Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Recover more sales with customizable back-in-stock campaigns.
| Notify Me, Back in Stock | Essent Preorder Back in Stock | |
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Run pre-orders & presale with deposits, partial payments. Notify me waitlist + restock alerts
| Metric | Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW | Essent Preorder Back in Stock |
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| Rating | 4.8 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | 618 | ★ 1.3k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 3 tiers | ★ 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 2 |
| Languages | 8 supported | 24 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2021 | Nov 2024 |
Essent Preorder Back in Stock edges out Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW on rating (5.0★ vs 4.8★), but the gap is small enough that pricing fit and feature differentiation should drive the decision more than the headline number.
Pricing entry tiers: Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW at Free plan available, Essent Preorder Back in Stock at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Essent Preorder Back in Stock has the larger user base (1,261 reviews vs 618), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW's smaller cohort can be an advantage for niche workflows where the bigger app has accumulated bloat.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Essent Preorder Back in Stock; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW's 618-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Essent Preorder Back in Stock's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW audit • Essent Preorder Back in Stock audit
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| Keyword | Notify Me, Back in Stock | Essent Preorder Back in Stock |
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| back in stock | #51 | #6 |
| in stock alerts | #81 | #5 |
| back in | #7 | #6 |
| notify me | #3 | #11 |
| stock alerts | #9 | #5 |
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Both Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW and Essent Preorder Back in Stock offer paid plans only. Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW starts at Free plan available; Essent Preorder Back in Stock starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Essent Preorder Back in Stock has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 1,261 reviews) compared to Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW (4.8★ from 618 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Essent Preorder Back in Stock 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. Essent Preorder Back in Stock has the deeper published review base (1,261 vs 618), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (618 reviews). Essent Preorder Back in Stock typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (1,261 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW and Essent Preorder Back in Stock 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 Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
