CollabPay: Multi Vendor Payout vs SplitLayer
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 CollabPay, Oct 13, 2026 for SplitLayer.
The short answer
- Only SplitLayer lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $40/month for CollabPay and $49/month for SplitLayer.
- CollabPay lists 18 features SplitLayer’s listing doesn’t mention, including ACH payments, Affiliate links, Auto-payments.
Head to head
Vendor payouts - auto-pay revenue to creators of products
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Essential
- · 10 collaborators / vendors
- · Automatic payouts via PayPal or Stripe
- · Reports
- · Unlimited payouts per month
- · Vendor login
Premium
- · 50 collaborators / vendors
- · API access
- · Advanced Payouts
- · Integrate with multiple platforms
- · Payouts via PayPal, Stripe, Bank, Card
- · Reports
Plus
- · API access
- · Advanced Payouts
- · Integrate with multiple platforms
- · Payouts via PayPal, Stripe, Bank or Card
- · Reports
- · Unlimited collaborators / vendors
Free
- · 1 active policy
- · 3 partners
- · 50 orders/mo
Growth
- · 10 active policies
- · 2,000 orders/mo
- · 25 partners
- · Reports & export
- · Simulation engine
Scale
- · 20,000 orders/mo
- · Reports & export
- · Simulation engine
- · Unlimited active policies
- · Unlimited partners
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureStreamline vendor & affiliate management with our automated revenue-sharing solution. Calculate and distribute commissions easily, with payouts via PayPal, Stripe, or bank. Provide vendors with real-time access to their sales & commissions through dedicated portals. Multi-currency support simplifies vendor payouts, affiliate payouts, royalty payments, while comprehensive reports offer transparency.
SplitLayer calculates revenue shares, commissions, and payout amounts for creators, partners, and vendors from order and refund events. Define split rules and effective dates, then track amounts owed in an append-only ledger. Each entry shows the rule used and calculation inputs for review. Export payout reports by period and run simulations before activating rule changes. Need help setting up your payout rules?
- Flexible Order Tracking: Based on vendor, product, order tags, affiliates & more
- Automated Vendor Payouts using PayPal, Stripe, Bank Account or card
- Manage affiliates: Generate reports and payout affiliates with ease.
- Detailed Vendor Reports: Transparency at your fingertips.
- Set split rules with effective dates by product, variant, or tag.
- Ledger shows rule applied and inputs used for each allocation.
- Refunds post linked reversals based on the original allocation.
- Export payout summaries for creators, partners, or vendors by period.
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 |  CollabPay |  SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CollabPay | SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.5 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 26 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | CollabPay | SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $40/month(ahead) | $49/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | CollabPay | SplitLayer |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #113 | #52 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jan 10, 2022 | May 18, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Shark Byte, Inc | SplitLayer |
FAQ
CollabPay and SplitLayer: common questions
- Is CollabPay or SplitLayer cheaper?
- Only SplitLayer lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $40/month for CollabPay and $49/month for SplitLayer. 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?
- CollabPay lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as ACH payments, Affiliate links, Auto-payments, Automated rules. 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 CollabPay, Oct 13, 2026 for SplitLayer; 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 CollabPay, Oct 13, 2026 for SplitLayer. 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.