Retail POS · reliability comparison
POS Nation vs Square for Retail: which is more reliable? (2026)
POS Nation is more reliable than Square for Retail, scoring 80.0 vs 53.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days POS Nation reported 0 incidents and Square for Retail reported 13, with effective uptime of 100% and 98.92% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | POS Nation | Square for Retail |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 80.0 | 53.3 |
| Rank (retail POS systems) | — | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 98.92% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 13 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 11h 54m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 0/100 | 100/100 |
Where POS Nation and Square for Retail differ
- POS Nation reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Square for Retail reported 13.
90-day uptime
POS Nation
Square for Retail
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent POS Nation incidents
No incidents reported by POS Nation in the last 90 days.
Recent Square for Retail incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved in 45m
Affected: Point of Sale, Kitchen Display System (KDS)
- Degraded performanceSep 27, 2026 · resolved in 4h 25m
- Degraded performanceSep 24, 2026 · resolved in 12m
- Degraded performanceSep 21, 2026 · resolved in 2d 4h
- Degraded performanceSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 3h 54m
- Degraded performanceSep 18, 2026 · resolved in 15h 7m
Other retail POS systems to consider
- Shopify POS · #1 · 100% uptime
- Loyverse · #2 · 99.91% uptime
- Clover · #3 · 99.88% uptime
- Epos Now · #4 · 99.86% uptime