Side-by-side comparison
Preorders, Send Back in Stock Alerts, Notify Me Waitlist, Restock Alerts by Email, SMS & WhatsApp.
Vye alerts customers to any item they're searching for. It's not limited to simple restock alerts.
| Metric | Back in Stock Alert & Preorder | Vye ‑ Back In Stock Alerts |
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| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.8 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 40 | 10 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | ★ Yes | — |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
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On the measured data here, Back in Stock Alert & Preorder leads on more dimensions (4 vs 1). Pick Vye if one of the points where it leads is what you need.
Built only from the Shopify App Store listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology
Read each app's audit: Back in Stock Alert & Preorder audit • Vye ‑ Back In Stock Alerts audit
| Field | Back in Stock Alert & Preorder | Vye ‑ Back In Stock Alerts |
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| Listing audit | 93/100 listing audit | 90/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
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| Languages | 5 supported | 1 supported |
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| Listed since | Jul 2025 | Jul 2022 |
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| Keyword | Back in Stock Alert & Preorder | Vye ‑ Back In Stock Alerts |
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| restock alerts | #2 | Not ranked |
| restock alert | #2 | Not ranked |
| subscription form | Not ranked | #4 |
| stock alert | #6 | Not ranked |
| forms | Not ranked | #76 |
Both Back in Stock Alert & Preorder and Vye ‑ Back In Stock Alerts offer a free plan. Back in Stock Alert & Preorder lists no paid plan with a published price; Vye ‑ Back In Stock Alerts lists no paid plan with a published price. Prices are as listed on the Shopify App Store; check what each tier includes in the Pricing section above.
Back in Stock Alert & Preorder has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 40 reviews) compared to Vye ‑ Back In Stock Alerts (4.8★ from 10 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Back in Stock Alert & Preorder holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Back in Stock Alert & Preorder has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (40 vs 10).
AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the Shopify App Store data. What it can show: Back in Stock Alert & Preorder has 40 published reviews; Vye ‑ Back In Stock Alerts has 10 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Migration support varies by app and category. Back in Stock Alert & Preorder and Vye ‑ Back In Stock Alerts both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Vye ‑ Back In Stock Alerts" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
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