Prime MOQ vs Checkmate ‑ checkout validator
Both apps set minimum and maximum order rules on a Shopify store. The comparison that matters is what each free plan actually includes, because that is what you get on day one.
- Price
- Free, all features
- Active rules on free
- Unlimited
- Limit types on free
- Quantity, value and weight
- Checkout enforcement
- On by default
- Tracked capabilities free
- 19 of 23
- Status
- In build, not yet listed
Checkmate ‑ checkout validatorSmith Street Lab LLC- Price
- Free plan, then $3.99 to $5.99
- Active rules on free
- Not published
- Limit types on free
- Not published
- Built for Shopify
- No
- Rating
- Not recorded
Live from the Discount Prime App Store tracker. Free plan detail below verified against the Checkmate ‑ checkout validator listing on July 27, 2026.
Synced July 27, 2026The free plan
What you get on day one
Every row here is taken from what Checkmate ‑ checkout validator publishes on its own App Store listing. Nothing is inferred.
| On the free plan | Prime MOQ | Checkmate ‑ checkout validator |
|---|---|---|
| Active rules | Unlimited | Not published |
| Limit types | Quantity, value and weight | Not published |
| Scheduled rules | Included, on any rule | Not published |
| Custom design and messages | Included | Not published |
| Impression or view cap | None | None |
| Mix and match multiple conditions | Free | Basic, $3.99 a month |
| Validate cart items | Free | Basic, $3.99 a month |
| Target specific markets | Free | Basic, $3.99 a month |
| Validate shipping address | Free | Basic, $3.99 a month |
| and many more | Free | Basic, $3.99 a month |
What Checkmate ‑ checkout validator publishes for its Free plan
Quoted exactly, so you can check the table above against the source rather than taking our reading of it on trust.
- Limited checkout validation Rules
- Mix and match multiple conditions
- Validate discounts
- Target all markets
- Validate shipping address
- and more
Source and scope
Verified on July 27, 2026 against the Checkmate ‑ checkout validator App Store listing. Rows describe what the listing publishes. We do not claim anything about behaviour we have not seen ourselves.
Capabilities
The full comparison
All 23 capabilities the tracker records. The last column shows how common each one is across the 51 apps with recorded data, so you can see which rows are actually rare.
| Capability | Prime MOQ free | Checkmate ‑ checkout validator | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Limit rules | |||
| Min quantity | Yes | Yes | 84% |
| Max quantity | Yes | Yes | 90% |
| Cart-based | Yes | Yes | 84% |
| Product-specific | Yes | Yes | 71% |
| Variant-specific | Yes | Yes | 57% |
| Collection-specific | Yes | Yes | 53% |
| Price-based | Yes | Yes | 63% |
| Weight-based | Yes | Yes | 45% |
| Customer tags | Yes | Yes | 57% |
| Time-based | Yes | Yes | 39% |
| Geolocation | Yes | Yes | 31% |
| Shipping methods | No | Yes | 22% |
| Payment methods | No | Yes | 12% |
| Discount-based | No | Yes | 20% |
| Purchase frequency | Yes | Yes | 18% |
| Messages and alerts | |||
| Checkout alerts | Yes | Yes | 76% |
| Cart alerts | Yes | Yes | 49% |
| Product page alerts | Yes | Yes | 47% |
| Custom messages | Yes | Yes | 67% |
| Custom branding | Yes | Yes | 24% |
| Multi-language | Yes | Yes | 27% |
| Translation | Yes | Yes | 25% |
| Pop-ups | No | Yes | 25% |
Not recorded means the capability does not appear in the app's listing as of the last crawl. It is not a claim that the app cannot do it. The Checkmate ‑ checkout validator column covers the whole app, so it includes capabilities that sit behind a paid plan.
Fair view
Where Checkmate ‑ checkout validator is ahead
Track record
An established listing with reviews. Prime MOQ is new and has to earn that.
Available today
You can install it this afternoon. Prime MOQ is in build, so the honest comparison is between something shipping and something coming.
Why we publish this. A comparison page that only lists our own wins is no use to a merchant deciding today. Every claim here is dated and linked to its source, and we correct it when Checkmate ‑ checkout validator ships something new. If you find a row that is out of date, tell us.
Everything on this page, free
No rule count, no impression cap. The app is in build, so this adds you to the early access list.