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Essent Preorder Back in Stock vs Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert
Side-by-side comparison61% listing overlap (weighted overlap of the two listings' categories, features, keywords and description text)
Essent Preorder Back in Stock
Run pre-orders & presale with deposits, partial payments. Notify me waitlist + restock alerts
Built for ShopifyshopifyFree plan available
Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert
Notify Me! for back in stock alert, backorder, out of stock waiting list, low stock alert & wishlist
Built for ShopifyshopifyFree plan available
At a glance
| Metric | Essent Preorder Back in Stock | Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Rating | ★ 5.0 ★ | 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 1.4k | ★ 4k |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free plan available | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 4 tiers | 4 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Featured placements | 2 | ★ 4 |
| Languages | 24 supported | 13 supported |
| Listed since | Nov 2024 | May 2020 |
AppRanks verdict
Generated from live data on this pageThe call
Essent Preorder Back in Stock and Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert each lead on different measured dimensions — pick by the one that matters most to you.
Where Essent Preorder Back in Stock leads
- Available in more languages: 24 vs 13.
- Lists Banners, Coming soon and Custom branding (+4 more) in its marketplace category features; Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert doesn't.
Where Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert leads
- More published reviews: 4,025 vs 1,387.
- Ranks higher in Pre-order: #2 vs #6 of 112.
- Lists Badges, Low stock and SMS (+4 more) in its marketplace category features; Essent Preorder Back in Stock doesn't.
How this is generated
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: Essent Preorder Back in Stock audit • Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert audit
1. Listing metadata
Field-level data| Field | Essent Preorder Back in Stock | Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Tagline | ||
| Listing audit | 94/100 listing audit | 96/100 listing audit |
| Screenshots | images | images |
| Languages | ||
| Platforms | ||
| Developer | ||
| Listed |
2. Pricing & plans
Marketplace-listed plans · paid plans cheapest first, not matched tier-for-tierTier
Essent Preorder Back in Stock
Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert
Free plan
Free
Free
- 25 preorders/mo FREE
- 300 Back in stock notifications/mo FREE
- 24/7 support
- Customise button, sign up forms, email
- Automated preorder, Back in Stock alerts
- Unlimited Notify Me sign ups
- Variant specific preorder, Back in Stock
- Full & partial payment
Free
Free
- Automated Email, Push and SMS Alerts
- Low stock widget
- Widgets and buttons auto-match theme
- 10 Restock notifications
- 5 Preorders
- Pre-order confirmation via Email and SMS
- 50 Wishlist actions
- Development stores have all the features
Paid plans
Lite
- 100 preorders/mo
- 1000 Back in stock notifications/mo
- Translations
- Preorder confirmation email & domain
- Schedule preorder campaigns
- Omnisend & flow integration
- Advanced features unlocked
- 24/7 premium support
Starter
- 300 preorders/mo
- 2500 Back in stock notifications/mo
- Translations
- Email, Klaviyo, Omnisend, Shopify flow
- Specific markets
- Mixed cart validation
- All features unlocked
- 24/7 premium support
Essentials
- 500 preorders/mo
- 10000 Back in stock notifications/mo
- Translations
- Email, Klaviyo, Omnisend, Shopify flow
- Specific markets
- Mixed cart validation
- All features unlocked, priority support
- Unlimited volume: Professional $59/mo
Kickstart
- Gear up for BFCM - 2 months for $2.17/mo
- 500 preorders with no transaction fee
- 500 Alerts (Email, SMS, Push)
- 2000 Wishlist actions with customization
- Complete widget/email customization
- Percentage or fixed amount partial pay
- Minimum inventory to display low stock
Starter
- Gear up for BFCM - 2 months for $4.34/mo
- 500 preorders with no transaction fee
- 500 Alerts (Email, SMS, Push)
- Customize emails to fit your brand
- Preorder delivery fulfillment trigger
- Fundamental reports and insights
- Get notified when you're low in stock
- Page-builders integration
Standard
- Gear up for BFCM - 2 months for $8.78/mo
- 1500 Alerts (Email, SMS, Push)
- 10000 Wishlist action - Priority Support
- 1500 Preorders with no transaction fee
- Fixed/percentage discounts for preorders
- Show widgets on Collection page
- Templates for restock and preorder email
- Unlimited plans available inside the app
3. Features
As listed by each developerEssent Preorder Back in Stock
- Pre order, backorder, presale on out of stock, coming soon, made to order items
- Partial payments: deposits, deferred payment, due date & split payment schedules
- Notify me button, out of stock alert form & waitlist on sold out products
- Send automatic back in stock email notifications when items are restocked
- Prevent mixed carts, preorder badges, Shopify Markets & B2B preorder support
Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert
- Connect your AI agent to our API and use our MCP (Integrated with Sidekick)
- Guest wishlist on Home/Collection/Product Page with Customer account extensions
- Works with your other tools and apps to create backorder and restock workflows
- Request full customization from us with Free 1:1 online onboarding
- Low stock alert and widget, multilingual tools, forecasting, resend, and more!
4. Categories & rankings
Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline5. Category features
Marketplace-curated features per categoryPre-orders16 shared · 25 total
Only in Essent Preorder Back in Stock
- Coming soon
- Made-to-order
- Banners
- Custom branding
- Deferred payments
- Deposits
Only in Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert
- Badges
- SMS notifications
- Web push notifications
Listed by both (16)
- Back orders
- Out of stock
- Pre-sales
- Product drops
- Availability date
- Buttons
- Custom text
- Email notifications
- Multi-language
- Order limits
- Variants
- Discounts
- Mixed cart
- Partial payments
- Payment schedules
- Split payments
Stock alerts18 shared · 23 total
Only in Essent Preorder Back in Stock
- Pop-ups
Only in Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert
- Low stock
- SMS
- Web push
- Stock counter
Listed by both (18)
- Auto-alerts
- Back in stock
- Batch send
- Custom alerts
- Manual alerts
- Multi-language
- Out of stock
- Pre-orders
- Alert settings
- Notification button
- Notification templates
- Waitlists
- Customer demand
- Inventory reports
- Inventory tracking
- Performance reports
- Sales forecasting
6. Search rankings
Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized| Keyword | Essent Preorder Back in Stock | Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| in stock alerts | #5 | #2 |
| stock alerts | #5 | #2 |
| alert | #7 | #1 |
| back in | #5 | #3 |
| back in stock | #5 | #3 |
7. Featured placements & badges
Editorial visibilityEssent Preorder Back in Stock2 all-time · 2 recent
- category · Recommended pre-order appsNovember 15, 2026
- category · Stock alertsNovember 15, 2026
Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert4 all-time · 4 recent
- category · Recommended upsell and bundle appsNovember 15, 2026
- category · Recommended pre-order appsNovember 15, 2026
- category · Stock alertsNovember 15, 2026
- category · Upsell and bundlesNovember 13, 2026
8. Activity in the last 90 days
Tracked changes · pricing, features, copy, screenshotsEssent Preorder Back in Stock · 8 changes
- Oct 29descriptionListing copy updated
- Oct 21descriptionListing copy updated
- Sep 10descriptionListing copy updated
- Sep 9descriptionListing copy updated
- Sep 2descriptionListing copy updated
- Aug 19featuresFeatures list updated
- Aug 19descriptionListing copy updated
- Aug 19descriptionListing copy updated
Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert · 8 changes
- Nov 3descriptionListing copy updated
- Nov 2descriptionListing copy updated
- Nov 2descriptionListing copy updated
- Nov 1descriptionListing copy updated
- Oct 29descriptionListing copy updated
- Oct 21descriptionListing copy updated
- Oct 21descriptionListing copy updated
- Oct 21descriptionListing copy updated
9. Quality signals
Reviews · velocity · latest sentiment| Signal | Essent Preorder Back in Stock | Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Average rating | 5.0 ★ (1.4k) | 4.9 ★ (4k) |
5 latest reviews · each app
Essent Preorder Back in Stock
Review text isn't collected for this app yet (1,387 reviews on the marketplace).
Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert
- Oct 21, 2026
Really simple to set up, and they have excellent customer service as well. There are live agents on hand who take the initiative to a look at your widget and fix anything that looks off. Appreciate Nilou for the help!
- Oct 21, 2026
The setup is simple and easy to get started with. Whenever I ran into an issue, the Notify Me team helped me resolve it quickly and professionally. Highly recommend
- Oct 21, 2026
Very good support; they go to great lengths to accommodate all customer requests. Thanks, Harry, for your patience!
- Oct 21, 2026
Super easy to use! The support team does a wonderful job, and they’re always welcoming and quick to help. Special thanks to "Sam" for the excellent support!
- Oct 21, 2026
I loved working with Dela, she was very professional and fast and speed was what I needed! Thank you Dela!
10. App details
Long-form descriptionEssent Preorder Back in Stock
Set up pre orders, presale or Back in Stock campaigns for out of stock, coming soon and made to order items. Offer pay in full, partial payment, split payment & deposit with payment schedule. Customise the preorder widget, Preorder Now button and Notify me form on product, collection, search & Quick Buy. Prevent mixed carts, run preorders for Shopify Markets, control inventory & fulfillment rules. Works with Shopify Flow. 24/7 support for B2B preorders and back order flows.
Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert
Sold out? That's where Notify Me!™ starts. Shoppers join a waiting list on out-of-stock products and get a restock alert by email, SMS, push or WhatsApp. Or they pre-order right away, with partial payments and presale for coming soon drops, D2C or B2B. But wait, there's more. Last few left? Low stock alerts add urgency. Want loyal shoppers? Wishlists bring them back to what they saved. Each one is packed with multiple customizations and tools for stores of each size. Install free and try them!
Frequently asked
Common questions about this comparisonIs Essent Preorder Back in Stock or Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert cheaper?
Both Essent Preorder Back in Stock and Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert offer a free plan. Essent Preorder Back in Stock lists no paid plan with a published price; Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert 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.
Which has better reviews, Essent Preorder Back in Stock or Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert?
Essent Preorder Back in Stock (5.0★, 1,387 reviews) and Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert (4.9★, 4,025 reviews) are essentially tied on rating. Look at review velocity and individual reviewer quotes — both visible on each app's detail page — to differentiate.
Should I choose Essent Preorder Back in Stock or Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert?
Essent Preorder Back in Stock holds the higher average rating (5.0★ vs 4.9★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Which is faster to set up, Essent Preorder Back in Stock or Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert?
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (4,025 vs 1,387).
Which works better for small vs large Shopify App Store merchants?
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: Essent Preorder Back in Stock has 1,387 published reviews; Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert has 4,025 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.
Can I migrate data between Essent Preorder Back in Stock and Notify Me! Back in Stock Alert?
Migration support varies by app and category. Essent Preorder Back in Stock and Notify Me! 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 Essent Preorder Back in Stock" 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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