Payment Gateway Shopify Apps — Full Market Share Table
All tracked payment gateway Shopify apps ranked by current install share, with change vs 30 days ago and Leader / Climbing / Declining / Stable status — filterable by country and date range.
| # | App | Market Share | Change | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Essential Trust Badges & Icons | 82.78% | 1.73 | Climbing |
| 2 |  Hyve ‑ Post to Xero | 10.73% | 5.49 | Climbing |
| 3 |  UnumPay | 5.19% | 6.91 | Declining |
| 4 |  PayFee‑Payment Method Discount | 0.47% | 0.23 | Declining |
| 5 |  Armex: Checkout bot blocker | 0.32% | 0.32 | Climbing |
| 6 |  Link My Books for Xero & QBO | 0.12% | 0.16 | Declining |
| 7 |  Smart Way | 0.12% | 0.03 | Declining |
| 8 |  GST Invoice Inventory ‑ Swipe | 0.07% | 0.23 | Declining |
| 9 |  Xero & QuickBooks Smart Sync | 0.06% | 0.01 | Climbing |
| 10 |  EasyPay ‑ Payment Rules | 0.05% | 0.01 | Climbing |
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Key Insights:
- Essential Trust Badges & Icons holds 82.8% share of payment gateway app installs — 72.1pp ahead of Hyve ‑ Post to Xero (10.7%).
- Top 3 apps (Essential Trust Badges & Icons, Hyve ‑ Post to Xero, UnumPay) account for 98.7% of all payment gateway install share — a fragmented market.
- Hyve ‑ Post to Xero is gaining share fastest this month (+5.49pp) — the largest single gainer among the top payment gateway apps by share.
- UnumPay is losing share fastest (-6.91pp) — could indicate a churning user base or a stronger challenger gaining ground.
Payment Gateway Shopify Apps — Market Share Over Time
Monthly market share trajectory for the top 5 payment gateway Shopify apps over the past year — see who's gaining or losing install share month by month.
Charts Data
| App | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 | Sep 2026 | Oct 2026 | Nov 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essential Trust Badges & Icons | 96.0%0.71 | 94.8%1.16 | 92.3%2.55 | 76.4%15.90 | 86.1%9.76 | 82.8%3.35 |
| Hyve ‑ Post to Xero | 1.8%0.07 | 2.0%0.20 | 2.4%0.41 | 8.6%6.24 | 6.3%2.39 | 10.7%4.48 |
| UnumPay | 1.9%0.53 | 2.7%0.86 | 5.1%2.40 | 11.4%6.26 | 5.3%6.11 | 5.2%0.10 |
| PayFee‑Payment Method Discount | 0.0%– | 0.0%– | 0.0%– | 1.0%1.00 | 0.8%0.20 | 0.5%0.37 |
| Armex: Checkout bot blocker | — | — | — | 1.4% | 0.7%0.70 | 0.3%0.40 |
Key Insights:
- Essential Trust Badges & Icons's share expanded from 33.7% → 82.8% over the charted period.
- Of the top 5 tracked payment gateway apps, 4 grew share and 1 lost share — leader is widening the gap.
Top Payment Gateway Shopify Apps by Country
Per-country market share rankings for payment gateway Shopify apps across 5 markets — see which apps lead in each country and where regional leaders diverge from the global leader.
| # | Worldwide |  United States |  India |  China |  United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essential Trust Badges & Icons | Essential Trust Badges & Icons | Essential Trust Badges & Icons | Essential Trust Badges & Icons | Essential Trust Badges & Icons |
| 2 | Hyve ‑ Post to Xero | Armex: Checkout bot blocker | GST Invoice Inventory ‑ Swipe |  Cashfree BNPL Plus | Hyve ‑ Post to Xero |
| 3 | UnumPay |  Orderify ‑ Order Edit Cancel | Cashfree BNPL Plus | UnumPay | Link My Books for Xero & QBO |
| 4 | PayFee‑Payment Method Discount |  Auto payment icons | UnumPay | Hyve ‑ Post to Xero | Armex: Checkout bot blocker |
| 5 | Armex: Checkout bot blocker | Cashfree BNPL Plus | Hyve ‑ Post to Xero | PayFee‑Payment Method Discount |  Payment Manager |
Key Insights:
- Essential Trust Badges & Icons leads payment gateway apps in all 4 tracked markets — United States, India, China, United Kingdom.
Top 5 Apps in Payment Gateway
- Cashfree BNPL Plus — Leads payment gateway apps with 0 install share, rated 5.0★.
- UnumPay — Holds 5.2% of payment gateway app install share, rated 4.8★ — losing share this month.
- Hyve ‑ Post to Xero — Holds 10.7% of payment gateway app install share, rated 5.0★ — gaining share this month.
- PayFee‑Payment Method Discount — Holds 0.5% of payment gateway app install share, rated 2.0★ — losing share this month.
- Essential Trust Badges & Icons — Holds 82.8% of payment gateway app install share, rated 5.0★ — gaining share this month.
Payment Gateway Shopify Apps — Frequently Asked Questions
1. Which payment gateway app has the highest market share on Shopify?
Essential Trust Badges & Icons ranks #1 by share among payment gateway apps at 82.8%, but the market is fragmented — multiple apps capture meaningful share. Compare the top 5 on features and pricing before deciding.
2. How is market share calculated for payment gateway Shopify apps?
For payment gateway (a keyword page), market share is rank-weighted — apps at position #1 carry roughly 40× the weight of apps at position #22, and apps beyond #22 are excluded. Each app's weighted score is divided by the total weighted score across the keyword to give the share %. This reflects Shopify search behaviour: most installs come from the top of the results.
3. Which payment gateway apps are gaining market share on Shopify?
Hyve ‑ Post to Xero is gaining payment gateway app market share fastest this month, up +5.49pp versus 30 days ago. Switch the table sub-tab to "Market Share Changes" to see all gainers ordered by movement.
4. Which payment gateway apps are losing market share on Shopify?
UnumPay has lost the most market share this month among payment gateway apps (-6.91pp). Sort the table by Change (Low to High) to see the full list of decliners.
5. Which countries drive the most payment gateway Shopify app installs?
United States drives the largest share of payment gateway app installs at 16.8%, followed by India at 13.5% and United Kingdom at 8.8%. Use the country picker on the third card to compare market leaders by country.
6. How many payment gateway apps does ShopDigest track on Shopify?
ShopDigest tracks 96 payment gateway apps on the Shopify App Store. Market share, rankings, and review data refresh weekly so you can track competitive shifts as they happen.
7. Why does the highest-share payment gateway app differ from the #1 ranked app?
Rank reflects an app's current position in the Shopify App Store under payment gateway (driven by Shopify's own algorithm), while market share on ShopDigest is estimated from review counts and other factors as a proxy for active installs. The two metrics move on independent dynamics, so the highest-share app and the #1-ranked app are not always the same — and a divergence between them is worth noting rather than assuming one will pull the other along. For payment gateway, Essential Trust Badges & Icons leads on share; see the rankings tab for who currently holds #1 position.
