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Square, Inc.

Square Payments

Composite Score

7.4 /10

CX Score

7.4 /10

41 Reviews Write a Review

What is Square Payments?

Whether you’re selling in person or online, Square can help you take all kinds of payments quickly and securely

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Awards & Recognition

Square Payments won the following awards in the Payment Processing category

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2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023

3 Top Rated Capabilities

6 Top Rated Features

2023

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Product Impact
Contract Negotiation

2023

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

2022

2 Top Rated Capabilities

3 Top Rated Features

2022

Square Payments 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.

84 Likeliness to Recommend

91 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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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 Payments?

12% Negative

4% Neutral

84% Positive

Pros

Respectful
Caring
Security Protects
Trustworthy

Feature Ratings

Average 83

Credit Card Processing

Security

Digital Wallet Integration

Reporting Analytics

Mobile Payments

POS Verification

POS Integration

Recurring Payments

Customer Support

Multi Currency

E-Commerce Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 80

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Square Payments Reviews

Derek L.

Role: Finance
Industry: Retail
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jun 2024

Square is incredibly easy to use!

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Square Payments from other similar products?

Square is by far the easiest payment processor I have used.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Square is incredibly intuitive and easy to use.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I think the reporting could be better.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Go for it, I have not found anything better for processing mobile payments.

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Respectful
Helps Innovate

Matt G.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2026

Take payments from anywhere!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates Square Payments from other similar products?

They provide a wide range of services that help my business.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Being able to take payments from anywhere in the world.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It does charge fees that seem a little high to me.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This product provides a wide range of ways to take payments.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

Imaobong J.

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

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Jan 2025

Great features

Likeliness to Recommend

6 /10

What differentiates Square Payments from other similar products?

It has great features

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It has good user interface

What do you dislike most about this product?

It has poor customer service

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It is good, try it and use

Pros

Enables Productivity
Caring
Saves Time
Respectful

Cons

Less Performance Enhancing
Slower Product Innovation
Less Reliable

How We Deliver

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Data Quadrant Champion

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2022 Data Quadrant Champion

Square Payments Ratings

84 Likeliness to Recommend

91 Plan to Renew

82 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

Emotional Footprint Overview

+79 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Square Payments?

Pros

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

Credit Card Processing The ability to process credit card payments and receive approval or rejection of funds from the customer's bank

Security Built-in security to protect payment information to prevent fraud and hacking

Digital Wallet Integration The ability to process payments from a digital wallet service or another digital payment method

Reporting Analytics Reports and analytics created from payment data

Mobile Payments The ability to process mobile payments from a mobile wallet or other mobile phone payment app

POS Verification Support cardholder verification methods for POS transactions

POS Integration The ability to integrate with a POS system to allow the processing of credit card or mobile payments in a store setting

Recurring Payments The ability to schedule payments at a cadence

Customer Support Supports levels 1 and 2 for credit card payment processing. Also supports level 3 credit card processing, which requires additional data for the qualification

Multi Currency Allows users to process payments in multiple currencies

E-Commerce Integration The ability to integrate directly with an e-commerce platform to create a seamless checkout experience

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Square Payments Reviews

Derek L.

Square is incredibly easy to use!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Matt G.

Take payments from anywhere!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Imaobong J.

Great features

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Credit Card Processing

Security

Digital Wallet Integration

Reporting Analytics

Mobile Payments

POS Verification

POS Integration

Recurring Payments

Customer Support

Multi Currency

E-Commerce Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Availability and Quality of Training

Quality of Features

Breadth of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement