LatchPay blog
Notes on Shopify checkouts, payments and getting paid
Written by Danny, founder of LatchPay: how the Shopify checkout and payments work, what they cost, and what to do about it. Honest limits included.
· 6 min read
LatchPay vs the native Shopify Checkout
LatchPay replaces only the checkout page and the card charge; the rest of your Shopify store stays as it is. Here is an honest comparison with Shopify's own checkout, including when not to switch.
comparisons · checkout · payments
· 6 min read
Post-purchase upsell apps for Shopify compared (2026)
Post-purchase upsell apps plug into Shopify's own checkout and are billed on orders or upsell revenue. A replacement checkout builds the offer in instead. Here is how they compare as of September 2026.
upsells · comparisons · fees
· 7 min read
Shopify Payments alternatives and their trade-offs
If Shopify Payments holds your payouts or does not support your country or category, you have a few real options. Each keeps a different part of Shopify and costs something different.
payments · fees · checkout
· 7 min read
How to lower Shopify payment fees, and what you can't avoid
Shopify payment fees come from two places, the card rate and the third-party transaction fee. Here is how each one works and which levers actually lower them.
fees · payments
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