COD Guard: Risk Scanner vs COD Shield ‑ RTO Prevention
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 COD Shield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $7/month for COD Shield.
- COD Shield lists 3 features COD Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Fake accounts, Fraud notifications, Payments.
Head to head
Starter
- · Basic validation signals
- · Email alerts for flagged orders
- · Real-time risk scoring
Growth
- · Everything in Starter
- · Priority support
- · Unlimited orders
Free
- · Order tagging in Shopify
- · Smart risk scoring
- · Up to 50 COD orders per month
Starter
- · All 8 risk signals
- · Auto-cancel high risk orders
- · Email support
- · Risk score dashboard
- · Up to 500 COD orders per month
Growth
- · Customer risk history
- · Everything in Starter plan
- · Monthly ROI savings report
- · Pincode risk map
- · Priority support
- · Up to 2000 COD orders per month
Scale
- · API access
- · Bulk CSV export
- · Dedicated support
- · Everything in Growth plan
- · Multi-store support
- · Unlimited COD orders per month
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCOD 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.
COD Shield scores every Cash on Delivery order using 8 smart risk signals before you ship. We never send OTP messages to your customers. Real customers shop without interruption while fake orders get automatically blocked. We check pincode RTO history, customer order history, address completeness, order quantity, and timing patterns. Each flagged order shows merchants exactly why it was risky.
- 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.
- Risk scoring on every COD order using 8 signals — no OTP needed
- Auto-cancel high risk orders before shipping to save money
- Full risk breakdown shows exactly why each order was flagged
- ROI report shows total savings from blocked orders
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 Guard |  COD Shield |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Guard | COD Shield |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Guard | COD Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $6.99/month(ahead) | $7/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | COD Guard | COD Shield |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #259 | #220(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 4, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | ShopKit | Kenil Shah |
FAQ
COD Guard and COD Shield: common questions
- Is COD Guard or COD Shield cheaper?
- Only COD Shield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $7/month for COD Shield. 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 Guard lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Blocklists. COD Shield lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Fake accounts, Fraud notifications, Payments. 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.