Most new businesses should begin with a straightforward Shift4 Dine configuration. CHS can also review projected processing volume, service model, hardware, and payment-program options before you commit.
Built for new stores, first locations, and businesses preparing to open. If you are replacing an existing POS, CHS can also help review your current processing volume and costs.
Start with the Shift4 Dine software, hardware, and payment configuration recommended for your operation. Final scope and pricing are confirmed after consultation.
Software package: confirmed after consultation
Hardware package: based on stations and service model
Payment program: reviewed for fit and eligibility
Countertop, handheld, and mobile workflows are available
Hardware selection depends on stations and service model
Processing terms are confirmed after review
Online ordering and payment options are configured for your operation
Integrations depend on your restaurant and service model
Final software and processing scope is confirmed after consultation
New restaurants and hospitality businesses that want a clear, guided Shift4 Dine launch path.
For businesses that want CHS to review projected or current processing volume, operational needs, and available program options before enrollment.
Shift4 Dine software, hardware, and service requirements depend on the needs of the operation. Final program terms are confirmed after consultation.
Program eligibility and processing terms are not guaranteed and must be reviewed based on business profile, expected or current processing volume, and Shift4 approval.
Merchant should be prepared to discuss a 36-month processing agreement if pursuing custom rates.
Merchants with enough projected or existing card volume to justify a rate review and willingness to consider a 36-month processing agreement.
Opening a new restaurant with Shift4 Dine
Shift4 Dine, formerly SkyTab, combines restaurant hardware, software, payments, and built-in tools in one configurable platform. Crystal Hospitality Systems helps you choose the right devices, map the workflows, prepare the system, train the team, and launch with a local partner beside you.
Plan Your New RestaurantA different way to budget for POS
Shift4 Dine is not built around three generic software tiers. Your commercial structure starts with a qualifying base bundle, then reflects the stations, mobile devices, kitchen hardware, payment program, and implementation needs of your restaurant.
Current advertised starting point
$0 upfront
For qualifying Shift4 Dine equipment packages with required merchant-processing and POS service agreements.
Qualifying base bundle
$29.99 / month
Shift4 currently advertises its table-service and counter-service base bundles at this monthly starting price for new customers.
This is a starting configuration, not a final quote. Additional stations, accessories, integrations, shipping, taxes, data plans, non-standard work, annual or regulatory fees, and other agreement charges may apply. CHS confirms the complete written commercial structure before enrollment.
Choose the hardware that fits
A counter-service restaurant, full-service dining room, bar, pizza operation, and multi-unit group do not need the same device plan. CHS maps the hardware to the work before anything is ordered.
The command center for menus, orders, payments, cash management, and reporting.
Take orders and payments tableside, at the bar, curbside, or anywhere service needs to move.
Route orders to the right prep station and keep front-of-house and back-of-house in sync.
Improve order confirmation and create a cleaner payment and tipping experience at the counter.
Add a guided self-ordering path when faster throughput and labor flexibility matter.
Plan for online ordering, delivery, loyalty, labor, accounting, reservations, gift cards, and other required systems.
Choose the payment structure deliberately
The best payment model depends on transaction volume, average ticket, card mix, online sales, guest experience, and your willingness to adopt compliant card-and-cash pricing.
Advantage should not be described as universally "free processing." Eligibility, program economics, card-brand rules, state law, debit treatment, online ordering, and customer communication must be reviewed for the specific business.
Shift4 Dine plus a local implementation partner
The value is not only the hardware price. It is getting the right restaurant system configured, installed, adopted, and supported.
Review your concept, opening date, menu, service flow, payment mix, and operational priorities.
Map workstations, handhelds, kitchen routing, printers, displays, kiosks, networking, and integrations.
Confirm equipment, monthly service, payment program, agreements, fees, responsibilities, and exclusions in writing.
Coordinate menu data, configuration, user access, taxes, tenders, reporting, and launch-readiness requirements.
Coordinate installation, manager training, staff readiness, and a practical go-live plan.
Stay engaged as your local point of accountability for questions, adjustments, upgrades, and escalation.
Prepare for a productive consultation
Common questions
Shift4 currently advertises qualifying new-customer equipment packages with $0 due upfront. A Merchant Processing Agreement and POS Service Agreement are required, qualification and additional terms apply, and the complete system may include monthly device or accessory charges.
The current advertised starting bundle includes a POS workstation with a 14-inch touchscreen, integrated card reader, cash drawer, receipt printer, and Shift4 Dine POS software. The final order and monthly total depend on the selected equipment and services.
Shift4 currently advertises online ordering, loyalty, marketing tools, reservations, QR solutions, reporting, mobile management, and marketplace access with the qualifying base package. Specific features, integration charges, and third-party costs should be confirmed for your configuration.
Shift4 advertises lifetime hardware replacement protection for covered Shift4 Dine equipment. Coverage, exclusions, return requirements, damage treatment, and service procedures are governed by the applicable agreement and warranty terms.
No. It can be a strong fit when the operator accepts a compliant card-price and cash-discount model, but the decision should account for guest experience, card mix, debit treatment, online orders, state law, card-brand rules, and the complete fee structure.
Shift4 provides the platform, agreements, and 24/7 technical-support organization. CHS adds local discovery, configuration planning, implementation coordination, training, ongoing relationship support, and escalation help tailored to your restaurant.
Tell CHS how you plan to serve guests, take payments, run the kitchen, and grow. We will help you design the right Shift4 Dine starting configuration and confirm the complete commercial structure before you commit.
Talk With a Shift4 Dine SpecialistShift4 Dine pricing and program terms are confirmed after a business review. Any custom path is fit-dependent and subject to approval and written terms.
Use this if you want a straightforward Shift4 Dine configuration and guided program review.
Use this if you have enough processing volume to justify a rate review and are open to a 36-month processing agreement.
If you are still comparing options or want help choosing the right starting point, we can walk you through it before you sign up.
Because the better path depends on how you plan to sell, take payments, and present pricing. Starting in the right place helps avoid unnecessary confusion later.
No. It is usually a better fit for many in-person businesses, but not every business model or checkout flow.
Businesses with online or mixed-channel sales benefit from reviewing integrations, payment flows, and off-premise requirements before choosing.
Yes. If you want guidance before opening the account, CHS can help you choose the more practical path for your business.
Local guidance for businesses starting with Shift4 Dine, including setup planning, launch support, and help choosing the right program path.
Talk with CHS about your business model, launch timeline, and payment flow before moving into the final signup step.
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