MarketGuard vs StoreGuard – Store Monitor
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
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for MarketGuard and $29/month for StoreGuard.
- StoreGuard lists 2 features MarketGuard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Inventory levels, Manual updates.
Head to head
Free
- · Availability Guard
- · Manual store verification
- · Monitor 1 Shopify Market
- · Monitor up to 10 products
Starter
- · Daily automatic verification
- · Email alerts
- · Monitor up to 2 Markets
- · Monitor up to 250 products
- · Regional Price Guard
Guard
- · 12-hour reconciliation
- · Change Guard
- · Currency Guard
- · Monitor up to 1,000 products
- · Monitor up to 5 Markets
- · Priority continuous monitoring
Pro
- · 6-hour reconciliation
- · Change Guard
- · Currency Guard
- · Highest processing priority
- · Monitor up to 10 Markets
- · Monitor up to 2,500 products
Free
Pro
Growth
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMarketGuard monitors Shopify Markets for product availability, regional amount, currency configuration, and meaningful catalog changes. Availability Guard finds products that lose Market access. Guard checks regional currency changes. Currency Guard verifies eligible digital products against Market currency settings. Change Guard shows what changed since the last check.
StoreGuard helps merchants monitor important changes across their store and identify unexpected activity. Track changes to products, variants, inventory, prices, collections, media, and publishing status from one place. Review change history to understand what changed and when, investigate potential configuration mistakes, and keep an eye on critical catalog activity without manually checking your store.
- Detect products that unexpectedly lose Market availability
- Check regional currency across your monitored Shopify Markets
- Verify eligible digital products against Market currency settings
- Track meaningful availability, amount, currency, and product changes
- Monitor inventory, product, collection, and publication changes
- Detect unusual catalog changes and create prioritized incidents
- Review change history to understand what changed and when
- Run automated scans and review catalog health from one dashboard
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 |  MarketGuard |  StoreGuard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | MarketGuard | StoreGuard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | MarketGuard | StoreGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $29/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | Not listed |
| Plans listed | 4 | 3 |
Listing
| Measure | MarketGuard | StoreGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #38 | #76 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 25, 2026 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | THAVIQ | UFURT LLC |
FAQ
MarketGuard and StoreGuard: common questions
- Is MarketGuard or StoreGuard cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for MarketGuard and $29/month for StoreGuard. 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?
- StoreGuard lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Inventory levels, Manual updates. 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.