Alternatives to Square
6 other payments and buy now, pay later tools are on the stores we index. Shop Pay is the most used, on 510 of 850 stores (60%), then Adyen on 27. Square itself is on 23 (3%).
Square and its alternatives
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| Square (this tool) | 3% |
|---|---|
| Shop Pay | 60% |
| Adyen | 3% |
| Amazon Pay | 3% |
| Braintree | 2% |
| PayPal | 1% |
| Stripe | 1% |
Every alternative
| Tool | Stores | Also use Square | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shop Pay | 510 (60%) | 8 | Compare |
| Adyen | 27 (3%) | 7 | Compare |
| Amazon Pay | 22 (3%) | 6 | Compare |
| Braintree | 18 (2%) | 5 | Compare |
| PayPal | 12 (1%) | 0 | Compare |
| Stripe | 12 (1%) | 0 | Compare |
Switches
No stores we index have switched between Square and another payments and buy now, pay later tool yet. We record what each store uses at the end of every month, so switches show here as they happen.
By industry
Where Square is on at least 5 stores, the most used alternative there.
- Beauty and skincare: Square on 7 of 121; Shop Pay on 98
- Fashion and accessories: Square on 6 of 190; Shop Pay on 128
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