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Square Point of Sale vs Rain POS Comparison (2026)

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Square Point of Sale

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Rain POS

Overview

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

Rain is a cloud-based point-of-sale system designed to help retailers save time and sell more by seamlessly integrating in-store inventory with eCommerce websites.

  • 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

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

49

Per month

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

Starting from

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No pricing info

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

User reviews

4.6

3K

5

4

3

2

1

2.2K

614

130

31

35

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

4.1

134

5

4

3

2

1

76

28

13

4

13

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
72%
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

“The support failed to highlight some options like multiple versions on 1 product. If they focused on some basics like sorting fields, better reports you can print it would be a really good replacement for the Intuit Quickbooks POS..”
DB

Dennis B.

Owner

“Their program to enter work orders and remove product from inventory was amazing! ”
AC

Alisa C.

Owner

“I ran this system in my shop for a year, it was expensive ($100 more than the system I went back to).”
AC

Alisa C.

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

“They charged a ton of money to do no website design and then presented a trashy website builder that does not let you edit the style/design of your site.”
AM

Alexis M.

CEO

“at first, they are great but once they figure u are too far to turn back they seem to vanish trying to get answers call one day it might be two days later you get a call back no one seems to care how things are going i my self have a issue with my favorites list the acknowledge there is a problem yet to get it fixed 6 weeks latter”
ct

chris t.

owner

“Reports are really poor.”
DB

Dennis B.

Owner

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review5 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa year ago

Key features

  • Total features109
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Commission Management
  • Consignment Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Custom Cake Orders
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Delivery Management
  • Device Enrollment
  • Discount Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • For Bakeries
  • For Bars/Clubs
  • For Liquor Stores
  • For Restaurants
  • For Retail
  • For Small Businesses
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Auditing
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Item Management
  • Kitting
  • Label Printing
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Layaway Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Manufacturing Inventory Management
  • Menu Builder
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Commerce
  • Mobile Payments
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Store
  • Offline Access
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Payments
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Processing
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Options
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Point of Sale (POS) Integration
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Product Catalog
  • Product Configurator
  • Product Identification
  • Projections
  • Promotions Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • QR Codes
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reorder Management
  • Reordering
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Restaurant POS
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail Management
  • Retail POS
  • Returns Management
  • Returns Tracking
  • Reviews Management
  • SEO Management
  • SMS Marketing
  • Sales History
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Search/Filter
  • Security Management
  • Separate Checks
  • Shipping Management
  • Shopping Cart
  • Social Media Integration
  • Split Checks
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Table Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Tips Management
  • Touch Screen
  • Transaction History
  • User Management
  • Website Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features87
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Cash Management
  • Catalog Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Commission Management
  • Consignment Management
  • Contact Database
  • Contact Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Custom Cake Orders
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customer Management
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Invoices
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Delivery Management
  • Device Enrollment
  • Discount Management
  • Document Storage
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • For Bakeries
  • For Bars/Clubs
  • For Liquor Stores
  • For Restaurants
  • For Retail
  • For Small Businesses
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Fraud Detection
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Auditing
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Creation
  • Invoice History
  • Invoice Management
  • Invoice Processing
  • Item Management
  • Kitting
  • Label Printing
  • Labor Cost Calculator
  • Layaway Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Manufacturing Inventory Management
  • Menu Builder
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Commerce
  • Mobile Payments
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Currency
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Store
  • Offline Access
  • Online Invoicing
  • Online Ordering
  • Online Payments
  • Order Entry
  • Order Management
  • Order Processing
  • Order Tracking
  • Ordering Automation
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Options
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Point of Sale (POS) Integration
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Product Catalog
  • Product Configurator
  • Product Identification
  • Projections
  • Promotions Management
  • Purchase Order Management
  • QR Codes
  • Quotes/Estimates
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring Invoicing
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Reorder Management
  • Reordering
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Restaurant POS
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail Management
  • Retail POS
  • Returns Management
  • Returns Tracking
  • Reviews Management
  • SEO Management
  • SMS Marketing
  • Sales History
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Search/Filter
  • Security Management
  • Separate Checks
  • Shipping Management
  • Shopping Cart
  • Social Media Integration
  • Split Checks
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Table Management
  • Tax Calculation
  • Templates
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Time Clock
  • Tips Management
  • Touch Screen
  • Transaction History
  • User Management
  • Website Management
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations20
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Avalara
  • CSI Platform
  • Craver
  • DAVO
  • Fomo
  • Linktree
  • Make
  • MarginEdge
  • MoeGo
  • Paymo
  • Poptin
  • Printful
  • QuickBooks Online
  • SKU IQ
  • ShipStation
  • Stitch Labs
  • Synder
  • TaxJar
  • Thrive Inventory
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • Xero
  • Total integrations3
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • Avalara
  • CSI Platform
  • Craver
  • DAVO
  • Fomo
  • Linktree
  • Make
  • MarginEdge
  • MoeGo
  • Paymo
  • Poptin
  • Printful
  • QuickBooks Online
  • SKU IQ
  • ShipStation
  • Stitch Labs
  • Synder
  • TaxJar
  • Thrive Inventory
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • Xero

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