Choose Square Online if you need
- Integration with Instagram, Facebook or Google. We haven't found them on Swell's website.
At a glance
- Square Online has a free plan. We haven't confirmed one for Swell.
- Swell offers a free trial (length not stated). We haven't confirmed one for Square Online.
- Square Online's lowest paid plan is Square Plus at $49 per location per month, as of October 23, 2026.
- Swell's lowest paid plan is Starter at $29 per month, billed yearly, as of October 28, 2026.
- They list no integrations in common.
- Swell has a public API. We haven't confirmed one for Square Online.
From each tool's own website, checked on the dates below, and from published reviews.
Which to choose
From the facts checked for both tools, not from opinion. A fact we haven't confirmed for one of them is never counted.
Choose Swell if you need
- Integration with Stripe, PayPal or Klaviyo. We haven't found them on Square Online's website.
Square Online
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Swell
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Review SwellThe facts
- What it does
- Square OnlineBuild a free online store that sells itself
- SwellSwell is the future-proof ecommerce platform to launch an online store in minutes.
- Free plan
- Square OnlineYes
- SwellNot confirmed
- Pricing
- Square OnlinePer location, monthly
- SwellMonthly tiers, billed yearly
- Paid plans from
- Square OnlineSquare Plus: $49 per location per month
- SwellStarter: $29 per month, billed yearly
- Plans
- Square OnlineSquare Free: $0 Square Plus: $49 Square Premium: $149 Square Pro: Custom As of October 23, 2026
- SwellStarter: $29 Basic: $79 Standard: $299 Unlimited: $2250 As of October 28, 2026
- Platforms
- Square OnlineNot confirmed
- SwellNot confirmed
- Works with
- Square OnlineInstagram, Facebook, Google, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Cash App Pay, Afterpay
- SwellStripe, PayPal, Klaviyo, Mailchimp, Avalara, ShipStation
- Main features
- Square OnlineWebsite builder with SEO tools, Pickup, local delivery, and shipping, QR code ordering and subscriptions, Real-time shipping rates, Sell eGift cards
- SwellBuilt-in subscriptions, Wholesale and B2B, Multi-currency and language, Hosted or custom checkout, Headless storefronts, Discounts and coupons
- Free trial
- Square OnlineNot confirmed
- SwellYes
- Public API
- Square OnlineNot confirmed
- SwellYes
- On askusers
- Square OnlineNot claimed by its team yet
- SwellNot claimed by its team yet
Square Online: Facts from squareup.com, checked October 23, 2026. Sources: squareup.com/us/en/online-store, squareup.com/us/en/online-store/plans.
Swell: Facts from swell.is, checked October 28, 2026. Sources: swell.is, swell.is/pricing, swell.is/features, swell.is/integrations.
Prices change, so confirm on their sites.
What they share
From the platforms and integrations each website lists.
Integrations
BothNone in common
Only Square Online
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
- Cash App Pay
- Afterpay
Only Swell
- Stripe
- PayPal
- Klaviyo
- Mailchimp
- Avalara
- ShipStation
People who switched
Reviewers who say they used one of these before the other.
No reviewer has said they moved between Square Online and Swell yet.
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