Deadbolt — Fraud Firewall vs RankShield: Fraud & Ad Shield
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
- Only Deadbolt lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Deadbolt and $39/month for RankShield.
Head to head
Free
Pro
- · Custom email-domain blocklist
- · Disposable / temporary email blocking
- · Protection Report — fees avoided
Detect
- · Ad fraud monitoring
- · Bot & traffic monitoring
- · Detection & alerts only
- · Full dashboards + downloadable evidence
- · Payment fraud monitoring
Protect
- · Ad fraud Full protection
- · Bot & checkout protection
- · Chargeback evidence packets
- · Everything in Detect
- · Payment fraud full protection
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureCard-testing bots hammer stores with bursts of tiny orders from throwaway emails, checking stolen cards a few dollars at a time. Deadbolt blocks the matching attempt while checkout is still in progress, and logs every catch in plain English so you always know what it did and why. Turn it on in one click, try test mode first, and tune the rules to your store.
RankShield protects DTC brands from ad click-fraud, card-testing, bots, and abuse. It ties every paid click to real on-store behavior and flags invalid clicks so you can exclude them from your ad accounts. It detects card-testing floods and can tag, hold, or cancel fraudulent orders. It also catches denial-of-inventory bots, promo and gift-card abuse, and chargeback risk.
- Stops bursts of tiny orders from throwaway emails during checkout
- Plain-English activity log of every order it flags — no black box
- Safe test mode to preview what it would block before you enforce it
- Adjustable order-value threshold and your own custom email-domain blocklists
- Recover wasted ad spend by flagging invalid Google, Meta, and TikTok clicks
- Detect card-testing floods and tag, hold, or cancel the fraudulent orders
- Stop denial-of-inventory bots, scalpers, and promo or gift-card abuse
- Get a ready-to-paste IP exclusion list for your ad accounts
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 |  Deadbolt |  RankShield |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Deadbolt | RankShield |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Deadbolt | RankShield |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $39/month |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Deadbolt | RankShield |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #86 | #54(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 18, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Lucency | SEO Elite Agency LLC |
FAQ
Deadbolt and RankShield: common questions
- Is Deadbolt or RankShield cheaper?
- Only Deadbolt lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Deadbolt and $39/month for RankShield. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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.