Looking for Essent Preorder App alternative?
STOQ offers advanced fulfillments settings, always-on human support, and powerful back in stock alerts - all in one seamless Shopify app that maximizes revenue with 0% commission on your preorder sales.
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Why STOQ
STOQ vs Essent: What you will get
Thinking about switching from the Essent Preorder Shopify app? You’re not alone. Here's what STOQ delivers that merchants actually love and rely on every day.
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Split or hold fulfillments
STOQ gives you control over how and when items ship for your mix carts. You can hold preorder items until everything is ready, or split fulfillments so in-stock products ship now and preorder items follow later - setting clear expectations for customers.
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24*7 human support
No bots, no waiting. STOQ’s support team is there around the clock to help you configure rules, troubleshoot odd orders, and safeguard the customer experience when you’re juggling preorders and live inventory.
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Market Supports
Selling in multiple markets? STOQ fully supports Shopify’s markets and locations, so your preorder and back in stock alerts work flawlessly no matter where your customers shop.
Side by Side
Feature Comparison
STOQ
Essent
Compared Plan
Plan
Lite at $10/month
Starter at $9/month*
Preorders- Plan Limits
Preorder Limit
100
100
Fee per order
$0.25/order
$0.2/order (above limits)
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
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
-
Auto-collect payment on due date
Yes
-
Preorders - Shipping & Fulfillment
Shipping Information
Yes
Yes
Quantity Limits
Yes
Yes
Show payment & shipping in cart
Yes
Yes
Split or hold fulfillments
Yes
Yes, Only works with Shopify Payments
Bulk fulfillment controls
Yes
No
Sell preorders by market (Shopify Markets)
Yes
No
Preorders - Order type
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
Yes
Import with CSV
Yes
No
Link to Collection
Yes
Yes
All Products
Yes
No
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
Email Only
Customize alerts
Yes
Yes
Use your own email
Yes
Yes
Remove ‘Powered by Brand’
Yes
Yes
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
Show button if any variant is out of stock
Yes
Yes
Double opt-in
Yes
Yes
Quantity required
Yes
No
Remove ‘Powered By’
Yes
Yes
Multi-language
Yes
Yes
Customer name
Yes
No
On-page signup form
Yes
No
Shopify markets
Yes
No
Back in stock - Notifications
Notifications per month
1,000
1,000
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
Yes
Multi-language
Yes
Yes
Filter locations
Yes
No
Shopify Markets
Yes
No
Send emails with Shopify Flow
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
Back in stock - Analytics & Reports
Insights
Yes
No
Weekly & monthly reports
Yes
No
Track product demand in real time
Yes
No
Import with CSV
Yes
No
Export with CSV
Yes
No
Integrations
Shopify Flow
Yes
No
Sync to Klaviyo, Omnisend & Mailchimp
Yes
No
Back in stock & preorder alerts with Klaviyo
Yes
No
Support
24x7 human support
Yes
No
Slack
Yes
No
*Feature Comparison Note: Features compared reflect STOQ Lite ($10/mo) vs Essent Preorder Starter ($9/mo)* for fair, apples-to-apples pricing.
Migrate in minutes
Switching is simple
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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