COD orders have a return-to-origin rate between 26% and 40%. Prepaid orders sit at 5–7%. That gap is where partial payments come in. Collecting even a small deposit upfront filters out impulse orders and cuts RTO by 20–40% within 60 days, according to Shipway and Cashfree merchant data.

EasySell and Partialy both offer partial payments on Shopify. But they're built for different problems. Partialy is a dedicated partial payment and COD rules engine. EasySell is a full order form replacement that includes partial payments alongside upsells, fraud prevention, and conversion optimization. Picking the wrong one means either paying for features you don't need or missing features you do.

This comparison breaks down what each app actually does, where they overlap, and which one fits your store.

What Each App Actually Does

Partialy launched in June 2025 and focuses on one thing: letting merchants collect partial payments at checkout. Customers pay 20–50% upfront (or a fixed amount you set), then pay the rest on delivery. The app also handles COD fees, advanced COD rules by location/product/customer, and automated invoice reminders. It has a 4.7-star rating from 43 reviews.

EasySell has been on the Shopify App Store since October 2020. It replaces Shopify's default product-to-cart-to-checkout flow with a custom COD order form. On top of that, it layers partial payments, OTP verification, upsells, downsells, quantity discounts, one-click add-ons, and multi-pixel tracking. It has a 4.9-star rating from 849 reviews.

The core difference: Partialy modifies your existing Shopify checkout to add deposit options. EasySell replaces the checkout entirely with a conversion-optimized form that happens to include deposits as one feature among many.

EasySell vs Partialy: How Do Their Partial Payment Features Compare?

Both apps let you collect a percentage or fixed deposit upfront. Both support COD workflows where the remaining balance is paid on delivery. On the basic deposit mechanic, they're functionally similar.

Where they diverge:

COD rules engine: Partialy offers granular control over COD availability — you can show or hide COD based on order amount, customer location, specific products, discount codes, or customer tags. If you need to block COD for orders above ₹5,000 or restrict it to certain pincodes, Partialy handles this natively.
Payment method flexibility: Partialy supports deposit collection through Shopify's native checkout, which means it works with whatever payment gateways you already have configured. EasySell processes deposits through its own order form flow.
Automated reminders: Partialy sends invoice reminders for pending balances automatically. EasySell doesn't include built-in balance reminders — you'd handle follow-ups manually or through a separate app.
Custom shipping rates: Partialy lets you configure different shipping rates based on payment method (full prepaid vs. partial vs. full COD). EasySell doesn't differentiate shipping costs by payment type.

If partial payments are your primary need and you want deep control over COD rules, Partialy is purpose-built for that job.

Beyond Deposits: Where EasySell Pulls Ahead

Partial payments solve one problem — order commitment. (For a deeper look at the deposit math, see our guide on how partial deposits reduce RTO.) But most COD stores have a stack of problems: low average order value, fake orders from repeat offenders, no upsell flow, and clunky mobile checkout. EasySell addresses all of these in a single app.

Features you get with EasySell that Partialy doesn't offer:

OTP verification: Verify customers via SMS or WhatsApp before they submit an order. This catches fake phone numbers and bots that a deposit alone won't stop.
Upsells and downsells: Show pre-purchase and post-purchase offers. If a customer rejects an upsell, a downsell can appear next. Sequential offer flows like this typically lift AOV 10–15%.
Quantity discounts: "Buy 2, get 10% off" tiers displayed directly on the product page. Encourages multi-unit purchases without coupon codes.
One-click add-ons: Checkboxes for shipping protection, gift wrapping, or priority processing. Small additions that compound across hundreds of orders.
Fraud blocklists: Block specific phone numbers, emails, or IP addresses. If the same person places and cancels three COD orders, you can cut them off.
Multi-pixel tracking: Product-specific pixel tracking for Facebook, TikTok, Google, Snapchat, and Pinterest. Partialy doesn't include ad pixel management.
AI product recommendations: Suggests relevant products based on purchase patterns to increase cross-sell conversion.

If you're spending $10–20/month on a partial payment app and another $10–30/month each on separate upsell, verification, and tracking apps, EasySell consolidates that stack.

Pricing Compared

Both apps offer free plans, which matters if you're testing partial payments before committing.

Partialy pricing:

Free — 100 orders/month
Growth — $10/month (300 orders)
Premium — $21/month (600 orders)
Enterprise — $39/month (unlimited)

EasySell pricing:

Free — 60 orders/month
PRO — $9.95/month (440 orders)
ADVANCED — $24.95/month (10,000 orders)
UNLIMITED — $59.95/month (unlimited)

At the free tier, Partialy gives you more orders (100 vs. 60). At the paid tiers, the comparison shifts depending on volume. If you're processing 300 orders/month and only need partial payments, Partialy's $10 Growth plan costs about the same as EasySell's $9.95 PRO plan. The difference: EasySell includes upsells, OTP, and quantity discounts at that price.

At higher volumes, EasySell's ADVANCED plan handles 10,000 orders for $24.95/month while Partialy caps at 600 for $21/month. For stores processing 1,000+ orders monthly, EasySell's cost per order drops significantly.

Neither app charges commission on orders. Both offer annual discounts — Partialy gives 15–25% off, EasySell offers roughly 25% off annual plans.

Setup and Support

Partialy merchants consistently praise its simple setup — the dashboard is intuitive, no coding required, and the support team walks you through configuration. Multiple reviews mention getting set up within an hour.

EasySell has a drag-and-drop form builder and pre-built templates, but the setup has more surface area because there are more features to configure. OTP settings, upsell flows, pixel tracking, and form layout all need attention. The 24/7 chat support on paid plans helps, and the app has six years of documentation and community knowledge behind it.

Both apps support 12+ languages. Both work on mobile. Neither requires coding.

Which App Should You Pick?

Partialy is the better choice if you only need partial COD payments with advanced rules. EasySell is the better choice if you want partial payments plus upsells, OTP verification, and fraud prevention in a single app. Your decision comes down to whether deposits are your only problem or part of a bigger conversion gap.

Choose Partialy if:

Partial payments are your only priority right now
You need advanced COD rules (restrict by location, order value, or customer segment)
You want to keep Shopify's default checkout and just add a deposit layer
You already have separate apps handling upsells, verification, and tracking

Choose EasySell if:

You want partial payments, upsells, OTP verification, and fraud prevention in one app
Your bigger problem is low AOV, not just high RTO
You're processing high order volumes and want better cost-per-order economics
You want to replace Shopify's default checkout with a faster, COD-optimized form

There's a real case for both. A store with a 35% RTO rate and no other conversion problems might get everything it needs from Partialy at $10/month. A store with 35% RTO and a $22 average order value that should be $35 will get more value from EasySell's combined toolkit.

Start with the problem that's costing you more money. If abandoned deliveries are bleeding your margins, a partial payment — from either app — will make a measurable difference within the first month. If you're also trying to nudge COD customers toward prepaid, stack the deposit with upsells and quantity offers to recover even more.