MatchAudit: OFAC & Sanctions vs SampleGuard ‑ Order Approval
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 24, 2026 for MatchAudit, Oct 13, 2026 for SampleGuard.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $23/month for MatchAudit and $129/month for SampleGuard.
Head to head
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Free
- · 20 AI explanations
- · 20 screenings
Starter
- · 100 screenings
- · 50 AI explanations
- · Ongoing customer sanctions monitoring
- · Unlimited Evidence exports
Growth
- · 250 AI explanations
- · 500 screenings
- · Ongoing customer sanctions monitoring
- · Unlimited Evidence exports
Scale
- · 1000 AI explanations
- · 2,000 screenings
- · Ongoing customer sanctions monitoring
- · Unlimited Evidence exports
High Volume
- · 10,000 AI explanations
- · 50,000 screenings
- · Ongoing customer sanctions monitoring
- · Unlimited Evidence exports
Free: Core
- · Approval history and audit trail
- · Approve or reject sample orders
- · Automatic approved/rejected tags
- · Block fulfilment until approved
- · Secure one-click manager approvals
Premium
- · Advanced routing by requester or rules
- · Audit reporting and workflow insights
- · Custom request fields and capture forms
- · Multiple managers and approval teams
- · Reminder emails and escalation flows
- · ShipStation Integration
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureScreen customers and orders against OFAC, UN, EU, UK, Canadian, Australian and EU member-state sanctions lists, US denied-party lists, and country risk data. If an order may match a list or ships to a high-risk country, it is held before it ships and a reviewer decides in Shopify admin. Use Shopify Flow to alert your team and capture payment only after an order passes screening.
SampleGuard stops selected orders from being fulfilled until they have been reviewed and approved. Create approval rules using order value, discount codes, customer tags, product tags, requester email and other criteria. Matching orders are held and routed to the right approver. Approvers can approve or reject orders in one click from secure emails, with every decision recorded in a clear audit trail.
- Screen orders against sanctions, denied-party & country risk lists
- Auto-hold fulfillment on a match. AI helps in assessing the sanctions hit.
- Every decision captured as exportable, audit-ready evidence
- Directory Screening for Sanctions and Country Risk
- Automatically flag sample orders that require approval
- Block fulfilment until a manager approves the order
- Approve or reject orders using secure email links
- Manage approvals in a dedicated manager portal
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 |  MatchAudit |  SampleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | MatchAudit | SampleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 4 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | MatchAudit | SampleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $23/month(ahead) | $129/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 5 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | MatchAudit | SampleGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #78 | #122 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Sep 24, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | MatchAudit | GuardApps |
FAQ
MatchAudit and SampleGuard: common questions
- Is MatchAudit or SampleGuard cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $23/month for MatchAudit and $129/month for SampleGuard. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- 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 24, 2026 for MatchAudit, Oct 13, 2026 for SampleGuard; 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 24, 2026 for MatchAudit, Oct 13, 2026 for SampleGuard. 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.