GuardIA vs Guardly
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 Guardly lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for GuardIA and $29/month for Guardly.
- GuardIA lists 9 features Guardly’s listing doesn’t mention, including Auto-cancel, Bots, Chargeback alerts.
Head to head
Premium Shield
Free
- · One free security audit per month
- · Plain-language AI summaries
- · Up to 250 customers analyzed
Guard
- · Block - Auto Deny Returns
- · Daily Audits
- · Enforcement Rules Engine
- · Everything in Free
- · Up to 5000 cutomers
Pro
- · Auto decline; Claude confirmed
- · Claude actions plus draft messages
- · Claude return photo analysis
- · Everything in Guard
- · Up to 25 000 Customers
Scale
- · Custom Enforcement threshholds
- · Everything in pro
- · Unlimited Customers
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShopify flags fraud risk. GuardIA compiles the evidence to recover it. GuardIA scores every order in real time and auto-holds or cancels risky ones (flag + note in your Admin). When a chargeback is opened, it automatically gathers proof of delivery, tracking, AVS/CVV/3-D Secure results and customer history via Shopify's GraphQL Admin API, then builds an audit-ready PDF representment package in one click.
Guardly is AI return-abuse protection for Shopify. It reads your order and refund history and scores every customer for abuse risk — serial returners, "item not received" claims, refund velocity, refund-to-original patterns, and total dollars at risk. Start with an audit showing your abuse rate, the dollars exposed, and the customers behind it.
- One-click PDF representment package, ready to submit to your bank or Shopify
- Auto-collects proof of delivery, tracking, AVS/CVV/3-D Secure & order history
- Real-time AI order scanning with automatic hold or cancel on risky orders
- Cryptographic fingerprint correlation certifies the analysis at time of order
- Audit of your abuse rate, dollar exposure, and repeat-abuser breakdown
- AI risk score per customer: serial returns, INR claims, refund velocity
- Enforcement rules: require evidence, restrict refunds, or flag for review
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 |  GuardIA |  Guardly |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GuardIA | Guardly |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
FAQ
GuardIA and Guardly: common questions
- Is GuardIA or Guardly cheaper?
- Only Guardly lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for GuardIA and $29/month for Guardly. 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?
- GuardIA lists 9 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-cancel, Bots, Chargeback alerts, Chargebacks. 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.