Compare payment processors, POS systems and platforms

Every comparison uses published fees and features checked on the date shown, a public scoring checklist, and lists at least one sourced limitation for each provider.

• Clover vs Toast

  Clover vs Toast compared for restaurants from published pricing: bundles, rates, inactivity fee, contracts, scores and limitations for both.

• Shopify vs Square

  Shopify vs Square compared from published pricing: plans, card rates, third-party fees, POS and hosting, with scores by our checklist and limitations.

• Square vs Clover

  Square vs Clover compared from published retail pricing: in-person and keyed-in rates, plans, hardware, contracts, scores and limitations.

• Square vs Stripe

  Square vs Stripe compared from published fees: in-person, online, bank and dispute fees, plan costs, scores by our checklist, and each one's limitations.

• Stripe vs PayPal

  Stripe vs PayPal compared from published US fees: card, wallet, QR, bank, international and dispute fees, with scores by our checklist and limitations.

• Toast vs Square

  Toast vs Square compared for restaurants from published pricing: software, processing, support, fees and limitations, with scores by our public checklist.

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