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BizTracker vs Square POS
Square and BizTracker tend to suit different stores. This page sets out what to compare, where each may fit and what to ask. It does not publish Square’s prices, plans or features: they change, and Square is the place to confirm them.
Compared on fit. Confirm current details with Square.
Is BizTracker better than Square POS?
It depends on your business. Square may suit a newer business, a mobile seller or a simple counter that wants to start taking payments quickly and set the system up itself. BizTracker suits an established retail store whose stock is the business, and that wants the system specified, installed, trained and supported by the same people.
BizTracker builds retail systems on Infinity, its retail platform: grocery and deli, convenience, liquor and bottle shops, and specialty retail with deep catalogs. Restaurants and bars follow a separate pathway on LINGA.
- Compare on your own itemsA demonstration against your real item file shows more than any comparison table.
- Confirm current details with SquarePlans, fees and features change, and Square is the source for its own.
- Count the whole projectThe software is one part. Counter hardware, setup, training and support are the rest.
This page states fit, not facts about Square’s products. Anything about Square’s current plans, features or fees should be confirmed with Square.
Fit
Which may fit your store
Square may fit
- New businesses that want to start taking payments quickly
- Mobile sellers and pop-up shops
- Simple counters with a short item list
- Sellers who prefer to set a system up themselves
Confirm current plans and features with Square.
BizTracker may fit
Infinity POS- Grocery stores, including deli and produce
- Convenience stores
- Liquor stores and bottle shops
- Specialty retailers with deep catalogs
- Stores that want one team to specify, install, train and support the system
What to compare
What to compare before you choose
Put the same questions to both. BizTracker’s answers are below; confirm Square’s with Square.
Checkout and scanning
Barcode scanning and labelsHow quickly a cashier can scan, look up an item and take payment at the busiest hour. A BizTracker counter is specified lane by lane: the scanner, receipt printer, cash drawer and payment device each chosen for the job it does.
Inventory the way the store stocks it
Inventory managementDepartments, purchase orders, receiving and counts, and how an item sold in more than one unit is kept straight. How bottles, packs and cases will be set up is checked against Infinity before quoting, rather than assumed.
Reporting
ReportingSales, margin and movement by item and department, and the transactions behind a number that looks wrong.
Employee controls
Cash managementWho may void, discount or override. In Infinity, permissions decide who may do each one, and each action carries the employee who took it.
Card processing
Start with a statement reviewBizTracker reviews card processing alongside the POS, starting from one recent processing statement, and nothing is recommended before the statement has been read.
Setup, training and support
Installation and trainingWho sets the system up, trains the staff and answers afterwards. BizTracker sets systems up remotely nationwide and onsite across Tampa Bay. Standard support hours are weekdays 9–5.
What the whole project costs
Build a POS systemBizTracker specifies the system first (software, hardware, setup, training and support) and quotes against that scope, so the system cost can be compared with the current setup. Ask Square the same question about theirs.
Thinking about switching from Square?
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Years of items and sales history
Nobody wants to rebuild an item file from scratch.
What moves depends on what the current system can export, so the conversion is scoped from a real export before anything is committed.
Data conversion -
Hardware already on the counter
Replacing working equipment is money spent on nothing.
Where existing equipment is supportable we reuse it, and we say so before the quote rather than after.
Replace an existing POS -
Card processing tied to the current system
Changing the POS can change how cards are taken.
Read one recent processing statement for the complete monthly cost, fees and equipment charges included, and check the contract terms that would affect a change before deciding.
Merchant processing -
Staff who know the old screens
The first days on a new system are slow if nobody has been shown it.
Staff training is part of the setup, remote or onsite.
Installation and training
BizTracker vs Square POS questions
Is BizTracker better than Square POS?
It depends on your business. Square may suit simple businesses that want fast setup and payment processing. BizTracker may suit retail stores that want the system specified, installed, trained and supported, with inventory, reporting and employee controls set up for the store.
Is Square POS good for retail stores?
It can be, particularly for smaller stores with simple item, checkout and payment needs. A store with a long item file, departments, purchasing or age-restricted sales should compare how each system handles those on its own items, and confirm current details with Square.
Can you guarantee lower processing costs than Square?
No. Processing costs depend on business type, volume, average ticket, card mix, risk profile, equipment, software, and current agreement. BizTracker can review your statement and explain your options.
How much does BizTracker cost compared with Square?
We specify the system first and quote against that, so the number is attached to something real. What a POS system costs sets out what moves the number. If card processing is part of the comparison, start with a statement review.
Does BizTracker work for liquor stores?
Yes, on Infinity. Liquor stores often need fast barcode checkout, bottles, packs and cases kept straight in inventory, customer records, employee controls, reporting and age verification at the register. How bottles, packs and cases will be set up is checked against Infinity before quoting, rather than assumed.
Can BizTracker help me switch from my current POS system?
Yes. Tell us what you run now: the software, the hardware on the counter and how cards are taken. What carries over decides the size of the project, and we say what does before quoting.
Square is a trademark of Block, Inc. and/or its affiliates. BizTracker is not affiliated with, endorsed by, authorized by or a partner of Block, Inc. The name is used here only to identify the product being compared. Product names, features, pricing and availability may change; confirm current details with Block, Inc. before choosing a POS system.
Compare it on your own store
See the system demonstrated against your own requirements before anything is decided.