Dibs – Preorders & Backorders vs LM

Boost sales with Dibs for pre-launch and out-of-stock scenarios. Manage pre order and backorders to enable purchase of coming soon items. Offer partial deposits, book now pay later and automate payment reminders for scheduled collections. Prevent overselling with checkout validation and inventory tracking. Perfect for made to order items, presales and product launches. Replace sold out with a preorder button and coming soon badge to recover lost sales, maintain momentum and keep growing.

LaunchMate lets you create product launch campaigns with built-in pre-order, donation, and crowdfunding support. Customers can pledge upfront and pay the balance when your campaign ends, using Shopify's native selling plans. Choose from four campaign types: pre-order, donation-only, hybrid, or tiered backer. An embeddable storefront widget shows campaign progress, backer count, and countdown timers on your product pages. Track all orders, revenue, and backer data from a single dashboard.