Banana: COD & Checkout Rules vs Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Banana, Nov 9, 2026 for Payflow.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Banana and $4.99/month for Payflow.
- Banana lists 49 features Payflow’s listing doesn’t mention, including A/B testing, Address validation, Bundles.
Head to head
- India
- Colombia
- Czechia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Add Fixed or Percentage Custom COD Fee
- · Link COD to specific shipping methods
- · Priority email & chat support
- · Up to 100 orders/month
Growth
- · Everything in Free
- · Priority email & chat support
- · Unlimited COD fee rules
- · Up to 500 orders/month
Unlimited
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority onboarding and setup help
- · Unlimited orders
Free
- · 1 active rule of any type
- · AI assistant in Claude and ChatGPT
- · AND / OR logic in every rule
- · All 50+ targeting conditions
- · Cash on delivery fee
- · No limits for development stores
Premium
- · COD restrictions by country and value
- · Everything in Free
- · Priority live chat support
- · Unlimited checkout validations
- · Unlimited payment and COD rules
- · Unlimited shipping rules
Pro
- · $1 of SMS credit free every month
- · COD order verification by SMS
- · Everything in Premium
- · Payment instructions with QR codes
- · Reminders for unpaid bank transfers
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBanana COD & Checkout simplifies cash on delivery management for merchants by allowing custom fees, linking COD payment to specific shipping methods, and offering the option to hide COD based on criteria like shipping country. This app is ideal for merchants who want more control over their COD options, ensuring that customers see only the Cash on Delivery payment method.
Payflow lets merchants add a Cash on Delivery (COD) fee without editing orders after checkout. You can hide, rename, or reorder payment methods and delivery methods using conditions such as cart totals, products, collections, customer tags, and address fields. Checkout validations can block checkout when an order does not meet your rules. Combine conditions using AND/OR groups.
- Charge custom fees for Cash on Delivery orders
- Link COD payment to specific shipping methods
- Using native platform UI & frontend
- Streamline COD effortlessly, eliminating post-purchase edits and custom products
- Easily hide, rename, reorder payment & delivery methods based on your conditions
- Use conditions such as total price, weight, tags, products, address and more
- Advanced AND/OR condition tool enabling seamless integration of multiple rules
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Banana |  Payflow |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 2,776 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +30 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 30 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 28% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | India, Colombia, Czechia |
Reviews
| Measure | Banana | Payflow |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 118 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 3 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 29% |
FAQ
Banana and Payflow: common questions
- Is Banana or Payflow cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $4.99/month for Banana and $4.99/month for Payflow. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Banana lists 49 the others don’t mention, such as A/B testing, Address validation, Bundles, Cart upsell. Payflow lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Additional fees, Custom fees, Custom rules, Discounts. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Banana, Nov 9, 2026 for Payflow; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Banana, Nov 9, 2026 for Payflow. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.