MOQ Guard vs Melon Minimum Order Quantity
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of May 7, 2026 for MOQ Guard, Nov 8, 2026 for Melon Minimum Order Quantity.
The short answer
- Only Melon Minimum Order Quantity lists a free plan.
- Melon Minimum Order Quantity lists 13 features MOQ Guard’s listing doesn’t mention, including Checkout alerts, Collection-specific, Custom branding.
Head to head
- 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.
Free
- · 1 Active Rules
- · Customizable design and messages
- · Limit Rules by quantity, value or weight
- · Sell products in pack or multiples
- · Shopify Checkout Rules
- · Unlimited Test Rules
Essential
- · 5 Active Rules
- · All features in Free Plan
- · All stores except Shopify Plus stores
- · Live chat support
- · Progress Bar & Upsell
- · Shopify Checkout Rules
Advanced
- · All features in Essential
- · All stores except Shopify Plus stores
- · Live chat support
- · Progress Bar & Upsell
- · Shopify Checkout Rules
- · Unlimited Active Rules
Shopify Plus
- · All features in Essential
- · For Shopify Plus stores
- · Priority Live Chat Support
- · Progress Bar & Upsell
- · Shopify Checkout Rules
- · Unlimited Active Rules
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureMOQ Validator lets you enforce minimum order quantities at the variant level using metafields. Apply rules only to products tagged with MOQ and optionally override limits with a custom “available override quantity.” Built with Shopify Functions, it blocks invalid quantities at checkout while keeping the buying experience smooth. Perfect for wholesalers and bulk sellers.
Prevent costly order mistakes, promotion abuse, and limited-drop exploitation. Built for B2B, Wholesale, retail stores, DTC brands, and limited-drop merchants — enforce flexible order limits, and streamline order management without writing code. Apply Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ), Minimum Order Value (MOV), minimum & maximum Order Limit, trigger-based Limit rules. Sell products in pack or multiples.
- Enforce minimum order quantities using variant metafields
- Apply rules only to products tagged with MOQ
- Override limits with custom available quantity metafield
- Set order limits, MOQ by quantity, cart value, weight
- Create custom checkout rules
- Schedule and auto-apply limit rules across products
- Show limit warnings with custom messages and visual styles
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 |  MOQ Guard |  Melon Minimum Order Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 1,043 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | +74 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 102 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 9% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Home & Garden, Apparel & Accessories, Food, Beverages & Tobacco |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, United Kingdom, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | MOQ Guard | Melon Minimum Order Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 5.0 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 392 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | 0% |
Pricing
| Measure | MOQ Guard | Melon Minimum Order Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | No monthly plan listed | $4.99/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 7 days |
| Plans listed | Not published | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | MOQ Guard | Melon Minimum Order Quantity |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #133 | #2(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #4 in Order limits |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 6, 2026 | Aug 27, 2025 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Lightworkers, Lp | Melon by Fruit Labs |
FAQ
MOQ Guard and Melon Minimum Order Quantity: common questions
- Is MOQ Guard or Melon Minimum Order Quantity cheaper?
- Only Melon Minimum Order Quantity lists a free plan. 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?
- Melon Minimum Order Quantity lists 13 the others don’t mention, such as Checkout alerts, Collection-specific, Custom branding, Customer tags. 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 May 7, 2026 for MOQ Guard, Nov 8, 2026 for Melon Minimum Order Quantity; 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 May 7, 2026 for MOQ Guard, Nov 8, 2026 for Melon Minimum Order Quantity. 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.