Comparison
Stockroom vs Square for inventory
Square is excellent at checkout. Stockroom is the inventory back office behind it. Keep Square for payments. Run everything else here, without paying twice.
Side by side
Where each tool shines
This isn't a rip-and-replace. Stockroom complements Square where Square's inventory stops.
| Capability | Square | Stockroom |
|---|---|---|
| Payments & point-of-sale | Via Square | |
| Basic item catalog & counts | ||
| Low-stock alerts | ||
| Purchase orders & receiving | Plus plan | |
| Barcode label printing | Plus plan | |
| Cross-location transfers | Basic | Request/ship/receive workflow |
| Weighted-average cost & true COGS | ||
| Landed cost (freight allocation) | ||
| Demand-based reorder (velocity) | ||
| Reservations / available to promise | ||
| Kits / bundles + units of measure | ||
| Cycle-count audits + variance | ||
| Lot / expiry traceability | ||
| Rentals (out-and-back) | ||
| Discount override codes + audit trail | ||
| Per-warehouse roles & permissions | Limited | |
| Tax packet & accounting export | Basic |
Payments & point-of-sale
- Square
- Stockroom
- Via Square
Basic item catalog & counts
- Square
- Stockroom
Low-stock alerts
- Square
- Stockroom
Purchase orders & receiving
- Square
- Plus plan
- Stockroom
Barcode label printing
- Square
- Plus plan
- Stockroom
Cross-location transfers
- Square
- Basic
- Stockroom
- Request/ship/receive workflow
Weighted-average cost & true COGS
- Square
- Stockroom
Landed cost (freight allocation)
- Square
- Stockroom
Demand-based reorder (velocity)
- Square
- Stockroom
Reservations / available to promise
- Square
- Stockroom
Kits / bundles + units of measure
- Square
- Stockroom
Cycle-count audits + variance
- Square
- Stockroom
Lot / expiry traceability
- Square
- Stockroom
Rentals (out-and-back)
- Square
- Stockroom
Discount override codes + audit trail
- Square
- Stockroom
Per-warehouse roles & permissions
- Square
- Limited
- Stockroom
Tax packet & accounting export
- Square
- Basic
- Stockroom
No double-charge
Keep selling on Square, pay us only for the software
Payment processing always stays with Square. We never resell or re-bill payments. You can even keep your Square reader: ring up a sale in Stockroom, send it to the reader, and the customer taps their card at your usual Square rates. Stockroomadds the inventory and back-office depth Square can't do, and a two-way sync keeps your catalog, stock and sales in step.
Depth you pay Stockroomfor. Square can't do these
- Weighted-average cost ledger & true COGS
- Landed cost & demand-based reordering
- Reservations / available to promise & backorders
- Kits / bundles + units of measure
- Cycle-count audits with variance metrics
- Lot / expiry traceability
- Rentals & discount-override compliance
- Custom roles & per-warehouse permissions
Outgrown Square's inventory?
Migrate your catalog, customers and sales in an afternoon, and keep selling on Square.