Payfy: Hide Payment Rules vs Paywire: Hide Payment Methods
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 7, 2026 for Payfy, Oct 13, 2026 for Paywire.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.99/month for Payfy and $5.99/month for Paywire.
- Payfy lists 4 features Paywire’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom rules, Free shipping, Hide express checkout.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Development Store
- · All Features included.
- · Free for Shopify Plus sandbox stores
- · Free for development stores only.
- · Live Chat/Email/Call support.
Basic
- · Live Chat/Email/Call support.
- · Not allow to create multiple tier rule.
- · Only allow 2 rules
Advanced
- · Allow 25 rules with multiple inside.
- · Including Basic.
- · Including multiple rules.
- · Live Chat/Email/Call support.
Premium
- · Cart attributes, line properties
- · Including Basic & Advance
- · Live Chat/Email/Call support.
- · Metafields conditions.
Free
- · 1 active rule
- · 2 conditions per rule
- · Cart, country & time conditions
- · Live rule simulator
Starter Monthly
- · 5 active rules
- · 5 conditions per rule
- · 7-day decision logs
- · All 18 condition types
- · B2B, weight, customer history
- · Live rule simulator
Pro Monthly
- · 90-day decision logs
- · All 18 condition types
- · B2B, weight, customer history
- · Live rule simulator
- · Unlimited active rules
- · Unlimited conditions per rule
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEasily Hide/Sort/Rename certain payment methods at checkout. Conditionally hide payment methods by country, discount, products & weight, address, shipping method, cart attributes, properties, etc. at the checkout page. Ex: Hide COD if the address contains a PO box, hide COD by zipcode. It helps to restrict problematic orders Like hiding PayPal for CBD products. You can hide express checkout buttons.
Paywire lets you decide which payment methods appear at your Shopify checkout. Hide PayPal for B2B orders, move Shop Pay to the top for repeat customers, rename Manual to Bank transfer, or hide COD on heavy carts. Combine 18 conditions including cart total, weight, country, market, customer order count, shipping method, and day of week with AND/OR logic.
- Hide payment methods by total, digital product, customer tag, and B2B customers.
- COD is available for pickup orders. COD for retainers or old customers.
- Hide Cash on Delivery for international orders; hide Pay Later for B2C customers
- Rename payment options by country/language, Sort/reorder payment methods
- See which payment method shows or hides for any cart with the live simulator
- Hide methods by B2B status, cart weight, customer order count, country, and more
- Hide, sort, or rename payment methods from one visual rule editor — no code
- Combine up to 18 conditions per rule with visual AND/OR groups for any logic
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 |  Payfy |  Paywire |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Payfy | Paywire |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 157 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 3 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 20% | Not enough data |
FAQ
Payfy and Paywire: common questions
- Is Payfy or Paywire cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $3.99/month for Payfy and $5.99/month for Paywire. 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?
- Payfy lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Custom rules, Free shipping, Hide express checkout, Payment method rules. Paywire lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Conditional logic, Custom triggers, Templates, Time-based. 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 7, 2026 for Payfy, Oct 13, 2026 for Paywire; 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 7, 2026 for Payfy, Oct 13, 2026 for Paywire. 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.