Comparison

Beyond Square for service businesses

Square makes payments easy. But when you're running a service business with routes, crews, and field operations, a payment-first platform leaves major gaps that force you to bolt on other tools.

Where Square works

Excellent payment processing and POS
Easy setup for basic retail operations
Good hardware options for card-present payments
Solid reporting for payment transactions
Integrates with many third-party tools

Where businesses outgrow it

Not designed for service business operations
No native route planning or optimization
Limited job and crew management features
Labor tracking requires additional tools
Becomes a hub requiring many integrations
Fee structure becomes expensive at scale

Feature comparison

A factual look at what each platform offers.

Feature
Square
Hebner
Service business focus
No
Yes
Route optimization
Crew management
Limited
Full
Job scheduling
Basic
Advanced
Labor tracking
Add-on
Built-in
Job profitability
Field app
Payment only
Full operations
Payment processing
Stripe
The Hebner Difference

We build your Owner Dashboard around your business

Square gives you a product and asks you to adapt. We understand your operation first, then build a system configured specifically for how you work.

Built specifically for service business operations
Integrated routing, scheduling, and dispatch
Labor tracking tied directly to jobs and profitability
Payments through Stripe—comparable rates, better integration
One system vs. Square + scheduling + routing + time tracking
No need to be the integration layer yourself
Your Owner Dashboard
Track workers in real-time
Optimize routes automatically
Automate customer scheduling
Accept payments seamlessly
View real profit & labor costs
One system, one source of truth
Migration

Moving from Square

We've helped businesses migrate from legacy platforms. Here's what the process looks like.

1

Assessment

Evaluate your current Square setup and all the tools you've connected to it.

2

Consolidation Plan

Map out how all your current tools get replaced by one integrated system.

3

Customer Migration

Move customer records and payment methods to your new Stripe account.

4

Operations Setup

Configure scheduling, routing, and crew management for your business.

5

Training

Get your team comfortable with the unified system.

6

Cutover

Supported transition from Square ecosystem to your integrated platform.

Powered by Stripe

We set up Stripe correctly for your business. You own your account. No revenue skimming. No third-party payment processors. Direct access to Stripe financing for your customers.

Ready to see what's possible?

The onboarding process helps us understand your current setup and design a system that actually fits your operation.