Shift4Shop Reviews

Shift4Shop, originally founded as Infomart 2000 by Gonzalo Gil in 1997 and later rebranded as 3dcart in 2004, is a comprehensive e-commerce platform headquartered in Tamarac, Florida. Initially bootstrapped, the company received $1.25 million in funding in 2010. In November 2020, 3dcart was acquired by Shift4 Payments and subsequently rebranded to Shift4Shop in January 2021. Shift4Shop provides a turnkey Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution for businesses of all sizes, from startups to large enterprises, across various industries. Its core offering is an all-in-one platform for building, managing, and growing online stores. Key features include a website builder with numerous customizable, mobile-friendly themes, integrated shopping cart functionality, product and order management, inventory control, built-in SEO and marketing tools (including email marketing, CRM, and blogging), and robust reporting capabilities. The platform supports integration with numerous payment gateways, shipping carriers (like UPS, USPS, FedEx), and third-party apps via its marketplace and APIs. A major unique selling point is its pricing model, particularly the End-to-End eCommerce plan which offers the full suite of premium features for free to US-based merchants who process over $500/month using the parent company's Shift4 payment processing solution. Shift4Shop utilizes a secure, PCI-compliant hosting infrastructure with a 99.9% uptime guarantee, unlimited bandwidth, free SSL certificates, and CDN integration.