Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
Recover more sales with customizable back-in-stock campaigns.
| Notify Me, Back in Stock | XFlow Back in Stock Alert | |
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Automate back in stock alerts and send unlimited emails with personalization to recover lost sales
| Metric | Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW | XFlow Back in Stock Alert |
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| Rating | 4.8 ★ | ★ 5.0 ★ |
| Total reviews | ★ 618 | 60 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | ★ 3 tiers | 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | — | 1 |
| Languages | 8 supported | 5 supported |
| Listed since | Sep 2021 | Dec 2025 |
XFlow Back in Stock Alert 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, XFlow Back in Stock Alert 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.
Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW has the larger user base (618 reviews vs 60), which usually maps to broader integration coverage, faster bug-fix cadence, and a deeper bench of community workflow patterns. XFlow Back in Stock Alert'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 XFlow Back in Stock Alert; 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 XFlow Back in Stock Alert'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 • XFlow Back in Stock Alert audit
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| Keyword | Notify Me, Back in Stock | XFlow Back in Stock Alert |
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| back in stock alerts | #8 | #5 |
| send unlimited | Not ranked | #2 |
| lost | Not ranked | #3 |
| back in stock | #6 | Not ranked |
| in stock alerts | #9 | Not ranked |
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Both Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW and XFlow Back in Stock Alert offer paid plans only. Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW starts at Free plan available; XFlow Back in Stock Alert starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
XFlow Back in Stock Alert has the higher average rating (5.0★ from 60 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.
XFlow Back in Stock Alert 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. Notify Me, Back in Stock: CW has the deeper published review base (618 vs 60), 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). XFlow Back in Stock Alert typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (60 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 XFlow Back in Stock Alert 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 XFlow Back in Stock Alert" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
