Gatekeeper: Checkout Fraud vs JA Cart Guard
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 Gatekeeper, Nov 7, 2026 for JA Cart Guard.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $19/month for Gatekeeper and $9.99/month for JA Cart Guard.
- Gatekeeper lists 7 features JA Cart Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Blocklists, Custom rules, High-risk alerts.
Head to head
Guard
- · 24/7 Support
- · 30-day activity log
- · Blocklist
- · Built-in protection rules
- · Checkout fraud blocking
- · Storefront shield
Gatekeeper Pro
- · 24/7 Support
- · 90-day activity log
- · Custom checkout rules
- · Damage control tools
- · Everything in Guard
- · Full analytics and charts
Business
- · 180-day activity log
- · 24/7 Support
- · Custom block message
- · Everything in Pro
- · Order flagging for review
Standard
- · Cart + Checkout Validation protection
- · Core Operational Incident Information
- · Logs / Order-cart nonce Correlation
- · Network-Context Verification
- · Protected Buy Now
- · Signed Cart Authorization
Premium
- · Advanced Alerts / Future Controls
- · Advanced Behavioral & Risk Intelligence
- · Cloudflare Turnstile Human Verification
- · Everything in Standard
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureGatekeeper protects growing stores from checkout fraud and bot abuse. Suspicious checkouts are stopped before payment. Cart spam, fake accounts, and abusive sessions get caught early on the storefront. Activity logs, analytics, and risk breakdowns show what was blocked, flagged, or monitored, so you are never guessing during an attack.
JA Cart Guard helps store owners stop fake orders, abusive Add to Cart and Checkout activity. It combines Cloudflare Turnstile with IP allow/block lists and country blocking, then applies server-side cart and checkout validation. Store owners control the rules from the embedded app and can choose whether protection applies to checkout only or to both cart and checkout.
- See every blocked and flagged attempt: activity log, analytics, and map view
- Stop fraudulent checkouts before payment. Protection runs inside checkout itself
- Guard your storefront from cart spam, fake accounts, and abusive sessions
- Block repeat offenders and build custom rules that fit how your store sells
- Block Add to Cart and Checkout attempts from selected countries
- Mitigate automated Fake Orders created by bad bots
- Allow or block specific IP addresses with simple merchant-managed lists
- Verify shoppers with Cloudflare Turnstile before protected cart actions
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 |  Gatekeeper |  JA Cart 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 | Gatekeeper | JA Cart Guard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Gatekeeper | JA Cart Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $19/month | $9.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 14 days | 3 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Gatekeeper | JA Cart Guard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #256 | #114(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Jun 9, 2026 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Gatekeeper | Jamshaid Ali |
FAQ
Gatekeeper and JA Cart Guard: common questions
- Is Gatekeeper or JA Cart Guard cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $19/month for Gatekeeper and $9.99/month for JA Cart Guard. 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?
- Gatekeeper lists 7 the others don’t mention, such as Blocklists, Custom rules, High-risk alerts, Order validation. JA Cart Guard lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Payments. 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 Gatekeeper, Nov 7, 2026 for JA Cart 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 13, 2026 for Gatekeeper, Nov 7, 2026 for JA Cart 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.