COD Shield ‑ RTO Prevention vs Reliable COD
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 Shield, Aug 28, 2026 for Reliable COD.
The short answer
- Only COD Shield lists a free plan.
- COD Shield lists 3 features Reliable COD’s listing doesn’t mention, including Email notifications, Fake accounts, Fraud notifications.
Head to head
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 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.
Reliable COD scores every customer from your store's own order history — cancellations and returned-to-origin refunds over the last 90 days — and tags the risky ones automatically. Build rules in plain language: hide Cash on Delivery for high-risk customers, above a cart value, for a product, collection, vendor or region. Rules run inside Shopify's own checkout — no redirect, no replacement checkout.
- 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
- Auto-tag risky customers from your own 90-day order history
- Hide Cash on Delivery at checkout for risky buyers
- Rules by cart value, product, collection, vendor or region
- Every order re-checked after purchase and flagged before you ship
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 Shield |  Reliable COD |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Shield | Reliable COD |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Shield | Reliable COD |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $7/month | No monthly plan listed |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | Not published |
Listing
| Measure | COD Shield | Reliable COD |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #220 | #183(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 2, 2026 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Kenil Shah | Kalythe Growth Studio |
FAQ
COD Shield and Reliable COD: common questions
- Is COD Shield or Reliable COD cheaper?
- Only COD Shield lists a free plan. 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 Shield lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as Email notifications, Fake accounts, Fraud notifications. Reliable COD lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Automated workflows, Blocklists. 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 Shield, Aug 28, 2026 for Reliable COD; 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 Shield, Aug 28, 2026 for Reliable COD. 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.