Square alternative

A Square alternative with $0 in swipe fees.

Square takes about 2.6% + 10¢ in person and 2.9% + 30¢ online. AxeFee lets your customers pay by Zelle for $0 — no card reader, no app — and you keep 100% of every dollar.

✓ $0 in percentage fees ✓ Funds in your bank in minutes ✓ No card reader, no app ✓ Zelle & card accepted

AxeFee vs. Square

Take payments, invoice, and book — without the per-swipe percentage.

SquareAxeFee
Fee per payment2.6% + 10¢ in person · 2.9% + 30¢ online$0 on Zelle — keep 100%
HardwareCard reader / terminal to buyNone — a link or QR code
Payout speedNext business day (or pay for instant)Zelle lands in your bank in minutes
InvoicesYes — with a processing feeYes — $0 fee on Zelle
BookingsSquare Appointments (paid tiers)Booking & signup forms included
CardsCore productOptional via your own Stripe
Square rates shown are its standard published US rates at time of writing.

Run the business, skip the swipe fee

The tools a Square merchant uses — reframed around $0-fee Zelle.

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Bookings & appointments

Time-slot booking forms with a slot wizard and reminders.

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Invoices & deposits

Send invoices or take a deposit up front; the rest reconciles itself.

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Product & service sales

Sell products, services, tickets, or memberships from one link.

Automatic matching

Payments land against the right order automatically.

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Free digital business card

Your link-in-bio + QR, included with every account.

Money in minutes

No terminal, no batch, no next-day wait on Zelle.

No reader. No app. No 2.6%.

Point a customer to your link or QR and get paid straight to your bank by Zelle — nothing to swipe and nothing skimmed. Cards stay available through your own Stripe when you need them.

Get started free

Simple, honest pricing

No percentage fees on any plan. You keep 100% of what you collect.

Free to start
Starter
$0 / forever
  • 25 payments a month, free
  • Unlimited checkout forms
  • Zelle checkout + digital card
  • Live dashboard & exports
  • No card on file, no percentage fees
Business
$29 / month
  • 500 transactions included
  • Card payments via your own Stripe
  • Custom branding & team access
  • Billed after the month, cancel anytime
  • Still $0 in percentage fees

Common questions

Do I need a card reader?

No. Customers pay by Zelle from their own banking app — you just share a link or QR. If you want to accept cards too, connect your own Stripe; still no AxeFee percentage.

Can I book appointments like Square?

Yes — dedicated booking and signup forms with a slot-generation wizard, buffers, minimum-notice rules, and reminder emails.

How do payments get matched automatically?

Every order gets its own reference, and AxeFee automatically matches each incoming Zelle payment to the right order and marks it paid — so you stop reconciling by hand. There’s a quick one-time connection during setup, and after that it just runs.

How fast do I get paid?

Zelle moves bank-to-bank, so funds usually arrive in minutes — no next-business-day payout and no instant-deposit surcharge.

Ditch the reader and the 2.6%.

Start free and take your next payment with no swipe fee.