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SHIELD vs ThreatMetrix comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

SHIELD
Ranking in Fraud Detection and Prevention
12th
Average Rating
3.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ThreatMetrix
Ranking in Fraud Detection and Prevention
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Fraud Detection and Prevention category, the mindshare of SHIELD is 1.3%, down from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ThreatMetrix is 4.9%, down from 12.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Fraud Detection and Prevention Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ThreatMetrix4.9%
SHIELD1.3%
Other93.8%
Fraud Detection and Prevention
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer2561490 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Innovation at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Effective fraud prevention but expensive
We are using SHIELD as the end user for our gaming platform to prevent fraud with our gamers Earlier, there were multiple instances of security issues, like fraud where users were playing with each other and using multiple accounts to redeem cashbacks. Fraud prevention has helped us reduce these…
Sohom Roy - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Director at CSS Corp
Enables to identify and analyze real-time incidents and mitigate risks
The setup is not complex. It is pretty standard. I rate the ease of setup a nine out of ten. The deployment time depends on the applications and environment into which we integrate it. The product provides a lot of API documentation. The product is cloud-based. One or two people are enough to deploy the solution. We need some maintenance when new versions or patches need to be upgraded. It requires minimal maintenance.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We find the device fingerprinting feature valuable."
"The most valuable feature the solution has is that it is able to do a fairly accurate fraud assessment of a credit card transaction, and the rules used in fraud scoring can be based on many transaction attributes such as purchased IP address (country), amount, email address, etc., with scoring rules configured by the merchant."
"The clients do get a return on their investment; it mitigated a massive DDoS, and it definitely detects fraudulent activities on banking platforms."
"There is excellent documentation available."
"After using ThreatMetrix solution, we were able to figure out the compromised devices and doing so helped to find that 1400 devices are compromised, and we were able to not allow payment, a standing order, direct debit, or any other kind of payment, and that ultimately protects us and the user."
"The solution is stable."
"Technical support is great; we have weekly meetings with them and they've been, honestly, outstanding."
"The profiling of it that can show me many of the details of the client, the speed is very good, and the way they set up rules from their experience, like collecting the rules from other banks and other enterprises, is very helpful."
"The solution can be easily integrated with applications."
 

Cons

"It is a costly solution since they charge based on MAU."
"I think the solution has some way to go in terms of its user-friendly nature, and in terms of some of the dashboards and metrics that it provides."
"SDK is probably where the biggest issue is. The SDK configuration is a bit lacking, and if you are integrating it into your workflow, it is very cumbersome and very difficult to integrate."
"The tool is very expensive."
"We encountered a few issues with API calls to the solution."
"It would be useful if they could offer real-time processing."
"The pricing could be lower. We are a young company; maybe for big enterprises, price doesn't matter, however, for young companies, price-wise, it's not that good; it's a bit pricey."
"One limitation is it only maintains six months' worth of data. It would be nice if it went back even further to help us really identify and flush out patterns that go on longer."
"The interface does look a bit outdated."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"I am not aware of the price. I have always come in after it has been negotiated. The clients do get a return on their investment. It mitigated a massive DDoS, and it definitely detects fraudulent activities on banking platforms. They have definitely got their ROI back because there is continued investment in ThreatMetrix over time."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
11%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Construction Company
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
41%
Computer Software Company
8%
Outsourcing Company
6%
Manufacturing Company
5%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Large Enterprise4
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SHIELD?
The solution is too expensive. On a scale of one to ten, I would rate it nine or ten in terms of cost.
What needs improvement with SHIELD?
It is a costly solution since they charge based on MAU. We want to optimize the cost for our platform, and the high cost is the only problem we have with SHIELD.
What is your primary use case for SHIELD?
We are using SHIELD as the end user for our gaming platform to prevent fraud with our gamers.
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Sample Customers

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Trip Advisor, Stone Hub, TD Bank, Rabobank, GoPro
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