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PayAnywhere vs Square Online

PayAnywhere

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Square Online

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FigurePayAnywhereSquare Online
Price fromFree$49/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WebYesYes
iOSYes—
AndroidYes—
Plans published24
Spec score · Mobile Credit Card Processing Software7.9 (#8)7.9 (#9)
Spec score · Mobile Payment Processing Software7.8 (#11)7.8 (#12)
Spec score · Point-of-Sale Software7.5 (#76)7.7 (#63)
Free planYesYes
HeadquartersTroy, Michigan, United StatesSan Francisco, California, United States
PurposePayanywhere provides point-of-sale software, payment processing, Payments Hub back-office tools, and payment hardware for businesses.Square Online lets businesses build an online store or website to sell products and take orders.
SecurityThe Virtual Terminal page says transactions use end-to-end encryption, tokenization, and in-house payment processing; Payment Links are described as protected by certified point-to-point encryption and tokenization.Square says it maintains PCI certification and provides end-to-end encryption for card-present payments.
SupportThe company page lists customer support at [email protected] and 866.485.8999.Square support is available by phone, email, live chat, and social media, and the Online support center includes setup and troubleshooting resources.

Plans

PayAnywhere

  • Pay as you goFree
  • Custom pricingPriced on request

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Square Online

  • Square FreeFree
  • Square Plus$49 a month
  • Square Premium$149 a month
  • Square ProPriced on request

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In their own words

PayAnywhere

PayAnywhere provides point-of-sale software, payment processing, Payments Hub back-office tools, and payment hardware for businesses. It runs on Android, iOS, and the web. Listed payment types include EMV chip, contactless, magstripe, PIN debit, and EBT. Merchants can accept browser-based payments through Virtual Terminal without hardware, including orders taken online or by phone. Payment Links support fixed, multiple, or open-ended amounts and can be shared by email or text, embedded as a button, or shown as a QR code. Inventory tools cover product catalogs, categories, price variants, modifiers, bulk uploads, discounts, stock alerts, and sales tracking. Reports cover sales, customers, employees, inventory, deposits, and chargeback activity, with exports and scheduled email delivery. The company says next-day funding is the default and same-day funding is available at no charge, subject to cutoff times. Listed rates are 2.69% for swipe, dip, or tap transactions and 3.49% + $0.19 for keyed transactions. Services are limited to the 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia.

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