square

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Company Name

Square

Product URL

https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments

Company URL

https://squareup.com

Categories

Summary

Square is a payments and point-of-sale platform that provides PCI-compliant payment processing, appointment scheduling, invoicing, and practice management tools tailored for healthcare practices.

Description

Square offers a suite of commercial POS and payments products for healthcare practices including Square Point of Sale, Square Terminal, Virtual Terminal, Square Appointments, Invoices and related staff/payroll and banking tools. Key capabilities include in-person and remote payments (including HSA/FSA), appointment management, invoicing, reporting, hardware (readers/terminals), and integrations with EMR/practice-management apps; Square states its services are HIPAA-compatible for payment workflows.

Api Available

yes

Certifications

Company Founding

2009

Company Offices

Compliance

Customers

Data Residency

Hosted in Square/Block-managed cloud with region selection for multiple countries (US and other regional sites); no EU-only hosting guarantee documented

Data Standards

Deployment Model

Features

Id

P1561

Integration Partners

Integrations

Languages Supported

Last Updated

2025-09-07

License

commercial / proprietary

Links

Market Segment

Optional Modules

Os Platforms

Pricing Details

Core Square POS and Appointments apps are free to start; in-person card processing fee advertised 2.6% + $0.15 per transaction (US example); other services (Payroll, advanced features, hardware) are paid or add-on; contact vendor for custom/enterprise pricing.

Pricing Model

freemium

Privacy Features

Ratings

Regions Available

Release Year

2014

Security Features

Specialties

Support Channels

System Requirements

Target Users

Training Options

Type

product

User Reviews

Version

1.0

Canonical JSON

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  "company_name": "Square",
  "company_url": "https://squareup.com",
  "company_offices": [
    "United States",
    "Canada",
    "United Kingdom",
    "Japan",
    "Australia",
    "Ireland",
    "Germany",
    "France",
    "Netherlands"
  ],
  "company_founding": "2009",
  "product_url": "https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments",
  "categories": [
    "administrative",
    "scheduling",
    "payments",
    "patient-facing",
    "practice management"
  ],
  "market_segment": [
    "smb",
    "enterprise",
    "consumer"
  ],
  "links": [
    "https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments",
    "https://squareup.com/us/en/industry/healthcare",
    "https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments/integrations",
    "https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments/pricing",
    "https://squareup.com/us/en/appointments/faq",
    "https://developer.squareup.com",
    "https://careers.squareup.com/us/en/locations",
    "https://www.g2.com/products/square-appointments/reviews",
    "https://www.capterra.com/p/145212/Square-Appointments/",
    "https://squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/privacy"
  ],
  "summary": "Square is a payments and point-of-sale platform that provides PCI-compliant payment processing, appointment scheduling, invoicing, and practice management tools tailored for healthcare practices.",
  "description": "Square offers a suite of commercial POS and payments products for healthcare practices including Square Point of Sale, Square Terminal, Virtual Terminal, Square Appointments, Invoices and related staff/payroll and banking tools. Key capabilities include in-person and remote payments (including HSA/FSA), appointment management, invoicing, reporting, hardware (readers/terminals), and integrations with EMR/practice-management apps; Square states its services are HIPAA-compatible for payment workflows.",
  "target_users": [
    "clinicians",
    "front-desk staff",
    "practice managers",
    "billing staff",
    "administrators",
    "patients"
  ],
  "specialties": [
    "dental",
    "optometry",
    "dermatology",
    "health clinics",
    "med spa",
    "general practice"
  ],
  "regions_available": [
    "United States",
    "Canada",
    "United Kingdom",
    "Australia",
    "Ireland",
    "France",
    "Spain",
    "Japan"
  ],
  "languages_supported": [
    "English",
    "Spanish",
    "French",
    "Japanese"
  ],
  "pricing_model": "freemium",
  "pricing_details": "Core Square POS and Appointments apps are free to start; in-person card processing fee advertised 2.6% + $0.15 per transaction (US example); other services (Payroll, advanced features, hardware) are paid or add-on; contact vendor for custom/enterprise pricing.",
  "license": "commercial / proprietary",
  "deployment_model": [
    "SaaS"
  ],
  "os_platforms": [
    "Web",
    "iOS",
    "Android"
  ],
  "features": [
    "Online booking site",
    "Unlimited staff calendars and scheduling",
    "Service and resource assignment (rooms/stations)",
    "Class and recurring bookings",
    "Automated email and SMS reminders",
    "No-show protection with card on file and cancellation fees",
    "Waitlist management",
    "Customer profiles with transaction history and files",
    "Integrated payments (in-person and online)",
    "Prepaid packages and gift card support",
    "Google Calendar sync",
    "Appointment forms and document collection",
    "Reporting and analytics (future bookings, service cost tracking)",
    "Multi-location and multi-staff support",
    "AI assistant for appointment messaging",
    "Webhooks and developer Bookings API"
  ],
  "optional_modules": [
    "Square Loyalty",
    "Square Marketing (email/SMS campaigns)",
    "Square Payroll",
    "Square Banking",
    "Square Invoices",
    "Advanced staff/shift management",
    "Premium support / implementation services",
    "Hardware (Terminal, Register, Handheld) integration"
  ],
  "integrations": [
    "Google Calendar",
    "Square Payments / Square POS",
    "Square Register",
    "Square Terminal",
    "Square Handheld",
    "Square Online",
    "Square Messages",
    "Square Loyalty",
    "Cash App / Afterpay",
    "Social platforms (book from social pages)",
    "Third-party apps via Bookings API and webhooks"
  ],
  "data_standards": [],
  "api_available": "yes",
  "system_requirements": "",
  "compliance": [
    "HIPAA (Business Associate Agreement available)",
    "PCI DSS",
    "GDPR"
  ],
  "certifications": [
    "PCI DSS"
  ],
  "security_features": [
    "Encryption in transit and at rest",
    "Role-based access controls (staff permissions)",
    "Single sign-on (SSO) / SAML support",
    "Two-factor authentication (2FA)",
    "Audit logging"
  ],
  "privacy_features": [
    "Business Associate Agreement (BAA) available",
    "Customer data controls and privacy notice",
    "Consent and cookie management"
  ],
  "data_residency": "Hosted in Square/Block-managed cloud with region selection for multiple countries (US and other regional sites); no EU-only hosting guarantee documented",
  "customers": [
    "Dandies Barber",
    "Barber Barber",
    "Black Cat Barber Company",
    "Wicks Barbershop",
    "The Beautiful Co. Hair & Lashes",
    "Skin Future",
    "Love, Dunette (salon)"
  ],
  "user_reviews": [
    "Allows our customers to book appointments with us directly and keeps a client database — very reliable and easy to use.",
    "Gives clients the ability to make appointments without having to make a phone call; no back and forth about availability.",
    "Easy to set up and use; online setup was simple and services setup was straightforward.",
    "Doesn't scare clients away — it books them. Great for independent stylists and small salons.",
    "Built-in payment processing is convenient — I can take payments and manage appointments in one place.",
    "Automated reminders and calendar sync saved time and reduced no-shows for my small business."
  ],
  "ratings": [
    "Capterra: 4.5/5 (approx. aggregated rating)",
    "G2: 4.3/5 (approx. aggregated rating)",
    "Apple App Store: 4.9/5 (user rating)",
    "Google Play Store: 4.2/5 (user rating)",
    "TrustRadius: 8/10 (approx. score)"
  ],
  "support_channels": [
    "email",
    "phone",
    "chat",
    "community",
    "ticketing"
  ],
  "training_options": [
    "documentation",
    "webinars",
    "live_online",
    "help_center_articles",
    "video_tutorials"
  ],
  "release_year": "2014",
  "integration_partners": [
    "Square POS",
    "Square Payments",
    "Square Payroll",
    "Google Calendar",
    "Facebook/Instagram (Bookings integration)",
    "Google (Business Profile / search bookings)",
    "Mailchimp",
    "QuickBooks",
    "Xero",
    "Wix",
    "WooCommerce",
    "Zapier",
    "Calendly (via integrations)",
    "Zoom (via calendar/meeting links)",
    "Squarespace",
    "Shopify (via connectors)",
    "Stripe (where applicable via Square ecosystem adapters)"
  ],
  "id": "P1561",
  "slug": "square",
  "type": "product",
  "version": "1.0",
  "last_updated": "2025-09-07",
  "links_json": {
    "self": "https://www.healthaidb.com/software/square.json"
  }
}