FairGate 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 FairGate lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for FairGate and $39/month for RankShield.
- FairGate lists 6 features RankShield’s listing doesn’t mention, including Bots, Fake accounts, Fraud notifications.
Head to head
Free
- · 14-day audit history
- · Block by country, ZIP or address keyword
- · Block by email, domain or phone
- · Block up to 25 records
- · Real-time blocking at checkout
- · Test any checkout before it goes live
Basic
- · 90-day audit history
- · Block by country, ZIP or address keyword
- · Block by email, domain or phone
- · Block up to 500 records
- · Real-time blocking at checkout
- · Test any checkout before it goes live
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 featureFairGate helps you keep unwanted, fake, and abusive buyers out of your store. When you identify someone you don't want to sell to — a chargeback risk, a serial returner, a harassing customer, or a fraud attempt — add them to your blocklist and FairGate stops their checkout before the order is placed.
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.
- Block checkouts by email, email domain, phone, country, ZIP, or address text
- Add entries individually or paste a list in bulk
- Test any checkout before going live to see if it would be blocked
- Turn protection on or off and publish your blocklist to checkout in one click
- 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 |  FairGate |  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 | FairGate | 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 | FairGate | RankShield |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $5.99/month(ahead) | $39/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | FairGate | RankShield |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #195 | #54 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | FairGate Apps | SEO Elite Agency LLC |
FAQ
FairGate and RankShield: common questions
- Is FairGate or RankShield cheaper?
- Only FairGate lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $5.99/month for FairGate 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.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- FairGate lists 6 the others don’t mention, such as Bots, Fake accounts, Fraud notifications, Order validation. 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.