It's rarely about fees — they're broadly similar. It's about fragmentation: payments in one place, bookings in another, your client list in a third. Consolidating makes a payment part of the client story — it sits next to their bookings, messages, and history.
What carries over
- Your bank account & payouts. Stripe deposits to your own bank, just like Square or PayPal did — on Stripe's normal schedule (typically a couple of business days).
- In-person payments. The mobile tap-to-pay POS replaces your Square reader — contactless cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay on your phone.
- Your prices and offers. Rebuild session fees, packages, and programs once in your calendars and invoices.
- Your clients. Existing contacts import so nobody gets lost.
What you stop paying for
- A standalone POS subscription — the card reader is built in once Stripe is connected.
- A separate booking tool — booking and payment happen in one step.
- A separate invoicing app — branded invoices and text-to-pay are included.
- Glue tools (Zapier, manual exports) — it's one system.
"But I want to keep Square / PayPal"
That's fine — they still integrate. Run them alongside while you move the bulk of your activity over.
The switch, step by step
- Connect Stripe — two minutes yourself, or add us as an admin.
- Rebuild your offers as paid calendars and/or memberships. Keep your existing prices.
- Install the mobile app and enable tap-to-pay for in-person payments.
- Run both in parallel for a week. Take new bookings on the new system; let open Square/PayPal items finish.
- Turn off what you no longer need — the POS subscription, the separate booker, the invoicing app.