Order Handling Fees vs VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Order Handling Fees, Nov 10, 2026 for VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees.
The short answer
- Only VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Order Handling Fees and $15/month for VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Monthly
Annually
Free
- · Fixed fees & percentage fees
- · Location-based fee rules
- · Online store fees only
- · Optional fee rules
- · Product & cart conditions
- · Support from the founder
Pro
- · Country & Location fee rules
- · Fixed fees & percentage fees
- · Handling surcharge & recycling surcharge
- · Online Store, POS fee & Draft Orders fee
- · Optional & Required fees with validation
- · Product, Cart & Order conditions
Plus
- · Credit card & payment method fee rules
- · Customer Tags & B2B rules
- · Includes all Pro features
- · Payment fees & Shipping destination fees
- · Shipping surcharge & payment surcharges
- · Shopify Markets fee support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureThis app only works for POS. Its designed to capture fees such as the Public Improvement Fee (PIF) charge by local governments. These fees are typically applicable to POS sales and are taxable. After installing the app, configure fixed amount fees or percentage of cart fees. Then add the tile to your POS handhelds.
Add product fees, checkout fees, surcharges, extra fees, tariffs, bottle fees, bottle deposit fees (Pfand), rush fees and processing fees. Set fixed/percentage cart fees, service fees and automatic fees by product, location, customer, order and Shopify Markets. Add payment fees, credit card fees, import duties, customs fees, order fees, handling fees and B2B fees.
- Allows you to name or sku the fee you are collecting for down stream reporting.
- Configure variable or fixed amount fees for Shopify POS.
- Choose where fee is taxable or not.
- Apply fees across checkout, POS, draft orders, and storefront cart flows
- Set rules by product, cart, location, customer, and order conditions
- Create optional or required fees with flexible logic before checkout display
- Support fixed and percentage fees with full control over pricing behavior
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 |  Order Handling Fees |  VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 185 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 2 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Food, Beverages & Tobacco, Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Order Handling Fees | VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 101 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
Pricing
| Measure | Order Handling Fees | VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $10/month(ahead) | $15/month |
| Longest free trial | 15 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | Order Handling Fees | VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #151 | #2 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #4 in Pricing - Other |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Dec 20, 2023 | Mar 23, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | eSupplyChainConnect.com | VOL Apps |
FAQ
Order Handling Fees and VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees: common questions
- Is Order Handling Fees or VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees cheaper?
- Only VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $10/month for Order Handling Fees and $15/month for VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 13, 2026 for Order Handling Fees, Nov 10, 2026 for VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees; 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 13, 2026 for Order Handling Fees, Nov 10, 2026 for VOL Surcharge Fee & Extra Fees. 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.