Deposit & Partial Payment Depo vs Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026.
The short answer
- Deposit & Partial Payment Depo is detected on 86× as many Shopify stores as Downpay: 1,028 vs 12 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Deposit & Partial Payment Depo 4.5 from 100 reviews and Downpay 5.0 from 96 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $9/month for Deposit & Partial Payment Depo and $29/month for Downpay.
- Downpay lists 24 features Deposit & Partial Payment Depo’s listing doesn’t mention, including Availability date, Back orders, Buttons.
Head to head
Manage Deposits, Pre-order and Partial & Split Payments
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Australia
- Canada
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
Essentials
- · Access to all features:
- · All 15+ Shopify Flow integrations
- · All cross-app integrations
- · Bulk balance collect and authorize
- · Customer order portal
- · Product page block and buy button
Standard
- · Access to all features:
- · All 15+ Shopify Flow integrations
- · All cross-app integrations
- · Bulk balance collect and authorize
- · Customer order portal
- · Product page block and buy button
Pro
- · Access to all features:
- · All 15+ Shopify Flow integrations
- · All cross-app integrations
- · Bulk balance collect and authorize
- · Customer order portal
- · Priority support
Scale
- · - Dedicated account manager
- · - Extended trial periods
- · - Founder-led onboarding and strategy
- · --- Grow faster with a custom plan ---
- · API & Sandbox/Development subscription
- · All features from previous plan plus:
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.
For made-to-order products, pre-orders, and bookings with weeks of lead time. In your own checkout, customers pay a deposit and their card is saved. You collect the balance in one payment. Using draft orders, you request the customer's card, then charge it as needed. Good to know: Downpay doesn't lend money or run credit checks. Online deposits take card or PayPal. Balances can also be paid on POS.
- 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
- Offer partial payment on some or all products all in one order
- Charge or authorize payment manually or automatically to the card on file
- Use Downpay's API or Flow integration for partial payment automation at scale
- Enable Downpay on legacy, 2.0 themes or custom storefront including Hydrogen
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 |  Downpay |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 1,028(ahead) | 12 |
| 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Animals & Pet Supplies, Electronics |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | United States, Australia, Canada |
Reviews
| Measure | Deposit & Partial Payment Depo | Downpay |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.5 ★ | 5.0 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 100(ahead) | 96 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 2(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Deposit & Partial Payment Depo | Downpay |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Deposit & Partial Payment Depo | Downpay |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #20 | #15 |
| Shopify App Charts | #5 in Subscriptions | #5 on Featured by Shopify in Pre-orders |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Launched | Dec 23, 2020 | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Languages | 5 | 1 |
| Developer | Sidepanda Services LLP | Downpay |
FAQ
Deposit & Partial Payment Depo and Downpay: common questions
- Which is more popular, Deposit & Partial Payment Depo or Downpay?
- Deposit & Partial Payment Depo is detected on 86× as many Shopify stores as Downpay: 1,028 vs 12 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Deposit & Partial Payment Depo or Downpay cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9/month for Deposit & Partial Payment Depo and $29/month for Downpay. 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 Downpay?
- On the Shopify App Store: Deposit & Partial Payment Depo 4.5 from 100 reviews and Downpay 5.0 from 96 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Deposit & Partial Payment Depo lists 14 the others don’t mention, such as Curated subscriptions, Custom pricing, Custom subscriptions, Digital products. Downpay lists 24 the others don’t mention, such as Availability date, Back orders, Buttons, Coming soon. 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; 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. 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.