Bot Shield Suite vs Melt Security
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 Bot Shield Suite, Jun 23, 2026 for Melt Security.
The short answer
- Only Bot Shield Suite lists a free plan.
- Melt Security lists 5 features Bot Shield Suite’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bots, Email notifications, Fraud notifications.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 500 scored checkouts per month
- · All detection signals
- · Customer tagging with undo
Pro
- · 5,000 scored checkouts per month
- · Everything in Free
Business
- · 50,000 scored checkouts per month
- · Everything in Free
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBot Shield Suite scans your abandoned checkouts and flags the fake ones bots create by hitting cart permalinks directly. It scores each checkout on signals like disposable email domains, random-looking addresses and missing referrers, then tags matching customers.
Melt Security classifies invalid bot traffic at the storefront level, exposing how fake intent data corrupts your Meta, Google, and TikTok pixels. By identifying automated scripts that inflate analytics and warp lookalike audiences, Melt shows where your retargeting budget is drained by non-human traffic. Track your exact 'Bot Tax' rate, pinpoint bot-targeted products, and get the data you need to reclaim ROAS.
- Scores every abandoned checkout and flags the ones that look bot-generated.
- Signals: disposable email domains, random addresses, missing referrer.
- Dashboard lists flagged checkouts with the reasons each one was flagged.
- Ad Budget Impact - see how much spend is wasted on non-human traffic
- Inventory Risk Audit - discover your most bot-targeted products
- Weekly Performance Audit - Bot Tax rate and signal poisoning reports
- Zero-config setup - enable the app and detection starts automatically
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 |  Bot Shield Suite |  Melt Security |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Bot Shield Suite | Melt Security |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 4 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Bot Shield Suite | Melt Security |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 3 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | Bot Shield Suite | Melt Security |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #255 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 27, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Headon Kreativagentur | Melt |
FAQ
Bot Shield Suite and Melt Security: common questions
- Is Bot Shield Suite or Melt Security cheaper?
- Only Bot Shield Suite lists a free plan. 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?
- Bot Shield Suite lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Fake accounts, Spam blocking. Melt Security lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Bots, Email notifications, Fraud notifications, Suspicious activity. 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 Bot Shield Suite, Jun 23, 2026 for Melt Security; 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 Bot Shield Suite, Jun 23, 2026 for Melt Security. 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.