BotShield vs Veto: Bot & Ad Fraud Blocker
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 13, 2026 for Veto.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for BotShield and $19/month for Veto.
- BotShield lists 1 features Veto’s listing doesn’t mention, including Order validation.
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
Free
Growth
Pro
Scale
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.
Veto scores every session on your storefront against 22 published detection signals and keeps the evidence for each one: open any flagged visitor and see the exact signals that fired, what each weighed, and how the score was reached. Veto starts in monitor mode and stays there until you change it, so you review the calls before any shopper is affected.
- Detect suspicious bot and scraping behavior
- Score visitor sessions by behavioral risk
- Automatically block risky checkouts with PROTECT
- Monitor suspicious activity without blocking shoppers
- See every signal that flagged a session, its weight, and the final score
- 22 published signals: automation, headless browsers, spoofing, environment
- Monitor mode first: see what would be blocked before anything is enforced
- Verified Google, Bing and Meta crawlers can never be blocked, not even by you
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 |  Veto |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Veto |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| 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 Veto: common questions
- Is BotShield or Veto cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for BotShield and $19/month for Veto. 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. Veto lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Bot detection. 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 13, 2026 for Veto; 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 13, 2026 for Veto. 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.