Compliance Vine Live vs DRINKS ASSURE

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 Compliance Vine Live, Nov 9, 2026 for DRINKS ASSURE.

The short answer

  • Paid plans start at $99/month for Compliance Vine Live and $250/month for DRINKS ASSURE.
  • DRINKS ASSURE lists 5 features Compliance Vine Live’s listing doesn’t mention, including Accessibility, Data export, Page restriction.

Head to head

Detected stores

Compliance Vine Live: —
DRINKS ASSURE: 5

App Store reviews

Compliance Vine Live: —
DRINKS ASSURE: 30
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Taxes
  • Legal
  • Taxes
  • Legal
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
May 21, 2026
May 3, 2022
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
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1 last full month
Detected stores
0active installs
5active installs
  • Clif Family Winery
  • Kind of Wild Wines
  • Rosenblum Cellars
  • Sunny Wines
  • Napa Jack Wines
Most common store size
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1-10 products40%
Top countries
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  • United States100%

Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

012JulOctMarSepDecSepSepDRINKS ASSURE: 1 reviews in July 2023DRINKS ASSURE: 1 reviews in September 2023DRINKS ASSURE: 1 reviews in October 2023DRINKS ASSURE: 1 reviews in February 2024DRINKS ASSURE: 1 reviews in March 2024DRINKS ASSURE: 1 reviews in June 2024DRINKS ASSURE: 2 reviews in September 2024DRINKS ASSURE: 1 reviews in October 2024DRINKS ASSURE: 1 reviews in December 2024DRINKS ASSURE: 1 reviews in May 2025DRINKS ASSURE: 1 reviews in September 2025DRINKS ASSURE: 1 reviews in September 2026
Compliance Vine LiveDRINKS ASSURECompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
From $99 to $1,499/month
$250/month
Plans
Boutique$99/month
2-day free trialyour subscription covers up to 500 API calls. Additional calls are charged $0.25
  • · process up to 2000 cases annually.
Growth$299/month
2-day free trialyour subscription covers up to 2500 API calls. Additional calls are charged $0.12
Scale$799/month
2-day free trialyour subscription covers up to 10000 API calls. Additional calls are charged $0.10
Enterprise$1,499/month
2-day free trialyour subscription covers up to 25000 API calls. Additional calls are charged $0.075
DRINKS Assure$250/month
Additional fees for third-party age verification may apply
  • · $200k+ in monthly sales - contact us
  • · $250/month +1% of sales above $25k
Coverage
9 of 14 features64%
12 of 14 features86%
Unique strengths
  • Product warnings
  • Rate management
  • Accessibility
  • Data export
  • Page restriction
  • Pop-ups
  • +1 more
Legal
57%4/7
86%6/7
Compliance
80%4/5
80%4/5
Customization
0%0/2
100%2/2
Taxes
71%5/7
86%6/7
Liability tracking
100%2/2
100%2/2
Registration
0%0/1
100%1/1
Reporting and filing
50%1/2
100%2/2
Tax calcluation
100%2/2
50%1/2
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Compliance Vine LiveDRINKS ASSURE14 features listed across both App Store listings

Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.

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Works with also listed by another
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  • Checkout
  • Shopify POS
How it sells itself

Compliance Vine Live checks every Shopify DTC wine order before fulfillment. Orders are evaluated for destination legality, license status, customer volume limits, age-verification requirements, dry-jurisdiction restrictions and carrier coverage. Orders that need attention are automatically placed on fulfillment hold for your team to review.

DRINKS ASSURE is a real-time tax and regulatory solution that enables alcohol producers and retailers to scale online sales and create best-in-class customer experiences within a native Shopify checkout experience. Integrated into Shopify checkout, DRINKS allows merchants to take full advantage of the Shopify ecosystem with powerful, fully customizable, set-it-and-forget tax and compliance.

Key points
  • Six-point compliance check on every order in under 200 milliseconds
  • Hold-and-review workflow: non-compliant orders pause for your approval
  • Shadow mode lets you observe enforcement before any orders are held
  • Approve or reject from the embedded admin; releases or refunds in Shopify
  • Real-time tax and compliance seamlessly integrated into Shopify checkout
  • Hundreds of pre-configured compliance rules, all automatically updated
  • Dynamic store customizations block or hold non-compliant orders
  • State-approved real-time age verification, configurable by state
Screenshots
Real time compliance review for your shopify DTC alcohol orders
Compliance decision detail showing violations, customer info, anSettings page with mode toggle (Shadow, Live, Disabled) and liceShopify install consent screen showing required app scopes
Real-Time Tax Calculations
Pre-Configured Compliance RulesReal-time Product ComplianceConfigurable Tax Rules
Most often alongside
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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

MeasureCompliance Vine LiveDRINKS ASSURE
Detected storesNot published5as of Nov 9, 2026
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedFood, Beverages & Tobacco
Top store countriesNot publishedUnited States

Reviews

MeasureCompliance Vine LiveDRINKS ASSURE
App Store ratingNot published4.7 ★
App Store reviewsNot published30
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough data0
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureCompliance Vine LiveDRINKS ASSURE
Free planNot listedNot listed
Lowest paid monthly plan$99/month(ahead)$250/month
Longest free trial2 daysNot listed
Plans listed41

Listing

MeasureCompliance Vine LiveDRINKS ASSURE
Shopify category rank#183in Taxes#67(ahead)in Taxes
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s charts#15 in Taxes
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMay 21, 2026May 3, 2022
Languages1English1English
DeveloperJoy of Wine CompanyDRINKS.com

FAQ

Compliance Vine Live and DRINKS ASSURE: common questions

Is Compliance Vine Live or DRINKS ASSURE cheaper?
Paid plans start at $99/month for Compliance Vine Live and $250/month for DRINKS ASSURE. 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 Vine Live lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Product warnings, Rate management. DRINKS ASSURE lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Accessibility, Data export, Page restriction, Pop-ups. 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 Compliance Vine Live, Nov 9, 2026 for DRINKS ASSURE; 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 Compliance Vine Live, Nov 9, 2026 for DRINKS ASSURE. 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.