Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect vs VaultGate: Lock & Password
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Nov 9, 2026 for Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect, Oct 15, 2026 for VaultGate.
The short answer
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect and $9.99/month for VaultGate.
- VaultGate lists 2 features Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect’s listing doesn’t mention, including Custom rules, Tagging.
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 Lock creation
- · Free all features for Development stores
- · Protect any content type
Shopify Basic
- · Hide price and add to cart button
- · Hide price on Google
- · Integrate with third-party apps
- · Lock condition with date and time limit
- · Restrict access to whole website
- · Select customers for lock
Shopify Grow
- · Hide price and add to cart button
- · Hide price on Google
- · Integrate with third-party apps
- · Lock condition with date and time limit
- · Restrict access to whole website
- · Select customers for lock
Shopify Advanced
- · Hide price and add to cart button
- · Hide price on Google
- · Integrate with third-party apps
- · Lock condition with date and time limit
- · Restrict access to whole website
- · Select customers for lock
Free
- · 2 locks
- · Passcode, tag & login keys
Starter
- · All keys
- · Analytics
- · Custom messages
- · Unlimited locks
Growth
- · Bulk actions
- · Conflict alerts
- · Everything in Starter
- · Priority support
Scale
- · Advanced Liquid keys
- · Dedicated onboarding
- · Everything in Growth
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureWith simple locks, the app controls access to your store for specific customers. It allows users to hide product price and add to cart button, restrict access to pages and URLs or even lock the whole website. You can let your wholesalers access limited sections with multiple approaches such as account login, entering passcode or opening secret links.
Keep wholesale catalogs, VIP drops and members-only pages for the right people. VaultGate locks any page, product, collection or your whole store, then opens it with keys: passcodes, customer tags, logged-in accounts, secret links, schedules, location or custom Liquid. Hide locked items from menus, preview what any visitor sees with the visitor simulator, and catch overlapping locks with conflict alerts.
- Password protected any pages: Pages, Products, Collections, URLs
- Hide price from guest. They must login to see price
- Hide products on all pages of your online stores. Require secret URL to access
- Hide store's content for customers with specific tags or email addresses
- Lock products, collections, pages, variants, or your whole Online Store.
- Unlock with passcodes, customer tags, secret links, schedules, and more.
- Hide locked items from menus and collection lists when needed.
- Show custom guest and access-denied messages on locked pages.
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 |  Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect |  VaultGate |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | 3,488 | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | −15 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | 66 | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | 10% | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Apparel & Accessories, Health & Beauty, Food, Beverages & Tobacco | Not published |
| Top store countries | United States, United Kingdom, Australia | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect | VaultGate |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | 4.9 ★ | Not published |
| App Store reviews | 994 | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | 7 | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | 15% | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect | VaultGate |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9.99/month | $9.99/month |
| Longest free trial | 15 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect | VaultGate |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #4(ahead) | #101 |
| Shopify App Charts | #1 in Accounts and login | #8 on Pricing moves in Accounts and login |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | No |
| Launched | Jun 28, 2023 | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Languages | 18 | 1 |
| Developer | Samita | AVOITS |
FAQ
Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect and VaultGate: common questions
- Is Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect or VaultGate cheaper?
- Both list a free plan. Paid plans start at $9.99/month for Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect and $9.99/month for VaultGate. 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?
- Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect lists 1 the others don’t mention, such as Price locking. VaultGate lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Custom rules, Tagging. 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect, Oct 15, 2026 for VaultGate; 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 Nov 9, 2026 for Sami B2B Lock,Password Protect, Oct 15, 2026 for VaultGate. 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.