BotShield vs Fraud Control
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, Oct 2, 2026 for Fraud Control.
The short answer
- Only BotShield lists a free plan.
- BotShield lists 4 features Fraud Control’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bots, Order validation, Suspicious activity.
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
- · 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
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.
Fraud Control provides you with the tools to automate fraud operations and maximize revenue. Understand your store's fraud risk with analytics, such as acceptance and high-risk order rates. Fraud Control will recommend predefined rules or you can create custom rules to block known fraudsters in the checkout before they become orders.
- Detect suspicious bot and scraping behavior
- Score visitor sessions by behavioral risk
- Automatically block risky checkouts with PROTECT
- Monitor suspicious activity without blocking shoppers
- Fraud risk reports for your store.
- Analytics to show fraud trends over time.
- Automation through Flow to reduce time spent on fraud.
- Block checkouts before they become orders.
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 | Fraud Control |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | BotShield | Fraud Control |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 2.2 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 24 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | BotShield | Fraud Control |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | BotShield | Fraud Control |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #169 | Not enough data |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 21, 2026 | May 10, 2023 |
| Languages | 16 | 14 |
| Developer | Alboro | Shopify |
FAQ
BotShield and Fraud Control: common questions
- Is BotShield or Fraud Control cheaper?
- Only BotShield 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?
- BotShield lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Bots, Order validation, Suspicious activity, Visitor analytics. Fraud Control lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Chargeback analytics, Chargebacks, Custom rules. 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, Oct 2, 2026 for Fraud Control; 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, Oct 2, 2026 for Fraud Control. 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.