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Alternatives to Square

3 Mobile & In-Person Payments rivals, ranked by the same evidence-graded leaderboard — Square itself ranks #2 with a PA Score of 32/100. Every “beats Square on” below comes from a judged head-to-head round with cited evidence — see the methodology.

  1. #1Stripe Terminal logo
    Stripe Terminal

    Stripe, Inc.

    PA Score 32/100vs Square →
    coverage
    43.3/100

    Beats Square on: Manage a fleet of readers and terminals via API — register devices, monitor status, and update configuration remotely · Use an official CLI

  2. #3SumUp logo
    SumUp

    SumUp Payments Limited

    PA Score 24/100vs Square →
    coverage
    27.7/100

    Beats Square on: Test my in-person integration end-to-end with a simulated reader or test card environment before going live · Keep taking card payments when the internet drops, with transactions stored and forwarded when connectivity returns

  3. #4Adyen In-Person Payments logo
    Adyen In-Person Payments

    Adyen N.V.

    PA Score 23/100vs Square →
    coverage
    27.4/100

    Beats Square on: Issue full or partial refunds back to the original card from the point of sale, dashboard, or API · Test my in-person integration end-to-end with a simulated reader or test card environment before going live

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