OrderGuard: COD Protection vs OrderSignal ‑ Margin Alerts
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
- Only OrderSignal lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for OrderGuard and $12/month for OrderSignal.
Head to head
Starter
- · Auto-tag risky Shopify orders
- · Central queue for risky orders
- · Confidence level on each order
- · Detect fake and risky COD buyers
- · Export flagged orders as CSV
- · Plain-English risk explanations
Growth
- · COD acceptance & rejection stats
- · CSV export
- · Customer trust profiles
- · Everything in Starter plus
- · One-click trust & block controls
- · Spot repeat COD rejecters
Scale
- · Advanced automation rules
- · Auto-cancel high-risk orders
- · Cross-customer pattern detection
- · Email alerts for risky orders
- · Email alerts for risky orders
- · Everything in Growth plus
Early Access
- · All features included
- · Cancel anytime
- · Free for early users (limited)
- · Limited to first 30 stores
Standard
- · Detect risks from discounts and shipping
- · Free early access available for selected
- · Margin risk alerts inside your admin
- · Quiet alerts designed to reduce noise
- · Works with your existing order workflow
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureOrderGuard helps COD-focused Shopify stores identify risky orders before fulfillment. Every order is scored using customer history, behavior patterns, and fraud signals like duplicate phone numbers, repeat addresses, and COD rejection rates. Review flagged orders, track loss prevented, and automate actions to reduce cancellations and shipping losses.
OrderSignal helps merchants identify unusually low-margin orders before fulfillment by adding visual alerts directly inside the admin order list. The app estimates remaining margin using discounts, shipping costs, and payment fees to highlight orders that may require attention. Instead of dashboards or complex reports, OrderSignal focuses on lightweight operational visibility within the existing order workflow.
- Stop fake and high-risk COD orders before you ship
- Detect repeat COD rejecters and suspicious customers instantly
- See exactly why an order is risky with clear explanations
- Track loss prevented from cancelled and converted orders
- Spot unusually low-margin orders directly in your admin
- Detect margin risks caused by discounts, shipping, and payment fees
- Quiet alert system designed to avoid unnecessary warnings
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 |  OrderGuard |  OrderSignal |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | OrderGuard | OrderSignal |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | OrderGuard | OrderSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month(ahead) | $12/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | OrderGuard | OrderSignal |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #409(ahead) | #480 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Apr 13, 2026 | May 18, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 2 |
| Developer | OrderLyne | Sorivox Labs |
FAQ
OrderGuard and OrderSignal: common questions
- Is OrderGuard or OrderSignal cheaper?
- Only OrderSignal lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for OrderGuard and $12/month for OrderSignal. 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 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.