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Square vs Clover for Canadian restaurants
Choosing between Square and Clover? Here’s how they compare for Canadian restaurants on pricing, hardware, payments, delivery apps and support, based on each company’s public information. We’ve added Platter, a restaurant POS made in Canada, as a third option.
Square vs Clover at a glance
Based on publicly available information as of October 2026. Check each provider for current details.
| Topic | Square | Clover | Platter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing published in CAD | Yes. Square publishes Canadian restaurant pricing in CAD. | Clover’s Canadian site shows “Contact sales” in place of prices. | Yes. Plans are listed in CAD on our pricing page. |
| Starting price | Free plan at $0/month. Plus is $60/month per location, plus $40/month for each additional POS device. Premium is custom-priced. | Contact Clover or a Clover reseller for current pricing. One Canadian reseller lists the Clover Station Duo at $1,995 CAD. | $79 CAD per location per month (Essentials). Pro is $149, and Multi-location is $129 per location for 3+ sites. |
| Hardware | Square hardware, including Square Handheld (launched in Canada in 2025). | Clover devices, such as Station Duo, Station Pro, Mini and Flex. | Runs on iPad, iPhone and Android. Works with Epson printers and Moneris terminals. Hardware not included. |
| Payments | Square payment processing. See Square’s Canadian pricing page for current rates. | Contact Clover or your Clover reseller for processing options and rates. | Card payments processed by Moneris, at Moneris preferred pricing for Platter customers (subject to Moneris approval). Tap to Pay on phones powered by Stripe. |
| SkipTheDishes, Uber Eats and DoorDash | SkipTheDishes integration included at no extra cost with any Square for Restaurants subscription. Uber Eats is in the Square App Marketplace. Contact Square about DoorDash options. | Uber Eats integration in Canada. DoorDash orders can be sent to Clover through DoorDash’s integration. Contact Clover about SkipTheDishes. | Uber Eats, DoorDash and SkipTheDishes orders arrive in Platter through Deliverect (your own Deliverect account). |
| Reservations | OpenTable integration in Canada for Square for Restaurants Plus subscribers, with an OpenTable Core or Pro account. | Contact Clover about reservation options. | In-POS reservations built in, with no per-cover fees. Online booking, waitlist and deposits come with Advanced Reservations (coming soon). |
| Kitchen display | Unlimited Square KDS devices included with Square for Restaurants Plus. | Contact Clover for kitchen display options and pricing. | $15/month per screen. |
| Canadian company and support | US-based company with a Canadian website and help centre in English and French. | Owned by Fiserv, a US company. Sold in Canada directly and through banks and resellers. | Made in Canada. Support by phone, email and our online help centre. |
| French and Quebec | Square publishes French Canadian pages. Square’s Quebec guide describes using a WEB-SRM-certified partner integration. | Contact Clover about French and Quebec WEB-SRM support. | Contact us. |
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How to choose
- Ask each provider for a written quote in Canadian dollars, including hardware, add-ons and card processing.
- Check which delivery apps connect directly to the POS in your province, and what each connection costs.
- Read the contract term, cancellation terms and whether hardware is leased.
- Ask for a demo set up with your own menu and floor plan.
Use the savings calculator to compare card processing costs, or read how switching to Platter works.
Square vs Clover: questions
Sources (checked October 2026)
- Square Canada: Square for Restaurants pricing
- Square help (Canada): Square for Restaurants pricing
- Square help (Canada): Set up your SkipTheDishes integration
- Square Canada: Uber Eats app
- Square Canada: OpenTable integration in Canada
- Square Canada: Square KDS in Canada
- Square Canada: Square for Restaurants launches in Canada
- Fintech.ca: Square launches unified POS app in Canada (May 2025)
- Square Canada: WEB-SRM guide for Quebec
- Square Canada (French): restaurant pricing
- Clover Canada: Station Duo pricing
- Clover Canada: Clover for Restaurants (PDF)
- Clover Canada: Clover for Counter Service Restaurants (PDF)
- Gravity Payments: Clover Station Duo (Canada)
- Clover Canada blog: Clover and Uber Eats integration
- DoorDash (Canada): Integrate DoorDash with your Clover POS
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