Halt: Card Testing Blocker vs Negate ‑ Bot Protection
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 3, 2026 for Halt, Nov 8, 2026 for Negate.
The short answer
- On the Shopify App Store: Halt 5.0 from 5 reviews and Negate 4.5 from 59 reviews.
- Paid plans start at $6.99/month for Halt and $19/month for Negate.
- Halt lists 5 features Negate’s listing doesn’t mention, including Chargebacks, Custom alerts, Email notifications.
Head to head
Stop bots and protect your store today!
- United States
- United Kingdom
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Halt
- · Emails you when an attack starts
- · No card fees lost on fake orders
- · Real customers check out as usual
- · Shows every stopped checkout and why
- · Stops repeat bot checkouts
- · Stops throwaway bot email addresses
Lite
- · 50,000 API Requests per month
- · Bot Protection
- · Enhanced Analytics
- · Facebook and Instagram Ads Protection
- · Google Ads and Analytics Protection
Pro
- · 250,000 API Requests per month
- · Advanced AI Bot Protection
- · Custom Protection Threshold
- · Everything in the Lite plan PLUS:
Enterprise
- · Everything in the Pro plan PLUS:
- · Unlimited API Requests per month
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureHalt protects your checkout from card-testing bots that use stolen cards to make repeated payment attempts. It detects repeat checkouts using the same email, address, or phone and stops suspicious attempts before the card is charged. Add a bait product to trap automated bots, block throwaway email addresses, and see every stopped checkout and why it was blocked.
With Negate, you don't have to worry about bot clicks eating up your marketing budget. Negate blocks events such as "page views" and "sessions" from firing when we detect a bot. With Negate, your pixels can continue to optimize for the right audience on your marketing platforms. Prevent ad fraud, card fraud, inflated sessions, false analytics, and more with Negate!
- Stops repeat checkouts from the same email, address, or phone in one day
- Works on every Shopify store, including Basic. Nothing to add to checkout
- Starts in watch mode: see what it would stop before it stops anything
- Bait product: a trap item only bots buy, never affects logged-in customers
- Block and Optionally Redirect Bots Before They Trigger Your Marketing Pixels.
- Keep Your Audience Data Clean On All Major Marketing Platforms.
- Automatically Filter Out All Bot Traffic From Your Analytics Data.
- One Click Install For Bot Protection. Protect Your Store In Minutes.
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 |  Halt |  Negate |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 2,050 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | −39 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 44 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 25% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Health & Beauty |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Halt | Negate |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 5.0 ★(ahead) | 4.5 ★ |
| App Store reviews | 5 | 59(ahead) |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 10% |
FAQ
Halt and Negate: common questions
- Is Halt or Negate cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $6.99/month for Halt and $19/month for Negate. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- Which has better reviews, Halt or Negate?
- On the Shopify App Store: Halt 5.0 from 5 reviews and Negate 4.5 from 59 reviews.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Halt lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as Chargebacks, Custom alerts, Email notifications, Fraud filters. Negate lists 5 the others don’t mention, such as AI-powered detection, Content protection, Gift card abuse, Suspicious activity. 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 Nov 3, 2026 for Halt, Nov 8, 2026 for Negate; 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 Nov 3, 2026 for Halt, Nov 8, 2026 for Negate. 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.