Square Appointments — Scheduling and booking software from Block/Square that bundles online booking, point-of-sale payments, and client management, free for solo providers with paid plans from $49/month.
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Best for: solo service providers and small teams already using Square for payments who want scheduling in the same account
Pricing: Free for a single staff member and location; Plus is $49/month, Premium is $149/month per location, and custom Square Pro pricing applies above $250k in annual revenue.
- Square Appointments Free plan supports a single staff member and location with unlimited staff calendars.
- Plus plan costs $49/month for small teams; Premium costs $149/month per location.
- Square Appointments holds a 4.5/5 rating from 260 reviews on Capterra.
- Online card-processing fees are 3.3% + 30 cents on the Free plan versus 2.9% + 30 cents on paid tiers.
- A custom Square Pro plan is available for businesses processing over $250,000 in annual revenue.
Limitations: Free plan carries a higher card-processing rate than paid tiers.; Premium plan cost multiplies per location for multi-site businesses.; Advanced staff and resource management require the $149/month Premium tier.
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What is Square Appointments?
Square Appointments is scheduling and booking software from Block (Square's parent company), built to combine online booking, calendar management, and client records directly with Square's point-of-sale payment processing. The product targets service businesses — salons, spas, fitness studios, medical and beauty practices — that already use or want to use Square for payments, so a client can book online, pay a deposit, and check out all within one connected system. Pricing runs Free (single staff member and location), Plus ($49/month for small teams), and Premium ($149/month per location, adding advanced staff management, resource scheduling, time tracking, and reporting), with a custom Square Pro tier for businesses processing more than $250,000 in annual revenue. Because Premium is priced per location rather than per organization, multi-location businesses pay the plan cost multiple times, and card-processing fees run higher on the Free plan (3.3% + 30 cents) than on paid tiers (2.9% + 30 cents).
Square Appointments is Block's scheduling product, built to pair online booking and client management directly with Square's payment processing so service businesses can take bookings and payments through one account. The Free plan covers a single staff member and location with unlimited staff calendars, appointment reminders, and online booking, but carries a higher card-processing rate (3.3% + 30 cents) than paid tiers; Plus costs $49/month for small teams of 2-3 staff, and Premium costs $149/month per location for larger teams needing advanced staff management, resource scheduling, time tracking, and reporting, with processing fees dropping to 2.9% + 30 cents on both paid tiers. A custom Square Pro plan is available for businesses processing over $250,000 in annual revenue. Square Appointments holds a 4.5/5 rating from 260 reviews on Capterra, with reviewers citing strong ease of use and integration with the broader Square ecosystem against complaints about pricing and per-location cost scaling for multi-site businesses.
Standout feature: Booking, calendar management, and Square's point-of-sale payment processing run through one account, so clients can book and pay deposits without switching systems.
Biggest weakness: Card processing fees on the Free plan (3.3% + 30 cents) run higher than on paid tiers (2.9% + 30 cents), and the Premium plan is priced per location, so multi-location businesses pay $149/month for each site rather than once.
Pros
- Free plan is fully usable for a single staff member and location, not just a trial.
- Booking and payments run through one Square account, avoiding a separate payment-processor integration.
- Native iOS and Android apps in addition to the web booking site.
- 4.5/5 rating from 260 reviews on Capterra, with ease of use rated 4.5/5.
Cons
- Free plan carries a higher online card-processing rate (3.3% + 30 cents) than paid tiers.
- Premium plan is priced per location, multiplying cost fast for multi-site businesses.
- Advanced staff management, resource scheduling, and reporting require the $149/month Premium tier.
- Reviewers on Capterra cite pricing concerns and feature limitations as recurring complaints.
Square Appointments pricing
Free tier · paid from $49/mo
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Single staff member and location; unlimited staff calendars, online booking site, appointment reminders. Card processing at 3.3% + 30 cents online. |
| Plus | $49/mo | For teams of roughly 2-3 staff; adds cancellation policies, no-show fees, multi-staff booking, and waitlist. Card processing at 2.9% + 30 cents online. |
| Premium | $149/mo | Priced per location; adds future bookings report, service cost tracking, and resource management for larger teams. |
| Square Pro | Custom | Custom pricing for businesses processing over $250,000 in annual revenue. |
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