Shore vs SQUIRE
Shore
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| Figure | Shore | SQUIRE |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $30/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| iOS | Yes | Yes |
| Android | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 7 | 8 |
| Spec score · Salon Software | 8.4 (#7) | 8.3 (#10) |
| Spec score · Salon Marketing Software | 8.5 (#11) | 8.4 (#15) |
| Integrations | The Booking package lists Google Calendar integration, and Booking + Marketing lists PayPal integration. | SQUIRE’s booking pages name Google and Instagram as places where clients can find and book shops. |
| Online booking | Customers can book appointments through a business’s website, Google, Instagram, or Facebook. | Clients can book appointments at any time, add services, arrange group appointments, and book through Google or Instagram. |
| Security | Shore says browser-to-server data transmission uses 256-bit SSL encryption. | SQUIRE’s Data Processing Agreement says it maintains technical and organizational measures to protect covered data and aims to notify enterprise customers of a security incident without undue delay, and where feasible within 48 hours. |
| Support | Shore offers personal support and a hotline, and says its service team helps with registration, setup, and importing data. | The PRO plan includes a dedicated onboarding specialist. |
| Trial | The free trial lasts 14 days, requires no payment information, and ends automatically. | The pricing page advertises a 14-day free trial. |
Plans
Shore
- Booking€49.90 a year
- Booking + Marketing€69.90 a year
- POS€49.90 a year
- POS+€69.90 a year
- All-in-One€119.90 a year
- Booking$4,990 a month
- Booking + Marketing$6,990 a month
SQUIRE
- Independent$30 a month
- INDEPENDENT$30 a month
- Pro$50 a month
- PRO$50 a month
- Executive$150 a month
- EXECUTIVE$150 a month
- Titan$250 a month
- TITAN$250 a month
In their own words
Shore
Shore combines appointment booking, customer and staff management, payments, and point-of-sale tools for service businesses and retailers. Customers can book through a business website, Google, Instagram, or Facebook, while staff can use an online calendar, customer records, automatic reminders, and business statistics. Group booking and payment collection are also listed. For in-person sales, its POS app turns an iPad into a register that can connect to a card reader and receipt printer; POS features include inventory control, with a DATEV interface for transferring sales data to a tax advisor. Shore runs in a browser and has iOS and Android apps. It lists a Google Calendar integration in Booking and PayPal in Booking + Marketing. Plans include Booking, Booking + Marketing, POS, POS+, and All-in-One. Pricing starts at €49.90/mo (annual), and there is no free plan. The 14-day trial requires no payment information and ends automatically. Shore says its servers and databases are located in Germany, with daily backups and redundant storage.
SQUIRE
SQUIRE is a barbershop management and point-of-sale system for individual barbers, shop owners and multi-location brands. Clients can book through a shop’s branded app or website, Instagram or Google, including multiple appointments at once. Payments support Apple Pay, Google Pay and credit cards, plus Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android without extra hardware. Shop operations include scheduling, staff calendars, automated reporting, commission and payout calculations, and booth-rent payments. Retention tools include automated marketing, loyalty programs, gift cards and no-show protection. The platform offers branded booking experiences, and its team can create websites for Executive and Titan packages. Plans are INDEPENDENT at $30/mo, PRO at $50/mo, EXECUTIVE at $150/mo per shop and TITAN at $250/mo per shop. Executive lists branded landing pages for $25/mo and Operator for $99/mo. Android, iOS and web access are supported. SQUIRE says it launched in 2015 and serves 3,000 shops.