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Downpay vs UpRank
Side-by-side comparison
At a glance
| Metric | Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit | UpRank: Crowdfund & Preorders |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 5.0 ★ | — |
| Total reviews | 96 | 0 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free trial available | Free plan available |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 3 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 1 | — |
| Languages | 1 supported | 21 supported |
| Listed since | Mar 2023 | Jul 2026 |
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live data on this pageThe call
Downpay and UpRank each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
Where Downpay leads
- More published reviews: 96 vs 0.
- Ranks higher in Pre-order: #12 vs #98 of 112.
- Lists Back orders, Made-to-order and Payment messages (+9 more) in its marketplace category features; UpRank doesn't.
Where UpRank leads
- Lists a free plan; Downpay doesn't.
- Available in more languages: 21 vs 1.
- Lists Banners, Discounts and Fundraising goal in its marketplace category features; Downpay doesn't.
How this is generated
Built only from the Shopify App Store listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology
Read each app's audit: Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit audit • UpRank: Crowdfund & Preorders audit
1. Listing metadata
Field-level data| Field | Downpay | UpRank |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 93/100 listing audit | 96/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer | ||
| Listed |
2. Pricing & plans
Marketplace-listed plans · paid plans cheapest first, not matched tier-for-tierTier
Downpay
UpRank
Free plan
No free plan listed
Free
Free
- Campaigns: 1
- Rewards per campaign: 5
- Product features: 5
- Email support within 24 - 48 h
Paid plans
Essentials
- Access to all features:
- Product page block and buy button
- Stored credit card on file per order
- Bulk balance collect and authorize
- All 15+ Shopify Flow integrations
- Customer order portal
- All cross-app integrations
Standard
- Access to all features:
- Product page block and buy button
- Stored credit card on file per order
- Bulk balance collect and authorize
- All 15+ Shopify Flow integrations
- Customer order portal
- All cross-app integrations
Pro
- Access to all features:
- Product page block and buy button
- Stored credit card on file per order
- Bulk balance collect and authorize
- All 15+ Shopify Flow integrations
- Customer order portal
- All cross-app integrations
- Priority support
Scale
- All features from previous plan plus:
- API & Sandbox/Development subscription
- Beta feature access
- --- Grow faster with a custom plan ---
- Contact us for managed plans with:
- - Extended trial periods
- - Founder-led onboarding and strategy
- - Dedicated account manager
Growth
- Campaigns: 10
- Rewards per campaign: 10
- Product features: 10
- Prioritized email support within 2 - 4 h
Unlimited
- Campaigns: Unlimited
- Rewards per campaign: Unlimited
- Product features: Unlimited
- Prioritized email support within 2 - 4 h
- Advanced analytics and automations
3. Features
As listed by each developerDownpay
- Take deposits by percentage or fixed amount, in your theme or headless via API
- Set balances due on fulfillment, on a date, or a number of days after checkout
- Charge balances to saved cards in bulk or with Flow, or send invoices
- Hold unpaid orders out of your fulfillment queue until the balance is paid
- Give customers a portal to check their balance and update the card on file
UpRank
- Launch crowdfunding and pre-order campaigns in a few simple steps.
- Drive early sales with reward tiers and discounts.
- Easily customize crowdfunding and pre-order campaigns to match store theme.
- Automatically process or refund payments based on your exact campaign outcome.
- Effortlessly track active campaigns, funding revenue, and order volume.
4. Categories & rankings
Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline5. Category features
Marketplace-curated features per categoryPre-orders17 shared · 25 total
Only in Downpay
- Back orders
- Made-to-order
- Product drops
- Payment reminders
- Split shipping
Only in UpRank
- Banners
- Fundraising goal
- Discounts
Listed by both (17)
- Coming soon
- Crowdfunding
- Out of stock
- Pre-sales
- Availability date
- Buttons
- Custom branding
- Custom text
- Email notifications
- Multi-language
- Variants
- Deferred payments
- Deposits
- Mixed cart
- Partial payments
- Payment schedules
- Split payments
Payment experience0 shared · 7 total
Only in Downpay
- Payment messages
- Personalized messages
- Recurring invoices
- Widget color
- Widget design
- Widget placement
- Widget text
Only in UpRank
None
6. Search rankings
Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized| Keyword | Downpay | UpRank |
|---|---|---|
| payment experience | #5 | Not ranked |
| split payment | #5 | Not ranked |
| and payment | #9 | Not ranked |
7. Featured placements & badges
Editorial visibilityDownpay1 all-time · 1 recent
- category · PaymentsNovember 14, 2026
UpRank0 all-time · 0 recent
Not featured in any section recently.
8. Activity in the last 90 days
Tracked changes · pricing, features, copy, screenshotsDownpay · 7 changes
- Nov 7descriptionListing copy updated
- Nov 7descriptionListing copy updated
- Nov 7featuresFeatures list updated
- Nov 7descriptionListing copy updated
- Nov 7descriptionListing copy updated
- Nov 6descriptionListing copy updated
- Oct 21descriptionListing copy updated
UpRank · 1 changes
- Nov 3descriptionListing copy updated
9. App details
Long-form descriptionDownpay
For made-to-order products, pre-orders, and bookings with weeks of lead time. In your own checkout, customers pay a deposit and their card is saved. You collect the balance in one payment. Using draft orders, you request the customer's card, then charge it as needed. Good to know: Downpay doesn't lend money or run credit checks. Online deposits take card or PayPal. Balances can also be paid on POS. Needs Shopify Payments, Stripe, PayPal Express, or Adyen on Plus. Works on all Shopify plans.
UpRank
Transform your product pages into revenue generating crowdfunding campaigns and limited time product drops. Drive early sales by offering reward tiers, milestone perks, and bundle rewards with real-time goal tracking. Manage instant or deferred rewards and pledges effortlessly with automated payment processing tied to your campaign outcomes. Integrate beautiful, customizable theme widgets across your site to build momentum and drive revenue in one place.
Frequently asked
Common questions about this comparisonIs Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit or UpRank: Crowdfund & Preorders cheaper?
UpRank: Crowdfund & Preorders is cheaper to start with — it offers a free plan and Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit doesn't list one. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Should I choose Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit or UpRank: Crowdfund & Preorders?
AppRanks cannot separate these two on rating, because neither publishes one. Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit does carry the larger published review base (96 vs 0). Read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Which is faster to set up, Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit or UpRank: Crowdfund & Preorders?
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (96 vs 0).
Which works better for small vs large Shopify App Store merchants?
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit has 96 published reviews; UpRank: Crowdfund & Preorders has 0 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Can I migrate data between Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit and UpRank: Crowdfund & Preorders?
Migration support varies by app and category. Downpay: Partial Pay & Deposit and UpRank: Crowdfund & Preorders both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from UpRank: Crowdfund & Preorders" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
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