Everything Squire does.
Without the monthly bill.
Squire built a solid platform for barbershops — but their tiered pricing model means your costs scale with every location and feature tier. barber.shop gives you the same core features with flat, affordable pricing and your own merchant account.
How the pricing models compare
Squire's Model
- Monthly subscription Tiered pricing
- Multi-location Higher tier required
- Payment processing Squire's sub-merchant rates
- Cost scales with Locations + tier
barber.shop's Model
- Barber profile handle $10/mo or $100/yr
- Location handle $20/mo or $200/yr
- Payment processing Set your own prices. Keep what you collect.
- Cost scales with Nothing
With barber.shop, your card processing goes through your own merchant account — not through a sub-merchant relationship controlled by Squire. Check Squire's pricing page to see what their tiers currently cost.
Feature-by-feature comparison
Squire requires Flagship tier ($250/mo) for multi-location
Track every change for accountability
Squire charges monthly per tier; barber.shop: flat $10–$20/mo per handle
barber.shop takes 0% commission; Squire processes as sub-merchant
barber.shop: your CardPointe account; Squire: sub-merchant
Available on Squire's higher tiers
Where barber.shop stands out
Your own merchant account
Squire processes payments through their system — you're a sub-merchant on their account. With barber.shop, you get your own CardPointe merchant account. You set your prices, you keep what you collect, and the merchant relationship is yours.
No tiered pricing trap
Squire's tiers lock features behind higher price points. Want multi-location? $250/month. barber.shop doesn't tier its features — everything is available from day one, for every shop, at every size.
Activity audit log
barber.shop tracks every change in your business — who modified an appointment, who updated a client record, who changed a schedule. This accountability layer prevents disputes and keeps your team honest.
Portable client data
On barber.shop, barber profiles and client books belong to the barber. If a barber moves shops, their reviews, clients, and booking link go with them — because that's how barbering actually works.
Being fair about Squire
Squire has been in the barbershop space for years and has strengths worth acknowledging.
- • Established brand — Squire has a large existing user base and brand recognition in the barbershop industry.
- • POS hardware bundles — Squire offers pre-configured POS hardware packages, which can simplify initial setup for shops that need everything at once.
- • Payroll integration — Squire includes payroll tools at higher tiers, which barber.shop doesn't currently offer.
The question isn't whether Squire is a good product — it is. The question is whether those extras are worth a recurring monthly cost that grows with your business when barber.shop covers the core features you use every day at a fraction of the cost.
Ready to switch from Squire?
Keep everything you love about barbershop-focused software — without the monthly bill.