Capture Sales with Back in Stock Alerts & Preorder. Trusted by the biggest D2C brands since 2011.
Hundreds of millions of back in stock alerts and notifications delivered reliably across 25,000+ brands. Don't let out of stock products drive customers away. Pre-sell and preorder collections before they drop, and auto-notify shoppers the moment items are back in stock via email, SMS, and push. Replace "Out of Stock" with customizable "Notify Me" and preorder buttons that match your brand, device, and language. Built for high SKU volumes and fast-moving catalogs to boost cash flow fast!
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Stock alerts, Pre-orders
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Is Back in Stock worth it?
One of the clearest ROI cases on our panel — merchants describe it paying for itself many times over, in a barebones package.
Across 7 verified merchants and agency operators, 79% are satisfied with Back in Stock. The return is unusually concrete: one merchant says it pays for itself ten times over monthly, another reports some brands seeing 20% of revenue from restock alerts. The mechanism is simple — capture demand on sold-out products, notify automatically when stock returns — and batching notifications by received stock quantity prevents overselling. A secondary benefit reviewers value is the signal it provides on what customers want you to remake. The criticisms are about polish rather than function. Several describe it as a barebones system with a dated interface, and want more freedom to style the sign-up button to match the brand. Reporting gives high-level numbers without daily signup trends or demand spikes, one merchant hit trigger failures after the app changed hands, and another missed sending opportunities because there was no warning that a plan upgrade was required. There's no account manager, only email support. The verdict: one of the highest-return apps in our data, and rough enough around the edges that you'll notice. Most merchants decide that trade is easy.
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Pros & cons from 7 verified Back in Stock reviews
Reliably recovers lost sales
5
Batch restock notifications
3
Simple and easy to implement
2
Signals what to restock
2
Cost effective
2
Dated UI and limited branding
2
Reporting lacks detail
1
Trigger failures after handover
1
No plan upgrade warnings
1
No account manager access
1
COST
How much does Back in Stock cost?
Back in Stock has a free plan, with paid tiers at $19, $29 and $49/month. One operational warning from our panel: at least one merchant missed sending opportunities because the app didn't flag that a plan upgrade was needed — worth monitoring your subscriber volume against your tier rather than assuming you'll be notified.
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What merchants say about this app
AI SUMMARY
Merchants credit Back in Stock with capturing demand for sold-out products and recovering meaningful revenue; several say it pays for itself many times over, with some seeing 20% of revenue from it. Batch restock notifications and easy setup are highlights. Complaints include limited styling of the sign-up button, a fairly basic UI, weaker reporting breakdowns, and, more recently, some trigger failures and missed sends after a change in ownership, plus a wish for AI-based suggestions.





