The self-hosted Square POS alternative
Vendra — POS & Inventory System (PHP + MySQL, Self-Hosted) — Self-hosted POS & inventory engineered so overselling is impossible.. Own it once, run it on your own server, and stop paying Square POS every month.
Stop renting Square POS
Square POS — rented
Square Plus $49/mo per location (free $0 tier exists)
[1]billed every month, forever · your data in their cloud
Vendra — POS & Inventory System (PHP + MySQL, Self-Hosted) — yours
$34.00
one-time · self-hosted · your data, your server
1 months of Square POS equals this one-time price.
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Assumption: Per location. Figures verified on Square's own press page announcing the Free/Plus/Premium plans (the pricing page renders prices via JS).
Why owning beats renting Square POS
- One payment. No monthly, per-seat, or per-location fees — the license is perpetual.
- Your data stays on your server. It never lives in Square POS's cloud.
- No plan ceilings. Records and users are limited by your hosting, not a pricing tier.
- It keeps working if the vendor doesn't. Self-hosted software can't be sunset or price-hiked out from under you.
Fair trade-offs: you host it, back it up, and apply updates yourself — see the
product page for honest limitations, and the
full Vendra — POS & Inventory System (PHP + MySQL, Self-Hosted) vs Square POS comparison.
Sources
- Square POS — price checked 2026-07-05 —
source
“$49/month per location”
Competitor prices change — always confirm on the linked page. We only print figures we could verify on the date shown.