Omni vs Square
Already taking card payments with Square? Keep them. Omni is the operations platform behind the register, at one flat price with no per-location fee.
At a glance
How Omni compares to Square
Keep taking card payments through Square. Omni connects to the account you already have, so money settles to your bank the way it does today and nobody new stands between you and it. What Omni adds is the week behind the counter: purchasing, supplier invoices, stock that reconciles across locations, trade accounts ordering on terms, and the automation that chases all of it so nobody has to remember. One price, every location, every user your plan includes.
Pricing compared
Omni
Flat-rate, with no per-user fees. Every user account and every location your plan includes costs the same: nothing extra. Four published tiers from $99 to $699 per month (20% off billed annually) plus a custom-priced Elite tier, with a free trial and no credit card.
Square
Square for Retail is priced per location: Free at $0, Plus at $49 per location per month, and Premium at $149 per location per month, plus payment processing fees on every sale. Multi-location retailers pay the monthly fee for each location, so cost scales with stores. (See Square for current rates.)
Independence
Your money, your data, your domain
Your Square account stays your Square account. Omni connects to it rather than replacing it, takes no share of a sale, and adds nobody new to the path between a customer's card and your bank. What you pay us is the plan price, and your data leaves as CSV from a button on the page whenever you want it.
Feature comparison
| Capability | Omni | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Flat pricing — no per-user or per-register fees | check | close |
| Point of sale (POS) | check | check |
| Inventory management | check | check |
| Order processing | check | remove |
| Purchasing & vendor management | check | remove |
| AR / AP billing & accounting | check | close |
| CRM & customer pipeline | check | remove |
| Fulfillment / warehouse management (WMS) | check | close |
| B2B customer portal | check | close |
| Workflow automation | check | close |
| AI on every plan | check | close |
| Integrates with your existing storefront & accounting | check | remove |
| In-person payments & POS hardware ecosystem | remove | check |
Accurate to what Omni ships today. Omni does not manufacture (no MRP or BOM) and is the operations platform behind your storefront, not a webshop.
Where each fits best
Choose Omni if…
You want one system for orders, inventory, purchasing, AR/AP, CRM, fulfillment, and B2B, with flat pricing that does not grow with locations or registers, and AI on every plan.
Choose Square if…
You mainly need payments-first checkout with card hardware and a simple setup, and do not yet need purchasing, AR/AP, warehouse management or a B2B portal.
Switching to Omni from Square
Import your products, customers and orders with Omni's guided import, keep taking card payments through your existing Square account, and keep your Shopify storefront and QuickBooks connected. Omni is the operations backbone behind the register rather than a replacement for it.
Frequently asked questions
Is Omni a good Square alternative?
Yes, for retailers who have outgrown a payments-first POS. Omni is a Square alternative that adds inventory depth, purchasing, AR/AP, CRM, fulfillment/WMS, and a B2B portal on one flat-priced platform. Square remains excellent if you primarily need counter payments and card hardware.
Is Omni cheaper than Square for multiple locations?
Omni is flat-rate with no per-location fees, so cost does not climb as you add stores. Square Plus and Premium charge their monthly fee per location, so multi-location retailers often pay less on Omni's flat tiers. Note Square's payment processing fees are separate.
Does Omni handle payments like Square?
Omni processes orders and payments and integrates with Stripe for card processing. Square's all-in-one payments-and-hardware ecosystem is its core strength; if that specific hardware is essential, confirm your setup.
Can I keep my Shopify store?
Yes. Omni integrates with Shopify and syncs your catalog and orders. It is the back-office operations platform behind your storefront, not a replacement webshop.
Is AI included?
Yes. AI is on every Omni plan: ask questions of your own data in plain language and get in-product help, metered per plan.
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