ACOD vs Nex Advanced Cash on Delivery: the tier-structure difference
Updated · ACOD (E-TRADE PARTNER)
Nex Advanced Cash on Delivery (5.0★, 147 reviews) and ACOD (4.9★, 107 reviews) cover nearly the same job — COD fees plus show/hide conditions. The structural difference is pricing: Nex gates features by tier ($5.99 fee-only, $11.99 for location/product/tag/discount limits, $19.99 for cart attributes and advanced rules), while ACOD includes everything on every tier and prices by your Shopify plan ($4.99–9.99 flat). If you need location or tag rules, the comparison is really $4.99–6.99 vs $11.99.
Who is writing this
We are E-TRADE PARTNER, the developer of ACOD. This comparison is factual — competitor details come from their public App Store listings and websites as of July 2026, and we state plainly where the other app is the better choice. Verify current pricing and features on both listings before deciding.
At a glance
| ACOD: Cash On Delivery COD Fee | Nex Advanced Cash on Delivery | |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | E-TRADE PARTNER (Warsaw, Poland) | Piric Group |
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ (107) | 5.0 ★ (147) |
| Pricing | $4.99 (Basic) / $6.99 (Grow/Advanced) / $9.99 (Plus) — all features on every tier; yearly ~20% off | $5.99 (fee only) / $11.99 (+ COD limits by location, product, tags, discounts) / $19.99 (+ cart attributes, advanced payment & shipping rules); yearly −25% |
| Free plan | No (7-day trial; dev stores free) | No (7-day trial) |
| Fee options | Fixed amount per linked shipping rate, per zone; conditional pricing via rate conditions | Fee on COD orders, incl. fee based on cart amount or weight (per listing) |
| Availability rules | Country, state, city, postal + prefix matching, order value/quantity/weight, products, collections, SKUs, product & customer tags, B2B detection, discount presence — all tiers | Cart amount, product count, country/state/pincode, product/collection/tag, discounts, customer tags — from the $11.99 tier |
| Link COD to specific shipping methods | Yes — core feature (multi-variant pay-on-delivery) | Not a listed capability; “advanced shipping rules” appear on the $19.99 tier |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Not shown on its listing as of July 2026 |
| Support style | In-app chat (live-translated) | Live chat + call support on higher tiers |
Where Nex is genuinely stronger
- A perfect 5.0 rating across 147 reviews — their support-driven review culture is real, with phone/call support merchants clearly love.
- Fee based on cart amount or weight as a listed first-class feature — ACOD approximates value-dependent fees through conditional rate pricing, which works but takes a little more setup.
- India depth — their reviewer base and tutorials are heavily India-oriented; if you want a vendor whose whole world is Indian COD, that focus shows.
Where ACOD is stronger
- Everything on every tier. The rules most stores actually need (pincode, state, products, tags, discounts) sit on Nex's $11.99 tier; ACOD includes them at $4.99–6.99. Over a year that's roughly $60–84 of difference for the same rule set.
- The shipping-method link — multiple pay-on-delivery variants with per-variant fees is ACOD's specialty and not on Nex's feature list.
- Prefix matching on postal codes — region-scale rules without giant code lists (how it works).
- Testing mode for verifying changes on a live store safely.
All the rules, on every tier
Location, product, tag and discount rules included from $4.99/month — no feature gates, Built for Shopify certified.
Install ACOD on Shopify — 7-day free trialFrequently asked questions
›Is ACOD cheaper than Nex Advanced Cash on Delivery?
For the fee alone, they're close ($4.99 vs $5.99). For fee + availability rules — the setup most COD stores run — ACOD is $4.99–6.99 while Nex requires its $11.99 tier. Neither has a free plan.
›Does Nex do anything ACOD doesn't?
Its listing offers fee-by-cart-amount/weight as a built-in option and call support on higher tiers. ACOD covers value-dependent fees via conditionally-priced rates and support via live-translated chat.
›Which is better for Indian stores?
Both target the same India use cases (pincode rules, RTO-tag blocking, discount hiding). Nex has deeper India-community roots; ACOD has prefix-based pincode rules, lower pricing for the full rule set, and the shipping-link capability. See our full India setup guide for what matters in practice.