Dripos vs. Square

Square is a general-purpose POS. Dripos is built specifically for independent coffee shops. If you're running a café and tired of stitching together Square with third-party apps just to cover the basics, there's a better way.
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DRIPOS Highlights

A faster bar means a better morning rush.

  • Menu built around coffee modifiers, milk options, and drink customizations your staff already knows
  • Inline ordering screen shows ticket details without confusion during a busy rush
  • Mobile POS option lets your team take orders anywhere in the shop
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Stop paying for five tools when one will do.

  • Online ordering, loyalty, gift cards, and scheduling live in one platform
  • No third-party integrations needed to run your full operation
  • Everything syncs automatically so your data is never split across apps
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Support that actually knows coffee.

  • 24/7 support from a team that works specifically with cafes and coffee shops
  • Onboarding includes help setting up your actual menu and workflows
  • Updates and new features are built around what independent operators ask for
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DRIPOS VS SQUARE:
WHY SHOPS SWITCH TO DRIPOS

Dripos

  • POS built for coffee shops
  • Website and app online ordering included
  • Built-in loyalty program
  • Customer email and text messaging
  • Gift card and fundraiser capabilities
  • 24/7 café-specific support
  • Employee management and scheduling
  • Team payroll
  • Coffee shop menu builder
  • Operations tools: checklists, inventory, invoicing
  • Accounting
  • Tax filing support
  • Access Capital
  • Bookkeeping
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Square

  • General-purpose POS, not designed for cafes
  • Requires Square Online setup and fees
  • Paid add-ons sold separately
  • Marketing Gift cards yes, fundraisers not supported natively
  • General support, no coffee-specific expertise
  • Basic team management, limited scheduling
  • Standard item builder, not optimized for beverage customizations
  • No built-in operations management
  • Requires QuickBooks or similar
  • No tax filing support

Why Dripos?

Independent coffee shop owners comparing Dripos vs Square often reach the same conclusion: Square might work fine when you're starting out, but it wasn't built for cafes.

As your shop grows, you end up layering paid add-ons on top of each other just to match what Dripos includes out of the box. For coffee shop operators who want one platform that handles the floor, the back office, and the customer relationship, Dripos is the purpose-built choice.

“We looked at all (POS systems) and went with Dripos. We made the right decision. They are available for whatever we need. We are at our one year mark and very happy we chose Dripos.”
Bridget Babin
Owner
Cane Sugar Toffee Company
“Dripos gives coffee businesses of all sizes incredible structure and resources for a price that makes sense. Not just a POS system - from scheduling to inventory, COGs, and payroll, we use Dripos to organize and thrive as a small coffee business in the modern world.”
Andy Newbom
Co Founder
Torque Coffee
“We are a nonprofit coffee shop that employs people with intellectual, developmental or physical disabilities. We’re very picky about the partners we work with and I’m happy we chose to work with Dripos.”
Kyle Parker
Vice President
Not Your Average Joe

Core Product

What your business needs to take orders, market your products, lead your team, run your operations and manage your earnings.

$160/month
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package includes
Order System
Team Manager
Marketing Tools
Admin Features
No additional software costs per device
processing fees
Card present (Tap, dip, swipe)
2.6%+ 15¢
Online or app (No card present)
2.6%+30¢
Accept Any Card
One Flat Rate
End to End Encryption
PCI Compliance
On-demand Support
ADDITIONAL PREMIUM FEATURES
Payroll
$30/EIN + $6/employee
Branded App
$100/month
Bookkeeping + Accounting
$250/month
Self-Serve Accounting
$50/month
Delivery Integration
$50/month
Tax Filing
Varies*
*shops can take advantage of accounting on their own or add tax filing to this specific feature.

Everything You Need to Succeed

Point of Sale

Mobile Ordering

Inventory Management

Analytics Dashboard

Team Management

Customer Loyalty

Multi-Location Support

24/7 Support

Mobile Access

Secure & Compliant

Save time and money with Dripos

Fill out the form to learn how the best coffee shops in America are leveraging Dripos today.
Reduce monthly software costs by up to 60%
Get up and running in less than 24 hours
Replace 10+ tools with one integrated platform
Dedicated support from coffee industry experts

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hardware

Physical operating system for your shop

Dripos provides everything you need for your physical operating system in your shop – and it’s totally customizable to meet your specific needs.

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