Stripe Shopify Apps – Analytics & Insights

Stripe Subscriptions ranks #1 for stripe with 0.8% share — the leader position in a fragmented field where many apps are within striking distance, 0.8pp ahead of Stripe Tax (0). ETP Sort Hide Payment Methods sits at #3 with 90.5% share, rounding out the top tier. Together, the top 3 apps absorb 91.3% of all stripe installs — a highly concentrated landscape with limited room for new entrants. Synder for QuickBooks & Xero is the standout mover this month, climbing 7 positions — a momentum signal worth tracking. Worth noting: the top-ranked app and the highest-share app aren't the same here — App Store rank and our market share metric (computed from review counts and other factors) move on independent dynamics, so cross-checking both views matters in this category.

Stripe is a fragmented market — the top 3 apps together hold only 91.3% of installs, leaving Stripe Subscriptions's 0.8% lead modest in absolute terms and ETP Sort Hide Payment Methods at 90.5% still capturing meaningful share. With this many viable apps, pricing model and integration depth differentiate stripe options more than rank does.

Stripe Subscriptions held #1 steadily from Mar 2026 to Oct 2026 — an entrenched leader in stripe that challengers haven't displaced. Across the top 5 plotted stripe apps, 2 lost rank positions while only 1 improved — consolidation at the top. Stripe Subscriptions's share held near 0.8% from Jun 2026 to Oct 2026 — a stable install base for stripe apps rather than active gain or loss.

Stable rankings across the top 5 plotted stripe apps mean merchants have largely settled on their preferences — challengers below the top 5 face an uphill path to break in.

United States is the largest single market for stripe apps at 9.7% — but no country dominates, meaning stripe apps serve a globally distributed merchant base. Germany follows at 7.2%, with India at 5.7%. Together, the top 3 markets account for 22.7% of stripe app installs worldwide. United Kingdom (5.7%) and Netherlands (5.1%) round out the top 5. Netherlands is the fastest-growing market this month (+1.1pp), pointing to accelerating demand outside the established leaders.

With United States's 9.7% as the largest single market and the rest spread across many countries, the leading stripe apps tend to be region-agnostic by design — geography matters less for app choice here than features, pricing, and support quality.

None of the top 4 stripe apps tracked here have yet crossed 1,000 reviews. ETP Sort Hide Payment Methods leads the set on current cumulative reviews with 528 — closest to the milestone, at roughly 53% of the way there.

With no app in this stripe set having crossed 1,000 reviews, the category is still in early adoption. ETP Sort Hide Payment Methods is the closest to breaking out at 528 cumulative reviews — worth tracking its per-month review velocity to see whether it's on pace to cross the milestone first.