TrustRadius: an HG Insights company

Save this comparison

Save this comparison

Add Product

Recommended Comparisons

    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Square POS

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASquare POS is a point-of-sale software solution for restaurants, retail, or appointment-based businesses. It features numerous inventory (or menu) management and control features, and options that allow customers to pay in any way they want or can.

    $10

    per each additional reader; first reader free

    Zoho Commerce

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AZoho Commerce is a global e-commerce platform assisting merchants in over 30+ countries. Along with building an online store, it helps sellers to accept orders, track inventory, process payments, manage shipping, and market the brand without needing any coding knowledge.

    $22

    per month Billed Annually

    Pricing
    Square POSZoho Commerce
    Editions & Modules
    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
    Commerce Starter
    $22
    per month Billed Annually
    Professional
    $60
    per month Paid Annually
    Advanced
    $140
    per month Paid Annually
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Square POSZoho Commerce
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Zoho Commerce offers a free trial for 30 days, after which the software is available across 3 pricing tiers with competitive plans fitting every need, budget & scale-up requirements of budding entrepreneurs, ecommerce startups, small, and mid-sized businesses. Pricing details are outlined below: - Commerce Starter: $22/month (billed annually), $27/month (billed monthly), for 2,000 customer accounts & 2,000 products. - Commerce Pro: $60/month (billed annually), $75/month (billed monthly), for unmetered customer accounts & 10,000 products. - Commerce Advanced: $140/month (billed annually), $175/month (billed monthly), for unmetered customer accounts & 50,000 products.
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Square POSZoho Commerce
    Considered Both Products
    Block, Inc (Square)
    No answer on this topic
    Zoho
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    39 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    39 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    38 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    32 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    37 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Square POSZoho Commerce
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Square POS and Zoho Commerce
    Feature
    Square POS
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Commerce
    9.3
    2 Ratings
    17% above category average
    Product catalog & listings00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Product management00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    Bulk product upload00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Branding00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Product variations00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Website integration00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Visual customization00 Ratings8.52 Ratings
    CMS00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Square POS and Zoho Commerce
    Feature
    Square POS
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Commerce
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    27% above category average
    Abandoned cart recovery00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Checkout user experience00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Square POS and Zoho Commerce
    Feature
    Square POS
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Commerce
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    18% above category average
    eCommerce security00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Square POS and Zoho Commerce
    Feature
    Square POS
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Commerce
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Promotions & discounts00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    SEO00 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Square POS and Zoho Commerce
    Feature
    Square POS
    -
    Ratings
    Zoho Commerce
    10.0
    2 Ratings
    22% above category average
    Order processing00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Inventory management00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Shipping00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Custom functionality00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Best Alternatives
    Square POSZoho Commerce
    Small Businesses
    Clover
    Score9 out of 10
    Ecwid by Lightspeed
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    No answers on this topic
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
    All AlternativesView all alternativesView all alternatives
    User Ratings
    Square POSZoho Commerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (61 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (11 ratings)
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.7
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Square POSZoho Commerce
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Zoho
    Zoho Commerce fits well in scenarios for our nutritional businesses have a quick setup for straightforward online sales, especially those already using Zoho tools like Inventory or Books. It shines for single-channel or emerging omnichannel retailers handling catalogs more than 1,000 SKUs, leveraging its drag-and-drop builder and basic automations. Also helps us to grow 5x in the last 6 months.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Pros
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Zoho
    • Inventory solution
    • Financial management
    • HRMS
    • Order fulfillment
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Cons
    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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Zoho
    • Onboarding Challenges
    • Sometimes Inventory Shortcomings
    • At some platform Integration Issues but can be done via other sources
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Likelihood to Renew
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    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
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Zoho
    As I am user of Zoho Commerce and having great experiences with it, giving 8 because they need to improve lot because as in market lot of expensive software are presents like SAP and Oracles but that is cheaper than that with similar feature.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Support Rating
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Zoho
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Zoho
    Zoho Commerce was chosen over Increff, Odoo & Unicommerce due to zero transaction fees saving 1-2% per sale, critical for thin-margin retail like 5x growth case. Good CS & IT services and product itself is detailed. Easy to download reports and easy to forecast. Since they are modifying yearly into their system as per customer needs.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Return on Investment
    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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Zoho
    • After using Zoho Commerce sales growth has been improved 15 to 20 % because of clear inventory visibility
    • Consumer support has been improved which has increased retention of customer from 25% to 40 % compared when we were using different platform.
    • Subscription cost is lower than other platforms related to features
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    ScreenShots

    Zoho Commerce Screenshots

    Product screenshot