Shopify vs Shift4Shop

Two e-commerce tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.

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Shopify costs less for a six-person team.
Shopify fits retail shop, restaurant or café, service business, agency or studio, online store.
Shift4Shop: No product or sales caps.

Compare	ShopifyShopify	Shift4ShopShift4
In one line	The default online store platform	One unlimited store plan for $41 a month
Starting price	From $39/mo	From $41/mo
Six-person team	$39/mo	$41/mo
On $10,000 of card sales	$369/mo	Your own card processor
Plans	Basic $39/mo (2.9% + 30¢ online with Shopify Payments); Grow $105/mo (2.7% + 30¢); Advanced $399/mo (2.5% + 30¢); 2%/1%/0.6% extra with other payment providers	End-to-End plan $41/mo: unlimited products, staff, and bandwidth; no setup or transaction fees; US only
Pricing model	Free trial	Paid
Free trial	3 days	—
Users	1 staff on Basic	Unlimited
Both connect to	Mailchimp, Klaviyo, Constant Contact, Omnisend, Kit
Also connects to	QuickBooks Online, Xero, Campaign Monitor, Hello Bar, Freshmarketer, Akaunting, MailerLite, Bench +3 more	No others on record
Team size	Just me · 2–10 people · 11–50 people · 51–200 people	2–10 people · 11–50 people
Available in	US · UK · CA · AU	US
Phone support	Plus only	Every plan
Live chat	Every paid plan	None listed
Support hours	Live chat: 24/7 · Phone: 24/7	Phone: 24x7x365 · Email: 24x7x365
Incidents posted	0 incidents posted on Shopify's status page, which covers all Shopify products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026. Status page	We found no public status page for Shift4.
Capterra score	4.5 / 5 from 6,722 reviews	Not listed
Trustpilot score	Not listed	1.5 / 5 from 28 reviews
Fit: Retail shop	80	60
Fit: Restaurant or café	30	15
Fit: Service business	30	15
Fit: Agency or studio	25	15
Fit: Trades or contractor	15	15
Fit: Online store	97	72
Why people pick it	Everything for selling online in one place Largest app store	No product or sales caps Unlimited staff accounts
Where it falls short	App costs add up Extra fee without Shopify Payments	US only Smaller app ecosystem than Shopify
	Visit Shopify	Visit Shift4Shop

Six-person prices are what a team of six would pay on the published plans; "Not listed" means those plans don't cover six. Card sales costs include the plan price and card fees at US rates, at a $75 average sale. How we calculate prices

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Shopify vs Shift4Shop

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