Brand protection tools, compared
Most brand-protection software is enterprise and quotes through a sales process. A smaller group is self-serve and publishes a price. One useful way to tell them apart is simply whether you can find out what it costs without a call. Here is the landscape, with Katcher on the same terms as everyone else.
| Tool | Focus | Pricing | Self-serve |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Points | Enterprise, multi-channel | Custom, through sales | No |
| BrandShield | Enterprise, multi-channel | Custom, through sales | No |
| Corsearch | Enterprise IP portfolios | Custom, through sales | No |
| MarqVision | Marketplace counterfeits | Custom; free brand scan | Partly |
| StoreLock | Shopify clone stores | From $19 a month (published) | Yes |
| Recon | Shopify clone stores | Free, then from $24 (published) | Yes |
| Katcher | Clone storefronts, Shopify focus | Free scan; plan set on a call | Partly |
Vendor details from each company’s public site, checked October 2026. Prices change; confirm on the vendor’s page before deciding. Listing a tool is not an endorsement.
A note on Katcher, in the interest of comparing fairly: it is early. No store has been taken down through Katcher yet, and there are no customers to quote. What it offers today is a free scan, re-verifiable evidence for every finding, and no contract to start. See the full Katcher vs Red Points comparison, or run a scan.
Straight answers
What are the alternatives to Red Points?
For enterprise multi-channel protection, the closest alternatives are BrandShield and Corsearch, with MarqVision focused on marketplace counterfeits. For a Shopify brand that mainly needs to find and close clone storefronts without an enterprise contract, smaller self-serve tools like StoreLock, Recon and Katcher are the nearer fit.
What is the cheapest alternative to Red Points?
Several start low or free: Katcher runs a free scan, StoreLock starts at $19 a month, and Recon has a free tier. Red Points, BrandShield and Corsearch quote through sales, so there is no published figure to compare against.
Are there brand protection tools that do not need an enterprise contract?
Yes. StoreLock and Recon are self-serve with published prices and no sales call. Katcher starts with a free, self-serve scan; plan pricing is set on a short call.