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Square

UK payment acceptance with connected retail EPOS, online sales and inventory tools.

Evidence checked 15 Oct 2026 ยท Product-level research, not a hands-on review

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Payments and merchant services

ยฃ0.00

Retail Free ยท location/month ยท free billing
VAT not applicable

Retail Free has no monthly fee; card fees apply. Retail Plus is ยฃ49 per location monthly; verify VAT on paid software.

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EPOS and retail management

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Retail Free ยท location/month ยท free billing
VAT not applicable

Retail Free has no monthly fee; card fees apply. Retail Plus is ยฃ49 per location monthly; verify VAT on paid software.

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Consider before choosing

  • Advanced retail inventory is in paid plans.
  • Payment rates differ by channel and card origin.

Connected workflows

  • WooCommerce

Confirm the integration's direction, permissions, plan and sync behaviour with the supplier.

BEHIND THE AI CLAIM

AI capabilities

UK availability of specific generative or predictive retail AI was not established in the reviewed pages.

Documented capabilities

    Plans, limits & questions

    • Do not transfer US-only AI availability to this UK profile.
    AI evidence โ†—

    Feature-by-feature evidence

    Payments and merchant services โ€” 20 scored checks

    Inside the feature comparison

    โœ“ Supported ยท โ— Limited ยท โˆ’ Not supported ยท ? Not verified

    Payments and merchant services: feature evidence and contribution to the score
    Capability & demo questionSquare35โ€“100/100 documented fit
    Core workflowOnline card acceptance5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Complete a test UK card purchase and inspect its payment status.

    โœ“ Supported

    Online UK card processing.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowApple Pay and Google Pay5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Demonstrate the wallet checkout on a supported device.

    โœ“ Supported

    Apple Pay and Google Pay accepted.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowHosted checkout or payment links5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Create a hosted checkout link without rebuilding the website.

    โœ“ Supported

    Online Checkout is documented.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowRecurring payment collection5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Create a recurring collection and show the customer's authorisation.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm recurring payment collection.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Core workflowUK bank payments or Direct Debit5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Demonstrate a UK bank-payment or Bacs mandate journey.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm uk bank payments or direct debit.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Core workflowFull and partial refunds5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Refund part of a settled sale and inspect both accounting entries.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm full and partial refunds.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Core workflowTransaction and settlement reporting5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Find a payment and reconcile its fees to the net settlement.

    โœ“ Supported

    Sales tracked together with retail reporting.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthConnected in-person payments5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Take a terminal payment and locate it alongside online activity.

    โœ“ Supported

    Contactless and chip-and-PIN payments.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthStrong customer authentication workflow5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Show a 3DS challenge, failed authentication and the return to checkout.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm strong customer authentication workflow.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthStored payment credentials5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Save a customer payment method with permission and reuse it safely.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm stored payment credentials.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthFailed-payment recovery5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Simulate a failed recurring payment and inspect the retry schedule.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm failed-payment recovery.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthDispute evidence management5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Locate a chargeback, submit supporting evidence and track its deadline.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm dispute evidence management.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthInternational currency acceptance5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Collect in a foreign currency and explain conversion and settlement fees.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm international currency acceptance.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthAccounting or commerce integrations5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Trace a payment into the accounting or shop system.

    โœ“ Supported

    WooCommerce POS integration.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthDocumented payment API5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Show API documentation for creating and inspecting a transaction.

    โœ“ Supported

    Payments API documentation.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthWebhooks and payment-event handling5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Demonstrate receipt, retry and deduplication of a payment event.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm webhooks and payment-event handling.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthRestricted operational permissions5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Let support refund within its authority without changing bank details.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm restricted operational permissions.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    AIMachine-learning fraud screening5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Inspect an ML risk decision and the merchant's available response.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm machine-learning fraud screening.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    AIPredictive acceptance or retry optimisation5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Show how model-driven timing or routing differs from a fixed rule.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm predictive acceptance or retry optimisation.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    AIReviewable AI decisions or evidence5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Inspect the signals, evidence or review queue behind an AI recommendation.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm reviewable ai decisions or evidence.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points

    โ€œNot verifiedโ€ means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.

    EPOS and retail management โ€” 20 scored checks

    Inside the feature comparison

    โœ“ Supported ยท โ— Limited ยท โˆ’ Not supported ยท ? Not verified

    EPOS and retail management: feature evidence and contribution to the score
    Capability & demo questionSquare65โ€“100/100 documented fit
    Core workflowIntegrated checkout and payments5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Scan an item, take payment and issue a receipt.

    โœ“ Supported

    Integrated payments and receipt hardware.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowProducts and variants5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Create sizes or colours and scan the correct variant.

    โœ“ Supported

    Unlimited items and catalogue import.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowLive stock tracking5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Sell an item and inspect the resulting stock level.

    โœ“ Supported

    Basic and advanced inventory tiers.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowSales and margin reporting5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Compare sales and profit for a product and trading period.

    โœ“ Supported

    Sales, profit and sell-through reports.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowCustomer records or loyalty5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Attach a sale to a customer and inspect its history.

    โœ“ Supported

    Customer profiles and groups.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowStaff management5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Show a manager view of staff activity and permitted actions.

    โœ“ Supported

    Rotas, permissions and time tracking.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Core workflowConnected online sales5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Place an online order and show its effect on store stock.

    โœ“ Supported

    Square Online or website integration.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthReturns and exchanges5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Exchange a product from a previous sale and reconcile the stock and refund.

    โœ“ Supported

    Cross-location returns and exchanges.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthMulti-location stock control5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Inspect and move stock between two locations.

    โœ“ Supported

    Multi-location stock on paid retail plans.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthPurchase orders and replenishment5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Create or trigger a purchase order from a stock shortage.

    โœ“ Supported

    Automatic purchase orders in Plus.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthStock counts and discrepancies5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Count a shelf and record a discrepancy with a reason.

    โœ“ Supported

    Counting tools and barcode support.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthCost-of-goods and inventory valuation5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Change a landed cost and inspect valuation or margin reporting.

    โœ“ Supported

    Cost-of-goods reporting.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthRestricted discounts and refunds5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Show a cashier unable to perform a manager-only refund.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm restricted discounts and refunds.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthCollection or delivery fulfilment5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Receive a click-and-collect order and mark its handover.

    โœ“ Supported

    Click and collect and delivery.

    5.0 / 5.0 pointsEvidence โ†—
    Workflow depthDocumented offline operating behaviour5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Disconnect the till and demonstrate the documented limits and recovery.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm documented offline operating behaviour.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthAccounting integration5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Trace daily sales and payments into the chosen accounts package.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm accounting integration.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    Workflow depthData export or reporting integration5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Export item and transaction data in a usable format.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm data export or reporting integration.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    AIAI product or promotional content5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Generate a draft from catalogue data and edit it before publication.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm ai product or promotional content.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    AIAI sales or stock insight5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Ask a sales question or inspect a model-driven stock recommendation.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm ai sales or stock insight.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points
    AIHuman control of AI changes5.0 points available
    Ask in the demo

    Demonstrate approval or editing before AI changes catalogue or trading decisions.

    ? Not verified

    Not verified in the reviewed material; confirm human control of ai changes.

    0.0โ€“5.0 / 5.0 points

    โ€œNot verifiedโ€ means the recorded evidence does not settle this specific check. It does not mean the feature is absent. Read the scoring method.

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