# Shift4 Software Pricing, Alternatives & More 2026 | Capterra > With the help of Capterra, learn about Shift4 Software - reviews, pricing plans, popular comparisons to other Payment Processing products and more. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/70936/Shift4 --- # Shift4 Software Review 2026: Features, Integrations, Pros & Cons Last updated on March 13, 2026 Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. Independent research methodology Capterra’s researchers use a mix of verified reviews, independent research and objective methodologies to bring you selection and ranking information you can trust. While we may earn a referral fee when you visit a provider through our links or speak to an advisor, this has no influence on our research or methodology. 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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/resources/how-we-ensure-transparency/) [Description](#description)[Use cases](#use-cases)[Alternatives](#alternatives)[Features](#features)[Pricing](#pricing)[Integrations](#integrations)[Support](#support)[Reviews](#reviews) Shift4 ## What is Shift4? Shift4 (NYSE: FOUR) is boldly redefining commerce by simplifying complex payments ecosystems across the world. As the leader in commerce-enabling technology, Shift4 powers billions of transactions annually for hundreds of thousands of businesses in virtually every industry. ## What is Shift4 used for? [Payment Processing](https://www.capterra.com/payment-processing-software/) Top alternative Featured Overall rating Based on 53 user reviews Reviews sentiment Positive 28% Neutral 2% Negative 70% Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Capterra Shortlist charts the highest-rated and most popular products... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Our "Best of" badge program showcases products with the highest ratings... Do you work for Shift4?[Manage this product listing](https://digitalmarkets.gartner.com/get-listed/claim-bx?url=http://www.shift4.com&name=Shift4) ## Compare with a popular alternative Capterra selects software alternatives based on relevant features, verified user reviews and user interactions. Placement may be influenced by client status. ### Shift4 2.2 (53) VS. [4.6 (3,315)](https://www.capterra.com/p/123889/Stripe/reviews/) Starting Price Contact vendor Starting Price Contact vendor Free Trial Free Version Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version Ease Of Use 2.7 (53) Ease Of Use 4.5 (26,292) Value For Money 2.1 (47) Value For Money 4.4 (20,151) Customer Service 2.1 (50) Customer Service 4.2 (20,408) ## Shift4 alternatives [4.7 (484)](https://www.capterra.com/p/182990/GCPAY/reviews/) Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 96% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [4.7 (103)](https://www.capterra.com/p/10014229/Zil-Money/reviews/) Starting price $30.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 92% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars Highest Rated [4.9 (247)](https://www.capterra.com/p/198072/ePayPolicy/reviews/) Starting price $25.00 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 99% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [PayPal](https://www.capterra.com/p/207944/PayPal/) [4.6 (26,314)](https://www.capterra.com/p/207944/PayPal/reviews/) Starting price $0.29 Per User, Per Month Pricing Options Free Trial Free Version User Rating 94% of reviewers rated it above 4 stars [Learn More](https://www.capterra.com/p/207944/PayPal/) [View all alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/70936/Shift4/alternatives/) ## Features Features with the highest number of reviews are displayed first. Those that have no reviews appear next, sorted alphabetically. Debit/Credit Card Processing 2.2 (35) 65.71% of 35 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Accept and process credit/debit card transactions Reporting/Analytics 2.2 (32) 53.13% of 32 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Recurring/Subscription Billing 2.2 (25) 52.00% of 25 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Automated process of charging customers at regular intervals for repeated access or use of a product or service Electronic Signature 2.3 (18) 38.89% of 18 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Digitally sign online documents Receipt Management 1.5 (15) 60.00% of 15 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database Multiple Payment Options 1.6 (14) 57.14% of 14 reviewers that rated this feature as important or highly important Process payments via multiple modes directly through the application Shift4 13 features Protect sensitive data for digital privacy Accept and process credit/debit card transactions Digitally sign online documents Transactions that typically involve face-to-face interactions between the payer and the payee Clients can submit payments via mobile devices Manage and handle various international currencies Process payments via multiple modes directly through the application Accept and process online payment transactions Allow customers to make a partial payment on an invoice and track remaining debt Upload, track, and submit receipts in a central database Automated process of charging customers at regular intervals for repeated access or use of a product or service View and track pertinent metrics to find patterns and gain insights from data Monitor or audit historical and current transactions to analyze customer account activities Get Advice We can help you find the software with the features you need. Features 2.6 (52) 2.6 Based on 52 reviews ## Pricing Value for money 2.1 (47) ### Starting price Contact vendor for pricing Free trial not available Value for money 2.1 (47) 2.1 Based on 47 reviews ## Integrations [ Meta for Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/213257/Facebook/)[ Twitter/X](https://www.capterra.com/p/214056/Twitter/) Connect with a Capterra advisor for a free 15-minute consultation Get a personalized software list aligned to your business needs with guidance from our expert advisors. Our team has helped 1 million+ businesses like yours find options that fit their needs. ## Support, customer service and training options Customer Service 2.1 (50) Support - Email/Help Desk - FAQs/Forum - Knowledge Base - Phone Support - 24/7 (Live rep) - Chat Training - In Person - Live Online - Webinars - Documentation - Videos Deployment - Web - Android - iPhone/iPad Typical users - Freelancers - Small businesses - Mid size businesses - Enterprises Customer Service 2.1 (50) 2.1 Based on 50 reviews ## User reviews Overall rating 2.2 Based on 53 reviews Filter by rating 5(14) 4(1) 3(1) 2(3) 1(34) Mentioned topic Sorted by most recent CE Callie E. General Manager Hospitality ### "Amazing Processing Software!" 5.0 Overall Rating 5.0 5.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 10/10 March 24, 2026 I've had a great experience using Shift4. The software is efficient, dependable, and easy to learn. Customer support has also been very helpful and responsive whenever needed, which adds a lot of value. Pros Shift4 is very straightforward and user-friendly. The system is easy to navigate, processes payments quickly, and makes daily operations smooth. It's reliable and saves time, especially during busy periods. Cons So far, I haven't experienced any major issues with Sift4. Occasionally, there can be minor delays or small learning curves with new features, but overall nothing that impacts daily use in a significant way. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. CB Cody B. Owner Sports ### "Do not use Shift 4" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 3.0 3.0 Features 3.0 3.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 February 10, 2026 The product is pretty solid when it was working, we went down about every other month and getting it fixed was not an easy process Pros It was a pretty easy system, The workflow was nice with starting tabs and I enjoyed the backend product. Cons The service is absolutely atrocious, we went hard down 3+ times in a 6 month period (meaning we could not process payments) each time involved over an hour on the phone to trouble shoot for them to send out a tech. Once a tech was scheduled they would show up hours late or sometimes not at all often trying to fix the system while we are operating the business. (after 6pm). The fees we agreed upon with our rep were not accurate to the actual bill and they have a clause in the contract saying they can adjust fees at any time, to any amount as long as they give a 300 day notice. They raised my annual fee of $189 to $975 this January and said that since I was in the process of cancelling they will not adjust it. Companies like this do not deserve a chance to earn your business, save the nightmare and go with toast, this company sucks! Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor February 24, 2026 Thank you for taking the time to share your experience. We’re glad to hear there were aspects of the system you found solid and that the workflow worked well for your team. That said, we’re very sorry for the downtime and service challenges you described. We’d welcome the opportunity to review your account and better understand what occurred. Please reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact and account information so we can escalate this matter. HM Hussain M. Manager Food & Beverages ### "Stay a way from Shift4" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 January 22, 2026 very bad and when we closed our business, they did not want to cut the account, and they keep sending us bills. Cons not much, they are bad at customer delivery and also the system so complicated and not very friendly Switched from [Square Point of Sale](https://www.capterra.com/p/275802/Square-Point-of-Sale/) Shift4 lied to me and I put truest in them Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. JL Jasper L. Owner Restaurants ### "Predatory, terrible customer service with no actual support. Devices constantly not working and no one knows what they're doing there." 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 October 30, 2025 Pros Absolutely nothing. The entire customer experience from start to finish was rough and we're in dispute. Cons Our experience with Shift4 / Lighthouse has been nothing short of a nightmare, and we want to warn other businesses before they fall into the same trap. They lure you in with the promise of free terminal software, but they deliberately conceal the monthly fees and the fact that they will lock you into unfair, hidden contract terms buried in fine print. When we attempted to transition away from their service, they refused to honor the time we had already spent on the platform and claimed the agreement auto-renewed—despite us having the equipment for over a year. We’ve documented over 30 instances where we had to call in, escalate to senior managers, and yet never received resolution. Cases were marked as “resolved” automatically after five days, even though nothing had been fixed or explained. In May, we were told the account was closed—only to be charged again illegally afterward. We explicitly informed them they were not authorized to bill our account and were forced to issue a STOP Payment order with our bank. Shift4 then deliberately circumvented this block by using alternate business names to attempt to process payments—a blatant act of fraud. To make matters worse, they never provided statements or explanations for unauthorized fees, including a $500 charge no one could account for. We sent multiple formal notices by letter, email, and phone to close the account. Despite this, they continued billing us for equipment we returned. Their customer service is atrocious—you never speak to the same person twice, and no one takes ownership of your issue. We’ve been fed excuse after excuse, and this ordeal has been a massive financial and operational headache. We strongly advise all small businesses to avoid Shift4 / Lighthouse at all costs. They are a predatory company using deceptive contracts, aggressive billing practices, and borderline fraudulent behavior to trap customers. Protect your business and stay far away. Switched from [Square Payments](https://www.capterra.com/p/170278/Square-Payments-Processing/) We were told the product was better in every way. It was not. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. AU Anonymous User Integration Specialist Hospitality ### "Lots promised with nothing delivered" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 1/10 July 15, 2025 Poor customer service with bad technology for transacting in the hotel industry. Look elsewhere for better reliable solutions that work well. If you are a similar company or industry as DJT then check out something else. Not worth the bad integrations. Pros The options and connections with different applications. It seems to have its ability to grab information and connect to many sources for our CRM. Cons We had outages with Shift 4 and that impacted checking in guests for our hotel. DJT Properties requires the best payment processor and what we got was not up to par. It crashed on us multiple times and we had trouble with it even after they sent out technicians to fix the terminals. Even though our hotel was in DC and centrally located it took a long time for anyone to figure it out. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor July 30, 2025 Hello there, we’re sorry to hear about the issues you experienced and understand how critical reliable service is in the hospitality industry. We appreciate your feedback and take it seriously as we continuously work to improve our technology and support. Please reach out to reviews@shift4.com with your contact information so we can connect you with the right team to address your concerns directly. Thank you for sharing your experience. SF SYLVAIN F. GM Food & Beverages ### "WORSE CUSTOMER SERVICE POSSIBLE" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 July 9, 2025 We have been customer with POS touch and Shift4 for about 10 years. When we switch to an other provider for a big improvement in hardware, reporting and so on, they never cancelled our subscription. We have been charge for 15 months in the raw. we asked them why nobody reach out to us regarding this matter, the staff was absolutely incompetent and rude. We have not recommended working with them to all our friend in Restaurant industry. The service is probably the worse possible and it's almost impossible to talk to someone, they do that on propose for you to pay Switched from [Toast POS](https://www.capterra.com/p/136301/Toast-POS/) TO FIND THE REASON WHY WE PAY FOR A SERVICE Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor July 30, 2025 Hello Sylvain, we’re sorry to hear about your experience and understand how frustrating this situation must be. This is not the standard of service we aim to provide. Please reach out to reviews@shift4.com with your contact details so we can escalate this issue to the right team and work toward a resolution as quickly as possible. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. CM Chris M. Owner Restaurants ### "Stay away from shift4" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 1.0 1.0 Features 1.0 1.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 June 25, 2025 Horrible. 0 out of 10 lie lie lie. This is a big company that purposely tells u something and then has fine print to contradict what they say. Pros You can rent the equipment but it’s still garbage. You have to send it back or update it all the time. They will lie to you about that also! Cons Where do I start. This light be one of the worst companies I’ve ever dealt with. Customer service is horrible. They will lie to you. They will tell you things to get you off the phone and to sell you the products. The window to cancel is literally 30 days. The software is garbage. They try to be toast but it’s half ass. They have so many different websites to get information for your software and data you don’t know where to go. They didn’t have a setting turned on that cost me $22,000. There were at least 3 other local restaurants that had the same issue. Then they blamed us for not knowing, even though they admitted we weren’t onboarded properly. The equipment is junk. It’s always going down and having to be replaced. The updated come in and then you have to call for them to fix the update. Stay away. Couldn’t be a worse company. Switched from [Toast POS](https://www.capterra.com/p/136301/Toast-POS/) CC processing fees. Toast is superior shift4 is a Chinese knockoff Alternatives considered [Square Payments](https://www.capterra.com/p/170278/Square-Payments-Processing/) Reasons for choosing Shift4 Cc processing fees were able to be passed along Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor June 30, 2025 Hello Chris - We’re sorry to hear about the frustrations you’ve experienced. Providing reliable service and clear communication is very important to us, and we regret that we didn’t meet your expectations. Please reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact information and details about your experience so we can escalate this and work toward a resolution. Your feedback helps us improve, and we appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns. AR ANDRES R. Systems Administrator Furniture ### "SHIFT4 GREAT PRODUCT" 4.0 Overall Rating 4.0 4.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 5.0 5.0 Likelihood to Recommend 9/10 May 9, 2025 For the most part it's a great product, issues are very rare and when they come up it's easy to fix. Pros Transactions run very smooth for the most part, very seldom does it come up with issues. Cons The issues that sometimes come up is it will not take a card with a long expiration date. Review source Incentivized review: software users are invited to submit an honest review and offered a nominal incentive for their time and effort. All incentivized reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor June 30, 2025 Hello Andres - Thank you for your feedback. We’re glad to hear that transactions run smoothly most of the time and that issues are rare and easy to resolve. If you continue to experience any problems with card acceptance, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our support team for assistance. We appreciate your continued trust in SkyTab. JS Jason S. President Restaurants ### "BUYER BEWARE" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 2.0 2.0 Features 2.0 2.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 May 1, 2025 Toast or Cloverdale are far better POS companies. It was not until we were cancelling our Shift 4 account that they tried to correct their incompetence and correct the problem. This was also the point they tried to coerce us to continue with their services by giving a $1500 credit to us. We still took the $3K buy out option, just to get rid of this awful company. STAY AWAY! Pros You can continue credit card processing in internet outage. Cons Equipment ordering and set up. Most support calls directed overseas. cancellation fees even after their incompetence. Switched from [Spot-On](https://www.capterra.com/p/10022670/Spot-On/) Would not take credit card payments during internet outage. Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor June 30, 2025 Hello Jason - We’re sorry to hear about the challenges you’ve faced with equipment setup and support. Our goal is to provide reliable service and clear communication throughout your experience. Please reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact details and issue information so we can escalate this and work toward a resolution. We appreciate your feedback as it helps us improve our services. RW Roger W. Owner Retail ### "Started well but nearly impossible to cancel" 1.0 Overall Rating 1.0 1.0 Ease of Use 5.0 5.0 Features 5.0 5.0 Customer Service 1.0 1.0 Likelihood to Recommend 0/10 May 1, 2025 Initially good but nearly impossible to cancel. Continued to charge fee after service cancelled and then charged high fee to cancel. Pros Pretty prompt with processing. Experience started with no issues and processing was prompt. Cons Extremely hard to cancel service. We cancelled service over a year ago and they continued to debt fee from our account. Was then told we could not cancel unless we paid $1,000 (which I found nowhere in the contract). Terrible problem resolution procedures. Switched from [Worldpay for Business](https://www.capterra.com/p/154146/Payment-Processing/) Cost was the biggest factor. Easy of switching also important Review source Non-incentivized review: any software user can leave a review for any product listed on our site. All submitted reviews are subject to our verification process prior to publication. Response from Vendor June 30, 2025 Hello Rodger - We’re sorry to hear about the difficulties you’ve experienced with canceling your service. We understand how frustrating this must be and take your concerns seriously. Please reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact information and details about your issue, and we’ll ensure it is escalated promptly. We are committed to learning from these situations and improving our services to better support our customers. Thank you for sharing your feedback. 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