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Square Point of Sale vs CATAPULT: Which is a better fit?

Updated on December 9th, 2024
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Summary
Key features rated by users
Features selected based on 3,648 reviews from Point of Sale users.
% Fit
High performer
Feature ratings
Payment Processing
4.7
Electronic Payments
4.8
Sales Reports
4.5
Order Management
4.3
Inventory Management
4.3
% Fit
Not enough reviews
Feature ratings
Payment Processing
4.0
Electronic Payments
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Sales Reports
4.0
Order Management
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Inventory Management
3.8
User satisfaction
4.6
User reviews2,953
Ease of use
4.7
Functionality
4.5
Value for money
4.5
Customer support
4.4
4.4
User reviews12
Ease of use
4.0
Functionality
4.4
Value for money
4.1
Customer support
4.0
Price starts from
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Free version
Free trial
Monthly subscription
Free version
Free trial
Best for

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.

Grocery stores, supermarkets, natural & organic foods, co-ops, specialty food markets, liquor / wine / beer, pharmacies, convenience stores, and micro markets.

User reviews
pros & cons
1 / 4
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1 / 3
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Video reviews
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Michael K
President
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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Access Controls/Permissions
207
Important
Accounting Integration
388
Important

Square Point of Sale

Top Features
46/50
  • Barcode Recognition
  • Purchase Order Management
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Sales Order Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Accounting Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • API
  • Barcode/Ticket Scanning
  • Billing & Invoicing
  • Commission Management
  • Credit Card Processing
  • CRM
  • Customer Accounts
  • Customer Database
  • Customer History
  • Customizable Reports
  • Discount Management
  • eCommerce Management
  • Electronic Payments
  • Electronic Signature
  • Employee Management
  • Gift Card Management
  • Inventory Management
  • Inventory Tracking
  • Invoice Management
  • Layaway Management
  • Loyalty Program
  • Multi-Location
  • Offline Access
  • Ordering Automation
  • Order Management
  • Payment Processing
  • Point of Sale (POS)
  • Promotions Management
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Receipt Management
  • Restaurant POS
  • Retail Inventory Management
  • Retail POS
  • Returns Management
  • Sales Reports
  • Sales Tax Management
  • Sales Trend Analysis
  • Stock Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Transaction History
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CATAPULT

42/50
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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
CATAPULT
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
  • By Square
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 2009
CATAPULT
  • By ECRS
  • Located in United States
  • Founded in 1989
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