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Square software runs on Square payments. SmartPOS works with your own processor, so you can shop for rates.
Square alternative · 5 reasons
A Square alternative that fits your trade.
Owners rarely leave Square because it is bad. They leave because of one specific limit. Find yours below, see the edition that answers it, and move in a day.
General Retail Edition
Convenience Store EditionYou sell outside Square's countries
Square is not sold in the UAE or Pakistan. SmartPOS is, with prices in AED (VAT included) and PKR.
Grocery & Market Edition
Cafe EditionYour team works in Arabic, Urdu, Vietnamese or Korean
Each SmartPOS user can work in their own language and receipts print in the customer's.
Spa & Nail Salon EditionYour trade's features cost extra per location
SmartPOS Growth includes the trade modules for your edition at one price per location.
Restaurant Edition
Hair Salon EditionYou want a real website and CRM, not just a shop page
The bundle adds a managed website for your trade and a GoHighLevel snapshot.
Auto Repair Edition
Gym & Studio EditionMoving over
From Square to SmartPOS in a day
CSV import is free on every plan. With the bundle or an annual plan, we do the import for you.
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01 · 15 min Export from Square
Download your items and customers from Square as CSV files.
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02 · 20 min Import into SmartPOS
Paste columns into our template and import. Errors are listed by row before anything saves.
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03 · 15 min Set taxes and hardware
Add your tax rates, connect the receipt printer and scanner, print a test receipt.
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04 · 1 shift Run a shift side by side
Keep Square until the end of your billing period while staff try SmartPOS.
Price context · checked October 17, 2026
What you pay now vs what you would pay
Reviewers list Square at $0 (Free plan) and $49 (Plus, per location) a month, with processing about 2.5%–2.6% + 10–15¢ in person. SmartPOS POS Growth is $59AED 199Rs 5,999 per location a month with your own processor.
Sources: TechRepublic: Square POS review 2026; UpMenu: Square pricing 2026.
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FAQ · 6
Square alternative: questions
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01What is a good Square alternative for small business?
A good alternative keeps what Square does well, simple setup and an online store, while removing the limits that made you look: payment lock-in, countries, languages or per-location add-ons. SmartPOS covers those with trade editions, your own processor and local pricing.
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02Is there a Square alternative that works with any processor?
SmartPOS works with your own card processor rather than its own, so you can choose and negotiate.
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03Is there a Square alternative for the UAE?
Yes. SmartPOS is sold in the UAE with AED prices that include 5% VAT and an Arabic interface.
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04Is there a Square alternative in Urdu?
Yes. SmartPOS runs in Urdu, right to left, and is sold in Pakistan in PKR.
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05How long does switching from Square take?
For a small catalogue, an afternoon: export items and customers, import them, set taxes, and print a test receipt.
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06Will I lose my sales history?
Keep your Square history in Square or export it as reports. Import opening stock and customers into SmartPOS.
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