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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    UENI

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/ASmall business owners don’t have much time to build their online presence, don’t have much money to spend on digital advertising, and don’t want to navigate the complexity of what it means to be online today. So UENI presents a solution built specifically for them. Unlike DIY website builders or digital agencies, UENI delivers a fully built website and listings on what they present as trusted, high traffic platforms. The service includes a fully built website customized to the…

    $16.99

    per month

    Pricing
    Shift4ShopUENI
    Editions & Modules
    Platform Fee
    $39
    per month
    UENI Launch Plan
    $16.99
    per month
    UENI Plus Plan
    $59
    per month
    UENI Growth Plan
    $99
    per month
    UENI Platinum Plan
    $199
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Shift4ShopUENI
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$79 one-time fee
    Additional DetailsShift4Shop offers a free enterprise-grade plan for US customers who use their payment processing.A discount is offered for annual and biennial billing.
    More Pricing Information
    Features
    Shift4ShopUENI
    Online Storefront
    Comparison of Online Storefront features of Shift4Shop and UENI
    Feature
    Shift4Shop
    1.0
    9 Ratings
    155% below category average
    UENI
    -
    Ratings
    Product catalog & listings1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product management1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Bulk product upload1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Branding1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Mobile storefront1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Product variations1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Website integration1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Visual customization1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    CMS1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Shopping Cart
    Comparison of Online Shopping Cart features of Shift4Shop and UENI
    Feature
    Shift4Shop
    2.0
    9 Ratings
    117% below category average
    UENI
    -
    Ratings
    Abandoned cart recovery2.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Checkout user experience2.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Online Payment System
    Comparison of Online Payment System features of Shift4Shop and UENI
    Feature
    Shift4Shop
    2.0
    9 Ratings
    123% below category average
    UENI
    -
    Ratings
    eCommerce security2.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Marketing
    Comparison of eCommerce Marketing features of Shift4Shop and UENI
    Feature
    Shift4Shop
    1.7
    9 Ratings
    128% below category average
    UENI
    -
    Ratings
    Promotions & discounts1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    Personalized recommendations2.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    SEO1.09 Ratings00 Ratings
    eCommerce Business Management
    Comparison of eCommerce Business Management features of Shift4Shop and UENI
    Feature
    Shift4Shop
    2.9
    9 Ratings
    94% below category average
    UENI
    -
    Ratings
    Multi-site management1.04 Ratings00 Ratings
    Order processing6.88 Ratings00 Ratings
    Inventory management1.07 Ratings00 Ratings
    Shipping4.98 Ratings00 Ratings
    Custom functionality1.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Web Content Creation
    Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Shift4Shop and UENI
    Feature
    Shift4Shop
    -
    Ratings
    UENI
    8.0
    7 Ratings
    2% above category average
    WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings8.56 Ratings
    Library of website themes00 Ratings7.46 Ratings
    Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
    Web Content Management
    Comparison of Web Content Management features of Shift4Shop and UENI
    Feature
    Shift4Shop
    -
    Ratings
    UENI
    7.2
    5 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Content taxonomy00 Ratings7.25 Ratings
    Platform & Infrastructure
    Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Shift4Shop and UENI
    Feature
    Shift4Shop
    -
    Ratings
    UENI
    8.1
    4 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Internationalization / multi-language00 Ratings8.14 Ratings
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    Shift4ShopUENI
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    Score10 out of 10
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    Score7 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    Shopify
    Score8.7 out of 10
    Square Online
    Score7.7 out of 10
    Enterprises
    IBM Digital Commerce
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Shift4ShopUENI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    1.0
    (10 ratings)
    8.7
    (7 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    1.0
    (1 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    5.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Shift4ShopUENI
    Likelihood to Recommend
    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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    UENI
    This company suited me at the time due to running out of time to get a site up. UENI was able to add a good-looking site quickly. No extra hosting charges. Shame they miss out on standard features like many other sites offer. It has given me an online presence, which I was after. This looks good and is easy to edit.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    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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    UENI
    • Money-back Guarantee if you're not completely satisfied
    • Deliver a website in 3 days
    • Easy to convey your needs via their form
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    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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    UENI
    • Some aspects of the website could do with improving, however, we have fed this back to them and have passed it on to their development team, to look at implementing them in the next update they do.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    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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    UENI
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Shift4
    If you are looking for ultra basic interface ...
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    UENI
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Shift4
    regular updates braking our site
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    UENI
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    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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    UENI
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    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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    UENI
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    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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    UENI
    UENI overshadows Wix by far. Considering how helpful, cost effective, and fast UENI is to make the websites as per my requirements, in comparison to Wix where you have to first purchase a subscription then either learn to make it yourself, which wouldn't be as user friendly, or pay someone extra to have it made rather than the one-time payment to UENI.
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    Return on Investment
    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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    UENI
    • Will promote professionalism of my brand
    • Otherwise not enough time to assess
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    ScreenShots

    Shift4Shop Screenshots

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    UENI Screenshots

    Screenshot of the home screen of the UENI Editor alongside the inter-editor HelpDeskScreenshot of a section of the jewellery products available on this UENI websiteScreenshot of the website header for a shipping company built with UENIScreenshot of editing one of the content blocks using the UENI EditorScreenshot of the mobile-friendly shopping cart & checkout functions, shown here on desktop