Cartflow: COD Payment Methods 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 14, 2026 for Cartflow, Nov 9, 2026 for Payflow.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Cartflow and $4.99/month for Payflow.
- Payflow lists 13 features Cartflow’s listing doesn’t mention, including Additional fees, Custom fees, Custom rules.
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
- · 1 active rule
- · 10+ condition types
- · GDPR compliant
- · Hide, rename or reorder methods
Starter
- · 5 active rules
- · All 30+ condition types
- · Email support
- · Schedule rules (BFCM, promos)
Growth
- · 20 active rules
- · A/B testing (sample %)
- · Customer tag targeting
- · Drag-to-reorder priority
- · Priority support
Scale
- · Advanced A/B + analytics
- · Dedicated onboarding
- · Multi-currency support
- · Priority + Slack support
- · Unlimited rules
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 featureCartflow lets you customize what shoppers see at checkout without changing your theme. Hide PayPal on COD-only orders, rename Credit card for clarity, or reorder methods so Shop Pay shows first. Trigger rules by cart total, country, customer tag, products, or schedule for sales and promos. 14-day free trial on paid plans. All rules apply via Shopify Functions at checkout: no slowdown, no script tags.
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.
- Admin Management Interface
- Payment Method Customization
- Shipping Method Customization
- 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 |  Cartflow |  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 | Cartflow | 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
Cartflow and Payflow: common questions
- Is Cartflow or Payflow cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Cartflow 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?
- 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 14, 2026 for Cartflow, 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 14, 2026 for Cartflow, 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.