BotShield vs BotShield: Bot Protection
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for BotShield, Nov 12, 2026 for BotShield.
The short answer
- Only BotShield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for BotShield and $29/month for BotShield.
- BotShield lists 5 features BotShield’s listing doesn’t mention, including Blocklists, Bot detection, Email notifications.
Head to head
Free
- · 1,000 monitored sessions/month
- · 3-day activity history
- · Behavioral risk scoring
- · Scraping detection
- · Suspicious traffic detection
Starter
- · 14-day activity history
- · 15,000 monitored sessions/month
- · Automatic checkout protection
- · Behavioral risk scoring
- · Scraping detection
Pro
- · 100,000 monitored sessions/month
- · 60-day activity history
- · Automatic checkout protection
- · Merchant checkout controls
- · Protection effectiveness analytics
Unlimited
- · 180-day activity history
- · Automatic checkout protection
- · Merchant checkout controls
- · Protection effectiveness analytics
- · Unlimited monitored sessions
BotShield Basic
- · Automated bot detection
- · Bot traffic analytics
- · Customizable protection settings
- · Fraud order monitoring
- · IP blocking and visitor controls
- · Protection value insights
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBotShield monitors storefront activity and groups behavior into visitor sessions with different risk levels. It detects patterns such as rapid browsing, scraping, cart abuse, and repeated checkout attempts, then explains the signals behind each score. Use MONITOR to observe suspicious activity without blocking shoppers, or enable PROTECT to automatically block risky checkouts.
Protect your storefront from unwanted bot traffic with clear, actionable risk visibility. BotShield detects suspicious visitors, lets you block risky traffic with protection controls and blocklists, and brings visitor analytics, risk reports, and suspicious activity into one dashboard.
- Detect suspicious bot and scraping behavior
- Score visitor sessions by behavioral risk
- Automatically block risky checkouts with PROTECT
- Monitor suspicious activity without blocking shoppers
- Detect suspicious bots and risky storefront traffic in real time
- Block unwanted visitors with protection controls and blocklists
- See visitor activity, risk signals, and suspicious behavior clearly
- See estimated value protected, protection economics, and trends
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 |  BotShield | |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | Not enough data |
| 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 | BotShield | |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
BotShield and BotShield: common questions
- Is BotShield or BotShield cheaper?
- Only BotShield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for BotShield and $29/month for BotShield. 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?
- BotShield lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Order validation. BotShield lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Blocklists, Bot detection, Email notifications, Fraud notifications. 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 14, 2026 for BotShield, Nov 12, 2026 for BotShield; 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 14, 2026 for BotShield, Nov 12, 2026 for BotShield. 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.