Square Payment Links
Embeddable buy buttons and hosted checkout with no monthly bill; country availability is the catch.
Technical Profile & Specs
verified 2026-08-10
- Cost
- $0 / forever (Free tier / Free tool)
- License
- proprietary, free
- Hosting Model
- Hosted (their cloud)
- Platforms
- webthey host it
- Installation
- Create a verified Square account, then build a checkout link or buy button in Square Dashboard
- Operational Setup
- Only supported Square countries qualify, business verification is required, and every sale incurs Square processing fees
- Where Your Data Lives
- Products, checkout links, customers, orders and payments in Square's managed cloud
- The Catch / Trade-off
- Square Payment Links is not a real catalog, storefront or order-operations system, and checkout is Square rather than Stripe.
Replaces 1 paid app
up to $39/mo ($468/yr) in subscriptions
Square Payment Links FAQ
Common questions
Is Square Payment Links free and open source?+
Square Payment Links is a free tool that runs on hosted. Embeddable buy buttons and hosted checkout with no monthly bill; country availability is the catch.
What paid software does Square Payment Links replace?+
Square Payment Links serves as a free replacement for 1 paid SaaS application: BigCommerce, saving up to $39/month ($468/year) in subscription bills.
How do you install and set up Square Payment Links?+
Installation: Create a verified Square account, then build a checkout link or buy button in Square Dashboard. Setup notes: Only supported Square countries qualify, business verification is required, and every sale incurs Square processing fees
What is the catch or trade-off with Square Payment Links?+
Square Payment Links is not a real catalog, storefront or order-operations system, and checkout is Square rather than Stripe.