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Cash Register Express vs Square Point of Sale: Which is a better fit?

Updated on February 4th, 2025
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 2,007 reviews from Retail POS System users.
% Fit
Missing features
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
For Retail
NA
Payment Processing
NA
Inventory Management
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Sales Reports
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Point of Sale (POS)
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% Fit
High performer
Feature ratings
For Retail
4.4
Payment Processing
4.7
Inventory Management
4.3
Sales Reports
4.5
Point of Sale (POS)
4.6
User satisfaction
3.3
User reviews30
Ease of use
3.5
Functionality
3.3
Value for money
3.1
Customer support
3.1
4.6
User reviews2,972
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.4
Price starts from
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Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
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Free version
Free trial
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pcAmerica offers point of sale software applications for almost any environment including retail stores, convenience stores, restaurants, and other hospitality establishments.

Square Point of Sale (POS) is used by more than 2 million small businesses every day! It is flexible enough to serve every kind of business, from retailers to bakeries and delis to hairdressers.

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Michael K
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3.0

Michael: My name is Michael. I'm the president of a company. Today I'll be reviewing Square Point of Sale. I would give this software a three out of five. For more reviews, please click below. I started using Square Point of Sale, before that I was using paper, I was actually not using software and there had to be a better solution for cumbersome and non-sustainable use of paper. I chose Square Point of Sale because of the first price was that it was affordable to combine it with other services they have such as merchant services and also due to the scheduling, the convenience that it provided, being used in conjunction with the merchant services that they provided. Square Point of Sale was relatively easy to integrate into my business. Unfortunately, not all features that I learned with other software were available such as exporting data onto Excel. I recommend that with point of sale and with any other software that this is going to integrate and it's going to make your business run more efficiently and smoother. One reason that I really did like it is because it was very simple and basic to use. So for anyone that wants to get up and going immediately, this would be a good software to use.

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Cash Register Express

17/50
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • API
  • Barcode Recognition
  • Cash Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Reports
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Synchronization
  • Electronic Payments
  • For Retail
  • Inventory Replenishment
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Multi-Currency
  • Payment Processing
  • Price/Margin Management
  • Pricing Management
  • Product Catalog
  • Promotions Management
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail Management
  • Returns Tracking
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Stock Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Commission Management
  • Discount Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Electronic Signature
  • Email Marketing
  • Employee Management
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Multi-Location
  • Order Management
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Returns Management
  • Sales Reports
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Top Features
41/50
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Cash Register Express

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Cash Register Express
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Square Point of Sale
Deployment
  • Cloud, SaaS, Web-Based
  • Desktop - Mac
  • Desktop - Windows
  • Desktop - Linux
  • Desktop - Chromebook
  • On-Premise - Windows
  • On-Premise - Linux
  • Mobile - Android
  • Mobile - iPhone
  • Mobile - iPad
Support
  • Email/Help Desk
  • FAQs/Forum
  • Knowledge Base
  • Phone Support
  • 24/7 (Live rep)
  • Chat
Training
  • In Person
  • Live Online
  • Webinars
  • Documentation
  • Videos
Cash Register Express
  • By POS Nation
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2001
Square Point of Sale
  • By Square
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2009
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