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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cleverbridge

    Score6.6 out of 10
    N/ACleverbridge is an enterprise eCommerce solution with subscription management capability to drive growth.N/A

    Shift4Shop

    Score1.2 out of 10
    N/AShift4Shop (formerly 3dcart) is a customizable eCommerce platform designed to build an online store. Some features include Level 1 PCI security compliance, the same level used by banks and large financial institutions, along with search engine optimized templates and no transaction fees. The former 3dcart was acquired by Shift4 Payments in November, 2020.

    $39

    per month

    Pricing
    CleverbridgeShift4Shop
    Editions & Modules
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    Platform Fee
    $39
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CleverbridgeShift4Shop
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Shift4Shop offers a free enterprise-grade plan for US customers who use their payment processing.
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    CleverbridgeShift4Shop
    Considered Both Products
    Cleverbridge
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    Shift4
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    17%
    Happy with the feature set
    1 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    CleverbridgeShift4Shop
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Cleverbridge and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    1% above category average
    Shift4Shop
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    155% below category average
    Product catalog & listings8.02 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Product management8.02 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Bulk product upload6.32 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Branding6.32 Ratings1.08 Ratings
    Mobile storefront8.32 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Product variations9.42 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Website integration8.32 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Visual customization8.02 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    CMS8.72 Ratings1.08 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Cleverbridge and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    8.7
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Shift4Shop
    2.0
    9 Ratings
    117% below category average
    Abandoned cart recovery8.02 Ratings2.07 Ratings
    Checkout user experience9.42 Ratings2.09 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Cleverbridge and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    9.7
    2 Ratings
    15% above category average
    Shift4Shop
    2.0
    9 Ratings
    123% below category average
    eCommerce security9.72 Ratings2.09 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Cleverbridge and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    8.2
    2 Ratings
    6% above category average
    Shift4Shop
    1.7
    9 Ratings
    128% below category average
    Promotions & discounts8.32 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations7.32 Ratings2.98 Ratings
    SEO9.01 Ratings1.09 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Cleverbridge and Shift4Shop
    Feature
    Cleverbridge
    8.8
    2 Ratings
    9% above category average
    Shift4Shop
    2.9
    9 Ratings
    94% below category average
    Multi-site management8.32 Ratings1.04 Ratings
    Order processing10.02 Ratings6.88 Ratings
    Inventory management9.42 Ratings1.07 Ratings
    Shipping9.01 Ratings4.98 Ratings
    Custom functionality7.32 Ratings1.08 Ratings
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    CleverbridgeShift4Shop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    6.6
    (2 ratings)
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Performance
    -
    (0 ratings)
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    CleverbridgeShift4Shop
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cleverbridge
    Cleverbridge is well-suited for big companies that have a client base and want to start online. If you have a wide range of products, and you sell worldwide--where different languages and different settings are needed for each region--then Cleverbridge is good solution. If you just want to start selling with limited stock and with couple of product types only in one region, then it's not good idea to begin with Cleverbridge.
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    At this point I would recommend looking elsewhere - 8 years with a platform and finally have to switch due to the unreliability is not something a business likes to do! They should sell the platform to a company that actually cares about owning an ecommerce builder. Research Shift4 - the parent
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    Pros
    Cleverbridge
    • Excellent partnet
    • Terrific at subscription software
    • Excellent security and uptime
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    • In my opinion, charge you too much for what it is worth
    • In my opinion, tech support is always blaming client and end up fixing it own issues
    • In my experience, make you believe client is important
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    Cons
    Cleverbridge
    • Because of the many different settings, it becomes hard sometimes to set everything up
    • The slow system can take up to 10 seconds to save something
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    • Page structure is all over the place. It can be difficult to find where to go to make page edits.
    • Base platform isn't very robust and requires multiple add-ons in order to add CRM, Taxes, and other capabilities
    • Reporting isn't very strong, necessitating outside analytics
    • File system is also pretty wonky and feels very primitive
    • Customer service and technical help leaves MUCH to be desired.
    • Not as many supported add-ons/plug-ins as other platforms, and many of them cost additional fees. Many of them also don't seamlessly integrate, meaning you'll need to dev the integration yourself.
    • In general, what you see in the WYSIWYG is not what you get.
    • Order System is not very intuitive for the modern era
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cleverbridge
    No answers on this topic
    Shift4
    Not applicable - as a franchisee, the franchiser took over the web site and shopping cart capabilities, so I no longer need the tool. But I would recommend it.
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    Usability
    Cleverbridge
    Usability is native, but the system is complex. It has a knowledge base, but who reads that, right? So without explanation, sometimes it's hard to understand how to move and set things. But as soon as you get it, it's not a problem anymore. There are 2 major things, which keeps me from giving a higher score: 1 - Delay in time when making changes; can take up to 2 sec when opening a product, and 10 secs when saving a product update. When you do several updates, it is time consuming; 2 - A lot of settings, which also in the end becomes time consuming.
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    If you are looking for ultra basic interface ...
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cleverbridge
    No answers on this topic
    Shift4
    regular updates braking our site
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    Support Rating
    Cleverbridge
    No answers on this topic
    Shift4
    You always manage to fins someone, but, in my experience, resolving issues are not an easy task. Why do we pay for a service , and then spend time trouble shooting constantly with them ?? In my experience, they eliminate features , send you an email what you can use instead, with instructions most people cant do without an IT guy . It feel more like an open source than a true integrated service.
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    Implementation Rating
    Cleverbridge
    No answers on this topic
    Shift4
    Initially it was difficult to manage the UI to the client, and then hard to change anything , unless you used the boring and too generic templates . Their template selection is very limited , that are basically all the same with different background images and colours . If you are unfortunate to have been a long-time client, you will have to completely rebuild your store, because old templates are not supported anymore
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cleverbridge
    DR Waco e screwed up the company when we worked with them - they didn’t like customers - I know that sounds odd but it was true and their software was dreadful
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    We used them for 2 years and had minor problems up until the end. For the last 2 months, customers were unable to checkout, or connect to our payment processor. We put in like 3 to 5 hot tickets to get fixed and day after day nothing was fixed and support got ruder and ruder with us! We lost thousands of dollars online with this company and now they are chasing us for a renewal payment! Simply put, this is bad software with a poor customer care staff!
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    Return on Investment
    Cleverbridge
    • We couldn’t have done this on our own
    • They provided cost-effective eCommerce for us
    Incentivized
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    Shift4
    • We have seen an increase in sales of 440% since starting with 3D cart.
    • We find that the 3D features of promotions, coupon codes, rewards points all make customers want to come to us or come back to us.
    • They made mobile conversion pretty easy, and our mobile traffic went from 33% to 54%.
    Incentivized
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