We'll say it plainly: if you run one restaurant in the US and you're already on Square's POS, Square Online is very hard to beat and you probably shouldn't switch. This page is about the two situations where that stops being true — more than one location, and anywhere Square doesn't operate.
| Square Free | Square Plus | Square Premium | Ontabee | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly | $0 per location | $49 per location | $149 per location | $0 / $49 / $99 flat |
| Online processing | 3.3% + 30¢ | 2.9% + 30¢ | 2.9% + 30¢ | Your own gateway, your own rate |
| Commission on direct orders | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Pricing model | Per location | Per location | Per location | Flat, 2–9 locations on one plan |
| UAE / Gulf / India | Not available | Not available | Not available | Available |
Pricing last verified: August 2026, from Square's published plans. Square states card acceptance is available in the US, Canada, Australia, Japan, the UK, Ireland, France and Spain. Check both directly before deciding.
| Locations | Square Plus | Ontabee Multi |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $49/month | $49/month |
| 3 | $147/month | $99/month |
| 5 | $245/month | $99/month |
| 9 | $441/month | $99/month |
Arithmetic on Square's published per-location rate. Processing is excluded on both sides so the comparison stays like-for-like. At one location the two are identical on plan price — which is the honest answer.
If your tills, your card reader and your reporting are already Square, adding Square Online means one system, one settlement and one support line. That integration is worth real money and we can't match it. Bolting a separate ordering platform onto a Square POS is a worse setup than using theirs, unless one of the reasons below applies to you.
Square sells readers, terminals and stands starting around $59, on the same account as the software. Ontabee is software only — you bring your own gateway and your own hardware. If you're opening from nothing and want one supplier, that's a genuine advantage.
The UAE, the wider Gulf and India are not on Square's list. This is the single most common reason restaurants in our markets need something else — it isn't a preference, there's simply no product to buy.
On Square you pay Square's rate. With your own gateway you pay whatever you negotiated, and you keep it if you move platforms. On the Free plan Square's online rate is 3.3% + 30¢ — on $10,000 a month that's $330 before the fixed fees.
Every new site adds another $49 or $149. Flat pricing means opening your fifth location changes your bill by nothing. Worth modelling before you sign, not after.
Square publishes three plans, priced per location: Free at $0/month, Plus at $49/month and Premium at $149/month. Online card processing is 3.3% + 30¢ on the Free plan and 2.9% + 30¢ on Plus and Premium. Square takes no commission on direct online orders. Verified August 2026.
The plan genuinely is $0 with no commission on direct orders. The cost sits in processing: 3.3% + 30¢ per online transaction on the Free plan, which is higher than the paid tiers and higher than many independently negotiated gateway rates. On $10,000 of monthly online orders that difference is worth a few hundred dollars a month.
No. Square states that card payment acceptance is available in the United States, Canada, Australia, Japan, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France and Spain. Restaurants in the UAE, wider Gulf and India cannot use it, which is the main reason they end up looking for an alternative.
Square prices per location, so five locations on Plus is $245/month. Ontabee is a flat $99/month for 2–9 locations regardless of count, and lets you keep your own payment gateway and negotiated rate. For a single US location already running Square POS, Square Online is hard to beat on price.
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