Jovvie vs Square for WooCommerce

Square for WooCommerce connects Square’s own POS to your WooCommerce store. It’s a good fit if you want hardware, software and processing from one company. Jovvie keeps WooCommerce as the single system and lets you use your own Stripe or NMI account.

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Last updated: November 4, 2026. Square for WooCommerce details come from the sources at the end of this page. Prices and features change, so confirm with each vendor before you buy.

The short answer

Which one fits you

Jovvie

Choose Jovvie if

You want in-person sales recorded as WooCommerce orders, in one system.
You want to keep your own Stripe account or NMI merchant account and rates.
You don’t want a second catalog to keep in sync.

Square for WooCommerce

Choose Square for WooCommerce if

You want hardware, POS software and processing from one company.
You want offline card payments (Square allows them on every plan).
Your physical store is the main business and the website is secondary.
You want Square’s flat, published card rates.

At a glance

Jovvie and Square for WooCommerce side by side

	Jovvie	Square for WooCommerce
How it works with WooCommerce	Runs on WooCommerce as its data layer: products, orders, customers and stock stay in WooCommerce. Self-hosted plugin or Jovvie Cloud. A Standalone option needs no WooCommerce.	Square POS is a separate system. The free WooCommerce Square plugin syncs products and inventory; you choose WooCommerce or Square as the system of record. Square’s FAQ says orders placed in Square POS don’t sync to WooCommerce.
Pricing	Basic $29/month (1 cashier + 1 manager). Pro $49/month (unlimited staff and stations). Plus a 0.5–2.5% platform fee on card transactions. Jovvie Cloud adds $0.05 or $0.025 per order; Standalone adds $40/month. First 25 orders free.	Square Free $0, Plus $49 and Premium $149 per location per month. US in-person card rates 2.6% + 15¢, 2.5% + 15¢ and 2.4% + 15¢. Hardware from $59; Square Terminal $299.
Payment processors	Your own Stripe account or NMI merchant account (NMI connects to 200+ processors).	Square only.
Card readers and Tap to Pay	Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android. Stripe Reader S700, S710, T600, M2, BBPOS WisePad 3, WisePOS E and Verifone readers. NMI terminals on your merchant account.	Square Reader, Square Terminal, Square Register and Square Stand; Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android.
Devices	Browser on Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook; iOS and Android apps; desktop apps for macOS and Windows.	Square POS apps and Square hardware.
WordPress.org rating	4.5 from 22 reviews on WordPress.org	2.1 from 122 reviews on WordPress.org (WooCommerce Square plugin)

Cost

Cost compared

Square’s Free plan has no software fee; you pay Square’s processing rate. Jovvie charges $29 or $49 a month plus a 0.5–2.5% platform fee on top of Stripe’s processing rate. Square is often cheaper for a small store; Jovvie fits when WooCommerce is the center of the business.

Jovvie Point of Sale is $29/month (Basic) or $49/month (Pro), plus a 0.5–2.5% platform fee on card transactions. Your first 25 orders are free, with no card to sign up. See Jovvie pricing or read why Jovvie isn’t free.

Questions

Questions buyers ask

Do Square POS orders sync to WooCommerce?

Not according to the WooCommerce Square FAQ: products and inventory sync, but orders placed in Square POS aren’t imported into WooCommerce.

Can I use my own processor with Square?

No. Square POS processes payments through Square.

Does WooCommerce have its own POS?

Yes. WooCommerce’s mobile app includes a free POS for iPad and Android tablets in 10 countries, using WooPayments or Stripe, with readers at $5/month each. It doesn’t support offline mode or receipt printing yet.

Sources

Where these facts come from

Jovvie facts come from Jovvie pricing, Jovvie on Stripe, Jovvie on NMI and Jovvie hardware.

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