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Square for Retail vs Thrive Inventory Comparison (2026)

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Thrive Inventory

Overview

Square for Retail is a point of sale (POS) system for retail businesses, with integrated inventory management, customer profiles, employee timecards, and more

Thrive Inventory is a back office management and sales reporting solution for Square, Clover, Shopify, BigCommerce and WooCommerce.

  • 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
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  • 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
view more detailsview details

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Pricing

Starting from

49

Per month

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

Starting from

59

Per month

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

User reviews

4.7

496

5

4

3

2

1

368

104

13

7

4

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
85%
would recommend this app

4.8

117

5

4

3

2

1

95

21

1

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
87%
would recommend this app

Pros

“Integrations with WordPress websites have been fairly straight forward, but creating a registration process for events has been a weak spot and challenging.”
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David V.

Lead Developer

“Even with those limitations, Square for Retail delivers a clean, efficient, and dependable experience for managing in‑store sales.”
AR

Anthony R.

Web Developer

“Managing the back end, running real‑time sales, and processing payments all feel smooth and intuitive.”
AR

Anthony R.

Web Developer

Pros

“Sometimes our products don't load in our catalog, which can be hard for work. But usually, a quick refresh or a browser restart helps.”
CS

Cara S.

eCommerce Manager

“Every member of the team has been great in helping us get through the hurdles of inventory management and in helping us become experts as well.”
SD

Sharla D.

Purchasing and Inventory Manager

“I wish the second integration was part of the $59 dollar plan I don't need all the features of the standard plan.”
MR

Maria R.

owner

Cons

“Immediately after this transaction, Square closed my account and informed me that I would have to wait 90 days to receive the funds — with no way to expedite or reroute payment despite the urgent cash-flow implications for my business. Because these funds are tied up until February, my business is facing serious difficulty covering payroll and operating expenses.”
AS

Amy S.

Owner

“It’s very hard to get in touch with someone, and when you do, they weren’t much help in my opinion.”
CM

Caitlyn M.

Buyer

“It was so easy to set up that I thought I was doing something wrong.”
JP

Jabbara P.

Owner

Cons

“Not a huge con, but not being able to call a customer service representative and having to rely on chat messages would be the only con.”
AH

Austin H.

Wine Store Owner

“Love the feature but not a good fix for us.”
ST

Stacey T.

Owner

“Making bulk changes to the product details can be unintuitive at times, and these bulk imports can take a long time to process.”
EO

Eric O.

E-commerce Manager

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last reviewa month ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review10 months ago

Key features

  • Total features82
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Backorder Management
  • Barcode Generation
  • Barcode Printing
  • Barcode Recognition
  • Barcode/Label Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Barcoding/RFID
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Catalog Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Commission Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customization
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Management
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • For Liquor Stores
  • For Retail
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • Historical Reporting
  • Inventory Auditing
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Labels
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Replenishment
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Item Management
  • Kitting
  • Label Printing
  • Label Templates
  • Labeling
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mail Order
  • Manufacturing Inventory Management
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Location
  • Order Entry
  • Order Fulfillment
  • Order Management
  • Order Processing
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Pricing Management
  • Product Identification
  • Product Labels
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Real Time Order Entry
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Remote Order Entry
  • Reorder Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail Management
  • Retail POS
  • Returns Management
  • Returns Tracking
  • SKU/UPC Codes
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Search/Filter
  • Serial Number Tracking
  • Shipping Labels
  • Shipping Management
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Touch Screen
  • Transaction History
  • Warehouse Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features56
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Appointment Management
  • Audit Trail
  • Backorder Management
  • Barcode Generation
  • Barcode Printing
  • Barcode Recognition
  • Barcode/Label Management
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Barcoding/RFID
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Catalog Management
  • Clock In/Out
  • Commission Management
  • Cost Tracking
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Fields
  • Customizable Reports
  • Customization
  • Data Import/Export
  • Delivery Management
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • For Liquor Stores
  • For Retail
  • For iPad Devices
  • Forecasting
  • Gift Card Management
  • Historical Reporting
  • Inventory Auditing
  • Inventory Control
  • Inventory Labels
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Replenishment
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Item Management
  • Kitting
  • Label Printing
  • Label Templates
  • Labeling
  • Loyalty Program
  • Mail Order
  • Manufacturing Inventory Management
  • Merchandise Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Location
  • Order Entry
  • Order Fulfillment
  • Order Management
  • Order Processing
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Predictive Analytics
  • Pricing Management
  • Product Identification
  • Product Labels
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Purchasing & Receiving
  • QuickBooks Integration
  • Real Time Order Entry
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Remote Order Entry
  • Reorder Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail Management
  • Retail POS
  • Returns Management
  • Returns Tracking
  • SKU/UPC Codes
  • Sales Order Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Search/Filter
  • Serial Number Tracking
  • Shipping Labels
  • Shipping Management
  • Stock Management
  • Supplier Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Touch Screen
  • Transaction History
  • Warehouse Management
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations7
  • BigCommerce
  • Clover
  • Instagram
  • PayPal Payments
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Shopify
  • Square Appointments
  • Square Invoices
  • Square Payroll
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Stripe
  • WooCommerce
  • Total integrations9
  • BigCommerce
  • Clover
  • Instagram
  • PayPal Payments
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Shopify
  • Square Appointments
  • Square Invoices
  • Square Payroll
  • Square Point of Sale
  • Stripe
  • WooCommerce