Consent Guard ‑ GDPR Cookies vs ProtectKaro
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
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.90/month for Consent Guard and $12/month for ProtectKaro.
- Consent Guard lists 17 features ProtectKaro’s listing doesn’t mention, including Accessibility compliance, Banner design, CCPA.
Head to head
Free
- · Available in 11 languages
- · Cookie-consent banner — no code
- · Editable text, colors and position
- · First-party cookie remembers the choice
- · Manual storefront tracker scan
- · No customer data collected
Starter
- · Automatic daily tracker monitoring
- · Everything in Free
- · New trackers flagged in scan history
Pro
- · Compliance report export (CSV)
- · Deep scan: collection, cart
- · Everything in Starter
Free
- · Community support
- · DPDP consent banner
- · Full audit log
- · GDPR webhooks
- · Live dashboard
Pro
- · CSV audit log export
- · Custom branded banner
- · Everything in Free
- · Full audit log (1-year history)
- · Multi-language banner support
- · Priority email support
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureConsent Guard adds a cookie-consent banner to your storefront, no code. The app opens the theme editor with the banner on; press Save and visitors get a choice: accept all or essential only. Every text, color and position is editable, in any language. Choices go through Shopify's Customer Privacy API, so consent-aware pixels respect them; a first-party cookie remembers the choice.
ProtectKaro helps Shopify merchants manage cookie consent and support DPDP compliance workflows. It adds a storefront consent banner with clear choices (Accept All or Essential Only), records consent events with timestamps and policy version, and provides a dashboard to review activity. Merchants can view consent logs and export CSV reports for internal compliance and audit processes.
- One-toggle cookie consent banner, no code required
- Choices stored via Shopify's Customer Privacy API, respected by pixels
- Tracker scanner shows which trackers run on your storefront
- CONSENT BANNER A clean, customizable consent banner appears on your storefront
- AUDIT LOG Every consent decision is logged with a tamper-evident audit trail
- PRIVACY BY DESIGN No customer PII stored. IP addresses and user agents are one-w
- ZERO-CODE SETUP Install the app, enable the banner in Theme Editor → App Embeds,
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 |  Consent Guard |  ProtectKaro |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Consent Guard | ProtectKaro |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Consent Guard | ProtectKaro |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.90/month(ahead) | $12/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Consent Guard | ProtectKaro |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #77(ahead) | #82 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 30, 2026 | May 11, 2026 |
| Languages | 10 | 1 |
| Developer | addson | MRKT365 R&D India Pvt Ltd |
FAQ
Consent Guard and ProtectKaro: common questions
- Is Consent Guard or ProtectKaro cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.90/month for Consent Guard and $12/month for ProtectKaro. 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?
- Consent Guard lists 17 the others don’t mention, such as Accessibility compliance, Banner design, CCPA, Consent logs. 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.