Deposit & Partial Payment Depo vs DepositDesk
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for Deposit & Partial Payment Depo, Oct 13, 2026 for DepositDesk.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Deposit & Partial Payment Depo 4.5 from 100 reviews and DepositDesk 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $9/month for Deposit & Partial Payment Depo and $29/month for DepositDesk.
- Deposit & Partial Payment Depo lists 19 features DepositDesk’s listing doesn’t mention, including Curated subscriptions, Custom pricing, Custom subscriptions.
Head to head
Manage Deposits, Pre-order and Partial & Split Payments
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 1% + $0.2 Processing Fee
- · Bulk Import Collection
- · Deposits via Draft Order
- · Send Emails from your Domain
- · Unlimited Orders
Lite
- · 0.75% + $0.15 Processing Fee
- · Best for stores more than $1k revenue
- · Everything from Starter Plan
Pro
- · 0.5% + $0.1 Processing Fee
- · Everything from Lite Plan
- · Priority Support
Pro
- · No order-value caps
- · No per-transaction fees
- · Unlimited deposit orders
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePartial payment split payment, pre-order, subscriptions and deposit management app that allows you to seamlessly take deposits on your store. With Depo you can vault customers card and take the remaining payment automatically on a specified date. Also Depo supports draft order deposits. You can also send automated invoices from our dashboard and seamlessly manage them.
DepositDesk lets you sell any product with a partial deposit at checkout and collect the balance automatically — no manual invoices, no second checkout. Set the deposit as a percentage or a fixed amount, and choose when the balance is due: days after checkout, on a set date, or when you fulfill the order. When the balance comes due, the card saved at checkout is charged through your existing gateway.
- Take deposits and send the pending payment invoice any number of times
- Take pre orders and charge pending payment when your item is ready for dispatch
- Take deposits or split payments on the draft orders created via Shopify admin
- Auto-charges the remaining amount of deposit from Shopify or Depo
- Percentage or fixed-amount deposits on any product, set up in a few clicks
- Balance due on your schedule: days after checkout, a set date, or fulfillment
- Balances collect automatically from the card saved at checkout, with retries
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 |  Deposit & Partial Payment Depo |  DepositDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 1,033 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −6 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 16 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 10% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Services | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Deposit & Partial Payment Depo | DepositDesk |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.5 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 100(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 2 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Deposit & Partial Payment Depo | DepositDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Deposit & Partial Payment Depo | DepositDesk |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #20 | #57 |
| Shopify App Charts | #5 in Subscriptions | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Dec 23, 2020 | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Languages | 5 | 1 |
| Developer | Sidepanda Services LLP | Skeg Software |
FAQ
Deposit & Partial Payment Depo and DepositDesk: common questions
- Is Deposit & Partial Payment Depo or DepositDesk cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9/month for Deposit & Partial Payment Depo and $29/month for DepositDesk. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Deposit & Partial Payment Depo or DepositDesk?
- On the Shopify App Store: Deposit & Partial Payment Depo 4.5 from 100 reviews and DepositDesk 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Deposit & Partial Payment Depo lists 19 the others don’t mention, such as Curated subscriptions, Custom pricing, Custom subscriptions, Digital products. 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Deposit & Partial Payment Depo, Oct 13, 2026 for DepositDesk; 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 Nov 8, 2026 for Deposit & Partial Payment Depo, Oct 13, 2026 for DepositDesk. 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.