Phorest vs Square
Phorest confirms 6 of the features we check on its own site; Square confirms 4. Starting prices: Phorest Quote only, Square not published.
Phorest
Growth-focused hair and beauty salons, spas and aesthetic clinics that want booking, marketing, payments and reporting in one system.
Watch out: Priced by custom quote only; built for salons and clinics, not restaurants or general retail.
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 | Salon software | Payments and operations |
| Based in | 🇮🇪 Ireland | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Best for | All sizes | All sizes |
| Starting price | Quote only | Unconfirmed |
| Free plan | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Free trial | Unconfirmed | Unconfirmed |
| Features confirmed on each vendor’s site | ||
| Point of sale · Core features | ✓POS Software listed | ✓Pocket-sized POS reader with chip and contactless |
| Inventory · Core features | ✓Stock & Inventory feature | ✓Track inventory listed for retail |
| Multi-branch · Core features | ✓Multi-Location solution | Unconfirmed |
| Loyalty · Core features | ✓Loyalty Program feature | Unconfirmed |
| Integrated card payments · Core features | ✓PhorestPay payment processing | ✓Accepts chip, contactless, Apple Pay and Google Pay |
| Hardware sold / supported · Core features | Unconfirmed | ✓Square Reader sold |
| Sales reports · Core features | ✓Reporting feature | 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.