Square vs. Merchant Account Comparison Calculator (opens in new tab)

They're delayed: https://squareup.com/letters/the-home-stretch

Also, I thought you misspelled "Swype" at first. Man, that keyboard has invaded my brain and I can't even use it with my new iPhone!

I think lots of people are waiting and they have come up with a few versions of them. They have been silent for a while but rumors are that they are working on something awesome.

These are genuinely useful tools for an audience of startup cofounders. When you're bootstrapping or working off your angel funding, every dollar counts. If you can save $200 a month, thanks to these calculators, you've just extended your runway.

Probably. ;) The whole point of making these things is because they are fun to show off and potentially useful to other people.

No sense in building something useful and not telling people about it.

SMARTASS! :) Fair enough - that is admittedly not at all mathematically correct and we should have chosen a different way to graphically show which side was "winning". You got us - questionable design decision.

Showing a bar graph more than twice as tall for a 6% difference in price denied them my trust.

I helped create this calculator... and it's sad to see someone say that it is "lying". The reality is that this is by far the most honest, transparent way to compare the all-in costs of Square vs. using a wireless terminal with a merchant account. The costs are all very carefully laid out below, and the $ amounts are real.

Say what you want about our choice of the bar-graph... that's fair criticism. It wasn't intended to be an accurate graph, just something cool to look at.

What we really care about at TransFS is giving people unbiased, accurate information about their options. Square is a great deal for many merchants... which is why we suggest them to our customers and link to their site.

i am not o certain. i do not like to buy additional hardware. it is then about delivery, logistics (shipping), handling, etc. i would like a solution without any additional hardware...

chris

I was one of the guys that wrote it - it's not BS - its just a random starting point. Most people play with the bars to try a few different scenarios.