ekoni vs Square Team
Both handle scheduling and time and attendance for a hospitality or retail team. Stock counting, supplier ordering and shift tasks live only in ekoni, in the same app as the roster.
One app for the whole shift.
Square Team schedules the shift and tracks the clock against the Square till. ekoni does that too, and adds the count that decides what gets ordered. When someone counts stock in ekoni, the count updates the live stock level and drafts the supplier order in the same app, against the same roster and the same team. Stock counting and supplier ordering are not part of Square Team, so that work happens in a separate tool, or on paper.
- A stock count moves the live stock level automatically
- A stock count drafts a supplier order in the same app
- Stock, ordering, tasks and the roster share one login for the team
- Stock counting is free to start, no matter how big the team gets
What each product covers
| Capability | ekoni | Square Team |
|---|---|---|
| Rostering and scheduling | Yes | Yes |
| Clock in and time and attendance | Yes | Yes |
| Shift tasks | Yes | Not offered |
| Stock counting | Free | Not offered |
| Supplier ordering drafted from a count | Yes | Not offered |
| Point of sale | Not offered | Yes |
| Payroll | Not offered yet | Yes (Square Payroll) |
One system with the till.
Square Team is scheduling and timecards attached to the same point of sale that takes payment, so labour and sales sit in one system without a second login. That depth is real, and ekoni does not try to match it today, ekoni does not process payments or run a till. If a single system spanning the till and the roster is the main problem in your business, Square Team covers ground ekoni does not.
ekoni vs Square Team, plainly
?Does ekoni replace Square Team?
Not for point of sale. Square Team runs scheduling and timecards against the same Square point of sale that rings up every sale, and ekoni does not process payments or run a till today. Where ekoni is different is stock counting, supplier ordering and shift tasks living in the same app as the roster, so a count updates stock and drafts the order without a second tool.
?Does Square Team do stock counting or supplier ordering?
No. Square Team's product is scheduling, timecards and team communication, built on top of Square's point of sale and payroll. Stock counting and supplier ordering are not part of Square Team, so a business using it for rostering still needs a separate tool, or paper, for stock.
?Is stock counting free in ekoni?
Yes. Stock counting is free in ekoni no matter how big the team gets. Rostering, ordering and the rest of the platform are priced separately.
?Can a business use ekoni alongside Square Team?
Yes. A business already running Square for point of sale can keep Square Team for scheduling tied to the till, and use ekoni for stock counting, ordering and tasks. The two cover different ground rather than competing directly.
?Does ekoni offer a point of sale?
No, not today. That is Square's strength, one system for taking payment and running the till, with scheduling and timecards attached to it. ekoni's rostering covers the schedule and the clock, not payments.
See the count that drafts the order.
Stock counting is free to start, and it's the piece Square Team does not do.
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