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Forter vs SHIELD comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Forter
Ranking in Fraud Detection and Prevention
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
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
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Fraud Detection and Prevention category, the mindshare of Forter is 4.0%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SHIELD is 1.5%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Fraud Detection and Prevention Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
Forter4.0%
SHIELD1.5%
Other94.5%
Fraud Detection and Prevention
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1460475 - PeerSpot reviewer
Great at detecting fraudulent behavior and has reduced our financial losses
This solution is scalable. You can add more users onto it because they raise the level depending on the traffic that you give them. For instance, if I'm going to send 1,000 evaluations every minute and then 10,000 evaluations every minute, the solution needs to be able to adjust. For them, it was quite easy to scale. I was using this solution in a team of seven people. Maintenance was also carried out by the team. We worked with tickets and when we saw that there was a new version or we needed changes that required integration, anyone working on the team could do it.
reviewer2561490 - PeerSpot reviewer
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…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Dashboards, customization and the analytics are all good, it's user friendly."
"We find the device fingerprinting feature valuable."
 

Cons

"Lacking granularity on the acceptance/rejection fraud options."
"It is a costly solution since they charge based on MAU."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Retailer
17%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
9%
 

Company Size

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Small Business
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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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