This directory holds 6 verified records in the same class and chambering as the Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield Plus: 9x19mm Parabellum micro-compact pistols from 5 manufacturers. The nearest, the GX4, sits 1 mm from the subject on published overall length; the furthest, 10 mm. They are ordered by that distance — a measured criterion, not a ranking. Nothing on this page is ranked or recommended.
The GX4 is ≈1.3 mm / ≈0.05 in shorter overall and ≈1.3 mm / ≈0.04 in less barrel. It lists 2 rounds fewer of standard capacity. 2 fields do not compare — overall height and weight — because the two sources publish them on different measurement bases.
Open the side-by-side →The CC9 is 2 mm / 0.07 in shorter overall and 5 mm / 0.22 in more barrel. It lists 1 round fewer of standard capacity. 2 fields do not compare — overall height and weight — because the two sources publish them on different measurement bases.
Open the side-by-side →The Hellcat 3" Micro-Compact is ≈2.6 mm / ≈0.1 in shorter overall and ≈2.8 mm / ≈0.1 in less barrel. It lists 2 rounds fewer of standard capacity. 2 fields do not compare — overall height and weight — because the two sources publish them on different measurement bases.
Open the side-by-side →The G43 is 4 mm / 0.16 in longer overall and 7.5 mm / 0.31 in more barrel. It lists 7 rounds fewer of standard capacity. 2 fields do not compare — overall height and weight — because the two sources publish them on different measurement bases.
Open the side-by-side →The P365 Nitron Micro-Compact is 8 mm / 0.3 in shorter overall and 0.26 mm less barrel. It lists 3 rounds fewer of standard capacity. 2 fields do not compare — overall height and weight — because the two sources publish them on different measurement bases. On barrel length, the published inch figures are identical, so this difference does not resolve in that unit.
Open the side-by-side →The G43X is 10 mm / 0.4 in longer overall and 8 mm / 0.31 in more barrel. It lists 3 rounds fewer of standard capacity. 2 fields do not compare — overall height and weight — because the two sources publish them on different measurement bases.
Open the side-by-side →Read the brief: Glock 43X vs Shield Plus: Size, capacity, and specs →