Deposit & Partial Payment Depo vs Pfand ‑ Deposit & Cart Fee
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 47× as many Shopify stores as Pfand: 1,040 vs 22 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: Deposit & Partial Payment Depo 4.5 from 100 reviews and Pfand 4.8 from 17 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $9/month for Deposit & Partial Payment Depo and $6.32/month for Pfand.
- Deposit & Partial Payment Depo lists 19 features Pfand’s listing doesn’t mention, including Curated subscriptions, Custom pricing, Custom subscriptions.
Head to head
Manage Deposits, Pre-order and Partial & Split Payments
Create Mandatory / Opt Fees, Deposit & Surcharge + Many more.
- United States
- Australia
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Germany
- Australia
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
- · Country based fees
- · Create Discount without applying to fees
- · Deposit returns support for online & POS
- · Fixed & percentage fees + deposits
- · One-time, optional & mandatory fees
- · Unlimited Fees
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.
Pfand App Allows you to create Mandatory/Optional Fees, Supports FIXED an % FEE . Designed with the German Container-Deposit legislation in mind. Works with Product Bundles - Apply Fee Per Product basis or One Time Fees Works Both Online, POS - with various conditions product, cart (total – Price/QTY),Customer, Location level condition on cart. Supports Return/ Refund FEE to customer when items are returned.
- 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
- Makes it mandatory to pay the fee. (Online + POS)
- Add fee based on Cart & Product items level (Online + POS)
- Supports Fixed and Percentage fees. (Online + POS)
- Add fees to individual items inside the bundle. (Online + POS)
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 |  Pfand |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 1,040(ahead) | 22 |
| Net store change, 28 days | −6 | −2 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 16 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 10% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Services | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Apparel & Accessories, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | United States, Australia, United Kingdom | United States, Germany, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Deposit & Partial Payment Depo | Pfand |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.5 ★ | 4.8 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 100(ahead) | 17 |
| 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 | Pfand |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month | $6.32/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Deposit & Partial Payment Depo | Pfand |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #20 | #25 |
| Shopify App Charts | #5 in Subscriptions | #5 in Pricing - Other |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Dec 23, 2020 | Apr 25, 2022 |
| Languages | 5 | 1 |
| Developer | Sidepanda Services LLP | mrniamster |
FAQ
Deposit & Partial Payment Depo and Pfand: common questions
- Which is more popular, Deposit & Partial Payment Depo or Pfand?
- Deposit & Partial Payment Depo is detected on 47× as many Shopify stores as Pfand: 1,040 vs 22 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is Deposit & Partial Payment Depo or Pfand cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9/month for Deposit & Partial Payment Depo and $6.32/month for Pfand. 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 Pfand?
- On the Shopify App Store: Deposit & Partial Payment Depo 4.5 from 100 reviews and Pfand 4.8 from 17 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; 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.