Choosing tools
Bakesy vs Square: What Each One Actually Does for Your Home Bakery
Work out which of the two you actually need, and what to check before you pay either one.
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Most people who search this are trying to work out which one to pay for first. That depends on where your orders get stuck. If customers keep asking how to order and you are answering one text at a time, the shop side is the problem. If you are baking plenty but chasing cash and screenshots, the payment side is the problem. Answer that first, then compare.
What to remember
- Bakesy and Square do different jobs, so compare them by job, not by monthly price. - Ask each one when your money lands and what it costs to get there. - Ask what you can take with you if you stop paying. - Test it on your phone and on a computer before you commit. - Brevl is one flat $20 a month with no cut of your sales.
Start with the job, not the price
Two tools can look almost identical on a pricing page and do completely different work. Write down the three things that cost you the most time each week. For most home bakers that is taking orders, keeping track of who has paid, and planning what to bake and when. Then look at each tool and ask which of those three it actually removes. If it removes none of them, the price does not matter.
Be honest about your week. A tool that saves you an hour of messaging is worth more than a tool that saves you two dollars, even if the cheaper one looks better on the page.
What to check on the Bakesy side
Bakesy is a shop app for home bakers, so the questions here are about your shop.
- Can you set your own pickup days and cut off times, or are you stuck with fixed slots?
- Does the order form ask for allergen notes, the message on the cake, and pickup or delivery?
- Can you use your own photos, your own colors, and your own web address?
- Does it work properly on a computer, or only on a phone?
- What happens to your products, photos, and past orders if you leave?
Read the reviews before you pay, and read the bad ones first. Bakesy shop reviews walks through how to sort the useful ones from the noise.
What to check on the Square side
Square is a payment company, so the questions here are about money.
- Which card fees apply to the size of sales you actually do?
- When does the money reach your bank, and does that change at weekends?
- What do you need to sign up, and how long does approval take?
- What happens if a customer disputes a charge?
- Can you also take Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, or cash in the same place?
If you end up using both
That is normal. One tool takes the order, the other takes the card. The thing to watch is double entry. If you are copying orders from one place to another by hand, you will eventually miss one, and a missed order is a lost customer. Ask each company whether the two connect, and test it with a real five dollar order before a busy week rather than during one.
Where Brevl fits
If you would rather have one place that does both jobs, that is what Brevl is for. It is one flat $20 a month with no cut of your sales, and you take card payments through your own Stripe or Square account, plus Venmo, Cash App, Zelle, and cash. So if you already have a Square account, you keep it.
You get a shop that is yours to customize, with your photos, your colors, and your own web address. It works on a computer and on a phone, so you can set it up at the kitchen table and check orders at the school gate. There is a 14 day free trial, and we set it up with you and move your old shop over: products, photos, reviews, and dates.
You can see the side by side at Brevl vs Bakesy, and if you are already paying for something, Switch explains how the move works.
A short checklist before you pay
- List the three jobs you want off your plate.
- Get the real monthly cost plus any per sale cut, in writing.
- Ask when your money lands.
- Ask what you can export if you leave.
- Do a test order on your phone and on a computer.
- Read the last six months of reviews, not the oldest ones.
The short version
Square answers “how do I get paid”. Bakesy answers “where do people order”. If you need both answers, you can pay two companies and copy orders between them, or use one place that does both for a flat $20 a month. Either way, ask about payout timing and leaving with your data before you hand over a card.
For the money side in more detail, see Bakesy payment methods and Bakesy secure payments.
This is general information, not financial advice. Check current pricing, fees, and terms with each company before you pay.