Advanced Checkout vs PickupLock
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 Advanced Checkout, Nov 1, 2026 for PickupLock.
The short answer
- Only Advanced Checkout lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Advanced Checkout and $5.99/month for PickupLock.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 2 Payment & 2 Delivery customizations
- · Basic rules: order total, product, count
- · Manual list entry (max 20 items)
Pro
- · 30-day free trial
- · 50 payment & 50 delivery customizations
- · Advanced customer rules
- · CSV bulk import
- · Quick-start rule templates
PickupLock Basic
- · Customizable Cart Warning
- · Manual Product Rules in bulk
- · Pickup, local & shipping rules
- · Setup Health & coverage status
- · Test rules with Simulator
PickupLock Pro
- · Advanced trace & dynamic coverage
- · Cart Warning Insights trends
- · Country-specific manual rules
- · Dynamic Product Rules
- · Everything in PickupLock Basic
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAdvanced Checkout helps merchants tailor payment and delivery at Shopify checkout with flexible rules. Hide COD for high-value orders, restrict shipping by pincode or country, rename methods for clarity, or reorder options to highlight preferred choices. Stack conditions like order total, products, location, phone, delivery method, and customer tags—all evaluated live as buyers update cart and address.
Make products pickup-only, local-delivery-only, shipping-only, or unavailable for selected delivery types. With Pro, restrict manual rules by destination country—for example, make alcohol pickup-only in Finland and Sweden while normal shipping remains elsewhere. Automate rules by collection, tag, vendor, or product type. Preview results in Simulator, catch setup issues, show Cart Warnings, and review coverage.
- Hide payment & delivery methods by single or multiple conditions.
- Sort payment & delivery methods by single or multiple conditions.
- Rename payment & delivery methods by single or multiple conditions.
- Block shipping for products tagged ship:pickup_only
- Keep local pickup available when shipping is blocked
- Show customers a cart warning before checkout
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 |  Advanced Checkout |  PickupLock |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Advanced Checkout | PickupLock |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Advanced Checkout | PickupLock |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5/month(ahead) | $5.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 30 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Advanced Checkout | PickupLock |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #108 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #11 on Pricing moves in Delivery and pickup |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 23, 2026 | May 25, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Codehub360 | Andreas Randers |
FAQ
Advanced Checkout and PickupLock: common questions
- Is Advanced Checkout or PickupLock cheaper?
- Only Advanced Checkout lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5/month for Advanced Checkout and $5.99/month for PickupLock. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 Advanced Checkout, Nov 1, 2026 for PickupLock; 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 Advanced Checkout, Nov 1, 2026 for PickupLock. 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.