Saleor vs Square Online: which fits your store?

Last verified 2026-08-08 some data medium/low confidence

Saleor and Square Online are both ecommerce platform tools compared here on pricing verified 2026-08-08, published plans, App Store standing, and themes from recent merchant reviews. Both are priced in the same range — the decision comes down to features and fit. — auto-generated from tracked data; editorial verdict pending.

How do Saleor and Square Online compare?

	Saleor	Square Online
App Store rating	—	—
Price from	free	free
Free tier	✓ yes	✓ yes
Published plans	6	4
Data confidence	high	medium

What would you actually pay?

Saleor plans

Plan	Monthly	Limits / notes
Sandboxes	$0	For prototyping and development
Starting Point	$1599	Up to $200,000 GMV monthly; 0.8% from orders exceeding GMV
Volume	$3999	Up to $1,000,000 GMV monthly; 0.4% from orders exceeding GMV
Enterprise	—	Custom; as low as 0.2% from orders exceeding GMV
Accelerator Plan (Optional Add-on)	—	$6,000 one-time fee, 100% credited over year 1 ($500/mo credit). Includes Cloud subscription and full support.
Forward Deployed Engineering (Optional Add-on)	—	$12,000 one-time fee, 100% credited over year 1 ($1,000/mo credit). One month of dedicated engineering.

Verified 2026-08-08 from vendor pricing page.

Square Online plans

Plan	Monthly	Limits / notes
Square Free	$0	$0/mo per location; pay processing fees when payments are taken. Processing fees shown include 2.6% + 15¢ in-person, 3.3% + 30¢ online, 2.9% + 30¢ Online API, 1% ACH via invoice with $1 minimum, 1% ACH via API with $1 minimum and $5 cap, 3.5% + 15¢ manual/card on file, 6% + 30¢ Cash App Afterpay; text message marketing not available; 2.5% gift card load fee; 1.00% bitcoin conversions.
Square Plus	$49	$49/mo per location. Processing fees shown include 2.5% + 15¢ in-person, 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.9% + 30¢ Online API, 1% ACH via invoice with $1 minimum and $10 cap, 1% ACH via API with $1 minimum and $5 cap, 3.5% + 15¢ manual/card on file, 6% + 30¢ Cash App Afterpay; 500 texts included then 3¢ per text; 2.5% gift card load fee; 1.00% bitcoin conversions.
Square Premium	$149	$149/mo per location. Processing fees shown include 2.4% + 15¢ in-person, 2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.9% + 30¢ Online API, 1% ACH via invoice with $1 minimum and $10 cap, 1% ACH via API with $1 minimum and $5 cap, 3.5% + 15¢ manual/card on file, 6% + 30¢ Cash App Afterpay; 2,500 texts included then 1.5¢ per text; 0% gift card load fee; 0.5% bitcoin conversions.
Square Pro	—	Custom pricing and processing fees for businesses processing over $250,000 per year.

Verified 2026-07-15 from vendor pricing page.

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Saleor or Square Online?

Both start at free (verified 2026-08-08).

Does Saleor or Square Online have a free plan?

Both offer free tiers.

Which is rated higher on the Shopify App Store?

App Store ratings are shown in the table above where available.

How we compare: pricing and plans are collected automatically from vendor pages on a schedule and shown with verification dates; ratings come from the Shopify App Store; merchant sentiment is synthesized from the most recent App Store reviews (paraphrased, never quoted). We currently have no affiliate relationship with either vendor. Found an error? The data snapshot behind this page is dated — check the vendor's page for same-day changes.

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