Shift4Shop vs Shopify: which fits your store?

Last verified 2026-08-29

Shift4Shop and Shopify are both ecommerce platform tools compared here on pricing verified 2026-08-29, published plans, App Store standing, and themes from recent merchant reviews. Shopify starts cheaper (≈ $31/mo vs $41/mo); neither offers a free tier. — auto-generated from tracked data; editorial verdict pending.

How do Shift4Shop and Shopify compare?

	Shift4Shop	Shopify
App Store rating	—	—
Price from	$41/mo	≈ $31/mo
Free tier	✗ no	✗ no
Published plans	1	5
Data confidence	high	high

What would you actually pay?

Shift4Shop plans

Plan	Monthly	Limits / notes
End-to-End eCommerce	$41	Unlimited: products, bandwidth, staff users, product variants, categories, images, themes. No revenue caps.

Verified 2026-08-08 from vendor pricing page.

Shopify plans

Plan	Monthly	Limits / notes
Basic	≈ $31	10 inventory locations; no additional staff accounts listed; up to 3 B2B catalogs; 50 synced marketplace orders/month free, then 1% up to $99 USD/month; 1 headless storefront; 2% fee for third-party payment providers
Grow	≈ $86	10 inventory locations; up to 5 staff accounts; up to 3 B2B catalogs; 50 synced marketplace orders/month free, then 1% up to $99 USD/month; 1 headless storefront; 1% fee for third-party payment providers
Advanced	≈ $446	10 inventory locations; up to 15 staff accounts; up to 3 B2B catalogs; 50 synced marketplace orders/month free, then 1% up to $99 USD/month; 1 headless storefront; up to 2x API rates on select APIs; 0.6% fee for third-party payment providers
Plus	≈ $2441	200 inventory locations; unlimited staff accounts and B2B catalogs; 25 headless storefronts; up to 10x API rates on select APIs; up to 9 free expansion stores; 20 POS Pro locations included; 0.2% fee for third-party payment providers
POS Pro	≈ $92	Priced per physical retail location; Plus includes 20 locations

≈ prices converted from EUR at 1.1622 (ECB, 2026-09-07).

Subscription prices are shown in EUR and were not converted to USD. Some ancillary limits, credits, and fees are displayed in USD.

Verified 2026-08-29 from vendor pricing page.

FAQ

Which is cheaper, Shift4Shop or Shopify?

Shopify starts lower at ≈ $31/mo, vs $41/mo for Shift4Shop (verified 2026-08-29).

Does Shift4Shop or Shopify have a free plan?

Neither publishes a free tier.

Which is rated higher on the Shopify App Store?

App Store ratings are shown in the table above where available.

How we compare: pricing and plans are collected automatically from vendor pages on a schedule and shown with verification dates; ratings come from the Shopify App Store; merchant sentiment is synthesized from the most recent App Store reviews (paraphrased, never quoted). We currently have no affiliate relationship with either vendor. Found an error? The data snapshot behind this page is dated — check the vendor's page for same-day changes.

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