( Compare )
Androvega vs Square
Square is for restaurants that want a free POS plan, a voice kiosk and a phone voice channel; Androvega is for restaurants that want phone AI and direct ordering beside the POS they already run.
( The facts )
Side by side. Same date.
| Androvega | Square | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (CAD, per location) | From $349/location/mo CAD (AI phone, annual). $399 monthly; direct ordering $399; guest layer $649. | Free $0; Plus $60/location; Premium custom (over $250K/year). Canadian site; currency not published in the source; as published 2026-10-25. |
| Built for restaurants of this type? | Built for restaurants and quick-service businesses, any menu. Runs in our own restaurants: La Ruota, Pizza Garden, Megabite. | Pizzeria is a listed business type. |
| AI phone ordering | Answers calls, takes the order in plain conversation, prints in the kitchen; a person can step in. | Square AI; phone voice ordering; voice kiosk at $1,999 plus $99/month (14 October 2026); ordering through ChatGPT and Claude. |
| Keep your current POS | Yes. Runs on the Androvega order station, which we install beside your current POS. | Square is the POS. Keeping a non-Square POS: not published. |
| Contract | 30-day pilot, month-to-month, cancel at day 30 and owe nothing further. After the pilot: month-to-month at the listed price +15%, 12 months prepaid at −10%, or 36 months at the listed price. Implementation ($1,000 per location) is quoted before the pilot. AI phone ordering is priced on its own and is not subject to the +15% rule. | not published |
| Canadian pricing & support | CAD pricing; support from Vancouver. | Canadian site. Canadian support: not published. |
| Where it runs first | Our own restaurants: La Ruota, Pizza Garden, Megabite. | not published |
Competitor figures as published on https://squareup.com/ca/en/restaurants, checked 2026-10-25. Where the source did not state a currency, the table says so.
( Be fair )
When Square is the better choice.
Square is the better choice when you want a free POS plan with a voice kiosk, and you do not need a direct ordering flow built around your menu.
Androvega is the better choice when you want to keep your POS and add AI phone ordering and direct ordering on your own menu. The order station sits beside your till; counter orders stay on your POS.
The Androvega order station: a store box, a kitchen screen and a ticket printer, installed beside your current POS. Hardware is billed at cost and quoted in writing before you start.
( Questions )
Square, straight answers.
What does Square cost?
For Square: Free $0; Plus $60/location; Premium custom (over $250K/year). Canadian site; currency not published in the source; as published 2026-10-25. Androvega AI phone ordering is $349/location/month CAD on annual billing, or $399 monthly.
Can I keep my POS with Square?
For Square: Square is the POS. Keeping a non-Square POS: not published. Androvega does not replace your till: it runs on the Androvega order station, which we install beside your current POS.
Does Square take phone orders with AI?
For Square: Square AI; phone voice ordering; voice kiosk at $1,999 plus $99/month (14 October 2026); ordering through ChatGPT and Claude.
Bring your most complicated order.
Call the demo line and order like a guest, or book 30 minutes and we load your own menu first.
( Next step )
Let's find where your restaurant is leaking money.
- 1A free peak-hour check: we call your store at dinner rush and tell you what happened.
- 2A 30-minute demo on your own menu.
- 3A 30-day pilot on the piece that pays first.
Prefer email? contact@androvega.ca