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Square, Inc.

Square eCommerce

Composite Score

8.2 /10

CX Score

8.3 /10

98 Reviews Write a Review

What is Square eCommerce?

Square allows you to sell online on our site, with third party e-commerce sites and on your own site. With all three, you get next day deposits, can accept all major credit cards at one simple rate, and can integrate reporting and inventory with your offline sales.

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Awards & Recognition

Square eCommerce won the following awards in the B2C eCommerce category

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0 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

1 Top Rated Capabilities

4 Top Rated Features

2023

2 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2022

Square eCommerce Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

83 Likeliness to Recommend

90 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+79 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Square eCommerce?

7% Negative

7% Neutral

86% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Security Protects
Efficient Service
Fair

Feature Ratings

Average 78

Payment Processing

Reporting and Analytics

Microsite Management

Order Management

Content Management

Retargeting Capabilities

Predictive Recommendations

Order Portal

Content Localization

Integrated Search

Catalog Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 77

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

Square eCommerce Reviews

John A.

Role: Sales Marketing
Industry: Utilities
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

Accurate and Operational E-Commerce Program

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Square eCommerce from other similar products?

Square eCommerce has the online payment processing capacity, that allows customers to make purchases in any location. Also, order management controls stock, and no single day the company can have a deficit. Finally, Square eCommerce securities and support processes are perfectly enacted.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The analytical and reporting feature from Square eCommerce is a swift feature, that I find it crucial as it indirectly conducts a market survey at no extra fee. Also, Square eCommerce capacity to control supply and demands through order management is a fulfilling concept. Lastly, Square eCommerce allows the accounting department to work in relations with pother departments.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Square eCommerce lacks digital management, where different media or communication channels can be utilized to bring more effective and successful advertising. The exclusion of that feature limits the efficiency and helpfulness of the program.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Square eCommerce is a digital, standard, and approved software for online transactions,. The application has resulted to global business operations, cost management, and intuitive engagement with everybody in the company. The set up for the program is friendly, and more expansions are possible to occur from the developer.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

SHAUN J F.

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Other
Involvement: Vendor Management and Renewal

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jul 2021

Great Credit Card Features

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Square eCommerce from other similar products?

Square has such a unquike credit card processing machine. It percentage that is take from the base pay of product is really low. Square technology is by far the best on the market.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The credit card machine that prints up receptes and it is mobile from my notary business.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I thought the website that is attached to the credit card machine is terrible. The website generator that helps you create your website is terrible. .

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Just try the credit card machine or software for your desktop. I would use the website maker to help you with your store.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Allison C.

Role: C-Level
Industry: Education
Involvement: Business Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2021

Coding experience required to use this product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Square eCommerce from other similar products?

It integrates with Apple technology, and has a specific square reader.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

The ability to send invoices.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Any time I want to setup something on my site, the help files take me into something that is way too complicated and over my head, and I need a developer to implment and test any of the changes.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Get a coder on staff so you can utilize all of the features.

Pros

Acts with Integrity
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Trustworthy

Cons

Less Effective Service
Inhibits Innovation
Slower Product Innovation

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Awards & Recognition

Square eCommerce Ratings

83 Likeliness to Recommend

90 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

79 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+79 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Square eCommerce?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Payment Processing Includes credit card processing, debit card processing, and payment verification.

Reporting and Analytics The solution provides the ability to create metrics-driven dashboards and reports showing unique visitors, click-through, conversions, payments etc.

Microsite Management The solution provides the ability to create and deploy targeted product microsites, and the ability to optimize microsites for search engines.

Order Management Includes order entry, order processing, order tracking, and parts management.

Content Management Includes collaboration, check-in/check-out, and version control.

Retargeting Capabilities The solution provides the ability to surface targeted offers based on attributes such as cart abandonment or external triggers (i.e. from a CRM).

Predictive Recommendations The solution provides the ability to provide targeted product recommendations and offers to customers based on multiple data sources.

Order Portal Provides the ability for customers to log in to the portal to make purchases, view transactions and invoices, and make payments

Content Localization The solution provides support for multiple languages and currencies.

Integrated Search The solution provides robust product search functionality; search results can be ordered multiple ways.

Catalog Management Includes customizable shipping and payment options, product pricing, advanced catalog search, and navigation.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Square eCommerce Reviews

John A.

Accurate and Operational E-Commerce Program

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

SHAUN J F.

Great Credit Card Features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Allison C.

Coding experience required to use this product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Payment Processing

Reporting and Analytics

Microsite Management

Order Management

Content Management

Retargeting Capabilities

Predictive Recommendations

Order Portal

Content Localization

Integrated Search

Catalog Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Business Value Created

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Ease of Implementation

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support