BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password vs B2B Essential Locks
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026 for BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password, Oct 13, 2026 for B2B Essential Locks.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password 4.9 from 663 reviews and B2B Essential Locks 3.7 from 2 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password and $6.99/month for B2B Essential Locks.
- BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password lists 9 features B2B Essential Locks’s listing doesn’t mention, including Activation link, Hide content, Lock pages.
Head to head
Lock Wholesale, Secret/Password, B2B Login, Hide Price/Product
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Germany
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Click "See all pricing options" for info
- · Free setup help from BSS support
- · Lock entire website by robust condition
- · Upgrade to hide products and prices
Basic Shopify
- · Custom message with login/sign-up form
- · Hide Add to cart until visitors log in
- · Hide products, pages & prices
- · Live chat and email support
- · Lock access by URL or customer tags
- · Manage passcodes & track analytics
Grow Shopify
- · Custom message with login/sign-up form
- · Hide Add to cart until visitors log in
- · Hide products, pages & prices
- · Live chat and email support
- · Lock access by URL or customer tags
- · Manage passcodes & track analytics
Advanced Shopify
- · Custom message with login/sign-up form
- · Hide Add to cart until visitors log in
- · Hide products, pages & prices
- · Live chat and email support
- · Lock access by URL or customer tags
- · Manage passcodes & track analytics
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
- · Free for all stores on development plan
Standard Plan
- · All Features
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBSS B2B Lock helps protect your store by restricting access to products, prices, collections, or pages based on custom rules. Lock content using logins, secret links, passcodes, or email subscriptions. Optional Hide price on Google setting reduces the chance search results show prices. You now can set advanced checkout lock rules by customer, product, or tags.
B2B Essential Locks helps you manage your store privacy. You can hide prices and add to cart buttons from the whole store on all/specific products or all/specific collections for non-logged visitors or show to specific users or user groups based on customer tags. The app configuration also allows the same feature for pages to restrict visitors to specific pages with a redirection feature.
- Lock pages for retail; show to wholesale with secure B2B login, password access.
- Hide prices from guests; login or passcode required to view.
- Hide products from any page, including Homepage, Search, and Collections.
- Password protected: Enter passcode or Login to access pages or view prices.
- Hide prices and add to cart button for non-logged visitors with custom notice.
- Show prices and add to cart button to specific customers/group (based on tag).
- Restrict specific pages for non-logged in visitors.
- Show pages to only specific customers/group (based on customer tag).
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 |  BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password |  B2B Essential Locks |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 2,391 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | +16 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 44 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 7% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Germany | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password | B2B Essential Locks |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★(ahead) | 3.7 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 663(ahead) | 2 |
| New reviews, 28 days | 11(ahead) | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 13% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password | B2B Essential Locks |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $6.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password | B2B Essential Locks |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #6(ahead) | #119 |
| Shopify App Charts | #2 in Accounts and login | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Dec 3, 2019 | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | BSS B2B Solutions | SolCoders |
FAQ
BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password and B2B Essential Locks: common questions
- Is BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password or B2B Essential Locks cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password and $6.99/month for B2B Essential Locks. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password or B2B Essential Locks?
- On the Shopify App Store: BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password 4.9 from 663 reviews and B2B Essential Locks 3.7 from 2 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Activation link, Hide content, Lock pages, Password protection. 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 Nov 8, 2026 for BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password, Oct 13, 2026 for B2B Essential Locks; 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 Nov 8, 2026 for BSS B2B Lock, Login & Password, Oct 13, 2026 for B2B Essential Locks. 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.