Comparison

Rexabook vs Square Appointments

An honest side-by-side of Square Appointments and Rexabook - features, pricing, where each platform wins, and which one is right for your business.

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The short version

Square Appointments is the booking product of the Square payments ecosystem. It's a solid fit for traders already using Square for card payments - booking, payments, and reporting sit in the same dashboard. The trade-off is that the booking product is built around Square's payment infrastructure, and doesn't include AI service import - no-show protection exists, but charging the card on file is a manual step the owner has to trigger, not an automatic charge.

Where Square Appointments is strong

Tight integration with Square payments - one dashboard for booking + payments
Strong US and UK presence with reliable card processing
Generous free tier for solo traders

Where Square Appointments falls short

No AI service import - manual catalogue setup
No-show charging is a manual step, not automatic like Rexabook's Card Protection
Free tier is single-user only; multi-staff requires a paid plan

Feature comparison

Feature	Rexabook	Square Appointments
AI Receptionist (email + contact form)
Auto-charge no-shows & late cancels		Manual
Online booking page on your own subdomain		Square-branded
Multi-page website builder (AI-drafted pages, drag-and-drop canvas, design themes)	Free on every plan, including Free	Square Online - AI-generated, but custom domain needs a paid plan
Marketplace client discovery
No commission on bookings
Free plan	Whole team included, uncapped seats	Free, but single-user only
AI service import (photo or URL)
Card-on-file at booking
Prepaid session packages		Paid plans only
SMS confirmations & reminders		Not publicly documented
Per-staff payment splitting (chair/booth rental)
Mobile / travel-aware booking (Home Base + Travel Areas)	Home Base + Travel Areas + route planning
Multi-location support
Staff seats	Free plan uncapped; Base/Pro: 1 free, then paid per seat	Free tier: 1 staff only; paid tiers unlimited, billed per location
Staff commission tracking		Premium plan only
Local SEO tooling (schema, sitemap, site verification)		Not publicly documented
Client notes & tags		Notes only, no tags
Loyalty stamp cards		Separate paid product (~$45/mo/location)
Peak / weekend pricing rules

AI Receptionist (email + contact form)

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Auto-charge no-shows & late cancels

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Manual

Online booking page on your own subdomain

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Square-branded

Multi-page website builder (AI-drafted pages, drag-and-drop canvas, design themes)

Rexabook

Free on every plan, including Free

Square Appointments

Square Online - AI-generated, but custom domain needs a paid plan

Marketplace client discovery

Rexabook

Square Appointments

No commission on bookings

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Free plan

Rexabook

Whole team included, uncapped seats

Square Appointments

Free, but single-user only

AI service import (photo or URL)

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Card-on-file at booking

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Prepaid session packages

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Paid plans only

SMS confirmations & reminders

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Not publicly documented

Per-staff payment splitting (chair/booth rental)

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Mobile / travel-aware booking (Home Base + Travel Areas)

Rexabook

Home Base + Travel Areas + route planning

Square Appointments

Multi-location support

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Staff seats

Rexabook

Free plan uncapped; Base/Pro: 1 free, then paid per seat

Square Appointments

Free tier: 1 staff only; paid tiers unlimited, billed per location

Staff commission tracking

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Premium plan only

Local SEO tooling (schema, sitemap, site verification)

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Not publicly documented

Client notes & tags

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Notes only, no tags

Loyalty stamp cards

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Separate paid product (~$45/mo/location)

Peak / weekend pricing rules

Rexabook

Square Appointments

Who should choose which?

Choose Rexabook if…

Traders who want no-show protection, AI-powered booking automation, and a booking product that is the product (not a feature of a payment platform).

Stick with Square Appointments if…

Traders already on the Square payments ecosystem who want booking, payments, and reporting in one Square-branded dashboard.

Frequently asked questions

Does Square Appointments charge no-shows automatically?

Rexabook's Card Protection charges no-shows and late cancellations automatically to the card on file via Stripe - included free in the base and activated when you enable Rexabook Payments.

Can I keep using Square for payments with Rexabook?

Yes. Rexabook's card-on-file and online deposits use Stripe Connect (Rexabook Payments) - you can use Stripe for online payments while keeping Square for in-person card readers. The two coexist.

Is Square Appointments free?

Square Appointments has a free tier for solo traders (no staff or locations). Multi-staff and multi-location plans are paid. Rexabook is free for every plan level - take payment through us and your client covers a small booking fee - or £15/month + VAT if you'd rather take payment in person, with team seats and custom domain as separate add-ons.

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