Business type solution
Contractors & Specialists
Contractors and specialist service teams can carry one connected workflow from site visit to final payment. Build itemized estimates for labor, materials, quantities, and notes; pair the scope with reusable contracts and digital signatures; then convert approved work into invoices without retyping the job.
Built for your day-to-day
Square supports deposits, recurring billing, milestone-based payment schedules, automatic reminders, cards on file, ACH bank transfers, and in-person payments from the office or field. A mobile reader, Square Terminal, or phone-based Tap to Pay option gives crews a practical way to collect on site, while project workspaces and customer records keep job documents and payment status together. It is a strong fit for repair, installation, maintenance, cleaning, and other service businesses that need clearer handoffs between quoting and getting paid.
Key capabilities
Create itemized estimates with services, quantities, pricing, discounts, attachments, notes, terms, and timelines. Send them by email, text, or shareable link so a customer can review the proposed scope before work begins.
Convert an accepted estimate into an invoice without re-entering customer or pricing details. Eligible paid plans can automate that conversion, helping a crew move from approved scope to deposit or progress billing faster.
Request a deposit, set a separate due date for the balance, or schedule multiple payments around job milestones. Square Invoices also supports recurring invoices and automatic reminders for repeat service work.
Take contactless, chip, and swipe payments with supported hardware, or use Tap to Pay on a compatible iPhone or Android phone. Remote customers can pay an invoice by card, wallet, ACH bank transfer, or eligible Afterpay flow.
Project workspaces bring invoices, estimates, contracts, notes, and payment activity into one place. Customer Directory can retain contact details and cards on file for future authorized billing.
Explore the details
Start with a site-specific estimate that separates labor, materials, quantities, and optional packages. Add terms, attachments, and a contract when the scope needs a signed record. Once accepted, convert it into an invoice, request a deposit, and schedule balance payments around the phases that matter to the customer. The same records can be reviewed from a mobile device through Square Invoices or services mode in Square Point of Sale.
A Square Reader for contactless and chip is the lightest option for a phone or tablet. Square Handheld is a self-contained mobile POS, while Square Terminal combines payments with a built-in receipt printer. For phone-free quoting and billing, invoices, payment links, and Virtual Terminal cover remote or keyed payment scenarios. Tap to Pay can remove the need for additional hardware when the phone and account setup are compatible.
Square Free has no monthly subscription and includes invoicing, estimates, contracts, and booking basics; Square Plus is listed at $49 per location per month and adds advanced features with lower published processing rates; Square Premium is listed at $149 per location per month and adds the lowest published rates, advanced reporting, and 24/7 phone support. Payment schedules, custom invoice templates, and the $10 invoice-ACH fee cap are shown as Plus features. Businesses processing more than $250,000 annually can ask Square about custom pricing, processing fees, hardware discounts, onboarding, and account support.
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Hardware
Square Reader for contactless and chip (2nd generation) gives mobile operators and small counters a compact way to accept EMV chip cards, contactless cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and Afterpay through a compatible phone or tablet.
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Hardware
Square Handheld puts a complete Square checkout in a staff member’s hand instead of tying every sale to a counter.
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Hardware
Square Terminal gives a bakery counter, coffee bar, food truck, salon desk, or service checkout one compact device for taking tap, chip, and magstripe payments.
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Hardware
Square Stand turns a compatible USB-C iPad into a tidy countertop POS with built-in contactless and chip payments.
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Square Free is $0/month. Square Plus is listed at $49/month per location and Square Premium at $149/month per location; both offer a 30-day trial on the current U.S. pricing pages. Square Pro is custom-priced for eligible businesses, including those processing over $250,000 annually. Hardware shown on the official U.S. catalog includes Square Reader for contactless and chip at $59, Square Handheld at $399, Square Terminal at $299, and Square Stand at $149, before tax. Installment offers are subject to credit approval and stated eligibility.
Card-present payments; Free tier published U.S. rate.
Card-present payments; Plus tier published U.S. rate.
Card-present payments; Premium tier published U.S. rate.
Online card payments and invoice card payments; published U.S. rates.
Customer pays an invoice by ACH bank transfer; published U.S. rates.
Card number manually entered or saved card on file used at checkout.
Eligible Afterpay payments; customer pays over four installments.
Square published U.S. payment-fee table.
Square’s contractor page is a U.S. industry solution page, but it does not establish that Square replaces construction-specific estimating, takeoff, dispatch, permitting, time-and-materials accounting, lien-waiver, or compliance software.
Square Invoices states that multi-currency acceptance is not supported today; verify currency needs before serving cross-border customers.
Offline payments have a 24-hour reconnection requirement and the seller is responsible for expired, declined, or disputed offline payments; offline mode is not supported on older first-generation Square Reader for contactless and chip units.
Instant transfers require a linked bank account or supported debit card and carry a fee; availability, limits, and timing can vary.
Afterpay eligibility and terms apply. ACH is not free: the published invoice rate is 1% with a $1 minimum, with a $10 cap only on Plus and Premium.
Hardware catalog prices are before tax and can change. Installment plans are subject to credit approval, state availability, purchase limits, APR, and other stated terms.
No image is approved: any marketing use of hardware imagery requires separate license or permission evidence.
Questions
Yes. Square lets a business convert an accepted estimate into an invoice without re-entering the customer, service, and pricing details. Eligible paid plans can automate the conversion.
Yes. Square Invoices supports an upfront deposit with a separate balance due date, and eligible paid plans support payment schedules based on milestones or phases.
Square’s U.S. catalog lists the Reader for contactless and chip at $59, and Square also supports Tap to Pay on compatible iPhone and Android phones without additional hardware. The reader needs a compatible phone or tablet and Bluetooth connection; published processing fees still apply.
Information as of 2026-10-27. Product details date: 2026-10-27.
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