Squarespace Commerce vs Shift4Shop
Two e-commerce tools side by side. Prices are the starting plan a small business would pick, in USD.
Short version
Squarespace Commerce costs less for a six-person team.- Squarespace Commerce fits restaurant or café, service business, agency or studio, trades or contractor.
Shift4Shop suits teams past ten people.
| Compare | Squarespace CommerceSquarespace | |
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| In one line | Beautiful site builder with a store attached | One unlimited store plan for $41 a month |
| Starting price | From $19/mo | From $41/mo |
| Six-person team | $19/mo | $41/mo |
| On $10,000 of card sales | $359/mo | Your own card processor |
| Plans | Basic $19/mo billed yearly ($25 monthly; 2.9% + 30¢ plus a 2% transaction fee); Core $29/mo (2.9% + 30¢); Plus $49/mo (2.7% + 30¢); Advanced $99/mo (2.5% + 30¢), billed yearly | 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 | 14 days | — |
| Users | Unlimited contributors | Unlimited |
| Both connect to | Mailchimp | |
| Also connects to | QuickBooks Online, FreshBooks, MailerLite, ActiveCampaign | Klaviyo, Constant Contact, Omnisend, Kit |
| Team size | Just me · 2–10 people | 2–10 people · 11–50 people |
| Available in | US · UK · CA · AU | US |
| Phone support | Not looked up yet | Every plan |
| Live chat | Plans not stated | None listed |
| Support hours | Live chat: Monday - Friday: 4:00AM to 8:00PM EST · Email: 24 hours a day 7 days a week | Phone: 24x7x365 · Email: 24x7x365 |
| Incidents posted | 7 incidents posted on Squarespace's status page, which covers all Squarespace products and regions, in the 90 days to Oct 27, 2026; 4 marked major or critical by Squarespace. Status page | We found no public status page for Shift4. |
| Capterra score | 4.6 / 5 from 3,431 reviews | Not listed |
| Trustpilot score | Not listed | 1.5 / 5 from 28 reviews |
| Fit: Retail shop | 55 | 60 |
| Fit: Restaurant or café | 60 | 15 |
| Fit: Service business | 80 | 15 |
| Fit: Agency or studio | 75 | 15 |
| Fit: Trades or contractor | 50 | 15 |
| Fit: Online store | 65 | 72 |
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| Visit Squarespace Commerce | 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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