The 10 Best Split Apps for Shopify

The top 10 apps merchants see when they search the Shopify App Store for split, in the exact order the store ranks them. Only Shopify's organic ranking is shown, never sponsored ads.

Updated October 23, 2026 · Organic ranking

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Shopify's own answer to selling something you do not have is a single switch on the variant, and it is worth seeing plainly: customers can buy it after it is out of stock, or they cannot. Turn it on and nothing else changes. The button still says add to cart, the customer is charged in full at checkout, no ship date is promised, and the order joins the same queue as everything you can post today.

Everything merchants actually mean by a preorder lives above that line. Taking a deposit and the rest later, showing a date, capping how many you will accept, letting a preordered item share a cart with something in stock: none of these is a setting. They are built as selling plans, and Shopify says so directly, that there is no single API for a preorder and that one is assembled from pricing, delivery, inventory and billing policies. That is why every listing here leads with partial payments, and it is also why the category is worth reading carefully rather than by price.

One more thing the search results will not tell you: half of them are two products in one box. A preorder takes money now for a later delivery. A back-in-stock alert takes an email address and sells nothing. Both are useful, they are not substitutes, and a listing that does one well may do the other as an afterthought.

1

SPD Split Payment & Deposit

★ 4.8 (145 reviews) · Free trial available

Accept split/partial payments and deferred payments in store
Built for Shopify
2

Essential CRO Split AB Testing

★ 5.0 (28 reviews) · Free

Lift CRO by AB Testing & Split Testing Theme Templates.
Built for Shopify
3

OrderSplit Pro ‑ Split Order

★ 4.7 (24 reviews) · Free trial available

Split orders with rules to customize your fulfillment workflow
Built for Shopify
4

Variants King & Color Swatch

★ 5.0 (457 reviews) · Free plan available

Combined Listings, Colour Swatch & Split Variants for SEO
Built for Shopify
5

Dibs – Preorders & Backorders

★ 5.0 (144 reviews) · Free

Preorder now with deposit, partial payment & split payment.
Built for Shopify
6

DP: Deposit & Partial Payment

★ 5.0 (31 reviews) · Free plan available

Offer deposit, split payment, partial payment, installments
Built for Shopify
7

Preorder, Back In Stock ‑ STOQ

★ 5.0 (3,843 reviews) · Free plan available

Grow sales with preorders, 'notify me' & back in stock alerts
Built for Shopify
8

SMART Preorder & Back in stock

★ 5.0 (625 reviews) · Free

Sell when sold out: preorders, deposits & back in stock alerts
Built for Shopify
9

SupplySync Split Orders

★ 5.0 (5 reviews) · Free plan available

Split orders by supplier, sync tracking from their portal
10

K1 PreOrder Now & Deposit

★ 5.0 (48 reviews) · Free plan available

Manage pre order now with partial payment or split payment
Built for Shopify

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What to look for in a Split app

When the money is taken: Full amount now is the simplest thing to run and the hardest thing to ask for on a long wait. If you want a deposit, look for the balance to be collected without chasing anybody: Shopify can store the payment method so the remainder is charged later, and the useful question is what triggers it. A fixed date, a set period after checkout and the moment you fulfill are all different promises to the buyer.
What the stock number does: A preorder line can commit inventory when the order is placed or when it ships, and the choice quietly decides whether your available quantity is a real number for the rest of the week. Get this wrong and you either oversell the stock that arrives or hide stock you actually have.
The date you show, and what happens when it moves: Every listing can display an expected date. Fewer handle it changing, which is the normal case: who gets told, whether the order confirmation and the order status page are updated, and whether a customer can cancel out cleanly when the wait doubles.
Mixed carts: Somebody will add a preorder and a t-shirt in the same visit. Decide what should happen, ship both together or split the order, and then check the app actually does that rather than blocking the combination or shipping the shirt silently.
Preorder or waitlist: If the stock is coming and you know when, taking the order now is worth real money. If you are not sure it is coming back at all, an alert costs nothing and promises nothing. Deciding this before you install saves buying an app whose good half is the half you do not need.
Limits: Order caps per variant are what stop a good day from becoming a refund queue, and they are also the only honest way to sell a limited drop. Check that the cap is per variant rather than per product, and what a shopper sees when it is reached.

Frequently asked questions

Which is the best Split app for Shopify?

Based on the Shopify App Store's own organic ranking for "split", SPD Split Payment & Deposit currently holds the #1 spot, with a 4.8 star rating across 145 reviews. The best choice for your store still depends on your requirements, so compare the top results above.

How is this ranking determined?

We record the organic results merchants actually see when searching the Shopify App Store for "split", refreshed daily. Shopify's own sponsored ("Ad") results are excluded, so positions reflect its real search ranking rather than paid promotion. Source: the Shopify App Store search results for "split", you can verify the current ranking there yourself.

Which Split apps are Built for Shopify?

9 of the top 10 split apps hold the Built for Shopify badge: SPD Split Payment & Deposit, Essential CRO Split AB Testing, OrderSplit Pro ‑ Split Order, Variants King & Color Swatch, Dibs – Preorders & Backorders and more.

What does the Built for Shopify badge mean?

Built for Shopify
Built for Shopify is the highest level of recognition Shopify awards an app. To earn the badge, an app must meet Shopify's standards for safety, performance, ease of use, and proven usefulness: it cannot slow down the admin, storefront, or checkout, must integrate seamlessly into the Shopify admin, and must demonstrate quality through installs, reviews, and ratings over time. When comparing similar apps, preferring ones with the badge is a safe default. Learn more about the Built for Shopify badge →

As of October 23, 2026, the top-ranked split app on the Shopify App Store is SPD Split Payment & Deposit, with a 4.8 star rating across 145 reviews. 9 of the top 10 carry the Built for Shopify badge, and the average rating is 5.0 stars across 5,350 reviews.

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