DP: Deposit & Split Payment vs PayPal Payments Studio
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
- PayPal Payments Studio is detected on 112× as many Shopify stores as DP: 337 vs 3 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: DP 5.0 from 30 reviews and PayPal Payments Studio 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- DP lists 6 features PayPal Payments Studio’s listing doesn’t mention, including Personalized messages, Recurring invoices, Widget color.
Head to head
- United States
- Hong Kong
- Australia
- Germany
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
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.
Guide customers from discovery to purchase with relevant PayPal messaging and express checkout options at key moments, building confidence and driving conversion.
- 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
- Express checkout with PayPal
- Flexible PayPal installment options
- PayPal rewards and benefits
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 |  PayPal Payments Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 3 | 337(ahead) |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 1 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 18% |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Sporting Goods |
| Top store countries | United States | Hong Kong, Australia, Germany |
Reviews
| Measure | DP | PayPal Payments Studio |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 30(ahead) | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 0% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | DP | PayPal Payments Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $15/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | DP | PayPal Payments Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #2(ahead) | #14 |
| 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 20, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | TAG Apps | PayPal, Inc. |
FAQ
DP and PayPal Payments Studio: common questions
- Which is more popular, DP or PayPal Payments Studio?
- PayPal Payments Studio is detected on 112× as many Shopify stores as DP: 337 vs 3 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Which has better reviews, DP or PayPal Payments Studio?
- On the Shopify App Store: DP 5.0 from 30 reviews and PayPal Payments Studio 5.0 from 1 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- DP lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Personalized messages, Recurring invoices, Widget color, Widget design. 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.