Compare Square Payments and checkout.com

At a Glance
Square Payments
Square Payments
Star Rating
(169)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (89.2% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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checkout.com
checkout.com
Star Rating
(70)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (42.0% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about checkout.com

Square Payments vs checkout.com

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

  • Reviewers felt that Square Payments meets the needs of their business better than checkout.com.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that checkout.com is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of checkout.com over Square Payments.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Square Payments
No pricing available
checkout.com
No pricing available
Free Trial
Square Payments
No trial information available
checkout.com
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.4
125
9.0
67
Ease of Use
9.5
126
9.1
67
Ease of Setup
9.1
51
9.0
61
Ease of Admin
9.2
42
9.1
34
Quality of Support
8.6
98
9.2
66
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
42
9.2
34
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
120
9.8
66
Features by Category
8.9
45
8.6
63
Payment Options
8.7
13
7.4
45
9.3
9
8.2
44
9.5
13
9.0
46
9.9
14
9.4
46
9.1
9
7.6
44
9.7
10
7.3
44
9.7
12
9.2
43
7.6
25
9.1
59
9.0
33
8.8
56
Administration
9.4
13
8.8
45
9.8
14
9.1
46
9.0
14
9.1
46
8.6
13
8.1
44
7.6
11
8.3
44
8.5
28
8.2
55
8.3
27
8.6
57
8.1
21
8.5
55
Security
9.0
8
9.3
46
9.7
10
8.6
45
9.4
8
9.1
46
9.5
11
9.2
46
8.9
32
7.6
54
Development
8.3
10
8.3
46
9.4
8
9.2
46
7.6
9
8.0
45
7.8
10
8.7
45
Platform
9.4
11
9.3
46
8.9
9
9.3
45
8.3
7
9.0
45
7.6
7
9.0
45
9.2
6
9.3
45
9.3
7
8.1
45
8.3
30
7.9
56
8.6
30
8.6
53
Agentic AI - Payment Gateways
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
8.6
63
8.7
61
Payment Processing
9.0
50
9.3
49
9.4
57
9.6
52
9.4
52
9.0
48
8.8
40
8.7
48
Administration
8.7
50
9.1
52
8.4
38
8.9
49
7.2
54
8.5
50
8.9
45
8.1
45
8.5
28
8.2
55
8.3
27
8.6
57
8.1
21
8.5
55
Payment Options
7.6
25
9.1
59
9.0
33
8.8
56
Security
8.9
32
7.6
54
Platform
8.3
30
7.9
56
8.6
30
8.6
53
9.5
5
Not enough data
Platform Basics
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Platform Administration
7.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Platform Payment Content
9.3
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
9.0
13
Payments - Embedded Payments
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Personalization - Embedded Payments
Not enough data
8.8
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Not enough data
8.5
13
Not enough data
9.4
13
Setup - Embedded Payments
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Analytics - Embedded Payments
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
8.7
13
Agentic AI - Embedded Payments
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Square Payments
Square Payments
checkout.com
checkout.com
Square Payments and checkout.com are categorized as Payment Processing and Payment Gateways
Unique Categories
Square Payments
Square Payments is categorized as Contractor Payments
checkout.com
checkout.com is categorized as Embedded Payments
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Square Payments
Square Payments
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
89.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
9.5%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
1.3%
checkout.com
checkout.com
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
33.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
42.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
24.6%
Reviewers' Industry
Square Payments
Square Payments
Food & Beverages
10.8%
Health, Wellness and Fitness
7.0%
Retail
7.0%
Non-Profit Organization Management
5.7%
Information Technology and Services
4.4%
Other
65.2%
checkout.com
checkout.com
Financial Services
31.9%
Retail
10.1%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Information Technology and Services
5.8%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
4.3%
Other
42.0%
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Square Payments
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checkout.com
checkout.com Alternatives
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Payoneer
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Discussions
Square Payments
Square Payments Discussions
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
How do I get notifications from the app?
2 Comments
Nathaniel C.
NC
Hello Read more
Is Square software free?
2 Comments
Beau C.
BC
Yes, for the base POS (Point-Of-Sale) system, you will still be subject to the percentage on every card transaction you may. There are additional systems by...Read more
checkout.com
checkout.com Discussions
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checkout.com has no discussions with answers