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# Square Payroll User Reviews

## Reviews summary

- Overall rating: 4.7/5
- Total reviews: 622

### Secondary ratings

- Ease of use: 4.6/5
- Customer support: 4.4/5
- Value for money: 4.6/5
- Functionality: 4.5/5

### Rating distribution

- 5 stars: 461 reviews (74%)
- 4 stars: 131 reviews (21%)
- 3 stars: 18 reviews (3%)
- 2 stars: 2 reviews (0%)
- 1 star: 10 reviews (2%)

### Most mentioned pros

- Staff can also adjust their time cards and send it in as a request if they forget to clock in/out which makes it super simple for me! Plus, they handle my new hire paperwork, quarterly payroll filings and TAXES.
- Square is great because it's easily integrated with other systems. Because of this it is easy to use them for other things like timecards, tips, commissions, and more.
- I highly recommended Square Payroll for anyone looking for a software to use for Payroll

### Most mentioned cons

- Navigating between functions was tedious, and we wanted more thorough reporting.
- Customer service is virtually impossible to reason with, non responsive at times and in the long run, using this service has caused chaos for my company and distress for my employees.
- Their customer service agents don't take the time to understand or resolve the problem.

## Square Payroll customer reviews

Showing reviews 1-25 of 622 (page 1).

### Great solution for payroll

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Joe H.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Hospitality
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: March 2026
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Square payroll has come a very long way. With features now like deductions, PTO tracking, time tracking, all integrated into the point of sales system— you can’t really beat the solution if you use the POS.

#### Cons

Took awhile to get to full parity to many large competitors but they eventually made it happen! Also, the customer service can be a bit lacking.

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### Square Payroll 10/10

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Emily S.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 11-50 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: July 2025
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

I like that staff can clock in and clock out for their shifts with Square Payroll, their tips are automatically added to their paycheck along with commission, and I receive test messages when a payroll run is about to happen so I can double check it. Staff can also adjust their time cards and send it in as a request if they forget to clock in/out which makes it super simple for me! Plus, they handle my new hire paperwork, quarterly payroll filings and TAXES. They can also request vacation through Payroll and I am sure I am forgetting other features that happen in the background!

#### Cons

I wish it Square Payroll/shifts synced up with Square Appointments so I don't have to schedule staff shifts & staff appointment windows; I am basically scheduling twice.

#### Reasons for choosing Square Payroll

I was already using Square Appointments and wanted to use a fully integrated system.

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### Payroll or bust!

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Tiffany C.
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: December 2018
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

Square Payroll is amazing as they file my quarterly payroll taxes for me. It is very easy to log on to squareup.com and check my analytics for payroll immediately. Very user friendly! Highly recommend.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 3/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Let's face it. As a business owner, we need to have payroll. Forget writing hours on paper (and searching for it later)... Square payroll is easy to read, reports your labor cost right there for you, shows employee break times, etc. I couldn't live without it!

#### Cons

Quite honestly, I've used it for two and a half years, and I have nothing to complain about!

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### Effortless Payroll for Small Businesses

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Verified Reviewer
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: July 2025
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Overall, Square Payroll has been a simple, reliable solution that made managing employee and contractor payments stress-free.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 4/5
- Customer support: 4/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Square Payroll makes it incredibly easy to run payroll, handle tax filings, and pay contractors with just a few clicks.

#### Cons

Some features feel a bit limited for growing businesses, and customer support response times could be improved.

#### Reasons for choosing Square Payroll

I chose Square Payroll because it integrates seamlessly with Square POS, is easy to set up, and offers transparent pricing with no hidden fees.

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### Square got me organized, and now payroll is so much easier.

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Carolyn Black-Coffey C.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Consumer Services
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used weekly for less than 2 years
- Reviewed: June 2025
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Square has been immeasurably helpful with getting and keeping me organized in regard to payroll. They send reminders and make sure I'm following all the local, state and federal laws, and organize my employee taxes so easily. Now that we have been using it for a year or more, its practically automated. The transition was harder for me, as my former payroll company had a more manual system, and the formatting process was harder for me to understand than Square. The other company made it too complicated, and Square is much easier to use and navigate, once you get used to the system. It was tough, but their customer service team was always there, ready with a real person to help guide me. You should try them.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Very easy to track and import wages. a 3 minute process. I went from a manual system to this. No more anxiety around payroll anymore. I know its correct. Taxes are shipped off and on time every time.

#### Cons

The set up was a bit tough for me, as I was in over my head with the tech at first. But they held my hand and answered every question I had.

#### Reasons for switching to Square Payroll

They were bulky, and I was frustrated with some of the other products I was using with them.

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### Square Payroll makes Payroll easy

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Troy B.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness
- Company size: 501-1000 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years
- Reviewed: July 2022
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

The Direct Deposit feature of Square Payroll makes paying employees a very streamlined and simple procedure. The W-2 Preparation features makes tax season a breeze. Sending employees W2s is all within the app. Vacation/Leave Tracking has truly increased the productivity of payroll and bookkeeping. This is the ultimate feature for this application.

#### Cons

I feel as though with time Square Payroll will rollout a more aesthetically pleasing interface but I do not find any cons.

#### Reasons for switching to Square Payroll

The ease of the Square POS system is excellent with its integration with many different applications and tools. Customer Relationship Management and Payroll have become a much easier and simpler job.

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### Hassle Free Payroll Solution

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Mike F.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Sports
- Company size: Self-Employed
- Product usage: Used monthly for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: April 2021
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

I'm a big fan of anything that saves me time and headaches, and there is NONE larger that sending out tax forms or other financial obligations. Controlling payroll from on easy to use hub is a great value, and it only costs a small monthly fee per contractor.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 4/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

I am a sole proprietor/ LLC, with independent contractors as opposed to full/part time employees. I absolutely love that Square Payroll manages every facet of fund transfer including submitting tax form to my contractors, essentially taking care of my responsibilities as an employer.

#### Cons

The employer dashboard and features are pretty basic and may take some to get used to what functionality is available. The users, my hires, have not experienced any problems or difficulty, so that's the most important pat.

#### Reasons for choosing Square Payroll

I was already previously using SquareUp payment transactions so it made sense to keep everything on one platform

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### Satisfied customer

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Verified Reviewer
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Outsourcing/ Offshoring
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years
- Reviewed: April 2026
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Overall, my experience with Square Payroll has been positive. It’s user-friendly, efficient, and handles payroll processing and tax filings reliably, though it lacks some advanced features found in more robust platforms.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Its simplicity and ease of use—especially how it automates taxes and integrates seamlessly with Square’s ecosystem

#### Cons

Limited customization and reporting capabilities, along with fewer advanced HR features compared to more comprehensive payroll platforms.

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### Great Value and Easy to Use!

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Maggie d.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used weekly for less than 12 months
- Reviewed: October 2025
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Overall, the software is a great value and it's money well spent. It offers everyone ease of use and is reliable. If you are looking for a simple software that makes running payroll easy, then look no further.. However, if your business requires highly complex custom reporting or deeply integrated HR functions, you may find the platform too basic for your long-term needs.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 4/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

Square is great because it's easily integrated with other systems. Because of this it is easy to use them for other things like timecards, tips, commissions, and more. The system is incredibly easy to set up and run. So far all of our team has been able to use it easily. Running payroll is easy and takes very little time since all the staff uses it.

#### Cons

We have 2 main issues with the software and that's making it more customizable and also getting customer service support is sometime difficult. Since square makes the software easy to use it sometimes lacks in certain areas. It would also be nice if customer service had extended hours because a lot of our staff works late.

#### Reasons for switching to Square Payroll

Needed something that everyone could use.

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### Square Payroll

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Melissa R.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Apparel & Fashion
- Company size: 11-50 employees
- Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: March 2026
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

10 out of 10. I am so glad that i started using Square Payroll. It's very affordable and easy to navigate.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

I love that Square Payroll is very affordable and easy to use. I highly recommended Square Payroll for anyone looking for a software to use for Payroll

#### Cons

I haven't had any bad experiences with Square Payroll everything works just great and very fast and secured.

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### Recommend to all

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Kim G.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Apparel & Fashion
- Company size: Self-Employed
- Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years
- Reviewed: January 2026
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

User friendly and keeps everything organized and very helpful in my business. Fast easy payments. Recommend to all

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

User friendly and customer support is very helpful. Overall great for processing payments quickly. Keeps everything simple

#### Cons

Nothing I dislike. It’s convenient and user friendly for all my clients and myself. Good options to use

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### Square Payroll

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Francel P.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Construction
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: June 2021
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

I am able to make Square Payroll our one stop shop. It files and pays our quarterly taxes, W-2's, Worker's Comp Insurance, Employee Benefits, and Wage Garnishments.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Square Payroll is super user friendly. It has a ton of features we use such as time tracking, direct deposit, and benefits.

#### Cons

I would prefer if we could change the cut off day time to a day later in the week but still allow for Friday direct deposits. Currently the cutoff is set to 11pm on Monday for a Friday direct deposit. Mondays are always super busy for us and there are many times I am unable to get payroll in on time, resulting in me having to write checks.

#### Reasons for choosing Square Payroll

The ease of use plus it is cheaper.

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### Square Payroll

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Richard B.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: May 2021
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

I run my payroll on a bi-weekly basis. The use of this software means that I do not have to worry about filing the various and sundry state and local tax statements quarterly and annually. This is done automatically. I also do not have to figure out the various taxes to be withheld. The software does it. Although I have a small business, I can run payroll in less that five minutes. It doesn't matter if I am in my high season, or my low season, it takes the same amount of time because of the integration.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 4/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

I own a small gelato shop. I use Square as my POS, my time card system and for my payroll. The integration of the products is seamless. The time card system allows the employee to clock in and out and that time flows right into the payroll. The time card system also allows me to add a lunch break or correct a timecard if someone forgot to clock in or out. The flow from timecards to payroll is a click of the button. The payroll system also allows for individual benefits, both pre- and post-tax and both hourly or salaried employees. The taxes are paid by Square and are calculated and paid on-time, removing a big headache for me. The tax reports are easily accessible and can be downloaded for those time when they are needed, like for PPP or other loans.

#### Cons

The only time that I have had to call support was to find out how to put in a post-tax benefit. That was not intuitive in the software, but very easily done once you knew which button to click.

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### I have recommended Square Payroll numerous times.

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Anjie C.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Veterinary
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used weekly for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: June 2022
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

It's been absolutely superb. It's quick and easy to use, and the customer service has been wonderful, especially for someone so out of their depth. I don't understand all the required parts of running payroll, and I need employees, so I rely on them to handle everything for me, and they do.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Like many small businesses, payroll is not something I know how to do. I needed a quick and easy way to handle this and still be in compliance with all the laws. It's a bit daunting, but Square Payroll made it so simple. I don't have to worry about anything because they handle everything with incredible efficiency.

#### Cons

I do wish I could have the vacation tracking be done simply by the month, and not by hours worked. My team gets vacation time based on the month they work instead of the hours because we have slow months where they don't work as many hours, but I still want them to have the benefit of that time off.

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### I Love Square's All-In-One Interface

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Carissa G.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Photography
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: June 2021
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Overall I love Square Payroll because it saves me from having to use another service for my payroll needs.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 4/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

I absolutely love that this makes hiring and paying employee's easy for small business owners. The features are up to day with direct deposit functions which keeps me from having to meet up for payouts. I also like the look of the software because its not complicated. Since I already use Square for my POS system it's only natural that I use that to stream my money to my employees.

#### Cons

The time card function doesn't have full visibility of the whole calendar but I manage.

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### Square Payroll has proven a valuable solution to organizing and managing many vital aspects of our financial output system to employees.

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Louis C.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 11-50 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months
- Reviewed: December 2018
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

We were pleasantly surprised by Square Payroll's deep feature set and found that this application can contain just about every aspect of payroll function to employees. This application offers access for employees to individual accounts in order import hours worked and to create reports regarding vacation hours or even company benefits to name a just few of many parameters.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 4/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 4/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

We appreciated the inclusion of so many capabilities inside the Square Payroll application such as salary calculators which generate accurate payroll rates individually or by group. This is one of many features Square Payroll offers through an easy to use front line interface. Our team was also impressed with Square Payroll's ability to integrate with our third party operational management software already in place. Synchronization is proven in most cases quite fluid. As Square Payroll supports mobile use on IOS and Android, access is readily available for employees when remote.

#### Cons

With such an outstanding and comprehensive application , our team found Square Payroll's customer service difficult to contact and almost as equally difficult to work with during our installation and integration phases. We are happy to report that this level of service improved as we progressed with Square Payroll's application features. There is a rather robust and informed online forum that is available where so many issues can be resolved thus improving client quality control levels.

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### Freezer Fresh LLC

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Chad P.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Restaurants
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years
- Reviewed: June 2021
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

We love Square, easy app on phone to monitor sales and know when we need to rush up to help the staff. Very functional for business analysis. I would probably sell the business if I need not have Square Payroll to assist with paying employees and tax reporting.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 4/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

Sales reporting is fantastic with downloadable reports to excel for analysis, trending to be used for purchasing and inventory controllable. Helps us determine which items are selling best.

#### Cons

Employee timecards are hard to review on a weekly basis to see where there is an error. You can go day by day but in all honestly we are not using the scheduling function which may prevent some of these errors.

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### square payroll review

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Jammi D.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Transportation/ Trucking/ Railroad
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for less than 12 months
- Reviewed: November 2023
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

overall i think square is a great app for payroll

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 4/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

square payroll has one of the best apps with easy to use system

#### Cons

it is a little pricey for a app compared to other payroll apps

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### Easy & Intuitive Payroll Software

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Josie L.
- Industry: Retail
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for less than 2 years
- Reviewed: September 2016
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

Square's Payroll is insanely easy to use and navigate. I've been using it since Jan 1, 2015 and my only wish is that I started it sooner. I like that I can offer direct deposit to my employees and pick how often to pay them. They love it too because it's so simple, they don't have to worry about payroll. The backend for both me and my employees is also really easy to understand. I highly recommend it.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

It's easy to use and understand. My employees said signing up and filling out their w-2 info was the easiest ever. Nobody had to ask me (or their Mom's!), it's direct and in plain English. It calculates paid sick time for me (as per the new sick leave act in CA). Submitting my quarterly federal tax returns and CA quarterly report of wages is also easy. It's so easy I don't even know how to do it because Square does it automatically for me! Customer service is also great. One time I received a notice from EDD that I filed late, I called Square and they took care of it. My fee was waived, I haven't had an issue since.

#### Cons

I wish the Pay history offered more sorting options like their Sales information. I'd like to be able to see it by year, month, quarter, etc. I know Payroll is still kinda "new" so it wouldn't surprise me if this is offered later.

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### Great for paying employees and keeping track of time and activities.

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: roger s.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: July 2022
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

It's been essential to the operation of my business!

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

My technicians can clock in and out. Type stories. And I can easily keep track of money they are owed and taxes and things like that.

#### Cons

Nothing I could change about the software. It's been around long enough that they have practically perfected its use.

#### Reasons for choosing Square Payroll

The ease of use and the way it was highly recommended everywhere I looked.

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### Gets rid of the headache

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Cameron G.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Health, Wellness and Fitness
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: July 2021
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

It was a lifesaver when we first implemented it. I was struggling to do payroll by myself. I'm not a details person and the software took care of all of it for me. It was perfect!

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

The payroll services makes things easy and removes the headache and compliance worries.

#### Cons

Haven't found any issues that are troublesome. It's working great for us.

#### Reasons for switching to Square Payroll

This was easier and more cost effective.

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### Overall, Square is a great product that I expect will only improve with time. Excited where it goes!

- Overall rating: 4/5
- Reviewer: Verified Reviewer
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: December 2017
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by the software vendor to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 4/5
- Customer support: 3/5
- Functionality: 4/5

#### Pros

So easy to use and train new hires; multitude of features; off-line and mobile capabilities; constant updates that improve the app

#### Cons

Bugs are slow to fix; very limited data and customer analysis possibilities; features are confusingly different in the dashboard and Square app; privacy protection for customers doesn't allow us to make important changes; expensive

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### If you cancel their service...BEWARE!

- Overall rating: 2/5
- Reviewer: LORI W.
- Industry: Food & Beverages
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: January 2019
- Review source details: This review was submitted organically. No incentive was offered

I will be looking for a completely new POS system as well as processor as this situation has left my small business in a bind halfway through January 2019.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 1/5
- Customer support: 1/5
- Functionality: 1/5

#### Pros

The software itself is fairly easy to utilize; however, if you happen to cancel your subscription beware as you will be on your own. I had reorganized and changed entities therefore, cancelled my Square subscription. When changing entities I acquired a new EIN for the LLC. Square has refused to provide W2's for my employees for the 2017 tax year for the Sole Prop EIN in which I used for the business while with Square. After several emails back and forth I just received confirmation that Square will not be completing W2's for my business as I cancelled my service.

#### Cons

Customer service is extremely difficult with square as a whole. If you have any type of problem you will pretty much be on your own to research the internet or review conversation on the forum.

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### Sum it up

- Overall rating: 4/5
- Reviewer: Denise K.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Hospitality
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used monthly for less than 12 months
- Reviewed: September 2024
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Really good piece of software is equal to other brands

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 5/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Easy to use was efficient and fast to use

#### Cons

Nothing it was all fine there was nothing to dislike

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### One of the easiest systems to use.

- Overall rating: 5/5
- Reviewer: Wayne H.
- Verified reviewer: Yes
- Industry: Alternative Medicine
- Company size: 2-10 employees
- Product usage: Used daily for more than 2 years
- Reviewed: January 2022
- Review source details: This reviewer was invited by us to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive as a thank you.

Great company and experience.

#### Ratings breakdown

- Ease of use: 5/5
- Value for money: 5/5
- Customer support: 3/5
- Functionality: 5/5

#### Pros

Very easy to use. The app is fantastic. I also like that it texts and emails reminding to do payroll. The price is great as well.

#### Cons

Customer service could be better with some quicker help when needed.

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