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Square Point of Sale vs CAKE POS Comparison (2026)

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Square Point of Sale

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CAKE POS

Overview

Square Point of Sale is the customizable point-of-sale system built for businesses of all shapes and sizes.

CAKE's restaurant solutions are designed to meet the unique needs of your restaurant. Simple, intuitive and cost friendly.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

49

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

69

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

3K

5

4

3

2

1

2.2K

615

130

31

35

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
83%
would recommend this app

4.6

522

5

4

3

2

1

397

75

20

12

18

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
86%
would recommend this app

Pros

“I can use it to check people out, keep people engaged and communicating, process payments professionally and easily and the website was a big bonus!”
SH

Shawn H.

Lead Therapist, Owner

“It offers a debit card tied to the account, that allows me to have instant access to funds, and if I use the transfer option, it takes one day to reach my bank account, or instant for another fee.”
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Chris L.

Operations

“Square Point of Sale is highly effective for a music and content-based business that sells lessons or services, as it makes in-person and online payments simple and fast.”
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Michael Z.

Owner

Pros

“From the restaurant management aspect cake meets every need we have, from credit card processing, davo for tax management, the cake pop hand held device is awesome!”
JG

Jimmy G.

President

“The integration for online ordering and delivery apps need work.”
AK

Angela K.

Admin Manager

“The interface because it’s very intuitive. And the support is pretty good too. And they offered me pretty good rates for merchant services.”
MJ

Mohamed J.

Owner

Cons

“The setup process was confusing as it required an another app epically if you were using the lighting reader and a verification process, as well as linking your bank accounts and test transactions.”
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Absana P.

Tier III Technician

“This situation caused real damage to my life. That $1,447 was reserved for something extremely important with a strict deadline attached to it. Because I did not receive the money in time, I am now facing serious financial consequences and problems with institutions that were expecting that payment.”
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Javier S.

Event planner

“We use the app and rely on the nearby wi-Fi, so if we do not get a good solid connection, we are unable to process payments.”
JD

Jacqueline D.

Mission Coordinator

Cons

“I don’t like that the cutoff time for next day funding for credit cards is at 9:00PM because we close our restaurant at 9:30PM.”
MJ

Mohamed J.

Owner

“I also don't like the fact that I can't separate when I do reports comparing Mondays through the year versus like say Sundays through the year I want to be able to compare days”
TS

Tara S.

Office Assistant

“It is a serious pain though whenever we upgrade. ”
JT

Jodi T.

Owner

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review8 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review8 months ago

Key features

  • Total features109
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Bar Tab Management
  • Barcode Recognition
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Commission Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Custom Cake Orders
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Categories
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Delivery Estimate
  • Delivery Management
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Device Enrollment
  • Discount Management
  • Document Storage
  • Dynamic Pricing
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • Food Delivery Dispatching
  • For Bakeries
  • For Bars/Clubs
  • For Liquor Stores
  • For Restaurants
  • For Retail
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Geographic Maps
  • Geolocation
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Item Management
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Layaway Management
  • Live Tracking
  • Location Tracking
  • Loyalty Program
  • Menu Builder
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Booking
  • Mobile Payments
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Location
  • Nutrition & Ingredient Labels
  • Offline Access
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Payments
  • Online Reservations
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Processing
  • Order Scheduling
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Point of Sale (POS) Integration
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Product Catalog
  • Production Management
  • Projections
  • Promotions Management
  • QR Codes
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recipe/Formula Costing
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Restaurant POS
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail POS
  • Returns Management
  • SMS Marketing
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales History
  • Sales Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Search/Filter
  • Security Management
  • Separate Checks
  • Split Checks
  • Status Tracking
  • Stock Management
  • Table Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Tips Management
  • Transaction History
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Personalization
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features109
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Bar Tab Management
  • Barcode Recognition
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Commission Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Custom Cake Orders
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Categories
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Delivery Estimate
  • Delivery Management
  • Delivery Tracking
  • Device Enrollment
  • Discount Management
  • Document Storage
  • Dynamic Pricing
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • Food Delivery Dispatching
  • For Bakeries
  • For Bars/Clubs
  • For Liquor Stores
  • For Restaurants
  • For Retail
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Geographic Maps
  • Geolocation
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Item Management
  • Kitchen/Menu Management
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Labor Cost Reporting
  • Layaway Management
  • Live Tracking
  • Location Tracking
  • Loyalty Program
  • Menu Builder
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Booking
  • Mobile Payments
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Location
  • Nutrition & Ingredient Labels
  • Offline Access
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Payments
  • Online Reservations
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Processing
  • Order Scheduling
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Processing
  • Performance Metrics
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Point of Sale (POS) Integration
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Product Catalog
  • Production Management
  • Projections
  • Promotions Management
  • QR Codes
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recipe/Formula Costing
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reservations Management
  • Restaurant POS
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail POS
  • Returns Management
  • SMS Marketing
  • SMS Messaging
  • Sales History
  • Sales Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Search/Filter
  • Security Management
  • Separate Checks
  • Split Checks
  • Status Tracking
  • Stock Management
  • Table Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Tips Management
  • Transaction History
  • Wait List Management
  • Website Personalization
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations20
  • 7shifts
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • CSI Platform
  • Craver
  • DAVO
  • DoorDash for Merchants
  • Fomo
  • Linktree
  • Make
  • MarginEdge
  • MoeGo
  • Olo
  • PayPal Payments
  • Paymo
  • Paytronix
  • Poptin
  • Printful
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Restaurant365
  • SKU IQ
  • Simphony POS
  • Spendgo
  • Stitch Labs
  • Synder
  • Thrive Inventory
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • Worldpay for Enterprise
  • Xero
  • eCard
  • Total integrations12
  • 7shifts
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • CSI Platform
  • Craver
  • DAVO
  • DoorDash for Merchants
  • Fomo
  • Linktree
  • Make
  • MarginEdge
  • MoeGo
  • Olo
  • PayPal Payments
  • Paymo
  • Paytronix
  • Poptin
  • Printful
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Restaurant365
  • SKU IQ
  • Simphony POS
  • Spendgo
  • Stitch Labs
  • Synder
  • Thrive Inventory
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • Worldpay for Enterprise
  • Xero
  • eCard

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