Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
| Buy It Now | Online Payments by vcita | |
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| Metric | Buy It Now | Online Payments by vcita |
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| Rating | 1.8 ★ | ★ 3.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | 30 | ★ 213 |
| Free plan | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Paid |
| Built for Shopify | — | — |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 2 tiers | 1 tier |
| Listed features | 4 | 4 |
| Languages | 0 supported | 10 supported |
Based on the data on this page, Online Payments by vcita is the stronger choice for most Wix App Market merchants — 3.8★ vs Buy It Now's 1.8★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base. On pricing, Buy It Now offers a free tier (Free plan available) while Online Payments by vcita starts at Paid. For early-stage stores or merchants validating fit, the free-tier path lets you run the app on real orders before committing budget. Online Payments by vcita has the larger user base (213 reviews vs 30), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Buy It Now's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat. Recommended by store size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Online Payments by vcita; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Buy It Now's 30-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Online Payments by vcita's broader-but-shallower coverage. This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Wix App Market listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Buy It Now audit • Online Payments by vcita audit
| Keyword | Buy It Now | Online Payments by vcita |
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| paypal | #11 | #7 |
| accept paypal | #15 | #14 |
| paypal stripe | #19 | #13 |
| paypal stripe square | #26 | #16 |
| accept paypal payments | #39 | #8 |
Buy It Now is the cheaper option — it offers a free plan (Free plan available). Online Payments by vcita starts at Paid. Both publish their pricing on the Wix App Market marketplace; AppRanks mirrors what's listed on each refresh cycle.
Online Payments by vcita has the higher average rating (3.8★ from 213 reviews) compared to Buy It Now (1.8★ from 30 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
It depends on what you're optimizing for. Buy It Now fits better if you prioritize broader integrations; Online Payments by vcita is the call if you need the higher-rated option. Read both apps' detail pages on AppRanks for the full feature breakdown, install counts, and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Wix App Market marketplace. Online Payments by vcita has more onboarding documentation maturity (213 reviews vs 30), which usually translates to better-tested setup wizards and quicker time-to-value. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly — read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for merchant-reported install experience.
Buy It Now typically suits early-stage and growth-mode stores based on its review-base composition (30 reviews). Online Payments by vcita aligns more with early-stage and growth-mode stores (213 reviews). Larger review bases generally mean the app has been load-tested at scale — relevant if you're processing high order volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Buy It Now and Online Payments by vcita 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 Buy It Now" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
