Square Online is simple enough to quicky launch your E-Com, but don't expect much more.
August 19, 2024

Square Online is simple enough to quicky launch your E-Com, but don't expect much more.

Jeff Montgomery | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Square Online

We used Square Online to launch an independent quick e-commerce website to connect to marketing landing pages for social media. The goal was to quickly and easily get another shopping cart online so targeted users could have an easy place to check out with simply one or two products after they have been educated (from the landing pages).

Pros

  • Easy to get up and running
  • Easy to load products, prices, and shipping costs
  • Easy to run simple accounting reports for sales
  • Simple enough for the customer to use
  • Connects into various checkout methods for the customer

Cons

  • Beyond a simple website, complexity of customizing get limited
  • Customized Shipping options are lacking
  • Customized Coupon Code options are lacking
  • Get up and running very quickly, saving employee time and hassle
  • Simple checkout with various payment integrations
  • Easy to use admin area
It's good enough to get quick and simple websites online, but lacks the complexity offered by more robust or custom e-commerce systems. We knew this going into it, so our expectations were set and limited. The system does a good job of helping users simply check out, and it saves our admins time with an easy to use user interface.
Square Online is a lot like the other quick build e-commerce systems out there (such as Wix and Weebly). It helps you get online quickly, neatly, and with very minimal overhead. We specifically used it as a checkout method from some targeted landing pages teaching customers about our products. We knew you can't get too "cute" with customizing the system, as there are many limitations.

Do you think Square Online delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Square Online's feature set?

Yes

Did Square Online live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Square Online go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Square Online again?

Yes

If your goal is to get a quick and simple e-commerce website up, Square Online can easily help you accomplish that task. Load products, prices, and simple shipping and you're off to the races. We use it to connect up to targeted marketing landing pages that educates users on our products before they buy.

Square Online Feature Ratings

WYSIWYG editor
8
Code quality / cleanliness
5
Admin section
7
Page templates
5
Library of website themes
6
Mobile optimization / responsive design
9
Publishing workflow
7
Form generator
6
Content taxonomy
6
SEO support
8
Bulk management
6
Availability / breadth of extensions
4
Community / comment management
5
API
5
Internationalization / multi-language
5
Role-based user permissions
3

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