Shopify is a strong storefront.
COD is another job.
Shopify runs millions of card-first stores. If your revenue arrives at the door in cash, here is the honest split.
What Shopify does better
Credit where it's due. If these three decide it for you, stay.
The app ecosystem
Thousands of apps for everything from reviews to subscriptions. If your edge comes from a niche app, Shopify has it and we don't.
Global card payments
Shopify Payments and a hundred gateways take cards almost anywhere. Raizn is built for cash at the door, not card-first markets.
Brand recognition
Customers everywhere know the Shopify checkout. Recognition is real, and it converts.
The COD ground, side by side
| The job | Shopify | Raizn |
|---|---|---|
| COD state machine | Paid or unpaid. The rest is notes and apps. | Seven native states, from confirmed to cash collected. |
| WhatsApp confirmation | Third-party apps, billed per message. | Built in. Confirmation before you pack, risk-scored. |
| Courier remittance ledger | Not a concept. You reconcile by hand. | Courier cash lands in a ledger; variances flagged on import. |
| Refusal analytics | A return reason in a dropdown. | Refused, unreachable, partial — each its own state, each measured. |
| Dual-rate IQD | One rate per currency, platform-set. | Your own IQD rate per store, with effective dates. Cash rounds to the nearest 250. |
| ROAS on delivered cash | ROAS on orders — including the ones that come back. | ROAS on cash you actually collected. |
| Cost of moving | Leaving means rebuilding the theme and the URLs. | Your design, links, Google ranking and order history move with you. We run both stores until the numbers match. |
Who should stay where
Stay on Shopify if…
Most of your revenue is prepaid cards, you ship to card-first markets, or a specific app runs your business. Then COD is a side channel, not the business.
Move to Raizn if…
COD is the business. Your customers confirm on WhatsApp, couriers settle in batches, and you want the P&L to count collected cash — not placed orders.