E*TRADE vs. Square Invoices

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
E*TRADE
Score 4.3 out of 10
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E*TRADE is a financial services company and pioneer in the online brokerage industry. Having executed the first-ever electronic trade by an individual investor more than 30 years ago, the Company focused on delivering complete and easy-to-use solutions for traders, investors and stock plan participants.N/A
Square Invoices
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Square Invoices is a software invoicing solution from Square headquartered in San Francisco, California.N/A
Pricing
E*TRADESquare Invoices
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
E*TRADESquare Invoices
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details$0--Stocks, options, and ETFs/ $0.65 50¢ with 30+ trades per quarter--Options contracts/ $1.50--Futures contracts/ $1.00 per bond, (minimum $10, maximum $250)--Bonds (online secondary trades)—
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User Ratings
E*TRADESquare Invoices
Likelihood to Recommend
3.6
(6 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.7
(2 ratings)
User Testimonials
E*TRADESquare Invoices
Likelihood to Recommend
E*TRADE
It is well suited for investment in common stocks, bonds, and other commercial paper. It is well suited for purchasing foreign stocks. It is not presently appropriate for other investment opportunities involving private stocks or limited issues. Extracting funds can be a challenge from time to time. Collecting data on investment opportunities is not always easy to do.
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Block, Inc (Square)
Square Invoices is the best service that I have found for what it does: it's easy to use, nice to look at, and never seems to go to spam or be lost by clients. Clients mention that the setup is easier than services my competitors use. You can even attach your contract to the invoice, which is wonderful in case there are questions later on. Unfortunately, not being able to have clients alter quantities or select add-ons means for half of my services, I have to use a different, inferior service.
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Pros
E*TRADE
  • Gives you graphic on how a stock is doing.
  • Gives you some insight to the company background.
  • Lets you track how your investments are doing.
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Block, Inc (Square)
  • Adding a customer to invoice is super simple and takes minimal effort.
  • Payment collection is easy and seamless because Square Invoices allows the recipient to pay using credit/cards.
  • One of the fest features is allowing invoices to be recurring. If my contract stipulates a flat fee monthly, I can set the invoices to recur monthly for the duration of the contract.
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Cons
E*TRADE
  • summary page needs to have more details like it doesn't show current market price for an option purchased
  • purchase or sell needs to be user friendly so it takes less time.
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Block, Inc (Square)
  • The reports section is not always the easiest to understand. It seems like I have to stop and think about options instead of it being 100% intuitive.
  • With the fees we pay per transaction, it would be nice to be able to add additional "limited" users for no extra cost.
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Support Rating
E*TRADE
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Block, Inc (Square)
The only time I had a problem was a false chargeback from a client. Square Invoices referenced our contract and ruled in my favor, and they did so in a timely manner. I sent them the contract and my email history with the client, and they quickly unfroze the amount of money.
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Alternatives Considered
E*TRADE
E*TRADE allows ease of use and reasonable fees. We selected E*TRADE because they offer the set of applications we were seeking. We do not have to pay for expensive service access that we do not use. E*TRADE is compatible with our systems and their reporting has been simple to integrate into our systems.
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Block, Inc (Square)
Square Invoices is easier to use and automatically transfers your money to your bank account vs Paypal that holds your money and you have to manually transfer and it takes 3-5 days (many times more). Square Invoices looks better overall, and for the same fees as Paypal, provides a better service overall.
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Return on Investment
E*TRADE
  • Limit how much you want invest.
  • This is an open trade website and there is a risk of losing your money based on your investments.
  • If you make some sound investments and keep yourself within a budgeted spending limit there is the opportunity to make money on e-trade.
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Block, Inc (Square)
  • I love that I can sort my invoices in total, or by a specific time period to see how my sales are doing and comparing to prior time periods.
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