Square Point of Sale vs CloudWaitress Comparison

91% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

Square Point of Sale

POS Software

4.6 260 user ratings

Visit Website

80% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more

CloudWaitress

POS Software

4.8 6 user ratings

Visit Website

Overview

Description	Square POS is an advanced mobile point of sale processing solution that helps businesses make POS transactions effortlessly. The software’s major selling point is its ease of use, which allows you to easily keep track of customers’ purchase details automatically, send digital receipts and receive feedback to help boost customer service. It also takes a detailed inventory of stocks and uses generated sales report to help make better informed decisions. Square provides the necessary hardware for point of sale service and it even gives the ability to transform mobile devices to a POS device. Square Terminal lets you all accept payments of all types without the need of unnecessary hardware. All these features can be managed via the Square Dashboard with a simplified view. Square also has an integrated payment processing system that allows acceptance of cash, cards, checks and gift cards with its POS software. Square POS is free to use, except for the charges based on the type of Square software used. Read more	CloudWaitress is an online ordering and reservation system for food businesses that allows users to accept and manage deliveries, pick-ups, table reservations and dine-ins. Food outlets such as restaurants, cafés, food trucks, bars, and catering businesses can create their own websites and handle everything online by leveraging this platform’s user-friendly and streamlined interface. With the help of this platform, restaurant or café owners can create breakfast, lunch or dinner menus and set the opening and closing times for the convenience of their customers. You can receive orders on any device in real-time and view sales information, via the dashboard. You can also filter through order by status, location or type and even search for names, contact numbers or emails of customers. From collecting payments online to automatically printing receipts and maintaining events log for staff accountability, this system handles it all. Read more
Pricing Options	Free Trial Not Available Starts at $29.0. Offers Free-forever and Custom plan.	Free Trial Available Starts at $39.00. Offers Free-forever plan.
SW Score & Breakdown	91% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 100% Reviews 85% Momentum 65% Popularity 68%	80% SW Score The SW Score ranks the products within a particular category on a variety of parameters, to provide a definite ranking system. Read more Features The Feature Score % is calculated using the weighted average method, where core features hold more weight in the final calculation. Read more 76% Reviews 72% Momentum 64% Popularity 78%
SaaSworthy Awards	# 1 Fastest Growing # 8 Most Popular	Not Available

Features

Total Features	23 Features	6 Features
Common Features for All	Accounting Integration Enables efficient recording of financial transactions and seamless sharing of financial data, allowing for automated integration between business systems and accounting software. This optimizes workflows, reduces errors, and ensures real-time accuracy in financial operations. Barcode Scanning Helps in scanning the barcode in an automated and simple manner Commission Management Helps in managing and tracking the commission amounts and simplify as such calculations Customer Account Profiles Allows maintaining, editing and updating customer accounts to offer tailor-made customer-oriented shopping experience Delivery Management Streamline in-house deliveries with advanced tools for driver dispatch, route optimization, and real-time status tracking. Discount Management Helps in enjoying better visibility so that suppliers avail discounts Electronic Payments Enables seamless electronic payment processing for your goods and services. Gift Card Management Manages prepaid payment card processing that helps the cardholder purchase goods online or within a specific retail store Inventory Management Helps in recording inventory to optimize and fulfill the requirement. Loyalty Program Assists in formulating effective strategies to encourage and convince customers to stay loyal to the brand/company Multi-Location Helps to manage business affairs across multiple sales channel Online Ordering Allows customers to conveniently place orders online directly from a branded website or app. Ordering Automation Helps in automating the ordering system and supports online billing Pricing Management Helps to provide better control over pricing and allows managing efficiently financial revenue & risk Restaurant POS Comes with useful and attractive restaurant management features and facilitates automating restaurant operations Retail Management Helps in automating, managing, monitoring and handling all the aspects of a retail business Returns Tracking Helps to keep track of all the goods returned by customers Sales Tracking Helps to track sales systematically Seperate Checks Allows diners to split bills seamlessly, making individual payments simple and efficient. Table Management Allows effortless management of table layouts, seating arrangements, and reservations with real-time updates. Tips Management Simplifies tip tracking and distribution, with features for tip pooling and sometimes seamless IRS reporting. Touch Screen (Billing) Allows making bills by simply touching the desktop or mobile POS screen eCommerce Facilitates buying and selling goods/services online using internet facility + 20 More - Show Less	Accounting Integration Enables efficient recording of financial transactions and seamless sharing of financial data, allowing for automated integration between business systems and accounting software. This optimizes workflows, reduces errors, and ensures real-time accuracy in financial operations. Barcode Scanning Helps in scanning the barcode in an automated and simple manner Commission Management Helps in managing and tracking the commission amounts and simplify as such calculations Customer Account Profiles Allows maintaining, editing and updating customer accounts to offer tailor-made customer-oriented shopping experience Delivery Management Streamline in-house deliveries with advanced tools for driver dispatch, route optimization, and real-time status tracking. Discount Management Helps in enjoying better visibility so that suppliers avail discounts Electronic Payments Enables seamless electronic payment processing for your goods and services. Gift Card Management Manages prepaid payment card processing that helps the cardholder purchase goods online or within a specific retail store Inventory Management Helps in recording inventory to optimize and fulfill the requirement. Loyalty Program Assists in formulating effective strategies to encourage and convince customers to stay loyal to the brand/company Multi-Location Helps to manage business affairs across multiple sales channel Online Ordering Allows customers to conveniently place orders online directly from a branded website or app. Ordering Automation Helps in automating the ordering system and supports online billing Pricing Management Helps to provide better control over pricing and allows managing efficiently financial revenue & risk Restaurant POS Comes with useful and attractive restaurant management features and facilitates automating restaurant operations Retail Management Helps in automating, managing, monitoring and handling all the aspects of a retail business Returns Tracking Helps to keep track of all the goods returned by customers Sales Tracking Helps to track sales systematically Seperate Checks Allows diners to split bills seamlessly, making individual payments simple and efficient. Table Management Allows effortless management of table layouts, seating arrangements, and reservations with real-time updates. Tips Management Simplifies tip tracking and distribution, with features for tip pooling and sometimes seamless IRS reporting. Touch Screen (Billing) Allows making bills by simply touching the desktop or mobile POS screen eCommerce Facilitates buying and selling goods/services online using internet facility + 3 More - Show Less

Technical Details

Organization Types Supported	Individuals Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business	Individuals Large Enterprises Medium Business Small Business
Platforms Supported	SaaS/Web/Cloud Mobile - Android Mobile - iOS	SaaS/Web/Cloud Mobile - Android Mobile - iOS
Modes of Support	Business Hours Online	Business Hours Online
API Support	Available	Available

Reviews & Ratings

User Rating	4.6/5 260 user ratings	4.8/5 6 user ratings
Rating Distribution	Excellent 73.1% Very Good 20% Average 4.2% Poor 1.5% Terrible 1.2%	Excellent 83.3% Very Good 16.7% Average 0% Poor 0% Terrible 0%
	Read All User Reviews	Read All User Reviews

AI-Generated from the text of User Reviews

Pricing

Pricing Options	Free Trial Not Available Starts at $29.0. Offers Free-forever and Custom plan.	Free Trial Available Starts at $39.00. Offers Free-forever plan.
Pricing Plans Monthly Plans Annual Plans	Free Free Plus $29.00 $29.00 per month Premium Custom	Starter Free Standard $39.00 $39.00 per month Enterprise $249.00 $249.00 per month
	View Detailed Pricing	View Detailed Pricing

Alternatives

	Square for Restaurants 4.7 13 ratings Square Point of Sale Vs Square for Restaurants posIPOS 4.3 3 ratings Square Point of Sale Vs posIPOS PHP Point of Sale 4.6 107 ratings Square Point of Sale Vs PHP Point of Sale SalesPlay POS Square Point of Sale Vs SalesPlay POS Shopify POS 4.7 29 ratings Square Point of Sale Vs Shopify POS	Truffle POS CloudWaitress Vs Truffle POS POS Online 4.7 3 ratings CloudWaitress Vs POS Online ALLPOS 5 1 ratings CloudWaitress Vs ALLPOS TouchBistro 4 648 ratings CloudWaitress Vs TouchBistro IntegroPOS CloudWaitress Vs IntegroPOS
	View All Square Point of Sale Alternatives	View All CloudWaitress Alternatives