DIY Tax Exempt Checkout vs IndianStatusCheckout
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 19, 2026 for DIY Tax Exempt Checkout, Oct 14, 2026 for IndianStatusCheckout.
The short answer
- Only IndianStatusCheckout lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.75/month for DIY Tax Exempt Checkout and $19.99/month for IndianStatusCheckout.
- IndianStatusCheckout lists 2 features DIY Tax Exempt Checkout’s listing doesn’t mention, including Canada (HST, PST, GST), Compliance reporting.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Simple Plan
- · 24/7 tax-exempt order processing
- · Customizable tax-exemption widget
- · Optional tax-exemption information forms
- · Sales tax exemption during checkout
- · Upload tax-exemption documents
Free to Install
- · 5 verifications a month, fair use
- · Automatic exemption at checkout
- · CRA-ready audit records
- · Returning shoppers never count
Starter
- · 25 verifications a month, fair use
- · CSV export for your accountant
- · Email support
- · Returning shoppers never count
Growth
- · 100 verifications a month, fair use
- · Filtered audit reports
- · Impact dashboard
- · Priority email support
Enterprise
- · 500 verifications a month, fair use
- · For ESG and PAIR reporting
- · Priority support, CCIB-certified
- · Signed Indigenous-impact report
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureLet eligible customers claim sales tax or VAT exemptions when placing an order, without waiting for merchant assistance. DIY Tax Exempt Checkout adds a customizable tax-exemption widget to the Cart page, allowing shoppers to declare their tax-exempt status and upload supporting documentation. Shopify handles the tax calculations at checkout.
Most stores bill First Nations buyers full tax, then fix it by hand weeks later. IndianStatusCheckout gives your store its own Tax Exemption Program: customers enrol once with their status card, the correct federal and provincial relief applies automatically to qualifying orders, and every exempt order keeps a CRA-ready audit record. Works on every plan; on Shopify Plus, customers can verify right in checkout.
- Enables 24/7 processing of orders placed by customers with tax-exempt status.
- Change the text to reflect your word choices and language preferences.
- Update appearance of the tax exempt widget to reflect your design preferences.
- Shoppers can upload documents supporting their tax-exempt declaration.
- Ends manual tax-refund emails: the correct relief applies at checkout
- Customers enrol once and stay exempt on qualifying orders automatically
- Applies the correct federal and provincial relief by delivery address
- CRA-ready audit record and PDF for every exempt order
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 |  DIY Tax Exempt Checkout |  IndianStatusCheckout |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | DIY Tax Exempt Checkout | IndianStatusCheckout |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.5 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | DIY Tax Exempt Checkout | IndianStatusCheckout |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6.75/month(ahead) | $19.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 30 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | DIY Tax Exempt Checkout | IndianStatusCheckout |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #117 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 28, 2022 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Eniture Technology | RebateScan Inc. |
FAQ
DIY Tax Exempt Checkout and IndianStatusCheckout: common questions
- Is DIY Tax Exempt Checkout or IndianStatusCheckout cheaper?
- Only IndianStatusCheckout lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.75/month for DIY Tax Exempt Checkout and $19.99/month for IndianStatusCheckout. 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?
- DIY Tax Exempt Checkout lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Tax registration. IndianStatusCheckout lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Canada (HST, PST, GST), Compliance reporting. 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 19, 2026 for DIY Tax Exempt Checkout, Oct 14, 2026 for IndianStatusCheckout; 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 19, 2026 for DIY Tax Exempt Checkout, Oct 14, 2026 for IndianStatusCheckout. 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.