B2B Essential Locks vs Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for B2B Essential Locks, Nov 8, 2026 for Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: B2B Essential Locks 3.7 from 2 reviews and Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect 4.9 from 994 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for B2B Essential Locks and $9.99/month for Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect.
- Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect lists 6 features B2B Essential Locks’s listing doesn’t mention, including Hide content, Lock pages, Password protection.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
- · Free for all stores on development plan
Standard Plan
- · All Features
FREE
- · 1 Lock creation
- · Free all features for Development stores
- · Protect any content type
Shopify Basic
- · Hide price and add to cart button
- · Hide price on Google
- · Integrate with third-party apps
- · Lock condition with date and time limit
- · Restrict access to whole website
- · Select customers for lock
Shopify Grow
- · Hide price and add to cart button
- · Hide price on Google
- · Integrate with third-party apps
- · Lock condition with date and time limit
- · Restrict access to whole website
- · Select customers for lock
Shopify Advanced
- · Hide price and add to cart button
- · Hide price on Google
- · Integrate with third-party apps
- · Lock condition with date and time limit
- · Restrict access to whole website
- · Select customers for lock
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureB2B 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.
With simple locks, the app controls access to your store for specific customers. It allows users to hide product price and add to cart button, restrict access to pages and URLs or even lock the whole website. You can let your wholesalers access limited sections with multiple approaches such as account login, entering passcode or opening secret links.
- 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).
- Password protected any pages: Pages, Products, Collections, URLs
- Hide price from guest. They must login to see price
- Hide products on all pages of your online stores. Require secret URL to access
- Hide store's content for customers with specific tags or email addresses
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 |  B2B Essential Locks |  Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 3,476 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −17 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 66 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 10% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | B2B Essential Locks | Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 3.7 ★ | 4.9 ★(ahead) |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 994(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | 0 | 9(ahead) |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 15% |
Pricing
| Measure | B2B Essential Locks | Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6.99/month(ahead) | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 15 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | B2B Essential Locks | Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #119 | #4(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #1 in Accounts and login |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | Mar 28, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 |
| Languages | 1 | 18 |
| Developer | SolCoders | Samita |
FAQ
B2B Essential Locks and Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect: common questions
- Is B2B Essential Locks or Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for B2B Essential Locks and $9.99/month for Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect. 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, B2B Essential Locks or Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect?
- On the Shopify App Store: B2B Essential Locks 3.7 from 2 reviews and Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect 4.9 from 994 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Hide content, Lock pages, Password protection, Price locking. 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 for B2B Essential Locks, Nov 8, 2026 for Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect; 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 for B2B Essential Locks, Nov 8, 2026 for Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect. 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.