CashShield vs PayGuard – Hide COD & Payments
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 1, 2026 for CashShield, Oct 14, 2026 for PayGuard.
The short answer
- Only PayGuard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for CashShield and $4.99/month for PayGuard.
Head to head
Premium
- · Cancel anytime via Shopify billing
- · Embedded Shopify admin — no theme edits
- · Hide, rename, or reorder COD at checkout
- · Pay yearly and save 17% (2 months free)
- · Pin code, cart, customer & product rules
- · Widget health alerts & reporting
Free
- · 30+ conditions available
- · AND logic for combining conditions
- · Simple setup (no coding required)
- · Unlimited orders
- · Up to 1 active rule (Expires in 14 days)
Growth
- · 30+ conditions available
- · AND logic for combining conditions
- · No extra charges — ever
- · Simple setup (no coding required)
- · Unlimited orders
- · Up to 10 active rules
Advanced
- · 30+ conditions available
- · AND logic for combining conditions
- · No extra charges — ever
- · OR logic for combining conditions
- · Priority support
- · Simple setup (no coding required)
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCashShield helps Shopify merchants control when Cash on Delivery is available at checkout. Create rules based on cart value or item count, product type or tags, customer tags or order count, and the delivery postal (pin) code, city, state, or country to decide when COD is shown, hidden, renamed, or reordered. Rules are managed inside Shopify admin, with no code or theme edits.
Stop Payment Issues Before They Happen PayGuard gives you full control over how customers pay at checkout. Whether you want to disable Cash on Delivery for specific products, restrict payment methods by cart value, or enforce custom checkout rules — PayGuard helps you do it without code, without risk, and without friction. Built for Shopify merchants who want clean checkouts and fewer failed orders.
- Restrict COD by cart value, delivery area, customer type, product, or collection
- Hide, rename, or reorder COD at checkout without code or theme edits.
- Manage postal code rules, product rules, and customer rules directly inside Shop
- Cash on Delivery (COD) rules
- Product-based payment restrictions
- Cart value–based payment rules
- Zero theme modifications
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 |  CashShield |  PayGuard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | CashShield | PayGuard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Pricing
| Measure | CashShield | PayGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19.99/month | $4.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 1 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | CashShield | PayGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #129 | #83(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #3 on Pricing moves in Payment experience | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 8, 2026 | Jan 27, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Atlas & Lila, Inc. | OrderLyne |
FAQ
CashShield and PayGuard: common questions
- Is CashShield or PayGuard cheaper?
- Only PayGuard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $19.99/month for CashShield and $4.99/month for PayGuard. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 1, 2026 for CashShield, Oct 14, 2026 for PayGuard; 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 1, 2026 for CashShield, Oct 14, 2026 for PayGuard. 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.