# SevenRooms vs Square for Restaurants

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Square for Restaurants

| Attribute | SevenRooms | Square for Restaurants |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 44.7 (46% (low)) | 78.5 (58% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Software that enables restaurants to increase revenue by unifying guest data across all booking touchpoints, automating seat management with AI-powered table optimization, and running personalized marketing campaigns to drive repeat visits. | A cloud-based operating system for restaurants and food service businesses that integrates payment processing, order and inventory management, staff scheduling, customer loyalty programs, and real-time analytics in a unified platform. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pci_dss":true,"venue_type":"multi","reservations":true,"multi_location":true,"emv_contactless":true,"online_ordering":true,"deployment_model":"cloud_web_portal","payment_processing":"agnostic","delivery_integrations":true,"automated_table_turn_time_prediction":true,"vip_crm_guest_profiles_and_allergy_tags":true,"sms_waitlist_and_automated_queue_updates":true,"ticketed_events_and_prepaid_tasting_menus":true,"white_label_direct_website_booking_widget":true,"visual_floor_plan_and_table_status_tracking":true,"discovery_network_app_listing_opentable_resy":false,"pos_integration_real_time_spend_and_check_drops":true}` | `{"pci_dss":true,"inventory":true,"venue_type":"multi","offline_mode":true,"pricing_model":"processing_pct","multi_location":true,"target_segment":"smb","emv_contactless":true,"online_ordering":true,"hardware_ecosystem":true,"loyalty_gift_cards":true,"payment_processing":"built_in","delivery_integrations":true}` |
| integrations.count | 100 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"Instagram"},{"name":"TheFork"},{"name":"Tripadvisor"},{"name":"OpenRice"},{"name":"Chope"},{"name":"DoorDash"},{"name":"Deliveroo"},{"name":"Square for Restaurants"},{"name":"Toast"},{"name":"MICROS Simphony"},{"name":"Lightspeed"},{"name":"InfoGenesis POS"},{"name":"NCR Aloha"},{"name":"Revel"},{"name":"OrderMate"},{"name":"Infrasys"},{"name":"TISSL"},{"name":"Zonal"},{"name":"Salido"},{"name":"H&L"},{"name":"Tevalis"},{"name":"Ten Lifestyles Group"},{"name":"Reserveout"},{"name":"The Chefz"},{"name":"Aspire Lifestyles"},{"name":"inKind Capital"},{"name":"Afternoon Tea.co.uk"},{"name":"Bruncher.com"},{"name":"Wddk"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"Google Search"},{"name":"Google Maps"},{"name":"Google Assistant"},{"name":"Yelp"},{"name":"Square"},{"name":"Clover"},{"name":"TouchBistro"},{"name":"Micros"},{"name":"PAR"},{"name":"iiko"},{"name":"Apple"},{"name":"Deliverect"}]` | `[{"name":"Delivery platforms"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","CA","JP","AU","GB","FR","IE","ES"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","features":["CRM & Guest Profiles","Branded Reservations & Waitlist Management","Access to DoorDash & Deliveroo Reservation Marketplace with No Cover Fees","Table Management","Reputation Management","Basic Marketing Automations"],"contactSales":false}],"addOns":[{"name":"Email Marketing"},{"name":"Event Management"},{"name":"Voice AI"},{"name":"WhatsApp / Text Marketing"},{"name":"API & Integrations"},{"name":"Group Portal"}],"freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://sevenrooms.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T22:42:11.757Z"}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Square Free","summary":"Free with per-transaction processing fees","features":["POS app for card, mobile wallet, and cash payments","Online ordering profile and basic website","Item library with inventory tracking","Invoicing and estimates","Appointment scheduling","Business checking and savings accounts"],"description":"Essential POS and business tools with variable processing fees","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Square Plus","summary":"Lower processing fees with advanced POS and marketing","features":["Advanced POS for food, beverage, retail, and appointments","Lower in-person and online card processing fees","Custom loyalty rewards program","Unlimited email marketing","500 free text messages monthly, then 3¢ per text","Staff scheduling and attendance tracking"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"text"},"kind":"per_unit","amount":0.03,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"First 500 texts free per month"}],"description":"Advanced POS features with lower processing fees and marketing tools","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Square Premium","summary":"Premium support and lowest processing fees","features":["All Square Plus features","24/7 priority phone support","Advanced reporting and analytics","Lowest in-person and online card processing fees","2,500 free text messages monthly, then 1.5¢ per text","No gift card load fees"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"text"},"kind":"per_unit","amount":0.015,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD","description":"First 2,500 texts free per month"}],"description":"Highest-tier features with 24/7 support and lowest processing fees","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Square Pro","summary":"Custom pricing for $250k+ annual transaction volume","features":["Custom processing fees","Hardware discounts","Onboarding and implementation support","Technical specialists","Dedicated account management"],"description":"Custom enterprise pricing for high-volume processors","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"annual_processing":"$250,000+"}}],"summary":"Free tier plus usage-based processing fees. Paid tiers unlock lower processing rates and expanded features. Custom pricing for enterprise volume.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://squareup.com/us/en/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T10:26:29.291Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Restaurant POS Software)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:15:03.286Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*