Vendor pricing · verified September 2026
Square online ordering fees for restaurants in 2026
Square includes an online ordering page with every Square for Restaurants plan, including the $0 Free plan, per Square's pricing and NerdWallet's February 2026 review. The cost is in the online processing rate: 3.3% + 30¢ per online order on Free, and 2.9% + 30¢ on the $49 Plus and $149 Premium plans. There is no per-order platform fee and no commission.
Figures from Square's published pricing and NerdWallet's February 18, 2026 review. Square's dedicated online-store pricing page was not reachable when this was written, so plan names and rates are as published on the Square for Restaurants pricing.
What a $40 online order costs on each Square plan
| Plan | Monthly | Online rate | Cost on $40 | In-person rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Square Free | $0 | 3.3% + 30¢ | $1.62 | 2.6% + 15¢ |
| Square Plus | $49/location | 2.9% + 30¢ | $1.46 | 2.5% + 15¢ |
| Square Premium | $149/location | 2.9% + 30¢ | $1.46 | 2.4% + 15¢ |
| Ginger Direct | $0 | as low as 2% + 5¢; $1 fee paid by the guest | about $0.85 | same interchange-plus |
Moving from Free to Plus saves 16¢ per $40 online order; it takes about 306 online orders a month for that saving to cover the $49 plan fee.
What is included and what is not
The ordering page itself is free on every plan. Delivery is not: Square's on-demand delivery through courier partners is a separate per-delivery charge. The KDS and Kiosk apps are separate monthly per-device fees on Plus and Premium.
Frequently asked questions
Does Square charge for online ordering?
Not a platform fee. Every Square for Restaurants plan, including Free, includes an online ordering page. The charge is the online processing rate: 3.3% + 30¢ per order on Free and 2.9% + 30¢ on Plus and Premium, per Square's pricing and NerdWallet's February 2026 review.
What does a $40 online order cost on Square?
$1.62 on the Free plan at 3.3% + 30¢, and $1.46 on Plus or Premium at 2.9% + 30¢. There is no commission or per-order platform fee.
Is it worth upgrading from Square Free to Plus for online ordering?
The online rate drops from 3.3% + 30¢ to 2.9% + 30¢, which is 16¢ on a $40 order. Covering the $49 monthly Plus fee takes about 306 online orders a month at that ticket, before counting Plus's other features.
Does Square online ordering include delivery?
The ordering page does. Delivery itself does not: Square's on-demand delivery via courier partners is a separate per-delivery charge.
How does Square online ordering compare with Ginger Direct?
Both are $0 a month. Square's cost to the restaurant is 3.3% + 30¢ or 2.9% + 30¢ per online order; Ginger Direct's is card processing as low as 2% + 5¢, with a $1 per-order fee paid by the guest, and orders print to the printers the restaurant already owns without touching its existing POS.
Compare it against a system with no monthly fee
Ginger is $0 a month with online ordering, no contract, interchange-plus processing as low as 2% + 5¢, and the Box, up to two printers and a card terminal included for restaurants over $40,000 a month in card volume. The live demo opens in your browser with no signup.