Looking for Essent Preorder App alternative?
STOQ combines preorders, back in stock alerts, waitlists, and coming soon campaigns in one Shopify-native app. Get flexible preorder workflows, Shopify Markets support, and 0% transaction fees without switching apps as your store grows.
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Why STOQ
STOQ vs Essent: What growing Shopify brands get
Thinking about switching from Essent Preorder? Here’s where STOQ gives Shopify brands more flexibility as they grow.
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Flexible fulfillment controls
Control how preorder and in-stock items ship together. STOQ supports split and hold fulfillment workflows for mixed-cart orders.
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24*7 human support
Get help from real people whenever you need it. STOQ’s support team is available around the clock for setup, troubleshooting, and preorder questions.
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Shopify Markets support
Run preorder and back-in-stock campaigns across regions, currencies, and storefronts with Shopify Markets support.
Side by Side
Feature Comparison
STOQ
Essent
Compared Plan
Plan
Unlimited at $69/month
Professional at $59/month
Preorders- Plan Limits
Preorder Limit
Unlimited
Unlimited
Preorders- Offers
Create & manage unlimited offers
Yes
Yes
Customize everything with preview
Yes
Yes
Notify me on preorder products
Yes
Yes
Preorder widget
Yes
Yes
Preorder badge
Yes
Yes
Require customer to accept terms
Yes
No
Start and End date
Yes
Yes
Multi-language
Yes
Yes
Edit with AI
Yes
No
Preorders- Payments
Full or partial payment
Yes
Yes
Preorder discount
Yes
Yes
Show payment & discount in cart
Yes
Yes
Reschedule payment due date
Yes
No
Auto-collect payment on due date
Yes
No
Preorders - Shipping & Fulfillment
Shipping Information
Yes
Yes
Quantity Limits
Yes
Yes
Show payment & shipping in cart
Yes
No
Custom cart attributes
Yes
No
Split or hold fulfillments
Yes
Yes (only hold fulfillment)
Bulk fulfillment controls
Yes
No
Sell preorders by market (Shopify Markets)
Yes
No
Require customer acknowledgement
Yes
No
Preorders - Order type
B2C & B2B
Yes
No
Point of Sale (POS)
Yes
No
Preorders- Products
Unlimited Products
Yes
Yes
Sell preorders for out of stock products
Yes
Yes
Sell preorders for in-stock products
Yes
Yes
Add products by vendor, type etc
Yes
No
Import with CSV
Yes
No
Link to Collection
Yes
No
All Products
Yes
Yes
Preorders - Analytics & Reports
Manage Preorders
Yes
No
Insights
Yes
No
Weekly & monthly reports
Yes
No
Export to CSV
Yes
No
Preorders -Notifications
Shipping update alert
Yes
Yes
Preorder confirmation email & SMS
Yes
Yes
Customize alerts
Yes
Yes
Use your own email
Yes
Yes
Remove ‘Powered by Brand’
Yes
No
Multi language
Yes
Yes
Send preorder emails & SMS through Klaviyo
Yes
No
Preorders- Pages
Online Store
Yes
Yes
Featured product + Quick Buy
Yes
Yes
Shopify Markets
Yes
No
Back in stock - Widget
Notify me widget
Yes
Yes
Unlimited registrations
Yes
Yes
Specific products or variants
Yes
Yes
Customize alerts
Yes
Yes
Custom adjustments
Yes
Yes
Double opt-in
Yes
Yes
Quantity required
Yes
Yes
Remove ‘Powered By’
Yes
No
Boost mailing list
Yes
No
Multi-language
Yes
Yes
Customer name
Yes
No
1-click resubscribe
Yes
No
On-page signup form
Yes
No
Shopify markets
Yes
No
Back in stock - Notifications
Notifications per month
Unlimited
Unlimited
Email alerts
Yes
Yes
SMS alerts
Yes
No
Customize alerts
Yes
Yes
Automatic back in stock alerts
Yes
Yes
Minimum restock quantity
Yes
Yes
Reminder alerts
Yes
No
Use your own email
Yes
Yes
Remove ‘Powered By’
Yes
No
Multi-language
Yes
Yes
Filter locations
Yes
No
Shopify Markets
Yes
No
Send emails with Shopify Flow
Yes
No
Send emails & SMS with Klaviyo
Yes
No
Custom HTML template
Yes
No
Branded links in SMS alerts
Yes
No
Send when product is published
Yes
No
Send to customers in batches
Yes
No
Notify if any variant is restocked
Yes
No
Back in stock - Channels
Online Store
Yes
Yes
Point of Sale (POS)
Yes
No
Headless
Yes
No
Product page
Yes
Yes
Collection, home, etc.
Yes
Yes
Featured product + Quick Buy
Yes
Yes
Back in stock - Analytics & Reports
Insights
Yes
Yes
Weekly & monthly reports
Yes
No
Track product demand in real time
Yes
Yes
Manage subscribers
Yes
Yes
Track sales recovered
Yes
No
Import with CSV
Yes
Yes
Export with CSV
Yes
No
Integrations
Shopify Flow
Yes
No
Sync visitors to Shopify
Yes
No
Sync to Klaviyo, Omnisend & Mailchimp
Yes
No
Translate & Adapt
Yes
No
Back in stock & preorder alerts with Klaviyo
Yes
No
Developer
SDK & APIs
Yes
No
Metafields
Yes
No
Dev Mode
Yes
No
Support
24x7 human support
Yes
Yes
Slack
Yes
No
*Feature Comparison Note: Comparison based on STOQ Unlimited ($69/mo) and Essent Preorder Professional ($59/mo), using their closest comparable plans.
Migrate from Essent
Switching from Essent is straightforward
Switching to STOQ doesn’t mean starting over. If you already have sign-ups from another app, you can easily bring them with you - so your customers keep getting timely back-in-stock alerts without missing a beat. Here's how simple it is:
Install STOQ
Pick a plan that fits your needs, then follow our easy step-by-step onboarding or schedule a support call for personalized help.
Export Your Data
Export your existing alert subscriber info from your current app.
Import to STOQ
Upload that data into STOQ’s provided template format to ensure your customers stay connected seamlessly.
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