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Zonal vs Square

Last updated August 2026

Looking for a European alternative to Square? Here's how Zonal compares, on EU hosting, GDPR and what it does.

Our pick for a European buyer: Zonal. We weight data residency, GDPR and EU jurisdiction above everything else — that is the constraint this directory exists to solve.

Zonal
Square
What it is
UK-based EPoS and hospitality tech for pubs, restaurants and hotels with multi-site pricing bands.
not established
Headquarters
🇬🇧 GB
No
EU data residency
not established
not established
DSGVO / GDPR
No
not established
Certifications
No
not established
Price from
No
not established
Free plan
No
not established
Open Source
No
not established
Ratings
TRUSTPILOT 2.4/5 (7)
No
Integrations
Bookable, CGA, Cisco Meraki, Coniq, Crimson Macaw +14
not established

We have not yet completed our own research on Square; rows above show only what we can evidence. Check the vendor for specifics.

Where each one wins

Zonal

Strengths

  • +Comprehensive, integrated hospitality technology stack covering EPOS, reservations, kitchen management, hotel PMS, loyalty programs, and analytics from a single vendor
  • +Deep industry expertise with over 16,000 UK hospitality clients since 1979
  • +Hybrid cloud/on-premise deployment ensures reliability during internet outages
  • +Extensive reporting capabilities with 140+ built-in reports for data-driven decision-making
  • +UK-based customer support available daily from 8 am to midnight
  • +Strong suitability for large multi-site operators such as managed pub groups, restaurant chains, and hotels requiring centralized control
  • +Complex workflow management tailored to enterprise-level hospitality needs

Limitations

  • −High pricing and rigid contract terms, including a £229/month all-in-one rental package, £1,100 upfront deployment fee, and a 36-month minimum contract
  • −Poor post-sale customer support with reports of undertrained staff, high account manager turnover, and slow or ineffective responses
  • −Onboarding difficulties and insufficient training, making implementation challenging for new users

Square

Review sentiment not yet compiled.

Data residency & compliance

Zonal
Square
EU data residency
not established
not established
Transfer mechanism
not established
not established
DPA
not established
not established
Sub-processors
not established
not established
Certifications
No
No
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