CartWatch: Bot Detection Block vs Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 8, 2026.
The short answer
- CartWatch is detected on 12× as many Shopify stores as Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection: 369 vs 30 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- On the Shopify App Store: CartWatch 5.0 from 17 reviews and Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection 5.0 from 5 reviews.
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for CartWatch and $99/month for Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection.
- Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection lists 7 features CartWatch’s listing doesn’t mention, including App notifications, Blocklists, Chargebacks.
Head to head
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Hong Kong
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Bot detection
- · IP/Location blocking (for browser bots)
- · Unlimited store orders per month
Starter
- · Auto-tag bot customers in Shopify
- · Bot detection
- · Email provider (i.e Klaviyo) suppression
- · Flag high risk orders (for auto cancel)
- · IP/Location blocking (for browser bots)
Standard
- · Auto-tag bot customers in Shopify
- · Block bot payments (stop card testing)
- · Bot detection
- · Email provider (i.e Klaviyo) suppression
- · Flag high risk orders (for auto cancel)
- · IP/Location blocking (for browser bots)
Pro
- · Auto-tag bot customers in Shopify
- · Block bot payments (stop card testing)
- · Bot Analytics
- · Bot detection
- · Email provider (i.e Klaviyo) suppression
- · Flag high risk orders (for auto cancel)
Free
- · For assessment purposes only
- · In-depth session reporting hour by hour
- · Monitor incoming traffic for 30 days
- · No analytics or ad pixels cleaning
- · No storefront or checkout blocking
Professional
- · Advanced storefront bot protection
- · Analytics and ad pixels protection
- · Basic checkout protection
- · Block by continent, country, ASN or IP
- · For Shopify Grow, Basic, Advanced
- · In-depth session reporting hour by hour
Growth
- · Abandoned cart protection
- · Advanced checkout protection
- · Advanced storefront bot protection
- · Analytics and ad pixels protection
- · Block by continent, country, ASN or IP
- · For Shopify Plus
Scale
- · Abandoned cart protection
- · Advanced checkout protection
- · Advanced storefront bot protection
- · Analytics and ad pixels protection
- · Block by continent, country, ASN or IP
- · For Shopify Plus
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMost bot blockers stop browser-based bots. CartWatch detects bots that hit cart URLs - flagging fake abandoned carts and spam and blocks bots from completing payment. Our bot detection scores every abandoned checkout and blocks bots and card testers from completing payment so they don't want to come back. Bot and spam profiles are suppressed in Klaviyo / Omnisend etc.
Bot traffic skews your analytics, inflates your ad spend, and corrupts your growth decisions. Kairos delivers both enterprise-grade storefront bot protection and checkout bot protection, verifying every visitor silently in the background. Real shoppers feel nothing, while bots, blocked sessions, and page bounces never reach your analytics. Search, social crawlers, and AI agents pass automatically.
- Real-time spam detection on every abandoned checkout automatically.
- Instantly suppress spam profiles in Klaviyo and Omnisend, keeping flows clean.
- Built-in analytics to track bot trends and view your clean real abandoned carts.
- Multi-layered detection with invisible challenges and browser introspection
- Dual-layer protection across both storefront and checkout
- Checkout rules for micro-orders and country mismatches
- Block by IP address, ASN, or country with whitelist overrides
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 |  CartWatch |  Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 369(ahead) | 30 |
| Net store change, 28 days | +20 | +1 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 20(ahead) | 1 |
| Big-brand share | 15% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Arts & Entertainment |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong |
Reviews
| Measure | CartWatch | Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 17(ahead) | 5 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | CartWatch | Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | CartWatch | Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #12(ahead) | #60 |
| Shopify App Charts | #14 in Fraud | #23 in Fraud |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | May 26, 2026 | May 6, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Vynt Labs | Thorup Ventures |
FAQ
CartWatch and Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection: common questions
- Which is more popular, CartWatch or Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection?
- CartWatch is detected on 12× as many Shopify stores as Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection: 369 vs 30 as of Nov 8, 2026.
- Is CartWatch or Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for CartWatch and $99/month for Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection. 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, CartWatch or Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection?
- On the Shopify App Store: CartWatch 5.0 from 17 reviews and Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection 5.0 from 5 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- CartWatch lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as AI-powered detection, Fake accounts, Risk reports. Kairos Fraud & Bot Protection lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as App notifications, Blocklists, 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 Nov 8, 2026; 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 Nov 8, 2026. 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.