LivePOS vs. Square: Which is Best? - Wheelhouse

LivePOS vs. Square: Which is Best?

LivePOS vs. Square Best Overall: Square

In our comparison of LivePOS vs. Square, Square is the best option with a higher overall Wheelhouse Score. Wheelhouse Score uses a combination of feature and pricing comparison data, average user ratings, and editorial reviews to score software vendors on a scale of 1-10.

Quick Info

LivePOS Quick Info
WH Score:
7.7
Pricing Score:
7.3
Feature Score:
7.1
Usability Score:
7.5
Company Size:All Sizes
Platforms:
Square Quick Info
WH Score:
8.3
Pricing Score:
7.9
Feature Score:
7.6
Usability Score:
7.6
Company Size:All Sizes
Platforms:

Pricing

LivePOS Pricing
Lite
$89
per user / per month
Pro
$139
per user / per month
Enterprise
$249
per user / per month
Square Pricing
Square Point of Sale
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Features

LivePOS Features
  • Item Tracking & Traceability
  • Vendor/Supplier Management
  • Invoicing & Billing
  • Sales & Purchase Orders
  • Customer Profiling
  • SMS
  • Cash
  • Credit Cards
  • Debit Cards
  • Google Pay
  • Apple Pay
  • Payment Processing
  • Billing Model Management
  • Magnetic Stripe Readers
  • Tap Terminals
Square Features
  • Item Tracking & Traceability
  • Vendor/Supplier Management
  • Invoicing & Billing
  • Sales & Purchase Orders
  • Customer Profiling
  • SMS
  • Cash
  • Credit Cards
  • Debit Cards
  • Google Pay
  • Apple Pay
  • Payment Processing
  • Billing Model Management
  • Magnetic Stripe Readers
  • Tap Terminals

Pros & Cons

LivePOS Pros & Cons
Pros
  • All items at my store are now well organized and are in a good place
  • The customer support is awesome and very responsive.
Cons
  • The register part that remains in the store must be installed, you’ll require another computer with this setup on it if your computer experiences downtime, and the support team is sometimes a nuisance.
Square Pros & Cons
Pros
  • Simple to use, extremely trustworthy, simple to teach a new person on how to work with the software app and reader, dashboards are simple to navigate, reports are simple to read, Square charges are extremely reasonable and very good about offering Square reader devices for POS transactions.
Cons
  • Some updates on their devices could help.

Reviews

LivePOS Reviews
Top Favorable Review
S
Sandra
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

All items at my store are now well organized and are in a good place. The customer support is awesome and very responsive.

I have been using this software for 2 years and didn’t find a single thing that could bother me.

Top Critical Review
S
Sam
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

Lack of an export button for your inventory, fixing errors taking very long, difficulty in using the software, and lack of knowing how to do POs despite getting help from support made us move to another software.

The available functions are many and downtime is very rare.

The register part that remains in the store must be installed, you’ll require another computer with this setup on it if your computer experiences downtime, and the support team is sometimes a nuisance.

Square Reviews
Top Favorable Review
C
Carlos
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

We've worked with it for years and we’ll continue to use it at our functions. I really like Square.

Simple to use, extremely trustworthy, simple to teach a new person on how to work with the software app and reader, dashboards are simple to navigate, reports are simple to read, Square charges are extremely reasonable and very good about offering Square reader devices for POS transactions.

The standard Square readers don’t function with the most recent Apple iPhones that don’t have the phone jack which can be challenging. It can be difficult to view the person that paid for a product or to match up transactions to products sold (for big events when many transactions occur within a short time frame).

Top Critical Review
E
Elaine
Reviewed on Jul 2, 2021

Simple to apply for simple to use quick verification irrespective of the size of the service is fantastic, plenty of options.

Some updates on their devices could help.

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LivePOS vs. Square: Detailed Comparison

LivePOS vs. Square Top Ratings & Reviews: Square

In our rating and review comparison of LivePOS vs. Square, Square has 46 user reviews and LivePOS has 3. The average star rating for Square is 4.76 while LivePOS has an average rating of 4.33. Square has more positive reviews than LivePOS. Comparing LivePOS vs. Square reviews, Square has stronger overall reviews.

LivePOS vs. Square Best Features & Functionality: Square

LivePOS vs. Square both offer a strong set of features and functionality including Inventory Management, Accounting Features, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Features, Payment Options, Payment Partners, Cash Flow Management, Supported Devices/Hardware, Customizable Items, Reporting & Analytics, Cybersecurity Features, Third-Party Integrations, After-Sales Service. In our feature comparison of LivePOS vs. Square, Square offers more of the most popular features and tools than LivePOS.

LivePOS vs. Square Best Pricing: Square

In our pricing comparison of LivePOS vs. Square, Square's pricing starts at N/A/month and is more affordable compared to Square's starting cost of N/A/month.

LivePOS vs. Square Best Usability: Square

Our comparison of LivePOS vs. Square shows that Square scores higher in usability for ease of use, meets requirements, setup & support, quality of support. LivePOS scores higher in learning curve, ease of admin, but Square has the best scores overall for system usability.

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