Checkout Assurance vs Checkout Pulse by PDQ
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Checkout Assurance, Nov 8, 2026 for Checkout Pulse by PDQ.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Checkout Assurance 5.0 from 2 reviews and Checkout Pulse by PDQ 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $99/month for Checkout Assurance and $195/month for Checkout Pulse by PDQ.
- Checkout Pulse by PDQ lists 15 features Checkout Assurance’s listing doesn’t mention, including Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Benchmarking.
Head to head
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Advanced
- · CSV Export
- · Error categorization And Failure Log
- · Failure Log and History
- · Instant Email Alerts With Failure Reason
- · Priority support
- · Real-Time Checkout Failure Detection
Enterprise
- · All Advanced Plan Features
- · Custom CRM integrations
- · Instant SMS Alerts (via Twilio)
- · Priority support
Full Access
- · Daily Slack summaries
- · Dashboard updates every hour
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCheckout failures happen silently. Payment declines, shipping errors, and abandoned checkouts go undetected while merchants lose revenue with no way to respond. Checkout Assurance monitors your store's checkout in real time and sends instant alerts with the customer's name, email, and phone number so you can act instantly.
Checkout Pulse watches each step of your checkout and alerts you in Slack when something breaks. That covers payment failures, discount codes that stop working, shoppers stalling at shipping, and orders that stop coming in, day or night. Hijack monitoring checks how long shoppers take to reach your checkout after clicking Checkout, against your store's normal.
- Real-time alerts for payment declines with customer contact details
- Abandoned checkout detection with instant merchant email notification
- Summary analytics showing the top errors your customers face at checkout
- Checkout-specific conversion insights with visual funnels
- Slack alerts for drop-offs, errors, and anomalies
- Segmented views by country, device type, discount usage, and more
- Cart & checkout trend tracking, with average order value and shipping revenue
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 |  Checkout Assurance |  Checkout Pulse by PDQ |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 67 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +2 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 2 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Home & Garden |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Checkout Assurance | Checkout Pulse by PDQ |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★ | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 2 | 3(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Checkout Assurance | Checkout Pulse by PDQ |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $99/month(ahead) | $195/month |
| Longest free trial | 3 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | Checkout Assurance | Checkout Pulse by PDQ |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #188(ahead) | #247 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #10 in Checkout - Other |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 4, 2026 | Jun 9, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Checkout Assurance | PrettyDamnQuick (PDQ) |
FAQ
Checkout Assurance and Checkout Pulse by PDQ: common questions
- Is Checkout Assurance or Checkout Pulse by PDQ cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $99/month for Checkout Assurance and $195/month for Checkout Pulse by PDQ. 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, Checkout Assurance or Checkout Pulse by PDQ?
- On the Shopify App Store: Checkout Assurance 5.0 from 2 reviews and Checkout Pulse by PDQ 5.0 from 3 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Checkout Pulse by PDQ lists 15 the others don’t mention, such as Activity tracking, Analytics dashboard, Benchmarking, Broken links. 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 13, 2026 for Checkout Assurance, Nov 8, 2026 for Checkout Pulse by PDQ; 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 13, 2026 for Checkout Assurance, Nov 8, 2026 for Checkout Pulse by PDQ. 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.