DigiBorderHEAD TO HEAD · UPDATED 11 NOVEMBER 2026
Securify vs. Blockify: free country blocking compared
If you want to block countries without paying, these two are the names you'll hear. Securify, by siimple.ai, is listed as completely free. Blockify's free plan is permanent but limited to two active rules. Both hold Built for Shopify status.
Where I'm coming from: I build DigiBorder, a billing-country checkout rule for digital products, so I look at these apps from a digital seller's side. Facts about both apps come from their Shopify App Store listings, checked on 11 November 2026.
Side by side
| Securify | Blockify | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free (no paid plans listed) | Free, then $9.99 / $29.99 / $59.99 |
| Free rule limit | None stated | 2 active IP/country rules |
| VPN, proxy, Tor | Free | Paid plans |
| IP ranges, bulk import, whitelist | Yes | Whitelist yes; paid for more rules |
| Analytics | Listed | First 200 visitors on Free |
| Reviews | 100 · 4.6 | 1,844 · 4.9 |
| Criterion | Securify | Blockify | DigiBorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Checks the billing country at checkout | Not stated | Not stated | YesEvery plan |
| Country check doesn't depend on the visitor's IP | NoBuilt on IP location | NoBuilt on IP location | YesUses no IP data at all |
| Store stays browsable for every visitor | NoBlocked countries can't browse | NoBlocked countries can't browse | Yes |
| Can leave physical products selling everywhere | No | No | YesMixed carts optional (Basic+) |
| Can limit the rule to chosen products or collections | Not stated | Not stated | YesStrict: collections and product tags |
| Free plan on a live store | Yes | Yes2 rules | YesOne country, no time limit |
| Blocks checkout if the check itself can't run | Not stated | Not stated | YesStrict |
| Price | Free | Free · $9.99/mo | Free · $4.99/mo |
The apps at a glance
Country Blocker Fraud Securify
Country, IP, VPN and bot blocker
- How it decides
- Blocks countries, IPs and IP ranges, VPNs, proxies, Tor and bots, with a whitelist.
- At checkout
- Requests access to checkout validations, but the listing doesn't describe a checkout rule or say which address it would check.
- Plans
- Free (the listing shows no paid plans)
- Best for
- Merchants who want a free visitor blocker with VPN detection.
Blockify Fraud Filter, Blocker
IP, country and bot blocker with fraud filters
- How it decides
- Looks up each visitor's IP and blocks or redirects by country, state, city, VPN, proxy or bot signals.
- At checkout
- Checkout blocking by email, phone and name; conditional checkout blocking on Enterprise. The listing doesn't say it checks the billing country.
- Plans
- Free: 2 active IP/country block rules, analytics for the first 200 visitors
- Premium: $9.99/month. Up to 50 block and redirect rules, VPN/proxy/bot auto-block
- Enterprise: $29.99/month. Unlimited rules, "block checkout with conditions", fraud order filters
- Shopify Plus: $59.99/month, Plus stores only, "full checkout prevention"
- Best for
- Stores fighting bots, scrapers, card testing and fraudulent orders.
DigiBorder: Country Blocker
Billing-country checkout rule for digital products
- How it decides
- Reads the billing country the buyer pays with, on Shopify's servers, when checkout completes. No IP lookups.
- At checkout
- Stops checkouts that contain restricted digital products, including Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal.
- Plans
- Free: block one billing country for all-digital carts, standard message, no billing approval
- Basic: $4.99/month or $29.99/year. Allow or block any list of countries, mixed carts, your own message, block when no billing country is entered
- Strict: $14.99/month or $89.99/year. Everything in Basic, plus blocking if the rule can't run, shipping-country and market checks, required login, rules by collection or product tag, US/CA/AU states, customer-tag exemptions
- Best for
- Digital sellers who must not sell to certain countries: VAT, licensing, sanctions.
Which free plan is better?
On paper, Securify's: VPN, proxy and Tor blocking at no cost, no rule limit stated, and bulk IP import. Blockify's free tier is narrower, but it's the entry to a much deeper paid product, with fraud analytics and checkout conditions, from a developer with far more reviews. Securify's reviews are mostly positive, with a minority of one-star ratings, so test it on your store before relying on it.
Three real situations
| Scenario | Securify | Blockify | DigiBorder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block five countries for nothing | Free | Needs Premium (Free allows 2 rules) | Visitor blocking isn't its job |
| Tor and VPN traffic | Free | Paid plans | Not covered |
| One country can't buy a download | IP-based | IP-based | Free: billing country at checkout |
The free-app question
A completely free app has to be funded somehow, and it's reasonable to ask how before you rely on one for something that matters. That's not a knock on Securify: plenty of free apps are side projects or lead-ins to other products, and its Built for Shopify badge means Shopify has reviewed its performance and integration. Blockify's free plan is the bottom rung of a paid product, which is the more common model. Either way, check the developer's support response time before you need it.
What a free visitor blocker won't do
Both work when a page loads, from the visitor's connection. Neither listing describes a billing-country check at checkout. If you sell digital products and need to stop sales to a country (for VAT, licensing or sanctions), you need the rule to sit where the sale happens and read the address the buyer pays with.
DigiBorder's Free plan does that for one country, permanently, on a live store, and it runs fine next to either of these. See Securify vs. DigiBorder and the ten-app roundup.
Questions
Is Securify free?
Its listing shows it as free with no paid plans, as of 11 November 2026.
How many countries can Blockify's free plan block?
It allows 2 active IP or country block rules.
Is there a free app that blocks digital sales by billing country?
Yes: DigiBorder's Free plan blocks one billing country for digital products, with no time limit.
Does Securify have paid plans?
None are listed on its App Store page as of 11 November 2026.
Which free plan blocks more countries?
Securify states no limit; Blockify's free plan allows 2 active rules.