DoorDash vs. Square POS

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DoorDash
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
DoorDash is an online ordering system that puts restaurant in contact with customers seeking takeout and delivery services. DoorDash supports promotions, loyalty offers, and delivery outsourcing for restaurants.N/A
Square POS
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Square POS is a point-of-sale software solution with features such as accept credit cards with your iPhone, Android, and iPad along with the flexibility to accept credit card payments anywhere, from Square headquartered in San Francisco, California.
$10
per each additional reader; first reader free
Pricing
DoorDashSquare POS
Editions & Modules
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Each Transaction
2.6% + $0.10
per transaction
Square Reader for magstripe
$10
per each additional reader; first reader free
Square Stand for contactless and chip
$16
per month
Square Terminal
$27
per month
Square Register
$39
per 24 months
Square Reader for contactless and chip
$49
per reader
Square Point of Sale
Free
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DoorDashSquare POS
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
More Pricing Information
Community Pulse
DoorDashSquare POS
Best Alternatives
DoorDashSquare POS
Small Businesses
Ecwid by Lightspeed
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Score 10.0 out of 10
Shopify
Shopify
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Toast Point of Sale
Toast Point of Sale
Score 7.6 out of 10
Epicor Eagle
Epicor Eagle
Score 8.0 out of 10
Enterprises

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User Ratings
DoorDashSquare POS
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.2
(61 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
-
(0 ratings)
9.0
(11 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.7
(18 ratings)
User Testimonials
DoorDashSquare POS
Likelihood to Recommend
DoorDash
i like using doordash for work to be able to provide goods for my employees while not having to actually leave work to go pick them up. I have used it for things like ordering food for a group of employees or even when I have needed tools from a supported doordash store, they have delivered those items so I did not have to wait for them to get shipped out to my work
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Block, Inc (Square)
Square POS is by far the easiest POS software to use at events and train additional team members on - even with temporary or first-time employees. It's easy to see how each event is doing in live time. It gives the event manager a real-time view of revenue earned. Its really easy to create/manage/delete users to keep the platform secure.
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Pros
DoorDash
  • delivering products and food when you are incapable or unable to drive
  • quick delivery
  • various types of deliveries are available on doordash
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Block, Inc (Square)
  • Mobile transactions (not like from a phone, but in terms of the ability to physically relocate rapidly).
  • Simple setup.
  • Generally uncomplicated pricing.
  • Widespread customer familiarity: because it's so regularly in use in our industry (musicians/entertainment professionals), people know and trust it in a way that you might not with a different provider.
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Cons
DoorDash
  • a better tracking system so you know when the delivery is going to take place.
  • a better way to let the drivers know when food is going to be done so they dont have to wait at the location for the order to be filled.
  • more deals
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Block, Inc (Square)
  • Too much going on for simple users. There are so many different apps and pages now that I get lost almost every time I log onto Square
  • The high percentage of fees taken from sales
  • The difficulty in changing default settings
  • The layout of the “website” you can create is truly a nightmare
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Likelihood to Renew
DoorDash
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Block, Inc (Square)
I don't really foresee anything being able to dislodge Square from our organization—we're not evangelists or anything like that—it's just the best solution we've found for our use case. Being able to quickly handle transactions from customers and then track all of those sales for analysis/bookkeeping later on.
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Usability
DoorDash
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Block, Inc (Square)
We find Square POS is very user friendly. Its interface is customizable to our needs and very easy to use. Before we adopted Square POS, we used a combination of solutions from different manufacturer to try and achieve a portion of the functionality that Square POS provides under only 1 login
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Support Rating
DoorDash
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Block, Inc (Square)
An admission - I have NEVER had to use Square POS support. The system is seamless, it just works! I have never had any queries about how the system worked as everything is so clearly laid out. I have never had any problems with payments. If their support systems are anywhere near as good as their software, I think we'll be in good hands.
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Alternatives Considered
DoorDash
Uber Eats does not have the vast variety of deliveries that door dash has
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Block, Inc (Square)
We only used Square POS while we were getting set up with Authorize.Net. It isn't as flashy or recognized by the general public, but in our industry, that isn't a priority. We do very large transactions so the higher rates and fees from Square add up insanely quickly making the lower rates and fees from Authorize.Net the nail in Square's coffin for us.
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Return on Investment
DoorDash
  • employees are happier when food is given - positive ROI
  • employees seem to be driven harder when food is given - positive ROI
  • less inquiring for multiple quotes when things can be delivered same day - negative ROI
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Block, Inc (Square)
  • The opportunity cost of waiting for payments and manually bringing them to a bank means that we don't have to visit our bank branch. That alone saves us several hours each month.
  • We can use ordinary computers and mobile devices with Square instead of paying for expensive software or terminals.
  • Our clients appreciate not having to process payments to us, and anything that helps our clients and makes them happy carries more import than I can explain in this space.
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