Square Appointments Pricing 2026: What You Pay
Square Appointments' official server-rendered capture of 2026-10-22 lists Free at $0 per location, Plus at $49/mo per location and Premium at $149/mo per location, with in-person processing falling from 2.6% + 15¢ to 2.4% + 15¢ across the tiers.
Captured plan prices
| Captured plan | Captured price | Captured scope |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0/mo per location | 2.6% + 15¢ in-person; 3.3% + 30¢ online invoices; 3.5% + 15¢ manually entered or card on file; email support; SMS marketing not available |
| Plus | $49/mo per location | 2.5% + 15¢ in-person; 2.9% + 30¢ online; 500 texts included then 3¢ per text; phone support 6am–6pm PT M–F; 2.5% gift card load fee |
| Premium | $149/mo per location | 2.4% + 15¢ in-person; 2,500 texts included then 1.5¢ per text; 0% gift card load fee; 24/7 support |
| Custom pricing | For processing over $250,000/year | Custom pricing and processing fees, hardware discounts, onboarding and implementation support, technical specialists and account management |
Captured processing fees
| Captured fee item | Free | Plus | Premium |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locations | $0/mo per location | $49/mo per location | $149/mo per location |
| In-person processing | 2.6% + 15¢ | 2.5% + 15¢ | 2.4% + 15¢ |
| Online invoices | 3.3% + 30¢ | 2.9% + 30¢ | — |
| ACH via invoice | 1%, $1 min | 1%, $1 min, $10 fee cap | 1%, $1 min, $10 fee cap |
| ACH via API | 1%, $1 min, $5 fee cap | 1%, $1 min, $5 fee cap | 1%, $1 min, $5 fee cap |
| Manually entered or card on file | 3.5% + 15¢ | 3.5% + 15¢ | 3.5% + 15¢ |
Captured billing boundaries
| Captured billing boundary | Captured rule |
|---|---|
| Installments | Afterpay installments process at 6% + 30¢; customers pay in four interest-free installments over six weeks while you receive the full payment up front |
| Cash or check | Free on all plans |
| Gift card load | 2.5% load fee on Free and Plus; Premium carries no additional load fee and redemption has no fees |
| Bitcoin conversions | 1.0% on Free and Plus; 0.5% on Premium |
| International cards | An additional 1.5% fee applies to payments on cards issued outside the United States |
| Text marketing | Not available on Free; Plus includes 500 texts then 3¢ per text; Premium includes 2,500 texts then 1.5¢ per text |
| Savings and loans | Free business savings at 1.00% APY and custom loan offers up to $350K based on Square sales |
Captured included capabilities
| Captured capability | Captured scope |
|---|---|
| Booking | Online booking, calendar management, and SMS reminders that customers can answer to confirm, cancel or change appointments |
| Cancellation policies | Require credit cards at booking and charge cards on file for late cancellations or no-shows; prepayments and automatic contracts supported |
| Contracts | Editable and reusable contract templates with AI-generated clauses, custom fields, required signatures and digital signing |
| Payments | Card-present, online, invoice, ACH, manually entered and card-on-file processing plus Afterpay installments |
| Booking API | An external application can create, update and cancel every booking from your calendar |
| Support | Chat anytime; email; phone support per tier up to 24/7 on Premium |
Captured pricing and billing notes
Square Appointments' captured pricing runs Free at $0 per location, Plus at $49/mo per location and Premium at $149/mo per location, with the monthly fee applying to each location you run on the paid tiers.
Processing falls with the tier: in-person card-present payments run 2.6% + 15¢ on Free, 2.5% + 15¢ on Plus and 2.4% + 15¢ on Premium, online invoices at 3.3% + 30¢ and 2.9% + 30¢ on the first two tiers, and manually entered or card-on-file payments at 3.5% + 15¢.
ACH bank transfers via invoice carry 1% with a $1 minimum (a $10 fee cap appears on paid tiers), ACH via the API adds a $5 fee cap, Afterpay installments process at 6% + 30¢, cash and check are free, gift card loads cost 2.5% on Free and Plus with 0% on Premium, bitcoin conversions run 1.0%/0.5%, and international cards add 1.5%.
Booking-side features cover SMS reminders customers can answer to confirm or cancel, credit-card-at-booking cancellation policies with no-show fees, prepayments and automatic contracts with AI-generated clauses and digital signing, a Booking API, and text marketing with 500 (Plus) or 2,500 (Premium) included messages. Businesses processing over $250,000 per year can qualify for custom pricing.
Pricing and no-inference rules
Premium's online invoice rate (not visible in the capture), card-on-file rates per tier beyond the single displayed figure, and Free-tier SMS marketing costs are not inferred.
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