Fraud Control vs Fraud Rules Guard
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 2, 2026 for Fraud Control, Oct 13, 2026 for Fraud Rules Guard.
The short answer
- Only Fraud Rules Guard lists a free plan.
- Fraud Rules Guard lists 12 features Fraud Control’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-cancel, Automated workflows, Blocklists.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · Eight rule types, incl. country mismatch
- · Email alert on every action
- · Tag or log risky orders
- · Up to 3 fraud rules
Pro
- · Auto-cancel with refund and restock
- · Eight rule types, incl. country mismatch
- · Email alert on every action
- · Unlimited fraud rules
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureFraud Control provides you with the tools to automate fraud operations and maximize revenue. Understand your store's fraud risk with analytics, such as acceptance and high-risk order rates. Fraud Control will recommend predefined rules or you can create custom rules to block known fraudsters in the checkout before they become orders.
Blockers stop visitors before checkout. Fraud Rules Guard checks the orders that get through. Write plain rules on Shopify risk level, order total, email pattern, disposable email domain, IP address, or billing and shipping country mismatch. Each rule cancels the order with refund and restock, tags it for review, or only logs it. Start with tag-only and turn on auto-cancel when you trust your rules.
- Fraud risk reports for your store.
- Analytics to show fraud trends over time.
- Automation through Flow to reduce time spent on fraud.
- Block checkouts before they become orders.
- Auto-cancel high-risk orders with refund and restock, or only tag for review
- Rules on risk level, order total, email pattern, disposable email, IP, country
- Catch orders whose billing and shipping countries do not match
- Email alert with order details each time a rule cancels, tags, or logs
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 | Fraud Control |  Fraud Rules Guard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Fraud Control | Fraud Rules Guard |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 2.2 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 24 | 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 | Fraud Control | Fraud Rules Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Fraud Control | Fraud Rules Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | Not enough data | #249 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #19 on Pricing moves in Fraud |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 10, 2023 | Sep 16, 2026 |
| Languages | 14 | 1 |
| Developer | Shopify | McStan Apps |
FAQ
Fraud Control and Fraud Rules Guard: common questions
- Is Fraud Control or Fraud Rules Guard cheaper?
- Only Fraud Rules Guard lists a free plan. 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?
- Fraud Control lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Chargeback analytics. Fraud Rules Guard lists 12 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-cancel, Automated workflows, Blocklists, Custom alerts. 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 2, 2026 for Fraud Control, Oct 13, 2026 for Fraud Rules Guard; 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 2, 2026 for Fraud Control, Oct 13, 2026 for Fraud Rules Guard. 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.