Payment Manager vs Plug : Cash On Delivery
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 Payment Manager, Nov 7, 2026 for Plug.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Payment Manager 5.0 from 1 reviews and Plug 5.0 from 8 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Payment Manager and $2.99/month for Plug.
- Plug lists 1 features Payment Manager’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom fees.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 1 payment rule
- · Checkout payment hiding
- · Collection conditions
- · Product tag conditions
- · Rule preview
Growth
- · 5 payment rules
- · Checkout payment hiding
- · City-based conditions
- · Customer tag conditions
- · Discount code conditions
- · Rule preview
Unlimited
- · Checkout payment hiding
- · City-based conditions
- · Collection conditions
- · Customer tag conditions
- · Discount code conditions
- · Product tag conditions
Free
- · Add Cash on delivery fees
- · All COD Limit features
- · COD badge on product pages
- · Email Support
- · Up to 150 orders/month
Basic
- · Add Cash on delivery fees
- · All features of Free plan
- · Live chat support
- · Up to 500 orders/month
Pro
- · All features of Basic plan
- · Live chat support
- · Partial COD: pay deposit, rest on COD
- · Up to 1500 orders/month
Advanced
- · 1:1 onboarding guidance
- · All features of Pro plan
- · Live chat support
- · No extra order fee
- · Unlimited orders
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePayment Rules Manager helps merchants control which payment methods appear at checkout based on customer and order conditions. Create simple rules to hide Cash on Delivery, bank transfer, manual payments, or any other payment gateway when specific checkout conditions match. Use it to reduce unwanted COD orders, limit payment methods by city or region, and keep checkout payment options relevant for each customer.
Plug: Cash On Delivery lets you control when COD appears at checkout. Hide it by product, variant, collection, vendor, country, postal code, order total, discount, customer tag or delivery method. Add a COD fee through a shipping rate shown only with COD, so buyers see it before they order. With Partial COD, buyers pay a deposit online and the rest on delivery.
- Hide Cash on Delivery or any payment gateway by name
- Create rules based on shipping city
- Create rules based on product collections
- Create rules based on discount codes
- COD Fees - Add fixed or percentage fees to Cash On Delivery orders.
- COD Rules - Control COD by product, collections, country, order total and more.
- Localized : Explore app in multiple languages
- Support: Get Support through Email/telegram.
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 |  Payment Manager |  Plug |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Payment Manager | Plug |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 1 | 8(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Payment Manager | Plug |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $2.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Payment Manager | Plug |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #30 | #16(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 5, 2026 | Dec 10, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | Speedylancer | Plug Software |
FAQ
Payment Manager and Plug: common questions
- Is Payment Manager or Plug cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Payment Manager and $2.99/month for Plug. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Payment Manager or Plug?
- On the Shopify App Store: Payment Manager 5.0 from 1 reviews and Plug 5.0 from 8 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Plug lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Custom fees. 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 13, 2026 for Payment Manager, Nov 7, 2026 for Plug; 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 Payment Manager, Nov 7, 2026 for Plug. 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.