Belcome vs Square Appointments

Square Appointments has a free plan and Square's hardware and payments behind it. Its no-show fees and waitlist start on the $49 Plus plan. Belcome includes those in one plan built only for salons, spas and studios.

At a glance

Square Appointments: read on its own pages on October 10, 2026. Prices in US dollars, before tax.
Topic	Belcome	Square Appointments
Starting price	$25 a month per location, with one person taking bookings	Free plan at $0; Plus $49 and Premium $149 a month per location
Adding people	$9 a month for each extra person taking bookings, never more than $79 a month per location	Unlimited staff calendars, including on the Free plan
Fee on new clients	None. Belcome takes nothing from the clients you win	None
Card payments	Stripe's rate (2.9% + 30¢ online, 2.7% + 5¢ in person) plus 0.5% online and 0.3% in person	Free: 2.6% + 15¢ in person and 3.3% + 30¢ online. Plus: 2.5% + 15¢ and 2.9% + 30¢
Deposits, no-show fees and waitlist	Deposits, card on file, no-show fees and an automatic waitlist, all in the plan	No-show fees, cancellation policy and waitlist start on Plus
Apps	Runs in the browser on any phone, tablet or computer; App Store and Google Play apps planned	Square Appointments app, with Tap to Pay on iPhone and Android

When Square Appointments is the better choice

You are solo and want to pay nothing a month: Square's Free plan has online booking and reminders.
You already sell with Square hardware and want one system for the register and the calendar.
You want Tap to Pay on your phone today. In Belcome it is planned.

When Belcome is the better choice

You want deposits, no-show fees and a waitlist without moving to a $49 plan.
You need what a salon or spa runs on: processing time while color sets, rooms and equipment, packages, memberships and intake forms.
You want the booking page in Spanish and Portuguese as well as English.
You run a med spa and need treatment notes and a Business Associate Agreement.

Moving from Square Appointments

Step by step: export from Square Appointments and import into Belcome

Square Appointments alternatives

Sources

What this page says about Square Appointments was read on Square Appointments's own pages on October 10, 2026. If something changed, tell us in the support chat and we will fix the page.

squareup.com

Belcome pricing in full

Questions about Belcome and Square Appointments

Is Square Appointments really free?

The Free plan costs $0 a month and charges 2.6% + 15¢ in person and 3.3% + 30¢ online, per Square's page. No-show fees and the waitlist need Plus at $49 a month per location.

Can I bring my Square customers to Belcome?

Yes. Export the customer directory and the item library from Square, then import clients and services in Belcome. The guide is linked on this page.

Can I keep using my Square card reader?

Not with Belcome. Belcome takes payments through Stripe, at the desk with Stripe card readers and online on your booking page.

Which costs less for a team of three?

Square Plus is $49 a month per location for the whole team. Belcome for three people taking bookings is $25 plus two times $9.