๐Ÿ†š American Express vs. Square

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Payment service
Payment service

About

American Express is a global payment network and card issuer that provides charge, credit, and prepaid cards.

It enables contactless and mobile wallet payments, offers a membership rewards programm, provides purchase protection and extended warranty benefits, and supports a pay-in-installments feature called "Plan It".

Square is a payment processor that enables businesses to accept cards from customers to pay for goods and services.

It offers no monthly fees for basic use, supports contactless, chip, swipe and online payments, provides real-time analytics and instant transfers, and includes inventory, invoicing and appointment management built into its point-of-sale system.

Headquarters

New York, United States
Oakland, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Subscription
Free version โœ”๏ธSquare Free
Square Plus$49/month
Square Premium$149/month
Processing fees
Tap, dip, or swipe2.4-2.6% + 15ยข
Online2.9%-3.3% + 30ยข

Categories

Payments โ€บ Rank #8
Payments โ€บ Rank #21

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The American Express payment service is 4 times more popular than Square.
Total websites

Market share

Payments

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

American Express is more popular than Square in all countries.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Brazil
Australia
Netherlands
France
Argentina
Italy
Spain

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

American Express is more popular among sites focused on online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and fashion and beauty, while Square is more commonly used on restaurants sites.
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Fashion/Beauty
Business
Travel
Internet Services
Restaurants
Software/Hardware
Sports
Entertainment

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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