Square pricing
Point of sale and card processing for small businesses
- Priced by
- Usage based
- Headquarters
- Oakland, US
- Founded
- Unknown
- Pricing page tracked since
- Feb 2011
- Last checked
- Nov 3, 2026
Exhibit 1
Square In person fell 5% since 2011, from 2.75% to 2.60%
Square price history and price changes, percent per in-person card payment
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| Observed | In person |
|---|---|
| Feb 1, 2011SEC filing | 2.75% |
| Oct 14, 2015SEC filing | 2.75% |
| Oct 31, 2019SEC filing | 2.75% |
| Nov 1, 2019SEC filing | 2.60% |
| Nov 3, 2026 | 2.60% |
Square's prices have been recorded at 5 points in time between Feb 2011 and Nov 2026. Prices are percent per in-person card payment.
The plan has been listed since Feb 2011, starting at 2.75%. It came down to 2.60% by Nov 2019 (-5%).
Square charged a flat 2.75% for every tapped, dipped or swiped card from February 2011, with no fixed fee. For new sellers from September 24, 2019 and existing sellers from November 1, 2019 the US rate became 2.6% plus 10 cents. In November 2026 the Free plan rate was 2.6% plus 15 cents, with 2.5% on Plus and 2.4% on Premium.
Plans and prices
Billed on what is consumed, such as API calls, messages or payment volume. Prices as extracted on Nov 3, 2026.
In person
2.6%per tapped, dipped or swiped card on the Free plan, plus 15¢ (2.5% on Plus, 2.4% on Premium)
Nov 3, 2026
Online and invoices
3.3%per online or invoice payment on the Free plan, plus 30¢ (2.9% on Plus and Premium)
Nov 3, 2026
Keyed in
3.5%per manually entered or card on file payment, plus 15¢
Nov 3, 2026
Afterpay
6%per Afterpay payment, plus 30¢
Nov 3, 2026
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Square pricing questions
- How much does Square cost?
- Square plans start at 2.60% per tapped, dipped or swiped card on the Free plan, plus 15¢ (2.5% on Plus, 2.4% on Premium) for In person and go up to 6% per Afterpay payment, plus 30¢ for Afterpay. Prices are as shown on the pricing page when it was last read on Nov 3, 2026.
- Has Square raised its prices?
- Square last cut a list price in Nov 2019: In person went from 2.75% to 2.60% (-5%), first seen on its pricing page that month. The plan has been listed since Feb 2011, starting at 2.75%. It came down to 2.60% by Nov 2019 (-5%). Square charged a flat 2.75% for every tapped, dipped or swiped card from February 2011, with no fixed fee. For new sellers from September 24, 2019 and existing sellers from November 1, 2019 the US rate became 2.6% plus 10 cents. In November 2026 the Free plan rate was 2.6% plus 15 cents, with 2.5% on Plus and 2.4% on Premium. Every Square price change, dated, in the pricing news feed
About Square
Square lists 4 plans, starting with In person (2.60% per tapped, dipped or swiped card on the Free plan, plus 15¢ (2.5% on Plus, 2.4% on Premium)). Square is based in Oakland, United States. It sells through a mix of product-led and sales-led motions. It works in Payments, Point of Sale, Small Business, FinTech. In its own words: "Square, part of Block, sells point of sale software and card processing to small businesses. In-person card payments cost 2.6% plus 15 cents on the Free plan and less on Plus and Premium, and online payments 3.3% plus 30 cents. Square charged a flat 2.75% from February 2011 until it moved to 2.6% plus 10 cents in autumn 2019."
Using these prices? Credit SaaS Pricing Tracker and link to tracker.kimsalmi.com/price/squareup.com (CC BY 4.0).