Square Appointments pricing: plan for locations and checkout

Count operating locations first

Location-based pricing means expansion can affect the budget even when headcount remains stable. A second shop with two staff may change the subscription differently from adding two staff to the original shop. Before choosing a plan, list where appointments actually happen and how each location operates. Include temporary spaces or shared premises only after checking the vendor's rules about what constitutes a separately billed location.

Read the US figures as US figures

Square's official US Appointments page, reviewed on 21 October 2026, showed Free at $0, Plus at $49 per location monthly and Premium at $149 per location monthly. Payment processing is additional. Availability, plan details and rates can differ by market. Use the current local page and checkout quote for a purchasing decision, and verify that the appointment features you need are included in the selected tier.

Account for connected operations

A shop that sells retail goods alongside services may value Square's point-of-sale and inventory environment. The useful question is how much work those connections remove from your real checkout process. Walk through product sales, appointment completion and the next booking. A feature can be valuable without being necessary for every service business, so keep your own operating model at the center of the evaluation rather than awarding points for unused capabilities.

Model the next location before opening

Illustrative arithmetic: two locations on a $49-per-location monthly plan would represent $98 in monthly subscription charges before taxes, processing and other applicable costs. This example is not a quote or a recommendation to choose that tier. Its purpose is to show how the unit of pricing affects expansion. Repeat the calculation for your shortlisted plans and include the actual functions each branch will use.

Compare the complete alternative quote

Resurv's advertised Growth reference plan includes up to five locations and 25 staff at $16.99 monthly, subject to regional and billing variations. That allowance may be relevant to a growing service business, but it should not be equated with every function in Square's wider ecosystem. Check payments, customer workflows and daily administration separately. Also test Square's free option when eligible, because a truthful budget comparison includes an adequate zero-subscription alternative. Current US limits are five staff per branch and 5,000 bookings per month on Growth; Essential allows 500 bookings per month.

Ask the branch manager to confirm which checkout tasks happen daily. Their account of ordinary work is a better guide to connected-system value than a speculative list of future retail ideas.