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JD
Verified reviewer
Automotive, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
4
Reviewed September 2018
Great and Easy to Use
We don't have the option to not use Dollars on the Net/Shift4 as our POS system requires them if we want to process CC transactions through our POS Terminals. That being said, I don't mind them and they're very easy to use and actually make tracking down individual transactions super easy if we needed to. Overall, I've been happy with them, but was just a little put off when they more than doubled our prices.
PROSIt is very easy to use and I have no issues batching out our transactions.
CONSMy only complaint is they more than doubled their prices when they started to offer their own processing services, and will only lower/waive their gateway fees if you use them (which I feel is a little scammy).
Mike
Restaurants, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2024
Amazing, Customer Service!
Amazing customer service! Hakki always comes through for us. Could not recommend more.
PROS24 hour customer service. Being able to reach someone at any time is very helpful.
CONSWe haven’t had any problems with it. Everything has run very smoothly so far.
Reasons for switching to Shift4
We made the switch for better service, and it is more affordable.
Vendor Response
Hello Mike — Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with Shift4. Our priority is customer service and we’re happy to hear that we met that mark!
Replied April 2024
Joe
Automotive, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
2
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed March 2024
Slick Looking but Support
Extremely disappointed with the level of service received for our card processing. Support Staff never explained why our reporting was not accurate. Call in an issue, a support ticket would be generated, but never resolved. I don't mind paying for support and proper reporting, but when you charge customers for a service that you don't deliver on, that's just wrong. My best advice is forgo any bells and whistles Shift4 claims as their support is non existent. Turn around and look elsewhere.
PROSI moved from IRN card processing to Shift4 with the understanding that monthly Reporting and Fees would be more transparent and easily understood. While the fees charged actually showed up in the month they were incurred, the reporting did not reflect the actual transactions.
CONSSupport could never answer or correct the reporting issue we experienced. Our accounting department spent hours each month reconciling our daily batch to their statements. Some months it was impossible, and still, no answer back on support tickets. EVER!. The icing on the cake was our new card processor could not get us installed before our 12 month contract expired, so Shift4 charged us for the entire following 12 months of support and reporting.
Vendor Response
Hello, thank you for reaching out, Joe. We appreciate you sharing your experience and we’re sorry to hear that we missed the mark. We would like the opportunity to work with you and resolve any challenges you may still be experiencing! Please reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact information and issue details and we'll ensure it's escalated. We are committed to learning from our mistakes and enhancing our services to better serve our customers.
Replied April 2024
John
Food & Beverages, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2024
Shift 4 payment processing
Very happy, I always recommend them, just ordered a mobile unit
PROSEase of use, reporting, the customer pays the credit card fees, customer service is as good as I’ve ever dealt with
CONSI’m not computer smart, it took me a little while to get used to adding menu items and such but their customer service was always available to help
Reasons for switching to Shift4
Squares fees were getting high and when I heard the customer pays the fees with shift 4 it was a no brainer
Vendor Response
Hello John - Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're glad to hear your experience with Shift4 has been positive. We hope to continue exceeding your expectations.
Replied February 2024
David
Restaurants, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2024
A seemless Fit
Shift4 came into our workflow like it was meant to be. Payments? very smooth. And their support is exceptional
CONSNo cons, everything is great from functionality to service
Vendor Response
Hi David — We’re so happy to hear that you’ve had a positive experience with our team here at Shift4. Thank you for leaving a review!
Replied March 2024
Molly
Hospitality, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed March 2023
Do not use
Overwhelmingly negative. Hard to use interface, reports don't come in PDF or other functional formats. Their customer service makes Comcast look competent.
PROSI didn't. Every customer service experience I had was horrid. I would make requests, they would tell me that they needed to speak to the [sensitive content hidden] every time I called. I would do so and he would delegate access to me. They would tell me that they needed a few days for the request to process and then when I would call back there was no record that they had spoken directly with our owner. This process happened no less than five times. Not a single customer service representative properly logged our cases. I probably lost over 50 working hours trying to get a competent customer service rep.
CONSCustomer service was the worst I've experienced in my life out of any company I've interacted with personally or professionally. On multiple occasions I requested copies of my invoices and either didn't receive them or received them after huge delays and multiple follow-up calls. They never track issues with your account so every time you call you're back to square one. Awful, awful, awful.
Reason for choosing Shift4
This was a choice made by my predecessors and Elavon is by far a superior product.
Vendor Response
Hi Molly — We're very sorry to hear about this issues you're experiencing and we want to help get it resolved ASAP. Please reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact information and issue details and we'll ensure it's escalated. And, as always, you can reach us 24/7 via live chat: shift4.com/support
Replied March 2023
Stephanie
Hospitality, 11-50 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
3
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed August 2022
Keep shopping...
It is infuriating how this company's answer is to tell you to call the bank or your Point of Sale software. They offer you no other solution. No escalation to another tier of investigation. Just "call someone else". If you like spending time on hold for anywhere from 15-45 minutes to then be told to call someone else...these are the people for you.
PROSThe search and layout is easy on the eyes when looking for a transaction.
CONSThe inability to explain where random transactions would come from or how they would appear on a guest card.
Reasons for switching to Shift4
Innroad was not a large enough platform for our properties.
Vendor Response
Hi Stephanie. Thanks for taking the time to leave a review. We're sorry to hear your experience with our support team hasn't been the best. Please know your comments are really helpful in highlighting opportunities to improve our processes. If you need further assistance resolving your concerns, please reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact information and issue details and we'll ensure it's escalated. Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention.
Replied October 2023
Devin
Restaurants, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed October 2023
The absolute worst
They screwed up the order, the delivery 3x, the installation was a nightmare as they messed up our whole network and they sent morons out to fix it who did nothing and said we were all set. We went with Clover after spending over 50 hours on hold with them and getting nowhere and now we can’t even ship their crappy product back to them because they don’t have us listed as owners of the company that they send bills to. They’re emailing the previous owner shipping labels and when we call them they say we can’t speak to anyone because we’re not who they have listed as the owner.Absolutely moronic and as rude as it gets. They should be ashamed of themselves.
PROSNothing. They are literally the worst company to ever exist.
CONSTheir customer service is embarrassingly bad. They are rude, inept, arrogant and disrespectful. They lie with confidence while reading their script. They are trained to never let you speak to a manager.
Reasons for switching to Shift4
It was 12 years old and stalling constantly
Vendor Response
Hello Devin – We're deeply sorry for the negative experience you've had with us. This falls well below our service standards, and we take your feedback seriously. Please know that your feedback is vital to us, and we would like the opportunity to address your concerns and make things right. We encourage you to reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact information and issue details and we'll ensure it's escalated. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention. We are committed to learning from our mistakes and enhancing our services to better serve our customers.
Replied October 2023
Fitzgerald
Restaurants, 51-200 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
2
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed March 2024
Stay Away
Really bad. they say that they will return the call but no one does.
PROSI did not find any pros as they were constantly loosing connections
CONSConstant problems with the connectivity of the terminals. Customer service is non existent.
Vendor Response
Hello Fitzgerald, thank you for reaching out. We appreciate you sharing your experience and we’re sorry to hear that we missed the mark. We would like the opportunity to work with you and resolve any challenges you may still be experiencing! Please reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact information and issue details and we'll ensure it's escalated. We are committed to learning from our mistakes and enhancing our services to better serve our customers.
Replied March 2024
Sandy
Medical Practice, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2024
Great service
Amazing! The sales guy Jorge is always there to answer your questions even after he has “sold” you the product
PROSAlthough it’s a big company they make you feel like it’s a small one
CONSWait time on the phone to get a hold of a person can long
Vendor Response
Hey there, Sandy — Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with Shift4. We're happy to hear our team was able to provide excellent customer service and we met that mark!
Replied April 2024
Walter
Consumer Services, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
3
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed April 2023
STAY AWAY from the headaches of poor customer service
Serious customer service issues. Not functional enough with their software and they took away useful features. Inventory is tedious and needs to be better streamlined. Often entered items and then they disappear. Fees fluctuate too much with no explanation..
PROSThe interface with booking was easy to use but unfortunately our stylists could not use the remote access to keep up on appointments.
CONSCustomer service is VERY POOR. Takes forever to get the, and never have the same answer when you have to make multiple calls. Also they never explain the additional charges. This company may do well with restaurants and bars , but they are NOT for any other business , like ours- a salon.They took away features from their software as well. The analytics were not simple to use and numbers never matched ours…still can’t figure why. The fluctuating process fees were outrageous at times. When we ended using them , fees for not using were piled on and still they could not explain the fluctuation on price whenWE DID NOT USE THEM.
Reason for choosing Shift4
The boss is technologically challenged. As the IT person now, I would have NEVER HAVE GOTTEN INVOLVED with this company with out researching more. Terrible rating and reviews.
Vendor Response
Hello Walter, thank you for reaching out. We appreciate you sharing your experience and we’re sorry to hear that we missed the mark. We would like the opportunity to work with you and resolve any challenges you may still be experiencing! Please reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact information and issue details and we'll ensure it's escalated. We are committed to learning from our mistakes and enhancing our services to better serve our customers.
Replied January 2024
Sandy
Hospitality, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
2
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed August 2023
RezStream for Hospitality
Started out great - to zero stars.
PROSEasy integration into resort software when it started. Changed billing after we signed up and deducts fee per transaction - rather than a monthly fee.
CONSAbsolutely incompetent staffing. Somehow my profile was deleted in February now late August and I was admin. They can not reset me up to get our reports as we no longer have an administrator. This has been 6 months and we can not get reports.
Reasons for switching to Shift4
To easily integrate into our software
Vendor Response
Hi Sandy – thank you for taking the time to leave us some feedback. We're so sorry to hear your experience with Shift4 has not been as great as when you started. We'd love the opportunity to make things right and resolve these ongoing issues you are experiencing. Please reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact information and issue details and we'll ensure it's escalated. We are committed to learning from our mistakes and enhancing our services to better serve our customers.
Replied September 2023
David
Retail, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed December 2023
They will lie about contracts, charges crept up every month
When I called to cancel, they told me I was on contract and started spewing out cancelation charges. There is NOTHING on the paperwork you sign that has a yearly contract information. I even have an email from my sales guy (before I signed up) that confirms there was no contract, and no early termination fees. Be wary, the service is mediocre, and they will absolutely try to cheat you if you cancel with them.
PROSLocal sales guy was nice, appeared to be knowledgeable.
CONSWe used them for about 6 months. My monthly % cost went up every month (from about 2.8% to 3.7%), and I had to call for repeated errors where my deposit did not match my batch. I had to check the deposits and batches over days and weeks to make sure we were actually getting the correct money deposited.
Vendor Response
Hello — Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We’re sorry to hear that your experience with Shift4 hasn’t met your expectations. Please know that your feedback is vital to us, and we would like the opportunity to address your concerns and make things right. We encourage you to reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact information and issue details and we'll ensure it's escalated. Thank you for bringing these issues to our attention. We are committed to learning from our mistakes and enhancing our services to better serve our customers.
Replied January 2024
Bret
Sporting Goods, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
2
Reviewed May 2022
Horrible Fraud Protection and Customer Service
They took $309.99 from my business bank account as a "chargeback" for an attempted fraudulent purchase that I identified and rejected after discussing the issue with their customer service, so I was never actually paid in the first place. They said my chargback was reversed in my favor but they were holding my money for 6 months. 7 months later I still don't have my money and I've wasted so much time that I'd much rather be spent with my business or family. No response from emails and only empty promises from phone calls.
PROSThe website builder was easy to use and was the promise of a one-stop-shopping place for my web hosting and credit card processing sounded great.
CONSHorrible fraud protection. I easily saw that the ZIP code on the billing address was wrong, so why can't they verify the billing address before accepting sales and causing a hassle to fix later. Customer service is horrible. I was constantly on hold or bounced around to different departments.
Reason for choosing Shift4
Low cost and the concept of website hosting and credit card processing in one place sounded great.
Vendor Response
Hi Bret - We're very sorry to hear you're having a chargeback issue. We'd love to help get things resolved as quickly as possible. We've taken the steps to escalate your account internally and someone will be reaching out to you today. Additionally, if you need immediate assistance, we encourage you to utilize our live chat support feature to get a quick response: shift4.com/support
Replied May 2022
Emilio
Mental Health Care, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed July 2023
Shift 4 costs over $12,000 per year and it fails my business plus there is no support
Horrible
PROSNothing - I am sure there are better services for less cost
CONSBad support, and dis-functional credit card terminal A80
Reason for choosing Shift4
Bank referral
Vendor Response
Hi Emilio — We're very sorry to hear about your frustrations and we want to help get it resolved ASAP. Please reach out to us at reviews@shift4.com with your contact information and issue details and we'll ensure it's escalated. And, as always, you can reach us 24/7 via live chat: shift4.com/support
Replied July 2023
Eric
Hospitality, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2022
No hastle processing.
Great. No issues is just what the Doctor ordered.
PROSI had no idea how to start and the set up was easy, fast and I get reliable processing for less than other companies quoted.
CONSNo complaints so far. All my transactions have been smooth.
Reason for choosing Shift4
Cost structure was less than other vendors.
Vendor Response
Hi Eric We're so happy to hear that you've had a positive experience with Shift4. Thank you for leaving a review!
Replied August 2022
Callie
Hospitality, 2-10 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed March 2023
Great Software!
I have a overall great experience with Shift 4.
PROSEasy to use and understand. Great customer support.
CONSI do not have any cons so far on this software.
Vendor Response
Hi Callie — Thank you for your kind words and for taking the time to share your experience with Shift4. Our priority is customer service and we're happy to hear that we met that mark!
Replied March 2023
Mandi
Health, Wellness and Fitness, 11-50 employees
Used daily for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed July 2019
Great Tool
Ease to print daily totals as well as research transactions.
CONSEvery once in a while we would connect to a customer service rep that would not be helpful or find but mostly the customer service agents were very helpful to work with.
Dale
Construction, 1 employee
Used daily for less than 6 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
3
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
3
Reviewed July 2023
Needs a good overall report for people that enter data every few days
Good value for the money, less fees then Quickbooks
CONSReporting. I want a report that shows me Total deposit amount, what transactions were included and what fees were taken. If you want to see that you have to look at multiple reports, it's very confusing and difficult to enter info into our accounting software.
Reasons for switching to Shift4
Costs and free website hosting
Vendor Response
Hi Dale. We're so happy to hear that you've had a positive experience with Shift4. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback with us. We're always looking for ways to improve, and will take this valuable feedback into consideration!
Replied July 2023
Kasi
Hospitality, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed April 2022
Shift 4 is a must have for any business with a night audit process.
It put all the numbers we need together to make sure that our night audit is correct. It makes the whole process easy as can be.
PROSThe software is so easy to learn and use.
CONSI cant think of anything I would change at all. It seems to be perfect for us.
Vendor Response
Thank you for the fantastic review, Kasi! We're glad to hear that you're happy with Shift4.
Replied May 2022
Liana
Hospitality, 11-50 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed August 2019
This is exceptional program
We all love this program
PROSNot only is it easy to use but you dont have to be computer smart to understand this program .
CONSWhen we run a third party credit card and say we got anchargeback when going on dollars on the net it will only say the third partys name not the name under the reservation
Katalin
Hospitality, 201-500 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
4
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
4
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed September 2018
Shift 4 For Payment Processing
This is a very efficient software for processing credit card payments for our Hospitality and Food and Beverage industry.
PROSThis software is easy to use on a daily bases. Quick and good customer service.
CONSI have not experienced any issues with this service for the past 5 years I have been using it.
Summer
Hospitality, 2-10 employees
Used weekly for more than 2 years
OVERALL RATING:
5
EASE OF USE
5
VALUE FOR MONEY
5
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
5
FUNCTIONALITY
5
Reviewed February 2023
Excellent software for secure card storage & processing
I like how fast, secure and user friendly this software is.
CONSThis is nitpicking, but I think the graphics can be improved, they seem outdated.
Vendor Response
Hi Summer — We're so happy to hear that you've had a positive experience with Shift4. Thank you for leaving a review!
Replied February 2023
Mohan
Hospitality, 2-10 employees
Used daily for less than 12 months
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
VALUE FOR MONEY
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
FUNCTIONALITY
1
Reviewed February 2017
Worst company & worst software
we had force to use this company from our franchise, we are missing 5 months american express transaction.. they are not willing to help .. always blaming processing company or american express company .. where has problem with shift4.. I would not recommended do any business
PROSnil
CONSnothing
Jane
Used free trial
OVERALL RATING:
1
EASE OF USE
1
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
1
Reviewed October 2014
Fails frequently
I'm not the decision maker on software, but if it was up to me I would seek out a different solution. The Shift-4 CC recovery is time consuming, fails frequently, and overall is a pain to use. Their 6 digit/letter security box is by far the worse I've ever encountered, making "6" and "G" look identical, with very dark backgrounds. Not user friendly at all. Customer service is slow and unhelpful.