Compliance Engine vs Compliant Commerce AI
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $9/month for Compliance Engine and $49.99/month for Compliant Commerce AI.
- Compliant Commerce AI lists 5 features Compliance Engine’s listing doesn’t mention, including Accessibility, Buttons, Geolocation.
Head to head
Starter
- · 7 day diagnostics retention
- · Cart warnings
- · Email support
- · Product page warnings
- · Rule based compliance
- · Unlimited warnings
Pro
- · 90 day diagnostics retention
- · Cart warnings
- · Priority email support
- · Product page warnings
- · Rule based compliance
- · Unlimited warnings
Plus
- · Cart warnings
- · Checkout warnings
- · One year diagnostics retention
- · Priority support with guidance
- · Product page warnings
- · Unlimited checkout log
Starter
- · Up to 1000 Monthly Orders
Established
- · Up to 5000 Monthly Orders
Scaling
- · Up to 10000 Monthly Orders
Unlimited
- · Over 10,000 Monthly Orders
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCompliance Engine helps merchants identify and address compliance risks before they impact customers or orders. It monitors product pages, cart, and checkout, and displays warnings when defined rules are triggered. Merchants can create rule based conditions to control when messages appear, guide customer actions, and manage restricted or non compliant purchases.
Compliant Commerce AI is a Shopify app that allows merchants to block specific products from being purchased or shipped to restricted U.S. states and ZIP codes based on local laws. It helps merchants maintain compliance without shutting down their entire store, while preserving SEO and visibility of restricted items.
- Real-time compliance checks: Flag risks on product, cart, and checkout pages
- Rule-based control: Set conditions to trigger warnings or restrict actions.
- Checkout validation: Prevent orders that do not meet compliance requirements.
- Restrict certain products by U.S. state to ensure legal and shipping compliance.
- Block restricted items at checkout based on the customer’s shipping address.
- Maintain merchant and bank compliance with state-based product restrictions.
- Ideal for merchants selling regulated wellness, hemp, vape, or alcohol.
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 |  Compliance Engine |  Compliant Commerce AI |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Compliance Engine | Compliant Commerce AI |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 1 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Compliance Engine | Compliant Commerce AI |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month(ahead) | $49.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Compliance Engine | Compliant Commerce AI |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #398 | #247(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 6, 2026 | Jun 12, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | ST Systems Consulting, Inc. | Compliant Commerce |
FAQ
Compliance Engine and Compliant Commerce AI: common questions
- Is Compliance Engine or Compliant Commerce AI cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $9/month for Compliance Engine and $49.99/month for Compliant Commerce AI. 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?
- Compliance Engine lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Color and font, Compliance reports, Custom text, Widget position. Compliant Commerce AI lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Accessibility, Buttons, Geolocation, Page restriction. 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 14, 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 14, 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.