# Pricing transcribed from the provider's own page — see provenance. Numbers are quoted, not derived.
generated: '2026-09-20'
method: searched
source: https://squareup.com/us/en/pricing
sources:
- https://squareup.com/us/en/pricing
provenance:
  tool: planning/api-economics/harvest_pricing.py
  run: 20260920T124425
  grounding: every price_text was found verbatim in the fetched page text
audience: business-product
pricing_basis: tiered-subscription
delivery:
  delivery: managed
  method: page
  read: '2026-09-20'
  managed_tier: Square Plus
published: true
note: Page prices Square's business plans plus per-transaction processing fees (including an 'Online API'
  rate of 2.9% + 30¢ for payments APIs) and add-ons such as Square Payroll ('starting at $35 per month
  + $6 per person paid') and hardware 'starting at $59'. Square Pro tier is custom/negotiated.
plan_count: 4
currency: USD
plans:
- name: Square Free
  price_text: $0/mo. per location
  price: 0
  currency: USD
  period: month
  unit: per location
  included_quota: POS app for any payment, online site, item library, invoicing, booking, checking and
    savings accounts
  overage: 'Processing fees: 2.6% + 15¢ tap/dip/swipe; 3.3% + 30¢ online; 2.9% + 30¢ Online API; 3.5%
    + 15¢ manual entry; 6% + 30¢ Afterpay; 2.5% gift card load fee'
- name: Square Plus
  price_text: $49/mo. per location
  price: 49
  currency: USD
  period: month
  unit: per location
  included_quota: Everything in Square Free, advanced POS features, loyalty, 500 texts included per month
    per account, free 30-day trial
  overage: then 3¢ per text; 2.5% load fee; $30/mo. for the Square KDS app per device; $50/mo. for the
    Square Kiosk app per device; 2.5% + 15¢ in person; 2.9% + 30¢ online
- name: Square Premium
  price_text: $149/mo. per location
  price: 149
  currency: USD
  period: month
  unit: per location
  included_quota: Everything in Square Plus, 24/7 priority support, advanced reporting, 2,500 texts included,
    0% gift card load fee
  overage: then 1.5¢ per text; $20/mo. for the Square KDS app per device; $30/mo. for the Square Kiosk
    app per device; 2.4% + 15¢ in person; 2.9% + 30¢ online
- name: Square Pro
  price_text: Get custom pricing
  period: none
  included_quota: For businesses processing over $250,000 per year; hardware discounts, onboarding support,
    account management