Alero vs CheckoutGuard
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $14.99/month for Alero and $29/month for CheckoutGuard.
- Alero lists 7 features CheckoutGuard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Custom dashboards.
Head to head
Alero Monitoring
- · 14-day free trial
- · Daily sales summaries
- · Instant alert notifications
- · Sales drop monitoring
Annual Plan
- · 14-day free trial
- · Daily sales summaries
- · Instant alert notifications
- · Sales drop monitoring
Starter
- · 7-day smart baseline detection
- · Checkout funnel monitoring
- · Instant Slack notifications
- · Real-time revenue drop alerts
Growth
- · AI root-cause analysis on alerts
- · Everything in Starter
- · Storefront JS error tracking
- · Weekly performance digest
Pro
- · Email + Slack alert channels
- · Everything in Growth
- · Payment failure checks every 60s
Scale
- · 5x AI analysis quota
- · Custom alert thresholds
- · Everything in Pro
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureAlero helps Shopify merchants detect unusual store activity before it becomes a bigger issue. The app monitors order and revenue patterns and alerts merchants when unexpected changes or anomalies are detected. Merchants can use Alero to identify potential operational problems, sudden drops in sales activity or abnormal store behaviour in near real time.
CheckoutGuard monitors your Shopify store's order volume around the clock and alerts you the moment something goes wrong. Most revenue problems are invisible. A broken payment gateway, a checkout bug affecting only mobile users, a discount code causing order failures — your store keeps running but orders quietly stop coming in. By the time you notice, you've already lost hours of sales.
- Monitor order and revenue activity in near real time
- Receive alerts when unusual store behaviour is detected
- Track historical store performance and operational trends
- Real-time order volume monitoring with a 7-day rolling baseline
- Instant Slack alerts the moment your order rate drops significantly
- Auto-resolves alerts when your order volume returns to normal
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Alero |  CheckoutGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Alero | CheckoutGuard |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 2 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Alero | CheckoutGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $14.99/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Alero | CheckoutGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #507(ahead) | #1692 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 2, 2026 | Sep 15, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Alero Technology Limited | CheckoutGuard |
FAQ
Alero and CheckoutGuard: common questions
- Is Alero or CheckoutGuard cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $14.99/month for Alero and $29/month for CheckoutGuard. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Alero lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Custom dashboards, Historical analysis. CheckoutGuard lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout analytics. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.