looking for a Square Appointments alternative? an honest comparison
Square Appointments has a free plan with an online booking site, and it runs on Square's payments and hardware, so it's hard to beat on price if you take cards. WIPE is a different thing: a website made from your Instagram, with your photos, before and afters and prices, that takes booking requests with no commission. If a free booking page and a card reader are all you need, Square is the better deal. If you want a site that looks like your work, WIPE does that part.
Square Appointments and WIPE, side by side
| What | Square Appointments | WIPE |
|---|---|---|
| Price for one person | Free $0/mo. Plus $49/mo per location. Premium $149/mo per location. | $39/month, everything included. Building and previewing is free. |
| Card processing | Free plan: 2.6% + 15¢ in person, 3.3% + 30¢ online. Plus: 2.5% + 15¢ in person, 2.9% + 30¢ online. | None: WIPE doesn't process payments. |
| Fee on new clients | None listed on its pricing page. | None. No commission, no marketplace. |
| Website | An online booking site on every plan, including Free. | Built from your Instagram, at yourname.iw.pe. |
| Free trial | A free plan; Plus and Premium have a 30-day free trial. | A free preview with no card, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. |
Square Appointments: checked on Square Appointments pricing. Prices change; check their page before you decide.
Where Square Appointments is stronger
- A free plan for solo pros, with an online booking site and appointment reminders.
- Full point of sale: card readers, hardware, invoices, inventory and payroll from the same company.
- Cancellation policies, no-show fees and a waitlist on the Plus plan.
Choose Square Appointments if
- You want booking for free and you already take cards with Square.
- You sell products or need a register and hardware.
- You need no-show fees charged to a card (Plus).
Choose WIPE if
- Your booking page works, but it looks generic and doesn't show your before and afters or your style.
- You want a real website built from your Instagram in seconds, without designing anything.
- You want clients to text you from your site, and to see your area without your home address.
Or use both
WIPE's booking button can point to the booking link you already have, so you can keep Square for booking and payments, with WIPE as the site in your bio.
what wipe doesn't do yet
- Take deposits or card payments. There are no processing fees, but no deposits through WIPE either.
- Send automatic text messages. Confirmations and reminders go by email, and you can text a client from your own phone in one tap.
- Connect a domain you already own. Your address is yourname.iw.pe.
- List you on a marketplace to bring you new clients.
- Run a team: it's made for one pro and one calendar.
questions
Is Square Appointments free?
Square lists a free plan for solo professionals, with card processing fees on payments. Plus and Premium are monthly plans per location.
Does Square Appointments charge no-show fees?
Square's pricing page lists cancellation policies and no-show fees as Plus features, not Free.
Why pay for WIPE if Square's booking site is free?
You may not need to. WIPE is for the pro who wants a site that looks like her Instagram: her photos, before and afters, prices and policies, at her own address. Preview yours free and decide.
Can WIPE's booking button open my Square booking page?
Yes. Paste your Square booking link into WIPE and the button opens it.
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