Square POS alternatives

At a glance

We list 10 other POS systems as alternatives to Square POS: Eats365, Epos Now, Erply, Hike, KORONA POS, Lightspeed Retail, PayPal Point of Sale, SpotOn, Toast and TouchBistro.
SpotOn and Toast have a free plan.
Epos Now, Erply, Hike and PayPal Point of Sale work with Shopify, as Square POS does.
Epos Now works with OpenTable, as Square POS does.

From each tool's own website and from published reviews. Each tool's page says when its facts were checked.

10 alternatives

Listed alphabetically. A tool is ranked by its reviews once it has 3.

Eats365
Restaurant POS solutions platform serving over 10,000 restaurants across 32 markets.
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No checked fact sets it apart from Square POS yet.
Main features
Restaurant POS, Online ordering marketplace, Kitchen display system
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Epos Now
Cloud-based point of sale system for retail and hospitality businesses.
No reviews yet
Choose it over Square POS for: integration with Sage, Mailchimp or QuickBooks.
Free trial
Yes
Integrations shared with Square POS
OpenTable, Shopify
Main features
Inventory management, Real-time reporting, Payment processing
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Erply
Cloud retail software for point of sale, inventory, orders, warehouse workflows.
No reviews yet
Choose it over Square POS for: integration with NetSuite, WooCommerce or QuickBooks Online.
Paid plans from
Giftshop & Grocery chain, $49 per store per month, annual pricing shown (as of November 10, 2026)
Platforms
iOS, Android
Integrations shared with Square POS
Shopify
Main features
Point of sale, Inventory and WMS, Orders and ecommerce
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Hike
A unified point of sale, payments, and ecommerce platform built to help your business grow.
No reviews yet
Choose it over Square POS for: iPad, Mac or PC; integration with Xero, BigCommerce or WooCommerce.
Paid plans from
Essential, $59 per month billed annually, or $69 billed monthly (as of November 10, 2026)
Platforms
iPad, Mac, PC, Android
Integrations shared with Square POS
Shopify
Main features
Checkout, Integrated payments, Multi-store
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KORONA POS
A complete point of sale system to boost store performance
No reviews yet
Choose it over Square POS for: integration with QuickBooks, bLoyal or WooCommerce.
Paid plans from
Subscription, $59 per terminal per month (as of November 10, 2026)
Free trial
Yes
Integrations shared with Square POS
None in common
Main features
Inventory management, Loyalty and CRM, Reporting and metrics
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Lightspeed Retail
A POS system for in-person retail with wholesale buying, inventory management and selling in one place.
No reviews yet
Choose it over Square POS for: integration with Wix, WordPress or Instagram.
Paid plans from
Basic, A$129 per month (as of November 10, 2026)
Free trial
Yes
Platforms
iOS, Android
Integrations shared with Square POS
None in common
Main features
Inventory management, Integrated payments, Built-in ecommerce
Security and compliance
SSO
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PayPal Point of Sale
Modern POS products designed to simplify every workday, to take payments and track every sale in one place.
No reviews yet
Choose it over Square POS for: integration with QuickBooks Online, Xero or WooCommerce.
Plans
Card transactions: 1.75% (as of November 10, 2026)
Platforms
iOS, Android
Integrations shared with Square POS
Shopify
Main features
Inventory management, Gift cards, Real-time sales reports
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SpotOn
Run a more profitable restaurant with SpotOn.
No reviews yet
Choose it over Square POS for: integration with DoorDash or Uber Eats.
Free plan
Yes
Paid plans from
Core Bundle, $50 per month plus 20bps of GPV, capped at $200 (as of November 9, 2026)
Integrations shared with Square POS
None in common
Main features
Point-of-sale, Commission-free online ordering, Labor management
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Toast
A restaurant point of sale and management system that helps restaurants improve operations and increase sales.
No reviews yet
Choose it over Square POS for: integration with 7shifts or Grubhub.
Free plan
Yes
Paid plans from
Point of Sale, $69 per month (as of November 9, 2026)
Integrations shared with Square POS
Google Calendar
Main features
Point of sale, Toast IQ assistant, Online ordering
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TouchBistro
All-in-one POS and restaurant management system
No reviews yet
Choose it over Square POS for: iPad; integration with Restaurant365, MarginEdge or QuickBooks.
Paid plans from
Point of Sale, $69 per month, starting price (as of November 9, 2026)
Platforms
iPad
Integrations shared with Square POS
None in common
Main features
Floor plan management, Menu management, Staff management
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At a glance

We list 10 other POS systems as alternatives to Square POS: Eats365, Epos Now, Erply, Hike, KORONA POS, Lightspeed Retail, PayPal Point of Sale, SpotOn, Toast and TouchBistro.

SpotOn and Toast have a free plan.

Epos Now, Erply, Hike and PayPal Point of Sale work with Shopify, as Square POS does.

Epos Now works with OpenTable, as Square POS does.

From each tool's own website and from published reviews. Each tool's page says when its facts were checked.