Stripe vs. Square: Quick overview Stripe and Square started from two different places. Square has its roots in hardware, while Stripe got its start as an online payment processor.

Square gives small businesses practically everything they need to sell goods and services anywhere and manage day-to-day operations. Square combines in-person and online payment processing with a ...

Square and Shopify both offer in-store and online payment processing options via e-commerce and POS systems. Square’s payment processing fees start at 2.6%, plus 10 cents. Shopify’s payment ...

As of the unveiling by Square, there are only 50 merchants authorized to use the Square Register system, and those 50 businesses are located in only five cities: Los Angeles, New York, St. Louis ...