COD Fraud Guard ‑ COD Rules vs Fraud Rules Guard
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
- Only Fraud Rules Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for COD Fraud Guard and $9.99/month for Fraud Rules Guard.
- Fraud Rules Guard lists 11 features COD Fraud Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-cancel, Automated workflows, Blocklists.
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
Free
- · Eight rule types, incl. country mismatch
- · Email alert on every action
- · Tag or log risky orders
- · Up to 3 fraud rules
Pro
- · Auto-cancel with refund and restock
- · Eight rule types, incl. country mismatch
- · Email alert on every action
- · Unlimited fraud rules
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.
Blockers stop visitors before checkout. Fraud Rules Guard checks the orders that get through. Write plain rules on Shopify risk level, order total, email pattern, disposable email domain, IP address, or billing and shipping country mismatch. Each rule cancels the order with refund and restock, tags it for review, or only logs it. Start with tag-only and turn on auto-cancel when you trust your rules.
- 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
- Auto-cancel high-risk orders with refund and restock, or only tag for review
- Rules on risk level, order total, email pattern, disposable email, IP, country
- Catch orders whose billing and shipping countries do not match
- Email alert with order details each time a rule cancels, tags, or logs
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 |  Fraud Rules 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 | Fraud Rules 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 | Fraud Rules Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | COD Fraud Guard | Fraud Rules Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #261 | #249(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #19 on Pricing moves in Fraud |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 27, 2026 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Languages | 2 | 1 |
| Developer | TrackWise | McStan Apps |
FAQ
COD Fraud Guard and Fraud Rules Guard: common questions
- Is COD Fraud Guard or Fraud Rules Guard cheaper?
- Only Fraud Rules Guard lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for COD Fraud Guard and $9.99/month for Fraud Rules 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 3 the others don’t mention, such as App notifications, COD validation, Delivery. Fraud Rules Guard lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-cancel, Automated workflows, Blocklists, Chargebacks. 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.