Compare Apple Pay for merchants and Square Payments

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At a Glance
Apple Pay for merchants
Apple Pay for merchants
Star Rating
(138)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (64.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Apple Pay for merchants
Square Payments
Square Payments
Star Rating
(172)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.4% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Square Payments

Apple Pay for merchants vs Square Payments

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Square Payments easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Square Payments overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Square Payments meets the needs of their business better than Apple Pay for merchants.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Apple Pay for merchants is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Apple Pay for merchants over Square Payments.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Apple Pay for merchants
No pricing available
Square Payments
No pricing available
Free Trial
Apple Pay for merchants
No trial information available
Square Payments
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
115
9.4
127
Ease of Use
9.4
116
9.5
128
Ease of Setup
8.8
14
9.1
53
Ease of Admin
8.0
9
9.2
42
Quality of Support
9.2
107
8.6
100
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
9
8.9
42
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
108
8.4
122
Features by Category
8.9
97
8.9
46
Payment Options
7.7
53
8.7
13
8.5
58
9.3
9
9.4
85
9.5
13
9.3
87
9.9
14
8.7
51
9.1
9
8.2
48
9.7
10
9.3
87
9.7
12
8.3
14
7.6
25
8.1
17
9.1
34
Administration
8.4
53
9.4
13
8.8
56
9.8
14
8.9
64
9.0
14
8.5
56
8.6
13
8.9
43
7.6
11
7.7
11
8.6
29
8.7
14
8.3
27
8.5
9
8.1
21
Security
9.4
32
9.0
8
9.5
72
9.7
10
9.6
59
9.4
8
9.5
71
9.5
11
9.4
18
8.9
32
Development
8.3
60
8.3
10
8.9
43
9.4
8
9.1
41
7.6
9
9.0
43
7.8
10
Platform
9.4
69
9.4
11
9.3
52
8.9
9
9.3
48
8.3
7
9.0
39
7.6
7
9.0
39
9.2
6
9.1
51
9.3
7
8.8
8
8.3
30
8.9
9
8.6
30
Agentic AI - Payment Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
65
Payment Processing
Not enough data
9.0
50
Not enough data
9.4
57
Not enough data
9.4
52
Not enough data
8.8
40
Administration
Not enough data
8.7
50
Not enough data
8.4
38
Not enough data
7.2
55
Not enough data
8.9
45
7.7
11
8.6
29
8.7
14
8.3
27
8.5
9
8.1
21
Payment Options
8.3
14
7.6
25
8.1
17
9.1
34
Security
9.4
18
8.9
32
Platform
8.8
8
8.3
30
8.9
9
8.6
30
Not enough data
9.5
5
Platform Basics
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Platform Administration
Not enough data
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Platform Payment Content
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Apple Pay for merchants
Apple Pay for merchants
Square Payments
Square Payments
Apple Pay for merchants and Square Payments are categorized as Payment Gateways
Unique Categories
Apple Pay for merchants
Apple Pay for merchants has no unique categories
Square Payments
Square Payments is categorized as Contractor Payments and Payment Processing
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Apple Pay for merchants
Apple Pay for merchants
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
64.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
18.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
16.4%
Square Payments
Square Payments
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
89.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
9.3%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
1.2%
Reviewers' Industry
Apple Pay for merchants
Apple Pay for merchants
Retail
9.0%
Food & Beverages
6.7%
Education Management
5.2%
Accounting
3.7%
Financial Services
3.7%
Other
71.6%
Square Payments
Square Payments
Food & Beverages
10.6%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
6.9%
Retail
6.9%
Non-Profit Organization Management
6.3%
Information Technology and Services
4.4%
Other
65.0%
Alternatives
Apple Pay for merchants
Apple Pay for merchants Alternatives
PayPal Payments
PayPal Payments
Add PayPal Payments
Stripe Connect
Stripe Connect
Add Stripe Connect
Payoneer
Payoneer
Add Payoneer
Paytm Business
Paytm Business
Add Paytm Business
Square Payments
Square Payments Alternatives
PayPal Payments
PayPal Payments
Add PayPal Payments
GoCardless
GoCardless
Add GoCardless
Adyen Payments
Adyen Payments
Add Adyen Payments
GoDaddy Payments
GoDaddy Payments
Add GoDaddy Payments
Discussions
Apple Pay for merchants
Apple Pay for merchants Discussions
Why isn’t Apple Pay available everywhere?
4 Comments
Shweta S.
SS
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Will Apple Pay be a requirement for the future of shopping?
3 Comments
Shweta S.
SS
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What is the best way to not get fraud on the Apple Pay Apple Card?
2 Comments
Shweta S.
SS
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Square Payments
Square Payments Discussions
Is Square software free?
2 Comments
Mariah B.
MB
Square is free but you do pay a percentage on every credit card transaction you make.Read more
How do I get notifications from the app?
2 Comments
Nathaniel C.
NC
Hello Read more
Can i use Sqare internationally?
2 Comments
HD
You can only use square internationally with cash payments, not card or tap-to-pay phone payments!Read more