DP: Deposit & Split Payment vs EZ Layaway
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 DP, Oct 13, 2026 for EZ Layaway.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $15/month for DP and $100/month for EZ Layaway.
- DP lists 7 features EZ Layaway’s listing doesn’t mention, including Payment messages, Personalized messages, Recurring invoices.
Head to head
- United States
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Development stores
- · Unlimited features
Free
- · 1Active deposit, preorder or split offer
- · Analytics dashboard
- · Automatic balance collection
- · Customer portal
- · Reminders & notifications
- · Storefront translations
Pro
- · $5,000 in order value included per month
- · Custom email branding & copy
- · Everything in Free, plus:
- · Installment and split payment plans
- · Integrations & Shopify Flow
- · Order-value-based installment tiers
EZ Layaway Plus
- · Customer payment portal
- · Email support
- · Fully managed payment scheduling
- · Native Checkout Extensibility
- · Unlimited layaway programs and SKUs
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureTurn buyer hesitation into paid orders with partial payments. Depositly lets your customers pay a deposit (percentage or fixed) at checkout, split payments into installments, or share one order between several people. The remaining balance of partial payment is charged automatically to the saved card when due. Set due dates by date, days after checkout, or on fulfillment.
EZ Layaway adds a layaway option directly inside the Shopify Plus checkout, so customers can reserve products and pay them off over time. Merchants choose which products are eligible, set the deposit, payment cadence, and term length per program.
- Deposits & partial payments (percentage, fixed) built on native Shopify checkout
- Automatic balance collection — charge the saved card when the balance is due
- Installments & split payments: group pay or pay over time via email invoices
- Balance due by date, days after checkout, or on fulfillment + auto reminders
- Layaway shows up as a native payment option inside Shopify Plus checkout.
- Per-product programs with custom terms and eligibility per SKU or collection.
- Fully managed payments: scheduled charges, retries, reminders, and refunds.
- Automatic order release to fulfillment once the final installment clears.
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 |  DP |  EZ Layaway |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 3 | 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 | Apparel & Accessories | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | DP | EZ Layaway |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 30 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 0% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | DP | EZ Layaway |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $15/month(ahead) | $100/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | DP | EZ Layaway |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #2 | #84 |
| Shopify App Charts | #1 on Pricing moves in Payment experience | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jul 29, 2026 | May 29, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | TAG Apps | EZ Layaway |
FAQ
DP and EZ Layaway: common questions
- Is DP or EZ Layaway cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $15/month for DP and $100/month for EZ Layaway. 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?
- DP lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Payment messages, Personalized messages, Recurring invoices, Widget color. 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 DP, Oct 13, 2026 for EZ Layaway; 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 DP, Oct 13, 2026 for EZ Layaway. 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.