How much could you save?
Drag the slider to compare Square Plus and its online processing fees with bavoli's Free plan and flat 50c pickup fee, at a $25 average order.
Square Plus + processing
$357
per month
bavoli
$150
per month
Free plan plus the order fee, which your guest pays at checkout by default
Annual savings
$2,478
per year
Square Plus at $49 a month plus 2.9% + $0.30 per online order, checked August 2026. bavoli's 50c pickup fee is paid by the guest by default.
At a glance
| Feature | bavoli | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $0 on Free, $30 on Plus | $0-$149/mo (+ processing fees) |
| Processing fees | None on reservations; the guest pays the order fee by default | 2.6% + $0.15 per transaction |
| Data ownership | You own 100% of your data | Full ownership on paid plans |
| Setup time | 5 minutes | 1-2 weeks (POS installation) |
| Reservation system | Built in, on every plan | Not included, separate tool needed |
| Free plan | Yes, with unlimited bookings | Yes (POS only, no reservations) |
Pricing comparison
Square charges monthly fees plus processing fees on every transaction, and you still need a separate reservation system. bavoli has a Free plan, Plus is $30 a month, and online orders carry a flat fee, 50c per pickup order or $1 per delivery order, which your guest covers at checkout by default.
Square Free
Monthly fee: $0/mo
Processing: 2.6% + $0.15 in person, 2.9% + $0.30 online
No reservation system included. Limited features.
$0/mo + processing fees
Processing fees only
Square Plus
Monthly fee: $49/mo
Processing: 2.6% + $0.15 in person, 2.9% + $0.30 online
Still no reservation system. You need a separate tool.
$49/mo + processing fees
$588/year + processing fees
bavoli Plus
Reservations, ordering and the guest CRM, with texts for 500 parties a month. The phone agent is a $50 add-on.
$30/mo
$360/year, with the order fee paid by your guests by default
Square Plus with a separate reservation tool such as Yelp Guest Manager Basic runs $208 a month. bavoli Plus replaces both for $30, which saves $2,136 a year.
Square pricing at squareup.com, checked August 2026.
Feature-by-feature comparison
See exactly how bavoli and Square for Restaurants compare across every feature.
| Feature | bavoli | Square |
|---|---|---|
| Online Ordering | ||
| Online ordering | ||
| Commission-free orders | ||
| Direct customer relationship | ||
| Menu management | ||
| Pickup orders | ||
| Delivery orders | US only | |
| Reservations | ||
| Online booking widget | ||
| White-label widget | On Plus | |
| SMS confirmations | ||
| Email confirmations | ||
| No-show protection | ||
| Card holds and no-show fees | On Plus | |
| Guest Management | ||
| Guest CRM | ||
| Full data ownership | ||
| Guest tags & preferences | ||
| Marketing automation | ||
| Export guest data anytime | ||
| Operations | ||
| Floor plan management | ||
| Waitlist management | ||
| Analytics & reporting | ||
| POS integration | Coming soon | |
| Multi-location support | Coming soon | |
| AI & Automation | ||
| AI phone answering | Add-on, $50/mo | |
| Automated reminders | ||
| Guest reactivation emails | ||
| International SMS | Via WhatsApp | |
| Digital menus | ||
| Pricing & Terms | ||
| No per-cover fees | ||
| No processing fees | ||
| Month-to-month billing | ||
| Free plan | ||
| Transparent pricing | ||
Why restaurants choose bavoli over Square for Restaurants
Square is a great POS. But if you need reservations, guest CRM, and online ordering in one place, bavoli does it all.
The bottom line
Independent restaurants choose bavoli over Square for Restaurants for three simple reasons.
1
Platform for everything
Reservations, ordering, guest CRM, digital menus, and an AI phone agent add-on, in one platform.
100%
Your guest data
Full data ownership and export included. Your guest data is never locked behind a POS ecosystem.
0
Contracts required
Pay monthly or yearly, and cancel any time with no penalty.
Looking for a Square for Restaurants alternative?
Square for Restaurants is a strong POS with built-in online ordering, but it does not include reservation management, a waitlist, or an AI phone agent. If your restaurant takes reservations, you need a separate platform on top of Square, which means paying for two systems and managing data across both.
bavoli is a full restaurant platform: online ordering, reservations, waitlist management, digital menus and a guest CRM on every plan, including Free, with texts to more guests from $30 a month and an AI phone agent add-on. Online orders carry bavoli's flat fee, 50c per pickup order, $1 per delivery order, and 0.5% on dine-in QR orders, which your guest covers at checkout by default, so the restaurant keeps 100% of menu prices. No POS hardware required.
If you use Square for payments and want a dedicated platform for everything else, bavoli works alongside any POS. You get one place for reservations, orders, and guest management without the complexity of stitching multiple tools together.
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