Is WooPayments or Square cheaper?

Both WooPayments and Square offer a free plan. WooPayments lists no paid plan with a published price; Square lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the WooCommerce Marketplace; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.

Which has better reviews, WooPayments or Square?

WooPayments has the higher average rating (4.1★ from 172 reviews) compared to Square (3.4★ from 129 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose WooPayments or Square?

WooPayments holds the higher average rating (4.1★ vs 3.4★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, WooPayments or Square?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WooCommerce Marketplace. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; WooPayments has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (172 vs 129).

Which works better for small vs large WooCommerce Marketplace store owners?

AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the WooCommerce Marketplace data. What it can show: WooPayments has 172 published reviews; Square has 129 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between WooPayments and Square?

Migration support varies by app and category. WooPayments and Square both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Square" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

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WooPayments vs Square

Side-by-side comparison

WooPayments

4.1·172reviews

The only payment solution fully integrated with WooCommerce. Accept credit/debit cards and local payment options with no setup or monthly fees.

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Square

3.4·129reviews

Woo's preferred POS partner, Square, makes online and in-person payments seamless with transparent rates, fast deposits, and integrated inventory management.

woocommerceFree

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At a glance

4 metrics · ★ = leads on this metric

Feature comparison between WooPayments and Square
Metric	WooPayments	Square
Rating	★ 4.1 ★	3.4 ★
Total reviews	★ 172	129
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Pricing	Free	Free

AppRanks verdict

Generated from live data on this page

The call

On the measured data here, WooPayments leads on more dimensions (2 vs 0). Pick Square if one of the points where it leads is what you need.

Where WooPayments leads

Higher average rating: 4.1★ vs 3.4★.
Ranks higher in Payment Gateways: #2 vs #4 of 51.

How this is generated

Built only from the WooCommerce Marketplace listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology

Read each app's audit: WooPayments audit • Square audit

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

Field	WooPayments	Square
Tagline	“The only payment solution fully integrated with WooCommerce. Accept credit/debit cards and local payment options with no setup or monthly fees.”	“Woo's preferred POS partner, Square, makes online and in-person payments seamless with transparent rates, fast deposits, and integrated inventory management.”
Platforms	WooCommerce	WooCommerce
Developer	Woo	Woo

2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

WooPayments

Square

Payment Gateways#2 of 51

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Keyword	WooPayments	Square
payment	#7	#11
form	#7	#11
payments	#7	Not ranked
shipping	Not ranked	#11

WooPayments vs Square

WooPayments

Square

At a glance

AppRanks verdict

1. Listing metadata

2. Categories & rankings

3. Search rankings

4. Activity in the last 90 days

WooPayments · 1 changes

Square · 0 changes

Frequently asked

Is WooPayments or Square cheaper?

Which has better reviews, WooPayments or Square?

Should I choose WooPayments or Square?

Which is faster to set up, WooPayments or Square?

Which works better for small vs large WooCommerce Marketplace store owners?

Can I migrate data between WooPayments and Square?

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