Side-by-side comparison
Collect COD Confirmation Fee in advance, Multiple Product Surcharges and many other options.
| Metric | PayCOD | COD Upfront Payment | Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | 1.7 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 3 | ★ 115 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 4 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features |
On the measured data here, Payflow leads on more dimensions (4 vs 1). Pick PayCOD if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
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: PayCOD | COD Upfront Payment audit • Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules audit
| Field | PayCOD | COD Upfront Payment | Payflow |
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| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 84/100 listing audit | 89/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Developer |
| 5 |
| 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 2 |
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| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | Feb 2024 | Dec 2023 |
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| Keyword | PayCOD | COD Upfront Payment | Payflow |
|---|---|---|
| rename or reorder | Not ranked | #1 |
| add cod | Not ranked | #2 |
| later | Not ranked | #5 |
| payment form | #180 | Not ranked |
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Both PayCOD | COD Upfront Payment and Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules offer a free plan. PayCOD | COD Upfront Payment lists no paid plan with a published price; Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 115 reviews) compared to PayCOD | COD Upfront Payment (1.7★ from 3 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 1.7★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (115 vs 3).
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: PayCOD | COD Upfront Payment has 3 published reviews; Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules has 115 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. PayCOD | COD Upfront Payment and Payflow: COD & Checkout Rules 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 PayCOD | COD Upfront Payment" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.