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Don't hire a fraud analyst. Automate your fraud intelligence.
A full-time fraud analyst often costs $80k+ per year, works business hours, and still guesses which rules to change. FraudPulse analyzes your chargebacks and ranks the Radar or Protect changes to make - without a new hire.
Hiring a full-time fraud analyst typically costs $80k+ per year plus benefits, and coverage is limited to human hours. FraudPulse is a subscription intelligence layer: connect Shopify, Stripe, or Adyen, get ranked rule changes with estimated impact, and keep your existing stack. It does not replace every ops task, but it removes the need to hire just to know which rules to change.
Cost, coverage, and output
| In-house fraud analyst | FraudPulse | |
|---|---|---|
| Typical cost | $80k+ salary plus benefits and recruiting | From $0.01 per transaction, or $199/mo Professional ($159/mo billed annually) |
| Coverage | Business hours, limited by headcount | Analysis of your transaction and chargeback history whenever you connect data |
| Output | Manual reviews and ad-hoc rule edits | Ranked Radar or Protect changes with estimated fraud-capture and false-positive impact |
| Setup | Hire, train, and retain | Connect in minutes - no engineering required |
Salary vs subscription
A US fraud analyst role commonly starts around $80k plus benefits. FraudPulse Professional is $199 per month ($159 billed annually), with a 14-day free trial. Pay-as-you-go is $0.01 per transaction up to 20K per month. See pricing for current plans.
Business hours vs always-on data
Manual review queues move at human speed. FraudPulse classifies your chargeback mix and returns prioritized rule changes your payments or risk owner can apply in Stripe or Shopify - including when you do not have a dedicated analyst on staff.
Guessing vs measured trade-offs
Analysts often change a threshold, then wait to see what happens. Each FraudPulse recommendation includes estimated fraud-capture and false-positive impact so you measure the trade-off before you ship the rule.
FAQ
- Do I still need an in-house fraud analyst if I use FraudPulse?
- Not just to know which Radar or Protect rules to change. FraudPulse classifies chargebacks and ranks specific settings with estimated impact. Large teams may still want people for investigations and ops. Many SMB and mid-market stores cannot justify an $80k+ hire for configuration work that an intelligence layer can do.
- How much does a fraud analyst cost vs FraudPulse?
- A full-time analyst is often $80k+ per year plus benefits. FraudPulse Professional is $199 per month, or $159 per month billed annually, with pay-as-you-go at $0.01 per transaction. Every plan includes a 14-day trial. FraudPulse does not replace payroll for a full ops team; it replaces guessing which rules to change.
- Can FraudPulse replace a full fraud operations team?
- No. It does not review every alert or fight chargebacks after they file. It analyzes transaction and dispute data and recommends ranked rule changes in the stack you already run. That is the job most growing merchants hire an analyst to do first - and the job that is slowest to scale by headcount.
Related: Why small fraud teams can still work · pricing · full FAQ
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