DigiBorderCOMPARISON · UPDATED 11 NOVEMBER 2026
Securify vs. DigiBorder: free country blocking for digital products
Securify, by siimple.ai, is listed as completely free and holds Built for Shopify status. It's one of the apps recommended in Community threads when a merchant asks how to block a country. If you're comparing free options for a digital store, here's the difference that matters.
A note before the comparison: I build DigiBorder. Everything below about the other app comes from its own Shopify App Store listing, checked on 11 November 2026, and I say where it's the better pick.
The quick verdict
| Criterion | DigiBorder | Securify |
|---|---|---|
| Checks the billing country at checkout | YesEvery plan | Not stated |
| Country check doesn't depend on the visitor's IP | YesUses no IP data at all | NoBuilt on IP location |
| Store stays browsable for every visitor | Yes | NoBlocked countries can't browse |
| Can leave physical products selling everywhere | YesMixed carts optional (Basic+) | No |
| Can limit the rule to chosen products or collections | YesStrict: collections and product tags | Not stated |
| Free plan on a live store | YesOne country, no time limit | Yes |
| Blocks checkout if the check itself can't run | YesStrict | Not stated |
| Price | Free · $4.99/mo | Free |
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.
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.
What Securify does well
Securify blocks countries, single IPs and IP ranges, VPNs, proxies, Tor and bots, imports IP lists in bulk and supports a whitelist. Its listing shows it as free with no paid tiers. For a merchant who wants to keep certain countries' traffic out without spending anything, that's a strong offer.
Where it falls short for digital products
- It works on traffic, not purchases. The block happens when a page loads, based on the connection.
- No billing-country rule is described. The app asks for access to checkout validations, but the listing doesn't say what it checks there.
- All or nothing per country. Blocked visitors can't see anything, including products you could legally sell them.
- No product targeting is mentioned.
What DigiBorder's free plan covers
DigiBorder Free blocks one billing country for carts that contain only digital products, with Shopify's standard message, and runs in every online checkout, including Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay and PayPal. No billing approval, no trial clock. If you later need more countries, an allowlist, mixed carts or your own message, Basic is $4.99. If you need per-collection rules or fail-closed checkout, Strict is $14.99.
Free
$0
No trial needed
- Block one billing country
- All-digital carts
- Standard message
Basic
$4.99/mo
or $29.99/yr · 7-day trial
- Allow or block any countries
- Mixed carts (optional)
- Your own message
- Block when no billing country
Strict
$14.99/mo
or $89.99/yr · 7-day trial
- Rules by collection or product tag
- Up to 3 collection rules
- US/CA/AU states
- Fail-closed checkout
- Shipping and market checks
- Login required, tag exemptions
Three real situations
| Scenario | Securify | DigiBorder |
|---|---|---|
| One sanctioned country for a software download | Blocks visitors from that country, including VPN and Tor where detected | Free: blocks that billing country at checkout for digital carts |
| Every EU country for VAT | Free, as many countries as you like (no limit stated), by IP | Needs Basic ($4.99) for more than one country; checks billing addresses |
| Bot and Tor traffic | Covered | Not covered |
Notice the second row: for a whole-EU block, Securify is free and DigiBorder is $4.99. That's a fair point in Securify's favour, as long as an IP block is good enough for your situation. If you need the block to hold at checkout regardless of VPNs, that's what the $4.99 buys.
Run both for nothing
If one country is the issue, Securify plus DigiBorder Free costs nothing: Securify keeps that country's traffic out, and DigiBorder makes sure that a buyer who gets through can't pay with a billing address there. Belt and braces, at zero cost.
Which free plan should you use?
If unwanted traffic is the problem, Securify. If you must not sell a download to one particular country, DigiBorder Free. They work at different moments and can run together at no cost. If your rule covers several countries, such as the whole EU for VAT, you'll need DigiBorder Basic, because Free covers one.
Questions
Is Securify really free?
Its App Store listing shows it as free with no paid plans, as of 11 November 2026.
How many countries does DigiBorder Free block?
One billing country, for carts with only digital products. Basic ($4.99/month) blocks or allows any list.
Can I run Securify and DigiBorder together?
Yes. Securify filters visitors; DigiBorder checks the billing country at checkout.
Is DigiBorder's free plan time-limited?
No. Free is a plan, not a trial. It needs no billing approval.
Do I need Shopify Plus for either?
No. Both work on standard Shopify plans.