Clyde
Extended warranties and product protection plans that generate revenue and build customer loyalty
Cover Genius is a Shopify app developer based in Australia that makes Clyde | Warranty Platform, a warranties and insurance app on the Shopify App Store. It provides Clyde ownership enrichment for Shopify merchants. Among the 15,357 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 44 (0.3%) run Clyde | Warranty Platform, #6 of 36 warranties and insurance apps by that count. Its share is highest among Home & Living (0.7%) brands. It is rated 2.6 out of 5 from 20 reviews on the Shopify App Store. It carries Shopify's Built for Shopify badge. Clyde | Warranty Platform has 1 plan on the Shopify App Store, at no charge. It bills some charges outside the Shopify invoice.
Clyde adds extended warranty and product protection plans to Shopify checkout and post-purchase flows. Best fit for brands selling durable goods like electronics, appliances, furniture, and fitness equipment, where buyers actually want coverage. Clyde handles underwriting and claims while the brand earns a margin on every contract sold.
What Clyde does for Shopify brands
- Margin on every protection plan sold at checkout or post-purchase
- Clyde handles underwriting & claims, brand keeps share of contract price
- Warranty buyers return at higher rate, driving accessories, upgrades & replacements
Overview
Clyde, now part of Cover Genius, sells extended warranties, product registration, issue resolution and shipping protection to online merchants. It handles offer placement and claims processing, so a merchant can offer protection plans without building a warranty program itself.
For Shopify brands
- Run an extended warranty program from a Shopify app, with claims processing handled for you.
- Offer protection at checkout, after purchase or at product registration, with AI-based pricing and product recommendations.
- Add shipping protection with tracking and return protection from the same platform as warranties.
How it works
A merchant installs the Shopify app or connects through an API or SDK, and requests a demo to get started. Clyde places the offers and processes claims.
- Built for
- Online merchants on Shopify, Magento, Salesforce, BigCommerce and other major e-commerce platforms.
- Pricing
- The Shopify app is free to install. Clyde charges a fee per warranty sold.
Products
- Clyde | Warranty Platform Shopify app that runs an extended warranty program and manages its operations for the merchant.
- Extended Warranty Product protection plans offered at checkout or post-purchase, including auto-renewing warranties.
- Registration Product registration experience that lets merchants keep in contact with their customers.
- Resolution Automated issue resolution intended to reduce support costs.
- Shipping protection Shipping insurance with tracking, plus return protection, from the same platform.
Integrations
Buyer notes
- The Shopify app has the Built for Shopify badge.
- Licenses or authorizations are held in all 50 US states and more than 60 countries.
- Integration is also available through an API and SDK.
- Getting started begins with a demo request.
From Clyde's own site and Shopify App Store listings, as of 2026-10-30.
Among Shopify brands over $5M
Share of each sector's brands running it, where that beats the overall rate.
On the Shopify App Store
Clyde | Warranty Platform
2.6 · 20 reviewsBuilt for ShopifyFree planOn 0.3% of brands over $5MLaunched 2018Warranties and insuranceOur app enables an entire extended warranty program for your business, and manages the hard parts so you can focus on your products and your custom...
Pricing
FreeFree to installClyde charges a fee per warranty sold.
Some charges are billed by the developer outside your Shopify invoice.
Ratings, reviews, plans, prices and descriptions as the Shopify App Store lists them. how we count.
Alternatives to Clyde
The most used warranties and insurance apps among Shopify brands over $5M.
| App | Brands over $5M | App Store |
|---|---|---|
| Xcotton Post Purchase Guard · XCOTTON CO. | 1% | 5.0 · 764 |
| Extend Shopper Operations · Extend | 1% | 4.8 · 21 |
| Mulberry Product Protection · Mulberry | 0.4% | 4.7 · 29 |
| CPS Extended Warranty Upsell · CPS | 0.4% | 5.0 · 6 |
| Simply Shipping Protection · Lucent Innovation | 0.4% | 4.6 · 130 |
| SureBright Warranty & Shipping · Surebright | 0.2% | 4.8 · 54 |
Often used with Clyde
What its brands run more often than Shopify brands over $5M do overall.
- Affirm pay‑over‑time messaging38.6% of its brands · 5.5x average
- Accessibly27.3% of its brands · 2.4x average
- Triple Whale34.1% of its brands · 2.1x average
- Shopify Checkout Blocks47.7% of its brands · 1.7x average
- Gorgias34.1% of its brands · 1.5x average
What Shopify apps does Cover Genius make?
Cover Genius has 1 app on the Shopify App Store: Clyde | Warranty Platform.
How many Shopify brands use Cover Genius?
Among the 15,357 Shopify brands over $5M that dtcmvp tracks, 44 (0.3%) run Clyde | Warranty Platform, #6 of 36 warranties and insurance apps by that count. Its share is highest among Home & Living (0.7%) brands.
What are the alternatives to Cover Genius?
The most used warranties and insurance apps among Shopify brands over $5M, after Cover Genius: Xcotton Post Purchase Guard (1%), Extend Shopper Operations (1%), Mulberry Product Protection (0.4%), CPS Extended Warranty Upsell (0.4%), Simply Shipping Protection (0.4%) and SureBright Warranty & Shipping (0.2%).
What do Cover Genius's brands use alongside it?
Of the brands running Cover Genius, 38.6% also run Affirm pay‑over‑time messaging, 27.3% also run Accessibly, 34.1% also run Triple Whale, 47.7% also run Shopify Checkout Blocks and 34.1% also run Gorgias. Each is at least 1.5 times as common among them as across all brands over $5M.
How is Clyde | Warranty Platform rated?
Clyde | Warranty Platform is rated 2.6 out of 5 from 20 reviews on the Shopify App Store.
How much does Cover Genius cost?
Clyde | Warranty Platform has 1 plan on the Shopify App Store, at no charge. It bills some charges outside the Shopify invoice. Clyde | Warranty Platform: Free, Free to install (Clyde charges a fee per warranty sold).