Payout Guard: Suspension Risk vs Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026 for Payout Guard, Oct 13, 2026 for Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Payout Guard and $39/month for Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor.
- Payout Guard lists 4 features Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor’s listing doesn’t mention, including Compliance reports, Policy management, Product warnings.
Head to head
Free
- · 3 full checks every 30 days
- · Chargeback rate and risk grade
- · Chargeback time-to-threshold forecast
- · Prioritized fixes and appeal outline
- · Prohibited-product (AUP) rule scan
- · Real Shopify Payments health checks
Pro
- · AI flags claims a keyword list misses
- · Automatic weekly re-checks
- · Everything in the Free plan
- · Unlimited health checks
Free
- · Confirmed failure and recovery alerts
- · Daily desktop purchase-flow check
- · No credit card required
- · One monitored product journey
- · Screenshot evidence and timelines
Revenue Guard Pro
- · Alternating desktop and mobile checks
- · Confirmed failure and recovery alerts
- · Hourly product-to-checkout checks
- · On-demand checks anytime
- · Revenue-at-risk estimates
- · Screenshot evidence and timelines
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureShopify can hold your payouts or close your store with little warning, and it never warns you first. Payout Guard scores your account-health risk: your chargeback rate versus the threshold that triggers holds, your refund rate, and your catalog checked against Shopify's prohibited and restricted product rules.
Revenue Guard checks a real shopper’s path from product page to cart and checkout entry, then confirms failures before alerting you. The Free plan monitors one product journey daily on desktop with screenshots and recovery alerts—no credit card required. Upgrade to Pro for hourly checks across desktop and mobile, on-demand runs, and revenue-at-risk estimates. No theme changes or test orders.
- Get a 0-100 account-health score across the signals Shopify watches
- Track your chargeback rate against the threshold that triggers holds
- Scan your catalog against Shopify's prohibited and restricted rules
- Get prioritized fixes, plus appeal guidance if you're already flagged
- Test product, cart, and checkout journeys
- Confirm failures before opening incidents
- Review screenshots, timelines, and failed steps
- Receive incident and recovery email alerts
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 |  Payout Guard |  Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Payout Guard | Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Payout Guard | Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $29/month(ahead) | $39/month |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 7 days |
| Plans listed | 2 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Payout Guard | Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #342 | #1417 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | May 28, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Wigley Studios LLC | Revenue Guard |
FAQ
Payout Guard and Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor: common questions
- Is Payout Guard or Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $29/month for Payout Guard and $39/month for Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor. 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?
- Payout Guard lists 4 the others don’t mention, such as Compliance reports, Policy management, Product warnings, Terms and conditions. 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 14, 2026 for Payout Guard, Oct 13, 2026 for Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor; 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 14, 2026 for Payout Guard, Oct 13, 2026 for Revenue Guard Checkout Monitor. 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.