Comparison · checked 2026-10-18
Bottle Shop POS vs Square, for a liquor store.
Square is a hugely popular, easy-to-start POS with its own payments and hardware. It is a general retail tool; liquor-specific setup is up to you. Here is a fair, dated comparison for liquor and bottle shops, including where Square is the better choice.
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Bottle Shop POS
$69
Fifth plan / store / mo
Square
$49–$89 per location / mo
per their public pricing
Bottle Shop POS vs Square: side by side
| Bottle Shop POS | Square for Retail Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Software price (US) | $39–$119 per store / mo | $49–$89 per location / mo |
| Card processing | Your own processor, no markup | Card payments run through Square Payments |
| Contract | None; monthly or yearly | Monthly plans; check current terms |
| Case + bottle units, one product | Built in, every plan | Check their documentation for your plan |
| Mix-and-match case discounts | Built in (Fifth, Handle) | Check their documentation for your plan |
| Forced age prompt with log | Built in, every plan | Check their documentation for your plan |
| Online store from the catalogue | Included in every plan | Check their plans |
| UAE (AED, VAT incl.) | Sold to licensed outlets | Square is not available in the UAE |
| Interface languages | EN, ES, AR, UR, KO + custom | Check their language list |
Choose Square if…
- You want everything (payments, payroll, banking) from one company
- You run a simple store with a small catalogue
- You are happy with Square processing rates
What Square does well
- Very easy to start, large ecosystem of apps and hardware
- A free plan for basic selling
- Payments, payroll and banking in one company
Choose Bottle Shop POS if…
- You want to keep your own card processor
- You need case units, mixed-case discounts and forced age prompts built for liquor
- You sell in the UAE or want Arabic, Urdu or Korean screens
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FAQ
Questions about Square
No. 01Is Bottle Shop POS cheaper than Square for a liquor store?
Our plans run 39–119 USD per store per month. Square for Retail Plus was listed at $49–$89 per location / mo when we checked on 2026-10-18. The bigger difference is processing: Square requires Square Payments, while we work with your own processor.
No. 02Can I keep my card processor with Square?
Square processes card payments itself. With Bottle Shop POS you keep your existing processor and terminal.
No. 03Does Square do age verification?
Square offers ways to prompt for age on items; check its current documentation for how it works on your plan. Bottle Shop POS forces a prompt per category with a log of refusals and overrides.
No. 04Can I move from Square to Bottle Shop POS?
Yes. Export items and customers from Square to CSV and we import them for free.
Test it against Square on your catalogue.
Send us an export from your current POS. We import it into a free trial so you compare like for like.
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