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Ecommerce fraud prevention · November 2026 Edition

Sift vs ClearSale

Four of fourteen models named Sift first on the direct prompt; three named ClearSale. Sift was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and ClearSale by twelve and Sift carries 50 labels and ClearSale 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Sift

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

ClearSale

accepted challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

First-choice share9%7%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate16%4%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#4#6A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels5027A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Sift reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Signifyd was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Stripe Radar vs Sift · Stripe Radar vs ClearSale · Signifyd vs Sift

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the ecommerce fraud prevention page.

By framing

How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
SiftFirst choices, of fourteen modelsClearSale
Direct43
Paraphrase10
Comparative00
Budget-constrained012 against Sift
Scale-constrained00
Negative006 against Sift · 1 against ClearSale
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Sift and ClearSale were named in the same answer forty-six times, of the 180 answers naming Sift and the 82 naming ClearSale. In those answers ClearSale took the first choice three times and Sift one.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Sift and ClearSale stood in it.
ModelDirectCLParaphraseCLComparativeCLBudget-constrainedCLScale-constrainedCLNegativeCL
Claude Haiku 4.5CL
GPT-5.4 miniCL
Gemini 3.5 FlashCLCL
Perplexity SonarCLCL
Grok 4.20CLCL
Mistral SmallCLCL
DeepSeek V4 FlashCLCLCL
Llama 4 MaverickCL
Qwen 3.7 FlashCL
Kimi K2CL
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5CLCL
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30BCLCLCL
SiftCL ClearSale first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Sift on the left and ClearSale on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Sift and ClearSale stood in it.

Both were the first choice

1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.
MiniMax M2.5ClearSale, SEON, Sift alternatives: Kount

Sift first, ClearSale not the choice

3 of 14 modelsClearSale was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
GPT-5.4 miniSift alternatives: Forter, Riskified, Signifyd
Gemini 3.5 FlashSift alternatives: Kount, SEON, Trustmi AI
Qwen 3.7 FlashSift alternatives: LexisNexis Intelligent Investigator, Ping Identity, Signifyd, Wyllo

ClearSale first, Sift an alternative

2 of 14 modelsSift was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Mistral SmallClearSale, Signifyd alternatives: Stripe Radar, Sumsub
Muse Glimmer 30BClearSale alternatives: SEON, Sift, Signifyd, Trustpair

Neither was the first choice, one was named

5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Perplexity SonarSignifyd alternatives: ClearSale, SEON, Sift
Grok 4.20SEON alternatives: ClearSale, Sift, Signifyd, Stripe Radar
DeepSeek V4 FlashSEON alternatives: Sift, Signifyd
Kimi K2Signifyd alternatives: SEON, Sift, Wyllo
GPT-6 LunaSignifyd alternatives: Kount, Sift, Trustmi

Neither was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.
Claude Haiku 4.5Trustpair alternatives: Riskified, SEON, Signifyd
Llama 4 MaverickSignifyd
GLM 4.7 FlashXStripe Radar alternatives: SEON, Signifyd

Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.

By buyer segment

The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
ClearSale leads by nine points.
ClearSale9%#5 of 14
Sift0%#12 of 14
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Sift leads at mid-market.
Sift9%#4 of 11
ClearSale7%#6 of 11
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Sift leads by twelve points.
Sift13%#2 of 15
ClearSale2%#11 of 15
The full enterprise standing →

What the models said about Sift

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.

“Sift – if you don't have a dedicated risk team, due to complexity and false positives.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“specific complaints focus on the user experience and rule creation” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · hard negative
“enterprise-focused tools like Signifyd, Riskified, or Sift, which often target mid-market+ businesses and can cost thousands per month” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · soft negative
“Sift — *Best Overall for Digital B2B Storefronts & ATO Protection*” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend requesting demos from ClearSale, Sift, and SEON” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“A mid-market friendly, deployment-light option is Sift.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice

What the models said about ClearSale

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.

“ClearSale has users who flag occasional service downtime and slow support response times during active issues” Claude Haiku 4.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“I'd recommend requesting demos from ClearSale, Sift, and SEON to evaluate which fits your specific B2B workflow needs best.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“ClearSale if you want a more established option with a strong small-business reputation” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · first choice
“ClearSale and Signifyd are the top choices due to their proven track records” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.