CheckoutShield: Bot Blocker vs Halt: Card Testing Blocker
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 5, 2026 for CheckoutShield, Nov 3, 2026 for Halt.
The short answer
- Only CheckoutShield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for CheckoutShield and $6.99/month for Halt.
- Halt lists 7 features CheckoutShield’s listing doesn’t mention, including Chargebacks, Custom alerts, Custom rules.
Head to head
- United States
- New Zealand
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Starter
- · 3-day automated log retention
- · Basic bot detection & Monitor Mode
- · Store Traffic Integrity Score & Live ROI
- · Up to 100 tracked sessions/month
- · Weekly traffic health email digest
Growth
- · 4-Stage Conversion Funnel & Dwell stats
- · 7-day automated log retention
- · Catalog Scraper & crawler detection
- · Slide-to-Checkout & Hard Block modes
- · Up to 5,000 tracked sessions/month
Pro
- · 1-Click Whitelisting, IP & Email
- · 30-day automated log retention
- · All Recovery Modes (Turnstile,reCAPTCHA)
- · Live Geographic & Device telemetry
- · Up to 50,000 tracked sessions/month
Enterprise
- · 90-day automated log retention
- · Bulk Whitelisting & Priority Edge Queue
- · Full Headless Crawler Fingerprinting
- · Live Geo & Device Telemetry Intelligence
- · Unlimited tracked sessions
Halt
- · Emails you when an attack starts
- · No card fees lost on fake orders
- · Real customers check out as usual
- · Shows every stopped checkout and why
- · Stops repeat bot checkouts
- · Stops throwaway bot email addresses
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureBots hoard inventory, scrape your catalog, and ruin analytics with fake carts. CheckoutShield protects your storefront in real time before checkout. It detects headless browsers, price scrapers, and rapid-checkout scripts, applying 5 flexible recovery modes—from a native slider or Turnstile to Shopify Login.
Halt protects your checkout from card-testing bots that use stolen cards to make repeated payment attempts. It detects repeat checkouts using the same email, address, or phone and stops suspicious attempts before the card is charged. Add a bait product to trap automated bots, block throwaway email addresses, and see every stopped checkout and why it was blocked.
- Score behavior in real-time to detect bots before checkout
- Apply progressive friction and challenges to block threats
- Stop fake bot carts from triggering abandoned cart emails
- Track threat traffic and view the value of protected carts
- Stops repeat checkouts from the same email, address, or phone in one day
- Works on every Shopify store, including Basic. Nothing to add to checkout
- Starts in watch mode: see what it would stop before it stops anything
- Bait product: a trap item only bots buy, never affects logged-in customers
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 |  CheckoutShield |  Halt |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 4 | 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 | Apparel & Accessories, Electronics, Health & Beauty | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, New Zealand | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | CheckoutShield | Halt |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 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 | CheckoutShield | Halt |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month | $6.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 1 |
Listing
| Measure | CheckoutShield | Halt |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #119 | #44(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | #6 on Pricing moves in Fraud | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 20, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Varsion | Native Code |
FAQ
CheckoutShield and Halt: common questions
- Is CheckoutShield or Halt cheaper?
- Only CheckoutShield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for CheckoutShield and $6.99/month for Halt. 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?
- CheckoutShield lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Fake accounts, Phishing, Spam blocking, Suspicious activity. Halt lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Chargebacks, Custom alerts, Custom rules, Email notifications. 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 5, 2026 for CheckoutShield, Nov 3, 2026 for Halt; 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 5, 2026 for CheckoutShield, Nov 3, 2026 for Halt. 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.