Rillo vs Square Appointments
Bookings and a website, and no cut of a sale.
Square sells you the payments. Rillo takes no cut of a sale.
- From $79 a month
- 30 days free
- No cut of a sale
| Rillo | Square Appointments | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | One plan from $79 a month for one location, month to month | Square Free is $0 a month per location. Square Plus is $49 and Square Premium $149 a month per location. Custom pricing above $250,000 a year in sales. |
| Fees on a sale | Rillo takes no cut of a sale | Card processing: tap, dip or swipe 2.6% + 15c on Free, 2.5% + 15c on Plus, 2.4% + 15c on Premium; online 3.3% + 30c on Free, 2.9% + 30c on Plus and Premium. |
| Free to try | First 30 days free | A free 30-day trial of Square Plus or Square Premium, and Square Free with no monthly fee |
| AI and Google | Google post and review-reply drafts every Monday, for the owner to approve. Rillo does not post to Google itself. | Square AI, listed on its pricing page: chat about your business data, industry trends and web search for recommendations. |
| Built for | Shops that book appointments, reservations, classes or drop-off slots, with a website the shop can export, keeping its domain | From solo professionals (Free) and growing teams (Plus) to large salons with complex staff and booking needs (Premium) |
Where Square Appointments is better
- A free plan: $0 a month per location, paying only processing fees
- Payments, card readers and point of sale from one company, with deposits, cancellation and no-show fees on Plus and up
- Online ordering, shipping and pickup through Square Online, plus payroll and banking
- Texting clients and text marketing on Plus and up, and a waitlist
Where Rillo is better
- Rillo takes no cut of a sale
- A website included that the shop can export, keeping its own domain
- Google post and review-reply drafts every Monday, ready for the owner to approve
- One plan for appointments, reservations, classes and drop-off slots, with a walk-in line from a counter QR
Which costs less?
Square, on the monthly fee. Square Free is $0 a month and Square Plus is $49 a month per location, against Rillo Shops from $79 a month. Square earns on card processing (from 2.4% + 15c in person on Premium); Rillo takes no cut of a sale.
Can I bring my Square clients?
Yes. Rillo Shops imports client files exported from Square, with 7 days to undo the import.
Does Rillo take deposits like Square?
Not today. If deposits and no-show fees matter most, Square is built for that.
Prices and features checked on 14 October 2026, from Square Appointments's own pages: Square Appointments pricing: plans, per-location fees, processing rates, the trial; Square AI: what it does. Prices change; if this looks stale, tell us. Every claim about Square Appointments is from what it publishes, and nothing here says what it cannot do.
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