.0/5 > **Caleb** | *17 January 2020* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: The software is great to do all transactions, returns and exchanges. I like the fact that it prints a barcode at the bottom of the receipt so when a customer comes back for a return we just scan the bottom of the receipt and the transaction pops right up. > > **Cons**: I end up getting the new square register in hope that it would act just like the retail app for the Ipad. The fact is that square won't update the new register. It has no exchange option like the Ipad app does and you end up needing to set up both the Ipad and register. Square has known about this issue for years now. You can see the complaints on the square forum page. Square also does not have a spot for barcodes so you end up having to put your barcodes in the sku spots. The loyalty point system also has some problems. When you do a return it doesn't automatically take points back from the customer account. > > Overall it has been a great tool and finding a better solution has been tough. I have checked numerous POS systems and I end up just staying with square. I wish they would update there new register system like the retail app. I also wish they had better customer service. Without fail every time I have contacted square they say they will have to look further into the situation and contact me back but they never do. It has happen every time I have contacted square. ----- ### "Online Ordering through Retail" — 4.0/5 > **Dannyelle** | *5 April 2023* | Food & Beverages | Recommendation rating: 7.0/10 > > **Pros**: We specifically use Square for Restaurants POS system for our taproom system, which also ties into our mobile payments, but we do use Square for Retail as the basis for our online ordering page through Wix, as it works best for hosting that site for orders. It works great, we can track inventory and orders and such, it does what we need it to do\! > > **Cons**: Honestly, the only thing I wish was different was that we didn't have to use Retail and could just use Restaurants for our online ordering, but the retails works for it better and it functions so it's fine. > > Overall great, we use Square throughout our business and it covers our bases. A few flaws that can get frustrating here and there in the matter of being able to customize things to do exactly what we need it to be, but overall it's pretty good\! ----- Page: 1 / 21\ Next: [Next page](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/374071/square-for-retail?page=2) ## Links - [View on SoftwareAdvice](https://www.softwareadvice.co.nz/software/374071/square-for-retail) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | en | | | en-AU | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | fr | | ----- ## Structured Data