Square Makes Selling Simple. Nexus Commerce Runs The Accounts Side Too.
Square for Retail is easy to start with and cheap to run, with a free plan and inventory, loyalty and commissions on its $49 Plus plan. If your business also sells to dealers, contractors and repeat accounts, you need account pricing, pipelines, quotes and reps, and that’s where Nexus Commerce fits.
Public pricing and features checked October 30, 2026 on Square’s retail pricing page. Prices change, so confirm on Square’s site before you decide.
Which One Fits Your Business?
Choose Square if
You run a shop or two, most sales are walk-in, and you want the lowest software bill and payments in one place.
Choose Nexus Commerce if
You sell to accounts as much as walk-ins: dealer pricing, quotes, reps, commissions, supplier orders and follow-up on the same customer record.
Or keep Square payments
Nexus Commerce works with Square as your card processor, so you can move the business side over and keep the processor you know.
What It Looks Like In Nexus Commerce
A real Nexus Commerce screen.
Account Pricing Square Doesn’t List
CoreDealer, clinic, wholesale and VIP pricing as tiers, assigned per customer and applied at the counter and online.
Where Square Is Better Today.
We’re newer, and it shows in places. If these matter most to you, Square is probably the right call.
- A free plan. Square for Retail Free has no monthly fee; you pay 2.6% + 15¢ per in-person card payment.
- A low price for a lot. Plus is $49 a month per location with inventory, purchase orders, loyalty, email marketing and staff commission tracking.
- Payments, hardware and software from one company, with no extra hardware needed to start taking cards.
- Text marketing included: 500 texts a month on Plus and 2,500 on Premium.
- 24/7 phone support on Premium, and a huge network of people who already know Square.
Where Nexus Commerce Earns Its Place.
- Dealer pricing levels from day onePrice levels by account on Core: contractor, clinic, wholesale or VIP. Square’s retail pricing page doesn’t list customer-specific or wholesale pricing.
- Sales pipelines on every planTrack quotes, accounts and deals by stage. Square’s retail pricing page doesn’t list a sales pipeline.
- Quotes at the account’s priceQuote from the register or the office at the customer’s own price level, then turn the quote into an order.
- Reps who only see their own customersOn Enterprise, reps see their own accounts, with commission statements and 1099s.
- Your choice of processorUse Swipe Aras, Stripe or Square, so Square merchants can keep the processor they know.
- Floor Nexus built inIf your customers are flooring, coatings or surface contractors, your catalog can sit inside the quoting tool they already use.
What The Software Costs As You Add Locations.
| Setup | Square Plus | Square Premium | Nexus Commerce |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 location | $49/mo | $149/mo | $249/moCore |
| 2 locations | $98/mo | $298/mo | $449/moGrowth |
| 3 locations | $147/mo | $447/mo | $799/moEnterprise |
| 5 locations | $245/mo | $745/mo | $877/moEnterprise + 2 × $39 |
| 10 locations | $490/mo | $1,490/mo | $1,072/moEnterprise + 7 × $39 |
- Square for Retail: $0 (Free), $49 (Plus) or $149 (Premium) per location, per month. Moving stock between stores (transfer orders) needs Premium.
- Nexus Commerce: unlimited registers on every plan. Enterprise is $799 with 3 locations included; each additional location is $39, with no cap. 10 locations = $799 + 7 × $39 = $1,072.
On software alone, Square Plus costs less than Nexus Commerce at every size, and Square Free costs nothing. If you run several stores and need to move stock between them, compare against Square Premium: it costs less than Nexus Commerce up to 6 locations, and from 7 locations Nexus Commerce costs less, with the gap growing $110 a month per store. Square doesn’t list dealer pricing levels, sales pipelines or rep-only customer access, which is the work Nexus Commerce adds.
Monthly list prices, software only. Square charges each plan per location. Excludes hardware and payment processing on both sides; Square’s in-person rate is 2.6%, 2.5% or 2.4% + 15¢ depending on the plan. Nexus Connect ($39) adds email and texting on the Nexus side.
Feature By Feature.
| Capability | Nexus Commerce | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Point of sale | Every plan, unlimited registers. | Every plan, including Free. |
| Online store | Every plan, with Store Editor. | A basic website on every plan. |
| Inventory and purchase orders | Inventory on Core; purchase orders, suppliers and receiving on Growth. | Plus and Premium. |
| Transfers between locations | Growth and above. | Premium. |
| Loyalty and marketing | Store credit and gift cards on Core. Email and texting with Nexus Connect ($39). | Plus and Premium, with 500 or 2,500 texts a month. |
| Commissions | Growth and above; statements and 1099s on Enterprise. | Commission tracking on Plus and Premium. |
| Sales pipelines | Every plan. | Not listed. |
| Dealer / account pricing | Every plan (dealer pricing levels). | Not listed on Square’s retail pricing page. |
| Payment processor | Swipe Aras, Stripe or Square. | Square: 2.6%, 2.5% or 2.4% + 15¢ in person, by plan. |
| Pricing model | Flat plan price with locations included. No per-seat pricing. | $0, $49 or $149 per location, per month. |
Sources: Square for Retail pricing ↗ · Nexus Commerce pricing. Checked October 30, 2026.
Run The Same Test In Both Demos.
Bring one real order. Quote it at an account’s price, sell it, take payment, receive the restock from your supplier and pay the rep’s commission. Count the steps and the tools each platform needs, then price the whole setup.
Switching over? We import your catalog, and onboarding help is optional: $300 on Core, $500 on Growth, $1,000 on Enterprise.
See Nexus Commerce With Your Own Products.
Tell us what you sell and how you sell it. We’ll show you the screens your team would use and the plan that fits.