Cantaloupe vs Square
Cantaloupe confirms 5 of the features we check on its own site; Square confirms 4.
Cantaloupe
Operators of vending, micro markets, kiosks and other self-service retail.
Watch out: Focused on self-service commerce rather than restaurant or general retail POS; no prices published.
Square
Small retail, food, beauty and service businesses that want payments and a POS without contracts.
Watch out: Pages shown are US pricing and hardware; no Mexican invoicing (CFDI) or MXN pricing.
| Overview & pricing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | POS, Retail & Restaurants | POS, Retail & Restaurants |
| Specialty | Self-service commerce | Payments and operations |
| Based in | Unconfirmed | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Best for | All sizes | All sizes |
| Starting price | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free plan | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Point of sale · Core features | ✓Point of sale products: card readers, kiosks, handhelds | ✓Pocket-sized POS reader with chip and contactless |
| Inventory · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Track inventory listed for retail |
| Integrated card payments · Core features | ✓Card readers and cashless payment processing | ✓Accepts chip, contactless, Apple Pay and Google Pay |
| Hardware sold / supported · Core features | ✓Sells card readers, self-service kiosks and handhelds | ✓Square Reader sold |
| Sales reports · Core features | ✓Real-time sales tracking through cloud services | Unconfirmed |
| Public API · Platform | ✓Seed API connects third-party POS to its cloud services | Unconfirmed |
| Works offline · Platform | Unconfirmed | ◐Offline payments for up to 24 hours |
| Integrations | ||
| Listed on its site | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
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Every ✓ / ✕ comes from the vendor’s own website (sources on each product page). Unconfirmed means the site doesn’t say — not that the feature is missing.