Loyalora — Self-Hosted Loyalty & Rewards Register: Points, Rewards, Redemptions vs. renting SaaS
Self-hosted points register with a ledger you can replay: no stored balance, no order ceiling, no monthly fee.
The subscription math
Savings calculator
SaaS figures use the cited plan price above (see the sources below); per-seat plans scale by the seat count from the same cited price. This is arithmetic, not a quote.
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Loyverse [3]
Free - the loyalty program is included with the POS at no cost; optional add-ons from $5 USD/month per store or per employee
Honest math: Loyverse's loyalty program is free, so on price there is nothing to break even against and Loyverse wins outright. The case for Loyalora here is ownership, not cost - Loyverse is a hosted account, and the customer list and the points ledger live on their servers under their terms. Their paid add-ons meter per store and per employee.
How their pricing grows: Loyverse gives the loyalty program away with the point of sale and charges for the surrounding add-ons instead, metered per store and per employee.
“Employee management $5 USD/month per employee”
What Loyverse does that we don't: Loyverse ships an entire point of sale around the free loyalty program - multi-store management, inventory, sales analytics and a kitchen display.
If you want a till, inventory and loyalty together in one free hosted account, stay with Loyverse - Loyalora is a points register only: no point of sale, no inventory, no payments.
Square Loyalty [4]
No public price - the product page shows a 30-day trial and a sales contact, no figure (verified)
Square Loyalty is an add-on to a Square account. Its own product page publishes no price, and the general Square pricing page lists loyalty as a plan feature without a figure for it. No number is printed here because none renders publicly.
How their pricing grows: Square does not publish a standalone price for Loyalty on its product page; the only routes shown are a free trial and contacting sales.
“Start your free trial Contact sales”
What Square Loyalty does that we don't: Square Loyalty is wired into the till: customers enrol at the point of sale, through the Square site or from an invoice, and points can be earned by visit, by spend or by item.
If you need points attaching to a card tender at the till automatically, stay with Square - Loyalora records points against a customer record and processes no payments at all.
Why owning beats renting here
- One payment. No per-month, per-seat, or per-location fees — the license is perpetual.
- Your data stays on your server. Customer records never live in someone else's cloud.
- No plan ceilings. Records, users, and usage are limited by your hosting, not a pricing tier.
- It keeps working if the vendor doesn't. Self-hosted software can't be sunset out from under you.
Fair trade-offs: you host it, you back it up, and updates are yours to apply — see the product page for honest limitations.
Sources
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Smile.io — price checked 2026-08-22 —
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“Essential For stores gaining traction and growing loyalty $15 per month, monthly billing”
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LoyaltyLion — price checked 2026-08-22 —
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“Classic Best for brands starting loyalty with minimal effort Custom $199 / Month Includes 500 orders per month”
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Loyverse — price checked 2026-08-22 —
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“Manage multiple stores, sales analytics, inventory management, loyalty program Free”
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Square Loyalty — price checked 2026-08-22 —
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“Try Square Loyalty free for 30 days.”
Competitor prices change — always confirm on the linked page. We only print figures we could verify on the date shown.