Getting paid is one step. Running the job is the rest.
Square is a payments and point of sale platform that also includes invoices, estimates, contracts, appointment booking, and customer messaging. It has three plans priced per location: Square Free ($0/mo), Square Plus ($49/mo), and Square Premium ($149/mo), plus card processing fees such as 3.3% + 30¢ for online and invoice payments on Free and 2.9% + 30¢ on Plus and Premium. It is not built as contractor job management software, so there is no dispatch board, job costing, or in-home sales presentation.
The short answer: Square is a low-cost, widely used way to take payments and send invoices, while Revcore ties estimates, the in-home presentation, scheduling, the homeowner portal, and payments to the same job file.
Feature by feature
Plain language in every cell, so the gaps are specific rather than a column of checkmarks.
Lead capture
- Revcore Pro
- Embeddable lead forms and booking widgets with automatic text and email follow-up
- Square
- Online booking site and Book Now buttons for Instagram, Facebook, and Google; no contractor lead forms or pipeline
CRM
- Revcore Pro
- CRM, pipeline, and job tracking on every plan
- Square
- Customer directory built from transactions, with purchase history and segmentation
Estimates and quoting
- Revcore Pro
- Unlimited estimates on every plan, with material and add-on catalogs
- Square
- Estimates sent by email, text, or link on every plan; auto-convert to invoices on Plus and Premium
Good / Better / Best quoting
- Revcore Pro
- Native Good / Better / Best quoting on Pro and Scale
- Square
- Multi-package estimates offer multiple options in one estimate, on Plus and Premium
In-home sales presentation
- Revcore Pro
- Interactive in-home sales presentation built into the job, on Pro and Scale
- Square
- None
Two-way texting
- Revcore Pro
- Included on every plan: 250, 750, or 2,500 two-way texts a month by plan
- Square
- Service messages with customer replies by SMS and email on every plan; a dedicated business number and messaging new customers need Plus
Scheduling and dispatch
- Revcore Pro
- Crew scheduling and dispatch on every plan; route optimization, a live crew map, and GPS timesheets on Pro and Scale
- Square
- Appointment calendars and online booking; shift scheduling on Plus; no dispatch board or routing for field crews
Job tracking and photos
- Revcore Pro
- Job tracking with photo documentation and markup
- Square
- Project workspace that holds invoices, estimates, contracts, and notes; no field photo documentation workflow
Homeowner / client portal
- Revcore Pro
- Homeowner project portal on every plan; white-label portal on Scale
- Square
- Customers pay and sign through invoice, estimate, and contract links; no project portal
Invoicing and payments
- Revcore Pro
- Invoicing with deposits; 3.65% + 30¢ cards, ACH at 0.8% (capped at $5) plus a 0.75% platform fee, instant payouts for 1.5%, fee built into the estimate
- Square
- Invoices, recurring invoices, deposits, tap to pay, card readers, ACH, Afterpay, and Cash App Pay; payment schedules on Plus
Service agreements
- Revcore Pro
- Recurring service agreements with automatic renewal reminders on Pro and Scale
- Square
- Recurring invoices on a set schedule; no maintenance plan or visit scheduling module
Reporting
- Revcore Pro
- Dashboards and a pipeline report on every plan; job costing, profitability, pipeline, and revenue reports on Pro and Scale
- Square
- Sales, reconciliation, and invoice reporting; labor cost and team reports on Plus; advanced reporting on Premium
Integrations and API
- Revcore Pro
- QuickBooks Online sync on every plan; two-way sync with class and location job costing, REST API, signed webhooks, and AI (MCP) access on Scale
- Square
- Payments APIs on every plan; Bookings API and Google Calendar sync on Plus and Premium
Pricing model
- Revcore Pro
- Flat plans with 3, 7, or 15 full seats ($207 to $999/mo billed annually) and unlimited free field crew seats, extra full seats $49/mo
- Square
- $0, $49, or $149/mo per location plus processing fees; no per-user fee listed
- Built in
- Partial, add-on, or gated to a higher tier
- Not offered
What Revcore adds at the kitchen table.
An interactive presentation and a Good, Better, Best estimate the homeowner signs on the spot, with the deposit collected before you leave. Both come with the Pro and Scale plans, in the same login as the rest of the job.
Square pricing, plan by plan
Manually entered or card-on-file payments are 3.5% + 15¢ on every plan, and Afterpay is 6% + 30¢. Businesses processing over $250,000 a year can ask Square about custom pricing. Some features, such as the Kiosk and KDS apps, carry extra per-device fees.
Square Free
$0/mo
Per location
Users: Not stated
- POS app, online site, and item library
- Invoices, recurring invoices, deposits, estimates, and contracts with e-signature
- Appointment booking with unlimited staff calendars
- Processing: 2.6% + 15¢ in person, 3.3% + 30¢ online and invoices, 1% ACH on invoices ($1 min)
Square Plus
$49/mo
Per location
Users: Not stated
- Everything in Square Free
- Multi-package estimates, payment schedules, and batch invoices
- Staff timecards and shift scheduling
- Email marketing and 500 marketing texts, then 3¢ per text
- Processing: 2.5% + 15¢ in person, 2.9% + 30¢ online and invoices, ACH capped at $10
Square Premium
$149/mo
Per location
Users: Not stated
- Everything in Square Plus
- 24/7 priority phone support and advanced reporting
- 2,500 marketing texts, then 1.5¢ per text
- Processing: 2.4% + 15¢ in person, 2.9% + 30¢ online and invoices
- Pricing model
- Per-location monthly plans plus per-transaction processing fees
- Contract
- No long-term contract; Square says you can cancel or switch plans anytime
Source: Square pricing page, checked September 24, 2026.
What it costs for your crew
Estimated monthly cost from each vendor's published pricing, before taxes, payment processing, and promotions.
3-person crew
- Revcore Pro
- $249/mo Starter plan
- Square
- $49/mo plus processing
7-person crew
- Revcore Pro
- $599/mo Pro plan
- Square
- $49/mo plus processing
15-person crew
- Revcore Pro
- $1,199/mo Scale plan
- Square
- $49/mo plus processing
Revcore Pro: the plan sized to the team (Starter for 3, Pro for 7, Scale for 15), billed monthly. Field crew seats are free on every plan, so no extra seats are needed. Annual billing is lower.
Square: Square Plus for one location, the lowest plan with multi-package estimates, payment schedules, and staff timecards. Square prices per location, not per user, so crew size does not change the plan fee. Square Free is $0/mo if you only need basic invoices and estimates. Card processing fees are extra, and Square does not cover dispatch or field job management, so this is not a like-for-like total.
Is Square right for you?
Square is a payments and point of sale platform that also includes invoices, estimates, contracts, appointment booking, and customer messaging. It has three plans priced per location: Square Free ($0/mo), Square Plus ($49/mo), and Square Premium ($149/mo), plus card processing fees such as 3.3% + 30¢ for online and invoice payments on Free and 2.9% + 30¢ on Plus and Premium. It is not built as contractor job management software, so there is no dispatch board, job costing, or in-home sales presentation.
Square is a good fit for
- Contractors who mainly need to take card payments on site and send invoices
- Very small businesses that want to start at $0/mo and pay only processing fees
- Businesses that also sell retail products or need a simple online booking page
It is a weaker fit for
- Crews that need dispatch, job tracking, and field photos tied to each job
- Contractors who sell higher-ticket work with an in-home presentation
- Teams that want a trade-specific CRM and homeowner project portal
Where Revcore Pro wins
- Lead capture: Embeddable lead forms and booking widgets with automatic text and email follow-up
- CRM: CRM, pipeline, and job tracking on every plan
- Good / Better / Best quoting: Native Good / Better / Best quoting on Pro and Scale
- In-home sales presentation: Interactive in-home sales presentation built into the job, on Pro and Scale
- Two-way texting: Included on every plan: 250, 750, or 2,500 two-way texts a month by plan
- Scheduling and dispatch: Crew scheduling and dispatch on every plan; route optimization, a live crew map, and GPS timesheets on Pro and Scale
- Job tracking and photos: Job tracking with photo documentation and markup
- Homeowner / client portal: Homeowner project portal on every plan; white-label portal on Scale
- Service agreements: Recurring service agreements with automatic renewal reminders on Pro and Scale
- Reporting: Dashboards and a pipeline report on every plan; job costing, profitability, pipeline, and revenue reports on Pro and Scale
Where Square wins
- Start free and pay only processing fees
- Mature, well-known payments with tap to pay on iPhone and Android and card readers
- Estimates, contracts with e-signature, invoices, and deposits in one free plan
- Transparent, published processing rates and no long-term contract
- Per-location pricing with no per-user fee listed
Square is a good fit for: Contractors who mainly need to take card payments on site and send invoices; Very small businesses that want to start at $0/mo and pay only processing fees; Businesses that also sell retail products or need a simple online booking page.
Square integrations, app, and support
- Integrations
- Afterpay, Cash App Pay, Google Calendar, Google Business Profile, Instagram, Facebook
- Mobile app
- Square apps run on iPhone and Android, with Tap to Pay on iPhone and Tap to Pay on Android
- Support
- Phone support 6am to 6pm PT on weekdays (for the first 90 days on Square Free), and 24/7 priority phone support on Premium
- Onboarding
- Self-serve signup. Businesses processing over $250,000 a year can ask about onboarding and implementation support
Switching from Square to Revcore
Square lets you export your customer directory as a CSV file from the Customers section of Square Dashboard. Invoices and payments remain viewable in your Square account.
- 1In Square Dashboard, export your customer directory to CSV and save any invoice history you need.
- 2Start a Revcore 14-day trial of the Scale plan, no credit card required.
- 3Send the export to the Revcore onboarding team; importing customers, jobs, estimates, and invoices is included at no extra cost.
- 4Set up Revcore Payments so deposits and final payments are collected inside the estimate and invoice.
- 5Build Good / Better / Best estimate templates and your in-home presentation.
- 6Collect open Square invoices in Square, then move new work to Revcore.
Or stop paying for the whole stack
Whatever you run today, here is what a typical contractor stack costs next to Revcore in one login.
| Tool | What it does | One-time setup | Approx. monthly |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leap CRM (Team, 5 users) | CRM, production & invoicing | $0 | $694 |
| Ingage (5-user minimum + platform fee) | In-home sales presentation | ~$5,000 | $450 |
| CompanyCam (Crew) | Job photos & docs | $0 | $149 |
| Dedicated texting (A2P) | Two-way SMS | $0 | $99 |
| 4 logins, 4 bills | To get fully set up | ~$5,000 | $1,392/mo |
| Revcore ProPro plan, billed annually | Everything above, one login, texting included | $0, free migration | $499/mo |
That is about $15,716 saved in the first year, roughly $10,716 a year after that, plus the ~$5,000 in setup fees you never pay.
Published and sales-quoted 2026 pricing for a ~5-user shop. Accounting isn't counted: most shops keep QuickBooks either way. Leap CRM Team is $298/mo including the first user plus $99/mo per added user, on a one-year contract. Ingage starts at $90/user/mo with a 5-user minimum, plus an annual platform fee; its setup figure is a third-party estimate and runs into the thousands before your first presentation. CompanyCam Crew is $149/mo. Competitor prices as of September 2026, published pricing. Revcore Pro is one flat price with 7 full seats and unlimited free field crew seats, no add-ons, no setup fee, with onboarding and free migration included.
Revcore Pro vs Square, common questions
How much does Square cost for contractors?
Square Free is $0/mo, Square Plus is $49/mo per location, and Square Premium is $149/mo per location. You also pay processing fees, for example 3.3% + 30¢ for online and invoice card payments on Free, or 2.9% + 30¢ on Plus and Premium.
What are Square's invoice processing fees?
Card payments on invoices are 3.3% + 30¢ on Square Free and 2.9% + 30¢ on Plus and Premium. ACH bank transfers on invoices are 1% with a $1 minimum, capped at $10 on Plus and Premium. Revcore charges 3.65% + 30¢ for cards (standard 2.9% + 30¢ card processing plus a 0.75% platform fee) and, for ACH, 0.8% (capped at $5) plus a 0.75% platform fee, and Margin Protection builds the card fee into the estimate so you keep your full price.
Can Square do estimates for contractors?
Yes. Square sends estimates by email, text, or link on every plan, and Square Plus adds multi-package estimates with several options. It does not include an in-home presentation or trade-specific job workflow.
Does Square have scheduling and dispatch?
Square has appointment calendars, online booking, and shift scheduling on Plus. It does not have a dispatch board, routing, or crew job tracking built for field service.
Does Square have two-way texting?
Square lets you send service messages and customers can reply by SMS or email. A dedicated business phone number and messaging new customers require Square Plus. Revcore includes two-way texting on every plan.
What is the best Square alternative for contractors?
If you want payments tied to the job, look at field service tools with built-in payments such as Jobber, Housecall Pro, or Revcore. Revcore adds the in-home presentation and Good / Better / Best quoting on top of scheduling and payments.
Square vs Jobber: which should a contractor use?
Square is cheaper if you only need payments and invoices. Jobber adds scheduling, a client hub, and field job tracking, starting at $29/mo billed annually for one user, with online card payments at 2.9% + 30¢.
Square vs Revcore: can Revcore replace Square?
For contractor payments, yes. Revcore takes card and ACH payments tied to estimates, jobs, and invoices, with instant payouts for 1.5%. Square remains a better fit if you run a retail counter or need a full point of sale.
Can I move my customers from Square to Revcore?
Yes. Export your customer directory as CSV from Square Dashboard, and Revcore's onboarding team imports it along with jobs, estimates, and invoices at no extra cost.
Is Square worth it?
It depends on your team. Square is a good fit for contractors who mainly need to take card payments on site and send invoices and very small businesses that want to start at $0/mo and pay only processing fees, and a weaker fit for crews that need dispatch, job tracking, and field photos tied to each job. Published pricing starts at $0/mo, and a 7 person crew would pay about $49/mo plus processing on its public plans. Facts checked 2026-09-24.
Public pricing as of 2026. Competitor pricing moves and is often promo or sales-gated; sales-gated figures are third-party estimates. Confirm current pricing on the vendor page. Competitor names are trademarks of their respective owners.
Sources and method
Competitor facts come from each vendor’s public pages, checked on the date shown. Pricing changes often and is sometimes sales-quoted, so confirm on the vendor’s site before you buy. Revcore facts come from our pricing page. Product names are trademarks of their owners.
