Alternatives · checked October 18, 2026
A Square alternative for jewelers who have outgrown simple retail
Square is a good way to start selling: a Free plan, card payments and an online store from one company. Jewelers tend to look for an alternative when the bench gets busy, layaway grows, gold has to be priced by weight, or a certificate must stay with a sale. GetJewelryPOS covers those jobs in every plan and works with your own card processor.
Full GetJewelryPOS vs Square comparisonWhy jewelers look for a Square alternative
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A real repair bench workflow
Job sheets record the customer, item, serial, problem, condition at intake, due date and technician. Colored statuses, envelope tags and per-status SMS or email keep customers informed. A jewelry repair job sheet is not listed on Square's public pages as of 18 Oct 2026.
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Layaway and instalments
Take a deposit, record partial payments, reserve the piece and track the balance on the customer ledger, with receipts and overdue reminders. A built-in layaway workflow is not listed on Square's public pages as of 18 Oct 2026.
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Gold by weight and karat
Price pieces from weight, karat purity, your rate for the day, making charge and stone value, in grams or tola. Old gold exchange is recorded by weight, karat and deduction and offset against the new sale.
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Certificates stay with the piece
Each serial carries lab, report number, carat, color, clarity and cut, so the sale, customer and certificate stay linked. Barcode tags print on narrow jewelry labels, and role permissions control who can discount, void or see cost.
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Your processor, your markets
GetJewelryPOS works with your card processor and terminal. It also has AED and PKR price lists and Arabic and Urdu screens; the UAE and Pakistan are not listed among Square's markets as of 18 Oct 2026.
Who should stay with Square
Stay with Square if you mostly sell fixed-price fashion jewelry, rarely take repairs or layaway, and like having payments, hardware and an online store from one company. Its Free plan and quick setup are real advantages, and a small shop that does not price gold by weight may not need more.
Sources: stylefactoryproductions.com · costbench.com · costbench.com · erpresearch.com · squareup.com
Under the loupe
Square alternative: questions
Why leave Square if it has a Free plan?
Many jewelers do not need to. Those who switch usually need repair job sheets, layaway, gold pricing by weight or certificate fields, which are not listed on Square's public pages as of 18 Oct 2026.
What does Square cost?
Third-party listings show Free $0, Plus $49 and Premium $149 per location per month (checked 18 Oct 2026), plus card fees.
What does GetJewelryPOS cost?
Our plans are published on the pricing page, per shop, per month, with every jewelry feature included.
Can I keep my Square card reader?
Square readers work with Square processing. GetJewelryPOS works with the card processor and terminal you choose.
Does GetJewelryPOS include an online store?
Yes, generated from your catalogue in every plan, with a managed jewelry website as an upgrade.
Is there a free trial?
Yes, 14 days with no card.
Does GetJewelryPOS fetch live gold prices?
No. You enter the day's rate, and the software does the weight and karat math.
How do I switch from Square?
Export items and customers to CSV, and we help add karat, weight and certificate columns for free. See /switch/.
14 days free · no card needed · cancel any time
See if it fits before you switch
Try GetJewelryPOS on your own stock while your current system keeps running.