Negate ‑ Bot Protection
Negate Bot Protection for Shopify
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Aug. 31, 2024
Pues es la que "mejor funciona" de todas las apps de este tipo, el único detalle es que ya van dos veces en dos semanas que se tiene instalada que deja de funcionar. Desgraciadamente no cuentan con soporte de forma directa para que puedan resolver los problemas facilmente.
July 27, 2024
Great app. Looked for an app after Bots kept harrassing my store by placing automated abandoned checkouts, and creating huge spikes in fake traffic from the same locations. After setting up Negate, this was all solved. Good communiation with Taylor, who is always happy to explain or investigate specific issues. Feels so much cleaner having Negate filtering my traffic. Way to go!
July 26, 2024
I have been searching for years for an affordable way to deal with bots on our site. Our analytics were useless with these bots and it was very frustrating not to be able to make decisions due to this issue. Finally I found Negate Bot and I couldn't be happier. Our analytics are on point now and their team was amazing in helping me to understand what we were dealing with. There are bot protection softwares out there that are very much overpriced. Negate Bot is reasonable and will get you the results you want. Doreen - COO BurjuShoes.com
March 22, 2024
Negate has been a game changer for our team. The staff here are friendly, and responds nearly 24/7 365. I can tell you that without the Negate team we would be spending a lot more on neg traffic. This team even helped provide custom coding to work around our theme as well as to further aid with the bot traffic volume that we had.
April 10, 2024
*Edited 4-10-24* I came back to see what their reply to my review would be and I see that they state that I threatened them with a negative review for free services. Unfortunately for them, I can prove that is false. All communications are directly copied and pasted from the email chain with no exclusions, and I will be happy to provide all of that upon request. I also never requested anything other than information from them on how they got their metrics and how they came to the advertised amount of money saved. The claim that I threatened a bad review for free services is unequivocally false and I would highly encourage them to post their proof of this as I have posted the entirety of the communication between us except for the trouble ticket info as I do not possess that. This negative review was left prior to them ever contacting us and in fact is likely what prompted them to actually contact us on March 19th within an hour of our negative review being posted since all other forms of communication received no response. I attempted every form of contact provided and waited about 11 days for any reply before sending the final email and leaving this review a few moments afterwards. *INITIAL REVIEW* Beware. This app counts/ charges you for everything that interacts with every page on your site and you will get charged for every page a bot visits even though your settings are to bounce the bots from your site. I had been noticing troubling spikes in traffic (more than a thousand in an hour) once per day for a week or more prior to installing this app and it seems to have solved that somewhat but there is no clear way of even telling this for sure since they are so obtuse with their information. By their own admission their estimates of money saved are not accurate. I had high hopes for this app but after hitting the "API limit" in about a week of having it and them forcing a financial upgrade to continue having protection, doubling or even tripling the monthly cost, not replying to emails asking for clarification, and taking days to even reply to the help ticket I submitted I have given up and will be uninstalling the app upon submission of this review. Their reply to my initial help ticket. MARCH 8TH Thank you for contacting us. An API request is counted every time we score a user or bot, this can happen multiple times if a user visits several pages on the website as the score might change due to their behavior. Depending on the plan you are on, you have a specific amount of API requests per month and whenever you get close to exceeding it we notify you that the protection will be paused when the API limit is reached. The amount of money saved number is an estimate based on the events that we blocked on the different pixels. The numbers we use for events such as AddToCart or Checkout are averages sp they might not correctly reflect your store and could be very different from the actual numbers. We try to provide an estimate but it's difficult to account for specific kind of stores. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have any more questions. My reply that went unanswered for more than 11 days. Sent on March 8th Good afternoon, I'm asking because I'm trying to assess the value your app is providing and you haven't really said anything that will help me make that decision. Correct me if I'm wrong but basically you just told me that the money that you are supposedly saving me is estimated from pixel data (and I don't have any of those connected to my store). Since I don't have any active pixels attached to my store, how is your app coming up with this data? And I can get charged multiple times for the same bot/ human in the site if they decide to visit multiple pages on my site. Can you sell me on your app before I remove it from my store? My next reply sent March 19th immediately prior to posting this review after no further communication from them. "I guess that my business is not important enough to you to reply to my previous email. Noted. My review and removal of your app will be the solution then." AFTER MY REVIEW WAS POSTED HERE, THIS IS THEIR EMAIL REPLY. Hi (name redacted), I am sorry if we haven't fully answered your questions. I will provide more details on the previous answer, all ad-related events (AddToCart, Checkout, FormSubmission, etc) are collected by our own pixel. We use this number to create an estimate on the amount of money that is saved, this data is generic and therefore might not be accurate for your store. If you'd like, we can also personalize this information by using CPM costs provided by you. Negate specializes in blocking bots from firing your marketing pixels and analytics, this is done independently from any kind of pixel you might be using on your website. We do not track what ad platforms or pixels you have installed on your website therefore we do not use such data to create the estimates. Kind Regards, Negate Support Team
You decided to reach out to our support team, threatening to leave a bad review unless we gave you a higher traffic limit than what your current plan allowed for. We did not give you a higher limit for free because it’d be unfair to other merchants who pay for our premium services. So here we are with your review which is extremely inaccurate. Below is how our pricing model works. Negate charges a flat rate per month. It is either $19, $49 or $299 depending on the plan you choose. There are no in between plans, no additional fees, no contracts, and you can cancel at anytime as we bill via Shopify billing. This means as soon as you uninstall the app your subscription stops immediately. If you cancel during your trial, then you are not charged. When a merchant surpasses their API request limit, they are not automatically charged extra, nor are they automatically bumped to a higher plan. Instead they receive a notification stating that their traffic limit has been reached. If they’d like to upgrade to a higher limit plan they can do so manually from within the app. If they decide not to upgrade, their traffic limit will reset at the start of their next billing cycle and they are not charged anything extra. For instance, you signed up for the $19 plan. You surpassed your limit. You decided not to upgrade, and you were charged $19 at the end of the month. The API limit for the $19 plan is 50,000 API requests. An API request is counted anytime a visitor is scored. It means it sent a request to our machine learning model for scoring. Scoring happens on each page since we need to look for things like rotating proxies. Scenario 1: A visitor visits 2 pages. This would total 2 API requests. Scenario 2: 1 visitor visits 5 pages. A different visitor visits 1 page. And another visitor visits 2 pages. This would total 8 API requests. Additionally, we use real GPU servers for our scoring, which is reflected in our pricing. If you do not require a premium service, we’d urge you to look into other alternatives. All of this info can be found on the documentation page of the app. Wishing you the best of luck in your future endeavors. -The Negate Team
March 4, 2024
In a digital era where e-commerce security is crucial, our experience with Negate Bot Protection over the last six months has been a testament to innovation and reliability. Subscribed to their Enterprise Plan, we have fortified our online storefront against malicious bots with advanced features and exceptional service. **Key Features and Benefits:** 1. **Unlimited API Requests:** A vital aspect of the Enterprise Plan, unlimited API requests per month, has been instrumental in ensuring our website's uninterrupted performance and security, regardless of traffic spikes. 2. **Custom Code On Demand:** The flexibility to receive custom code solutions tailored to our unique needs has significantly enhanced our site's defense mechanisms, allowing us to tackle specific security challenges effectively. 3. **Dedicated Account Manager:** Including a dedicated account manager has streamlined our experience, offering a personalized, knowledgeable, and responsive point of contact for all our security concerns. 4. **Innovative Bot Redirection:** Perhaps the most impressive feature, and a standout in our experience, is the app's ability to redirect bots. This has been crucial in protecting our site's analytics and pixel data. Negate Bot Protection has provided us with accurate, reliable metrics to drive our marketing and sales strategies by ensuring that bots do not skew our traffic and conversion data. **User Experience and Performance:** The past six months have significantly improved our website's security posture and overall performance. Negate Bot Protection integrates seamlessly with our Shopify store, offering a user-friendly interface and efficient bot management without hindering the user experience. **Customer Support and Service:** The customer support team at Negate Bot Protection, especially our dedicated account manager, has been outstanding. Their quick and personalized approach to service has been a cornerstone of our positive experience with the app. **Overall Impact on Business:** Implementing Negate Bot Protection, particularly its bot redirection feature, has profoundly impacted our business. We've observed a marked decrease in malicious bot activity and a significant improvement in the accuracy of our analytics. This has directly contributed to better-informed business decisions, enhanced customer satisfaction, and increased sales. **Conclusion:** Negate Bot Protection has redefined how we approach e-commerce security. With its comprehensive features, particularly the innovative bot redirection and exceptional customer service, this app is an indispensable tool for any Shopify store. We highly recommend Negate Bot Protection to businesses seeking a robust, efficient, and user-friendly bot protection solution.
March 1, 2024
Took support a day to get back to me but they did reply. Pleasant support but unable to prevent bot accounts as suggested which is why I installed the App so had to uninstall.
Feb. 5, 2024
Didn't work for me support was answering in the beginning but stopped. Your better off just getting a program that blocks IP'S like IP Block.
Dec. 18, 2023
Amazing support. Had an issue and Taylor resolved it in a timely manner. I do see a difference with my traffic when using Negate.
Sept. 29, 2023
Ok So first I read the bad review like most people to see what was sooo bad about this app. I then read the dev's response, they mentioned to check out their docs, which I read that. After reading the bad review and the docs from the dev's response I decided to still give this app a try. I am so glad I did. So for anyone not very tech savvy this is what I did and maybe it will help you. I added this app to my site b/c I was noticing some bot traffic for sure. After I added it I reached out to support and asked if they would kindly take a look at what I had setup to make sure I had it right. Their customer service is amazing. They were very prompt to answer all my questions and we set up a call today to go over everything just to make sure I had a clear understanding of what was actually going on with my site. They listened to my concerns and explained the different types of bots and what they do and the different ways the bots actually damage your site. I looked up some of this info before the call so I was aware of some of it, but they explained it in depth. They were very thorough and how the Negate app works to help protect my site. The phone call was extremely informative, helpful and friendly. As I mentioned after doing a lot of research on my own before the call and after the call I am very glad I installed this app to protect my site. If you're getting an influx in traffic that you're not sure of you should really consider this app. I highly recommend it.
July 28, 2023
If your store is facing any kind of attacks, this is the app you are looking for! Their customer support is awesome. If I could rate this app more than 5 stars I would!
July 17, 2023
I highly recommend Negate Bot Protection for any Shopify store weather you are currently dealing with bots or even as a preventive measure for your store. They offer amazing support and are there to answer any questions and are true experts. They know how to protect your store overall as well as protect your check-out and other pages against spam and bot activity. I've been extremely impressed with their product since installing, and their customer service is world class.
July 13, 2023
Guys Take my word. Thes guys/company is the best of the best. If I could tell you how hard working and intelligent these people are, you will probably not believe. So just take myword and check them out.
June 26, 2023
Negate has been a time and money saver for us. As a small company, any attention diverted to blocking bots or nefarious competitors means attention taken away from creating business and revenue. Negate has taken this off our plates in a big way. It's made our Google ad spend tighter, our analytics cleaner and one less thing to worry about. We found them because one day we had 400 views from Singapore, turns out lots of Shopify stores were experiencing the same thing. My other blocker didn't stop them. Other community forums said just let them read your site. I didn't want that. Signed up for a free trial with Negate and within five minutes, it was gone. We've been big fans ever since. Highly recommend. Stephanie & Jonathan
June 2, 2023
I highly recommend Negate Bot Protection for any Shopify store. The company is very responsive. I reached out to the app developer with questions and they were extremely helpful and informative about the product and how it works. They also provided new updates to further protect our store from bots along with step-by-step instructions. I've been very impressed with their product since installing, and their customer service is top-of-the-line.
May 22, 2023
Amazing experience with Taylor with Negate jumping on a call to go over a game plan and adding the custom script to our store to block certain bots from firing events on our pixel and ultimately ruining it. Want to fight back against bots once and forall I highly recommend downloading Negate after using many different apps and VPN blockers that were no use. Taylor actually allows the bots to enter the site but blocks the use of browser code for bots.
May 22, 2023
Taylor is incredibly helpful and truly cares about helping sellers with bot issues. I did not fully understand exactly how the app worked at first, but Taylor took the time to explain everything and then some. The app has helped to make our Shopify Analytics data much more accurate and also protects against bots sent to your web site via Google/Facebook or other paid advertising. The app basically babysits your web site from bots and learns more and more over time. Very happy with the app!
May 21, 2023
After two months of trying to figure how to stop the surge of bots driving our Shopify Analytics off the charts, and our CRO below 1%, I came across Negate. Klaviyo or Shopify were of no help to protecting us and blew us off. Negate made it possible for us to eliminate the bad bots affecting our analytics and ads. I can't say enough about Negate and the help Taylor provided us. He is easy to talk to and he cares because this is exactly what happened to him as a merchant. Taylor took the time to educate me just how things happen and what is necessary to prevent it. Within a day we were back up running things as normal while knowing are ads are also protected. Thank you, Taylor!