COD Fraud Guard ‑ COD Rules vs COD Guard: Risk Scanner
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for COD Fraud Guard and $6.99/month for COD Guard.
- COD Fraud Guard lists 4 features COD Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including App notifications, Custom rules, Fraud notifications.
Head to head
Starter
- · Automatic tracking
- · Basic COD rules (max 5)
- · Risk tags on every COD order
- · Scoring
- · Up to 200 tracked orders/month
Growth
- · Automatic score actions (hold, hide COD)
- · Everything in Starter
- · Full analytics
- · Unlimited rules
- · Up to 1,000 tracked orders/month
Pro
- · Direct courier connectors
- · Everything in Growth
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited tracked orders
Starter
- · Basic validation signals
- · Email alerts for flagged orders
- · Real-time risk scoring
Growth
- · Everything in Starter
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited orders
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureRefused and unclaimed cash-on-delivery parcels is double shipping tax and locked stock. COD Fraud Guard scores every customer from real outcomes delivered, returned and cancelled orders across all stores using the app. Hide, rename or reorder COD at checkout with flexible rules that run natively via Shopify Functions, block invalid phone numbers and incomplete addresses, and track every parcel automatically.
COD Guard checks phone, email, and delivery-address details on cash-on-delivery orders as Shopify receives them. It assigns an explainable risk level and tags orders that may need review before shipping. Record delivery outcomes and see recent return history matched by phone within your store only. Successful deliveries can rehabilitate warnings, and history expires after 180 days.
- Customer risk score from real outcomes: delivered, returned, cancelled orders
- Hide, rename or reorder COD at checkout — native Shopify Functions
- Block invalid phone numbers and addresses without a street number
- Cross-store risk network: spot repeat refusers before you ship
- Automatic risk score on every cash-on-delivery order, before you fulfill it.
- Vietnamese phone, email, and address checks in one low, medium, or high verdict.
- Risky orders tagged in Shopify Admin so fulfilment can pause and review them.
- A risk breakdown per order showing exactly which detail looked wrong.
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 |  COD Fraud Guard |  COD Guard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | COD Fraud Guard | COD Guard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | COD Fraud Guard | COD Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $6.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | COD Fraud Guard | COD Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #261 | #259(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 27, 2026 | Aug 4, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | TrackWise | ShopKit |
FAQ
COD Fraud Guard and COD Guard: common questions
- Is COD Fraud Guard or COD Guard cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9.99/month for COD Fraud Guard and $6.99/month for COD Guard. 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?
- COD Fraud Guard lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as App notifications, Custom rules, Fraud notifications, Payments. COD Guard lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Blocklists, Email notifications, High-risk alerts. 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; 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. 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.