# Shopify POS vs Square for Retail

| Attribute | Shopify POS | Square for Retail |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 47.2 (42% (low)) | 51.2 (36% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A point-of-sale platform for retailers to accept payments, manage inventory, and sync customer data across physical stores and online channels, with built-in omnichannel selling capabilities. | Cloud-based retail management system that integrates checkout, inventory, online sales, and customer data across multiple store locations and sales channels. |
| features.capabilities | `{"soc2_type_ii":true,"pricing_model":"saas_plus_mandatory_payment_processing_rake","deployment_model":"cloud_web_client","customer_crm_profiles_and_purchase_history":true,"omnichannel_bopis_buy_online_pickup_in_store":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"saas_plus_mandatory_payment_processing_rake","deployment_model":"cloud_web_client","hardware_and_payment_processor_agnostic":false,"customer_crm_profiles_and_purchase_history":true,"multi_location_store_transfers_and_lookups":true,"matrix_inventory_variant_support_size_color":true,"omnichannel_bopis_buy_online_pickup_in_store":true,"barcode_scanner_and_thermal_receipt_printer_sync":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10,000 | 24 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"Uber Eats"},{"name":"QuickBooks Online"},{"name":"Wix"},{"name":"WooCommerce"},{"name":"Jotform"},{"name":"Shippo"},{"name":"SKU IQ"},{"name":"Thrive Inventory"},{"name":"Bookkeep"},{"name":"INFI"},{"name":"Stream"},{"name":"KioskBuddy"},{"name":"OpenTable"},{"name":"Resy OS"},{"name":"Web Accessibility"},{"name":"Whoosh"},{"name":"SmarterSign"},{"name":"SyncPenguin"},{"name":"Trustpilot"},{"name":"Printful"},{"name":"Kliken"},{"name":"Poptin"},{"name":"Weglot"},{"name":"Fomo"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CA","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","GB"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"saas_plus_mandatory_payment_processing_rake","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.shopify.com/legal/shopify-plus-pricing-definitions","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T10:22:42.872Z","freeTrialDays":3}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free"},{"free":false,"name":"Plus"},{"free":false,"name":"Premium"}],"currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://squareup.com/signup/en-US?square_one_tier_token=free&login_only_return_to=%2Fdashboard%2Fpricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-24T10:23:45.201Z","freeTrialDays":30}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Retail POS)

| Capability | Shopify POS | Square for Retail |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Cloud web client | Cloud web client |
| Offline mode transaction queuing | - | - |
| Hardware and payment processor agnostic | - | ✗ |
| Matrix inventory variant support size color | - | ✓ |
| Barcode scanner and thermal receipt printer sync | - | ✓ |
| Customer CRM profiles and purchase history | ✓ | ✓ |
| Integrated gift cards and store credit | - | - |
| Omnichannel bopis buy online pickup in store | ✓ | ✓ |
| Employee time clock and commission tracking | - | - |
| Multi location store transfers and lookups | - | ✓ |
| SOC2 type ii | ✓ | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | Saas plus mandatory payment processing rake | Saas plus mandatory payment processing rake |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:13:37.836Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*