# Switch from Square to Rundoo

> https://rundoo.ai/switch/square/

Switching to Rundoo

# Switch from Square

Square is a great first step off paper, and a lot of our stores started there. But supply stores run into its ceiling quickly: charge accounts become a mess of workarounds, contractor pricing doesn't exist, and inventory management falls apart at scale. Rundoo picks up where Square leaves off.

Why stores switch

## What stores switching from Square love

Stores that outgrow Square all hit the same wall, and here's what they tell us once they've made the move to Rundoo:

**Charge accounts that don't require a PhD in workarounds.** On Square, running a charge account means keeping one long open ticket per customer that grows endlessly, entering partial payments as notes with zero-dollar charges, and printing the entire receipt to figure out someone's balance. On Rundoo, charge accounts just work: real balances, partial payments, returns, monthly statements, all built in.

**Real inventory visibility across locations.** Square stores consistently tell us they switched because they wanted more clarity on their inventory, who owes them money, and where their margins are going. Rundoo gives you real-time inventory across every location, with transfers, reorder suggestions, and reporting that Square simply wasn't built to handle.

**Built for your kind of business, not every kind of business.** Square is great for businesses where every transaction ends the same way, but supply stores don't work like that. Contractors who pick up materials on Monday and pay on Friday, customers who return half an order, accounts that need statements mailed at the end of the month: Rundoo handles all of it natively because it was built for exactly this kind of business.

Data migration

## What we bring over from Square

Our Square parser brings over your core product and customer data. Here's what transfers automatically.

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Products

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Customers

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Sales History

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Vendors

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Inventories

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Pricing Tiers

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Product Categories

Success stories

## Stores that switched from Square

[![Rusty Gate Nursery & Building Supply](https://pub-5247264bd04e4ebeaecbbedb3bebb9f8.r2.dev/static/images/clients/rusty-gate-nursery-storefront.png)

### Rusty Gate Nursery & Building Supply

Forks, Washington

> "Rundoo can handle the diversity, all the different products and account types and billing quirks that make a place like Rusty Gate what it is."

Read their story →](/clients/rusty-gate-nursery/index.md)

Rundoo is purpose-built for
[lawn & garden stores](/industries/lawn-garden/index.md).
See the [ROI of switching](/insights/roi-of-switching/index.md).

The process

## How switching works

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### You get a person

As soon as you sign, you're paired with a dedicated implementation manager who has real experience working in supply stores.

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### We migrate your data

Our data team handles the migration, pulling whatever exists from Square into Rundoo. Your implementation manager walks you through reviewing it, and we fine-tune from there.

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### Training and go-live

Your team gets hands-on training sessions before go-live day, and your implementation manager stays with you through the first weeks to make sure everything runs smoothly.

Want the full story? Read our deep dive on [what happens when you switch](/insights/switching/index.md), or the [ROI of switching](/insights/roi-of-switching/index.md).

## Frequently asked questions

Is Rundoo a good alternative to Square?

Rundoo is the AI-first POS built specifically for independent supply stores. It brings the point of sale, inventory, payments, accounting, and customer accounts into one system, with Rundoo AI on every screen and unlimited users for one price. Stores switch to Rundoo from Square to get a modern, cloud-based system built for the way supply stores actually work.

How long does it take to switch from Square to Rundoo?

It depends on your store and the time of year. Many stores plan their go-live for a slower season, and some sign on months ahead of the switch. You are paired with a dedicated implementation manager who handles the migration from Square and stays with you through go-live and the first weeks after.

Will my charge balances and accounts come over from Square?

Yes. We map your contractor accounts, AR balances, special pricing tiers, statement settings, and tax-exempt IDs as part of the migration from Square, and final pulls are timed to prevent any gap in customer charges.

Does Rundoo work with my vendor catalog?

Rundoo integrates natively with Benjamin Moore, Orgill, Emery Jensen, AllPro, House Hasson, Florida Hardware, Bradley Caldwell, and NHPA. We add new vendor catalogs regularly, so ask us about timeline if yours is not listed.

## Ready to make the switch?

Book a demo and we'll walk you through exactly what the transition from Square looks like for your store.

[Book a demo](/signup/index.md)

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