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Comparison

Olo vs Square for Restaurants

On the evidence we track, Square for Restaurants leads this comparison with a composite score of 73/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Olo47
★Square for Restaurants73
Score
vioscaleAI score
Olo47 / 100low · 44%
Square for Restaurants73 / 100medium · 59%
Pricing
Free tier
Olo–
Square for Restaurants✓
Model
Oloquote
Square for Restaurantsfreemium
Price level
Olounknown
Square for Restaurantslow
Starting price
Olo–
Square for Restaurants$49
Transparent
Olo✗
Square for Restaurants✓
Integrations
Count
Olo450
Square for Restaurants26
Security
Iso27001
Olo–
Square for Restaurants✓
Pci
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
Soc2
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants–
Trust center
Olohttps://www.olo.com/privacy-notice
Square for Restaurants–
Reliability
Status page
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Olo5 items
Square for Restaurants7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for restaurant pos software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Venue type
OloMulti-concept
Square for RestaurantsMulti-concept
Compliance
PCI DSS compliant
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
EMV chip / contactless payments
Olo-
Square for Restaurants✓
Reliability
Offline mode
Olo-
Square for Restaurants✓
Front of house
Online ordering
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
Reservations / waitlist
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
Loyalty / gift cards
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
Back of house
Kitchen display system (KDS)
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
Inventory management
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
Integrations
Delivery integrations (DoorDash/Uber Eats/Grubhub)
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
Hardware
Proprietary hardware ecosystem (terminals/KDS)
Olo-
Square for Restaurants✓
Market
Multi-location support
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
Target segment
Olo-
Square for RestaurantsSMB / independent
Payments
Payment processing
OloBuilt-in / proprietary processor
Square for RestaurantsBuilt-in / proprietary processor
Pricing
Pricing model
Olo-
Square for Restaurants% of transactions

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Olo

Olo provides restaurants with integrated software for handling online orders, processing payments, coordinating deliveries, and building customer loyalty. It connects thousands of restaurant locations and works with hundreds of third-party business tools to streamline operations and guest experiences.

Independently observed

Square for Restaurants

Leader

A cloud-based platform for restaurants combining point-of-sale terminals, kitchen display systems, and online order management, with integrations for delivery services, reservations, inventory, and accounting systems.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Olo

Quote-based
as of verify ↗

Square for Restaurants

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

Free plan available; paid plans include 30-day free trial

  • Square FreeFree
  • Square Plus-
  • Square Premium-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
iOS
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
Android
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Olo✓
Square for Restaurants✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Olo

1 total
  • Omnivore API
Independently observed

Square for Restaurants

Leader
36 total
  • Delivery platforms
  • DoorDash
  • Grubhub
  • Uber Eats
  • Toast
  • Wix
  • WooCommerce
  • OpenTable
  • Resy OS
  • Thrive Inventory
  • SKU IQ
  • Stream
  • Bookkeep
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
  • NetSuite
  • Sage Intacct
  • Zoho
  • INFI
  • Jotform
  • Kliken
  • Facebook
  • Printful
  • Shippo
  • +12 more
Independently observed
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