Riskified vs Zarbiter

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 Riskified, Oct 13, 2026 for Zarbiter.

The short answer

  • Only Zarbiter lists a free plan.
  • Riskified lists 18 features Zarbiter’s listing doesn’t mention, including AI-powered detection, Auto-cancel, Automated workflows.

Head to head

App Store reviews

Riskified: 43
Zarbiter: —
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Pitch
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Categories
  • Fraud
  • Fraud
Languages
  • English
  • English
Launched
Mar 27, 2013
May 18, 2026
Built for Shopify
Not badged
Not badged
Reviews per month
1 last full month
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Detected stores
0active installs
0active installs
Most common store size
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—
Top countries
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Momentum

New reviews each month

Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.

01020SepNovJanMarMayJulJunRiskified: 1 reviews in September 2015Riskified: 1 reviews in October 2015Riskified: 1 reviews in November 2015Riskified: 12 reviews in December 2015Riskified: 1 reviews in January 2016Riskified: 1 reviews in February 2016Riskified: 2 reviews in March 2016Riskified: 7 reviews in April 2016Riskified: 8 reviews in May 2016Riskified: 4 reviews in June 2016Riskified: 2 reviews in July 2016Riskified: 1 reviews in June 2018
RiskifiedZarbiterCompleted months only
Free options
Free planFree trial
Free planFree trial
Monthly range
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From $0 to $49/month
Plans
Free to installFree to install
Additional charges may apply. Click above to learn more about our fees.
6-day-free-trialFree
  • · AI risk scoring up to 100 orders
  • · Real-time dashboard
  • · WhatsApp integration
pro-plan$49/month
6-day free trial
  • · Full AI analytics
  • · Priority support
  • · Unlimited orders
  • · WhatsApp integration, templates
Coverage
20 of 23 features87%
5 of 23 features22%
Unique strengths
  • AI-powered detection
  • Auto-cancel
  • Automated workflows
  • Blocklists
  • +14 more
  • High-risk alerts
  • Order hold
  • Suspicious activity
Fraud
87%20/23
22%5/23
Alerts and analytics
71%5/7
29%2/7
Fraud types
100%5/5
20%1/5
Prevention tools
91%10/11
18%2/11
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RiskifiedZarbiter23 features listed across both App Store listings

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How it sells itself

Riskified’s AI platform delivers real-time fraud decisions with guaranteed chargeback protection, empowering merchants to scale their ecommerce business safely while minimizing risk. Approve more good orders and block fraud and abuse, with end-to-end visibility and a self-learning feedback system that continuously enhances protection.

Zarbiter uses AI to analyse every order and detect fraud risks before they become chargebacks. Each order gets a risk score based on address completeness, order value, customer history, and payment method. Contact customers instantly via WhatsApp with pre-filled message templates for address verification or payment requests. Quick WhatsApp opens with one click. Custom WhatsApp lets you choose from 5 templates.

Key points
  • Enjoy full chargeback protection on every transaction
  • End-to-end visibility and automated reporting to take control of conversion
  • Automatically identify and block abusive refunds and returns with Policy Protect
  • Recover revenue with streamlined, automated chargeback management
  • AI risk scoring with detailed factors for every order
  • One-click WhatsApp contact with pre-filled message templates
  • Real-time dashboard with fraud metrics and revenue protected
Screenshots
dashboard
Riskified maximises revenueChargeback guarantee flowWebapp order relevance
Order detail with risk review and WhatsApp buttons
Orders list with risk badgesDashboard with AI insights and risk metricsOrder detail with risk review and WhatsApp buttons

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.

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Adoption

MeasureRiskifiedZarbiter
Detected storesNot publishedNot published
Net store change, 28 days0estimated0estimated
Stores added, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Big-brand shareNot enough dataNot enough data
Top store categoriesNot publishedNot published
Top store countriesNot publishedNot published

Reviews

MeasureRiskifiedZarbiter
App Store rating4.5 ★Not published
App Store reviews43Not published
New reviews, 28 daysNot enough dataNot enough data
Reviewers a year or more inNot enough dataNot enough data

Pricing

MeasureRiskifiedZarbiter
Free planNot listedYes
Lowest paid monthly planNo monthly plan listed$49/month
Longest free trialNot listed6 days
Plans listed12

Listing

MeasureRiskifiedZarbiter
Shopify category rank#44(ahead)in Fraud#300in Fraud
Shopify App ChartsNot on this week’s chartsNot on this week’s charts
Built for ShopifyNoNo
LaunchedMar 27, 2013May 18, 2026
Languages1English1English
DeveloperRiskifiedZarbiter

FAQ

Riskified and Zarbiter: common questions

Is Riskified or Zarbiter cheaper?
Only Zarbiter 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?
Riskified lists 18 the others don’t mention, such as AI-powered detection, Auto-cancel, Automated workflows, Blocklists. Zarbiter lists 3 the others don’t mention, such as High-risk alerts, Order hold, Suspicious activity. 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 Riskified, Oct 13, 2026 for Zarbiter; 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 Riskified, Oct 13, 2026 for Zarbiter. 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.