Shop Pay vs Square
Shop Pay and Square are both payments and buy now, pay later tools. Of the 850 stores we index, Shop Pay is on 510 (60%) and Square on 23 (3%). 8 stores use both.
Shop Pay and Square on the stores we index
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| Only Shop Pay | 502 |
|---|---|
| Only Square | 15 |
| Both | 8 |
Shop Pay
On 510 of 850 stores (60%)
We haven't checked Shop Pay's features and prices yet.
Square
On 23 of 850 stores (3%)
We haven't checked Square's features and prices yet.
Switches
No stores we index have switched between Shop Pay and Square yet. We record what each store uses at the end of every month, so switches show here as they happen.
By platform
| Platform | Shop Pay | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify | 510 | 8 |
| Adobe Commerce (Magento) | 0 | 8 |
| Salesforce Commerce Cloud | 0 | 6 |
Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.
By industry
| Industry | Shop Pay | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Fashion and accessories | 128 | 6 |
| Beauty and skincare | 98 | 7 |
| Home and furniture | 49 | 3 |
| Food and drink | 45 | 1 |
| Sports and outdoor | 43 | 3 |
| Health and wellness | 35 | 0 |
| Gifts and stationery | 33 | 0 |
| Kids and baby | 27 | 2 |
| Pets | 26 | 0 |
| Tech accessories | 26 | 0 |
Stores using each, where the two have at least 3 between them.
All the alternatives to Shop Pay · All the alternatives to Square
Of the stores we index, not the whole market, and not a ranking of which tool is better. Found in each store’s public pages, so the real numbers may be higher. How we measure