Locksmith vs VaultGate: Lock & Password
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 2, 2026 for Locksmith, Oct 15, 2026 for VaultGate.
The short answer
- Only VaultGate lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Locksmith and $9.99/month for VaultGate.
- Locksmith lists 2 features VaultGate’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom fields, Email verification.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Shopify Basic
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Basic
Shopify Grow
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Grow
Shopify Advanced
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Advanced
Shopify Plus
- · Add locks and keys at no extra cost
- · All features included in every plan
- · No usage fees or hidden charges
- · Suggested price for Shopify Plus
Free
- · 2 locks
- · Passcode, tag & login keys
Starter
- · All keys
- · Analytics
- · Custom messages
- · Unlimited locks
Growth
- · Bulk actions
- · Conflict alerts
- · Everything in Starter
- · Priority support
Scale
- · Advanced Liquid keys
- · Dedicated onboarding
- · Everything in Growth
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePassword protect pages, hide prices and products, sell retail and wholesale from one store, run VIP drops, or build members-only areas. Locksmith locks any page, product, collection, blog, price, or your whole Online Store, then lets in only visitors who meet your conditions: customer tags, sign-in, email, passwords, secret links, location, purchases, Klaviyo or Mailchimp lists, dates, and more.
Keep wholesale catalogs, VIP drops and members-only pages for the right people. VaultGate locks any page, product, collection or your whole store, then opens it with keys: passcodes, customer tags, logged-in accounts, secret links, schedules, location or custom Liquid. Hide locked items from menus, preview what any visitor sees with the visitor simulator, and catch overlapping locks with conflict alerts.
- Hide products. Hide collections. Hide prices. Hide variant options. Hide pages.
- Reveal locked areas based on customer tags, passcodes, customer location, etc.
- We use simple concepts—locks and keys—so you can work easily and creatively.
- Locksmith is developer friendly: use Liquid or our API for custom functionality.
- Lock products, collections, pages, variants, or your whole Online Store.
- Unlock with passcodes, customer tags, secret links, schedules, and more.
- Hide locked items from menus and collection lists when needed.
- Show custom guest and access-denied messages on locked pages.
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 |  Locksmith |  VaultGate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Locksmith | VaultGate |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.7 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 307 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 1 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
FAQ
Locksmith and VaultGate: common questions
- Is Locksmith or VaultGate cheaper?
- Only VaultGate lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $12/month for Locksmith and $9.99/month for VaultGate. 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?
- Locksmith lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom fields, Email verification. 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 2, 2026 for Locksmith, Oct 15, 2026 for VaultGate; 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 2, 2026 for Locksmith, Oct 15, 2026 for VaultGate. 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.