๐Ÿ†š Google Pay vs. Square

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Payment service
Payment service

About

Google Pay is a mobile payment and digital wallet service developed by Google that enables users to make contactless and online payments using supported Android phones, tablets, and wearable devices.

It supports NFC-based tap-to-pay, secure tokenization instead of sharing card numbers, storage of payment cards, transit passes, tickets, and loyalty cards, in-app and web payments, biometric authentication, and broad compatibility with banks and payment networks in many countries.

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

Mountain View, California, United States
Oakland, California, United States

Website

Pricing

Free โœ”๏ธ
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 #6
Payments โ€บ Rank #21

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Google Pay payment service is 5 times more popular than Square.
Total websites

Market share

Payments

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Google Pay is more popular than Square in all countries.
United States
United Kingdom
Germany
Netherlands
Australia
Czech Republic
France
Italy
Spain
Poland

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Google Pay is more popular than Square in all market segments.
Online Shopping
Marketing/Merchandising
Fashion/Beauty
Business
Travel
Software/Hardware
Internet Services
Sports
Restaurants
Real Estate

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

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Rank
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#2,083
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See also

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