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Square Payments vs PayPal Point of Sale Comparison (2026)

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PayPal Point of Sale

Overview

Accept every way your customers want to pay with Square Payments.

The PayPal Here app is a mobile point of sale (POS) software designed to help businesses securely process debit or credit card payments and generate invoices. The application enables retailers and manufacturers to create and organize product lists and add details including photos and descriptions.

  • 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

Free

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

Starting from

0.01

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

User reviews

4.7

2.7K

5

4

3

2

1

2K

488

99

23

34

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
84%
would recommend this app

4.6

2.2K

5

4

3

2

1

1.6K

564

93

13

17

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
82%
would recommend this app

Pros

“As a small business owner, I need tools that save me time, and Square makes it easy to accept payments, track sales, send invoices, and manage my business all in one place.”
AB

Ajah B.

Owner CEO

“Deposits are reliable, and the mobile app allows me to monitor transactions even when I'm away from the office.”
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Reyna F.

Brand Manager

“My main drawback was the processing fees, which became more noticeable as my business grew. Despite that, I think Square is a great option for small businesses looking for a reliable and user-friendly payment solution.”
JD

Jeniffer D.

patio covers

Pros

“But there’s not so many options to organize the inventory or change settings for discounts and taxes, so sometimes we need to find workarounds or do it manually after the day.”
RF

Robert F.

Sales Representative

“We (our team) may need to explore this function as we might be missing something, but it feels like this process could be streamlined as adding customer details when you have a queue of customers feels like it takes perhaps a little longer than is comfortable for customers.”
EW

Elizabeth W.

Finance team

“We also like that you can record cash sales too, not just card sales, giving you a complete picture.”
EW

Elizabeth W.

Finance team

Cons

“The fees associated with square or astronomical; additionally, it would lose connectivity, and we had to buy special software and equipment that did not work across all devices.”
MW

Melissa W.

Hospital administrator

“It's not the most suitable for my nonprofit needs, as it's definitely built more for commerce and the administration can be a bit tricky for volunteers.”
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Ginger C.

Development Senior Manager

“Endless updates that take a lot of time, often fail and are unable to be skipped while a client is standing waiting in front of you”
AW

Angela W.

Owner

Cons

“A customer database was only recently added and it is very simple without good reports, and without the ability to upload existing customer information.”
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Gina W.

Owner

“It has been way too long that my legitimate business has not been able to withdraw MY money, or process credit card payments from my customers.”
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Gina W.

Owner

“As of today, after many calls, the still have not fixed the issue so I feel I was lured in by promise of a working capital loan if I met certain requirements, then I did everything right and boom, bait and switch, no loan for zettle users.”
RG

Ricky G.

Hairstylist

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review12 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 months ago

Key features

  • Total features39
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Cash Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contactless NFC
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Cryptocurrency Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • For Restaurants
  • For Retail
  • Fraud Detection
  • Gift Card Management
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Item Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Card Reader
  • Mobile Payments
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • Offline Access
  • Online Payments
  • Order Management
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Fraud Prevention
  • Payment Links
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Restaurant POS
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail Management
  • Retail POS
  • Returns Management
  • Returns Tracking
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Search/Filter
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features45
  • ACH Payment Processing
  • API
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • CRM
  • Cash Management
  • Compliance Management
  • Contactless NFC
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Cryptocurrency Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Security
  • Data Synchronization
  • Debit/Credit Card Processing
  • Discount Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • For Restaurants
  • For Retail
  • Fraud Detection
  • Gift Card Management
  • In-Person Payments
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Item Management
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile App
  • Mobile Card Reader
  • Mobile Payments
  • Multi-Location
  • Multiple Payment Options
  • Offline Access
  • Online Payments
  • Order Management
  • PCI Compliance
  • Partial Payments
  • Payment Fraud Prevention
  • Payment Links
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Receipt Management
  • Recurring/Subscription Billing
  • Reminders
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Restaurant POS
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail Management
  • Retail POS
  • Returns Management
  • Returns Tracking
  • SSL Security
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Search/Filter
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
  • Transaction Monitoring
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations27
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • BigCommerce
  • ClinicSense
  • Craver
  • DAVO
  • Ecwid
  • Fomo
  • Jotform
  • Linktree
  • Make
  • MarginEdge
  • MoeGo
  • PayPal Commerce Platform
  • PayPal Invoicing
  • PayPal Payments
  • Paymo
  • Poptin
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Resy OS
  • SalesVu
  • Shippo
  • Square Invoices
  • Square Point of Sale
  • SyncPenguin
  • Synder
  • Thrive Inventory
  • TouchBistro
  • Weebly
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • Zoho Invoice
  • Total integrations7
  • Acuity Scheduling
  • BigCommerce
  • ClinicSense
  • Craver
  • DAVO
  • Ecwid
  • Fomo
  • Jotform
  • Linktree
  • Make
  • MarginEdge
  • MoeGo
  • PayPal Commerce Platform
  • PayPal Invoicing
  • PayPal Payments
  • Paymo
  • Poptin
  • QuickBooks Online
  • QuickBooks Online Advanced
  • Resy OS
  • SalesVu
  • Shippo
  • Square Invoices
  • Square Point of Sale
  • SyncPenguin
  • Synder
  • Thrive Inventory
  • TouchBistro
  • Weebly
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • Zoho Invoice