COD Guard: Risk Scanner vs CODShield ‑ Fraud 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 for COD Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for CODShield.

The short answer

  • Only CODShield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $9/month for CODShield.
  • CODShield lists 8 features COD Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Chargebacks, Custom rules, Fake accounts.

Head to head

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Pitch
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Categories
  • Fraud
  • Fraud
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Aug 4, 2026
Apr 2, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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Top countries
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Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $6.99 to $14.99/month
From $0 to $29/month
Plans
Starter$6.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · Basic validation signals
  • · Email alerts for flagged orders
  • · Real-time risk scoring
Growth$14.99/month
14-day free trial
  • · Everything in Starter
  • · Priority support
  • · Unlimited orders
FreeFree
  • · 50 COD orders/month
  • · Basic risk scoring
  • · Manual validation only
Pro$9/month
  • · 200 COD orders/month
  • · Advanced risk engine
  • · Automated email verification
Unlimited$29/month
  • · All Pro features
  • · Early access to new features
  • · Instant alerts on high-risk orders
  • · Priority support
  • · Unlimited COD orders
Coverage
5 of 13 features38%
11 of 13 features85%
Unique strengths
  • Blocklists
  • Email notifications
  • Chargebacks
  • Custom rules
  • Fake accounts
  • Fraud notifications
  • +4 more
Fraud
38%5/13
85%11/13
Alerts and analytics
50%2/4
75%3/4
Fraud types
33%1/3
100%3/3
Prevention tools
33%2/6
83%5/6
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COD GuardCODShield13 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

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.

Every fake COD order costs you money in lost shipping, inventory, and time. CODShield automatically scores Cash on Delivery orders before fulfillment detecting risky buyers, fake addresses, and suspicious patterns. Approve trusted orders instantly. Hold or cancel risky ones before they ship. Get realtime alerts on high-risk transactions.

Key points
  • 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.
  • COD risk analysis: Analyze COD orders and flag potential risk indicators.
  • Order control : Approve, hold, or cancel flagged orders before shipping.
  • Risk alerts: Get notified when orders require your attention.
  • Insights dashboard: Track order risks and monitor patterns in one place.
Screenshots
Shopify order tagged cod-guard-high-risk after screening
Order risk breakdown: phone 20, email 90, address 95 out of 100Flagged orders list showing a high-risk order scored 90 of 100COD Guard logo on a dark banner with filtered order streams
CODShield dashboard with risk overview and alerts
CODShield orders list with risk levels and statusRisk Engine Configuration Manage fraud detection rules and risk

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.

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Adoption

MeasureCOD GuardCODShield
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureCOD GuardCODShield
App Store ratingNot publishedNot published
App Store reviewsNot publishedNot published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureCOD GuardCODShield
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly plan$6.99/month(ahead)$9/month
Longest free trial14 daysNot listed
Plans listed23

Listing

MeasureCOD GuardCODShield
Shopify category rank#259in Fraud#250(ahead)in Fraud
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedAug 4, 2026Apr 2, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperShopKitVortexia

FAQ

COD Guard and CODShield: common questions

Is COD Guard or CODShield cheaper?
Only CODShield lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $6.99/month for COD Guard and $9/month for CODShield. 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 2 the others don’t mention, such as Blocklists, Email notifications. CODShield lists 8 the others don’t mention, such as Chargebacks, Custom rules, Fake accounts, Fraud 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 Oct 13, 2026 for COD Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for CODShield; 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 COD Guard, Oct 14, 2026 for CODShield. 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.