What needs to be compared before you leave Square
A POS switch is a business-process migration. The safe sequence is source capture, field mapping, owner approval, target configuration, testing, cutover, and acceptance. Do not cancel the source system until the records and workflows you need have been accounted for.
- Square for Restaurants vs Square POS / Retail configuration
- Items, modifiers, categories, inventory, taxes, and customer records
- Square Loyalty, Gift Cards, Appointments, Online, and third-party apps
- Kitchen routing, receipts, tips, timeclock, and employee access
- Existing network, Wi-Fi, printer, and power readiness
Export this before canceling Square
- Item library and inventory
- Customer data you are permitted to retain
- Transaction and tax reports
- Active gift-card liability and loyalty balances
- A list of Square apps and recurring subscriptions
- Current hardware inventory
Watch-outs
Square gift-card or loyalty obligations do not disappear when the POS changes.
Square-specific hardware should not be assumed reusable.
Square product configuration differs between restaurant, retail, and appointments use cases.
A processing-cost comparison should use actual merchant statements rather than advertised headline rates.
Conversion-path note
Norvet treats Square-to-SkyTab as a verification-first migration. We do not promise automated conversion until Shift4 confirms the merchant’s exact source data and configuration.