Square through EBS, or straight from Square?
Your account is a Square account in your name either way, with the same app, the same dashboard, and the same published rates. Through us, qualifying hardware is reimbursed, a person sets it all up, and a local team answers the phone. Here is the side by side, with Square's own published prices.
- ✓Same rates as signing up yourself, or a 0% cash discount program where the card price covers the fee
- ✓Free equipment offers: you set up Square's monthly hardware payments on qualifying devices and we reimburse them
- ✓Set up, installed, and trained for you, on site if you are local to us
- ✓A local team by phone, in English and Spanish, on any Square plan
The short version
The same Square, with more help.
Square prices and support terms as published on squareup.com in October 2026. Which devices qualify for reimbursement depends on the device and plan.
Same Square. More help.
Square's column comes from Square's own pricing and hardware pages. Ours is what we do for every Square account we set up.
| Topic | Through EBS | Direct from Square |
|---|---|---|
| Processing rate | Square's published rates, the same as signing up yourselfOr the cash discount program: 0% to you, with the card price posted before the sale | Free plan: 2.6% + 15¢ in person, 3.3% + 30¢ online, 3.5% + 15¢ keyed |
| Software plan | The same Square plans: Free, Plus, or Premium | Free $0, Plus $49, Premium $149 a month |
| Hardware | Free equipment offers: you set up Square's monthly payments on qualifying devices and we reimburse them | List price: Register $899, Handheld $399, Terminal $299, Stand $149, Kiosk $149, Reader $59. Or monthly payments through Square |
| Setup | Items or menu built for you, hardware set up and tested | You set it up yourself |
| Install and training | On site if you are local to us, remote anywhere else | Help articles and videos |
| Phone support | A local team by phone, in English and Spanish, on every plan | Free plan: the first 90 days. 24/7 phone support on Premium |
| Approval | Instant | Instant |
| Contract | None | None |
You sign up with Square through our partner link, or for the cash discount program through ours. Either way the Square account is in your name, and the deposits come from Square.
When signing up direct makes sense
You only need a Reader
A $59 reader and your phone for a side business or a weekend booth? Sign up with Square and go. Our link gives you the same rates if you would rather use it.
You like doing it yourself
Square is built for owners who want to set things up on their own. If that is you and you do not need the phone support, direct works.
For everyone else
A register, a kitchen printer, a kiosk, and a team to train is a different job. Reimbursed hardware and a person who installs it and picks up the phone is the difference.
Questions about buying Square
No. On Square's published rates you pay exactly what you would pay signing up yourself. If you choose the cash discount program, card sales cost you 0% and the posted card price covers the fee.
You set up Square's monthly hardware payments and we reimburse them, the way a carrier gives you a free phone on a plan. Which devices qualify depends on the device and plan, so ask us before you order.
Yours. It is a Square account in your name, with the Square app and dashboard. We set it up, train your team, and support you, and Square's own help center is there too.
From Square's published pricing and hardware pages in October 2026, linked below. Square changes its prices and plans from time to time, so check squareup.com for the current numbers.
- Square plans, rates, support, and hardware prices: squareup.com/us/en/pricing
- Square hardware warranty and terms: squareup.com/us/en/legal/general/hardware
Same Square. Free hardware. A team that picks up.
Tell us what you sell and how you sell it, and we'll tell you which devices qualify.