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Essential Preorder & Presale

Develop by Essential Apps
  • Built for Shopify
  • Free plan available

    "Boost sales with pre-orders, presales, waitlists, and seamless payments."

    Customizable widget
    Partial payments
    Backorder management
    Campaign creation
    Preorder button
    Presale discounts
    Waitlist feature
    Stock limit control

    About Essential Preorder & Presale

    Launched Nov 21, 2024

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    Built by Essential Apps

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    Description

    Pre-order, presale, backstock & waitlist tools with partial payment options to lift sales

    Pre order, presale, waitlist and delayed payment made easy! Lift sales & capture demand even when items are out of stock. Add "Preorder Now" button & accept pre-orders & back orders or offer presale discounts, & manage partial payments with ease. Customise your preorder widget, set limits on pre-orders, and create campaigns for coming soon products to keep customers engaged. Transition smoothly to regular sales after restock while showcasing discounts with strike-through pricing.

    Pre order, presale, waitlist and delayed payment made easy! Lift sales & capture demand even when items are out of stock. Add "Preorder Now" button & accept pre-orders & back orders or offer presale discounts, & manage partial payments with ease. Customise your preorder widget, set limits on pre-orders, and create campaigns for coming soon products to keep customers engaged. Transition smoothly to regular sales after restock while showcasing discounts with strike-through pricing. more
    • Accept preorders & backorders for out of stock products effortlessly
    • Customise your Preorder Now button & pre order widget to match your store
    • Partial payments: deposit, deferred payment, payment schedule, split payment.
    • Set limits on preorders & backorders to manage stock and demand
    • Offer presale coming soon discounts with strike-through pricing on product pages

    Pros

    • Boosts sales by capturing demand for out-of-stock items.
    • Seamless pre-order and presale features, including customization of preorder widgets.
    • Ability to manage partial payments: deposits, deferred payment, payment schedule, and split payment.
    • Allows setting limits on preorders to manage stock and demand effectively.
    • Offers presale discounts with strike-through pricing on product pages.
    • Highly praised customer support, with particular mentions of responsiveness and dedication.
    • User-friendly and intuitive interface.
    • Customizable design to match store style.

    Cons

    • Missing preorder label on the product and collection pages for relevant products.
    • Lacks email customization options for preorder product orders.
    • No customization for preorder message and shipping time on the checkout page.
    • Does not show error or notification message when a user tries to add more quantity than the allowed preorder limit.
    • Absence of a preorder available quantity bar on the product page.

    Top Helpful Reviews

    khédiv

    Aug 02, 2025  on Shopify

    We have been using the app for quite a while with no problems, yet we had a technical problem of the App bottom not showing the desired text description assigned on the design options page. We reached out to support and had Sebastian from the team help us. He wasn't only very helpful and active he even helped us move things around with the design, he was a true hero. We are so happy with our experience so far.

    Neriah's Light

    Jul 22, 2025  on Shopify

    “A true blessing for small faith-based businesses like ours.” Essential Preorder has simplified and strengthened the way we manage preorder campaigns across our store. The ability to customize messaging and notify customers with clarity and kindness has helped us stay transparent while creating a meaningful ordering experience. We’ve tested multiple apps—and this is by far the best free app we’ve found that actually works. Most free tiers are frustratingly limited and break under real use, but Essential Preorder delivers with smooth functionality and thoughtful features, even at no cost. As a business grounded in purpose and prayer, we appreciate tools that support stewardship without complicating the process. The app’s intuitive setup and reliable notifications allow us to serve our customers well—especially when curating products that hold deep spiritual value. Highly recommended to anyone wanting to walk in excellence, even with limited stock or supplier delays.

    CRAP.SUPPLY

    Jul 11, 2025  on Shopify

    I've been using Essential apps for a while and now my entire site runs on all different ones. The fact that they're free is amazing for small stores, and to me a no brainer if you're starting out. Once I scale, I will make sure to scale them too! Also, Samuel (and others ive been in touch with) are SO friendly, fast and professional. I was stuck with custom CSS for an element and within 1 hour all was set and done. Incredible. Cannot recommend this app enough!!

    Fiksilmiah

    Jul 07, 2025  on Shopify

    This app is so useful and saves a lot of my time! I sell US comics on my Shopify store in Indonesia, and using this app is a must for setting up preorders (which can amount to thousands of new titles each month). The app's customizable features is very useful in providing expectation for customers when a certain title will be released. 5 stars for the developers! If there's one drawback, is that I'd like to find a way to remove the Preorder Campaign from the individual product's page, without opening the app page itself.

    Mega Lash Academy

    Jun 18, 2025  on Shopify

    This app is fantastic! It has a simple and super easy setup. It does exactly what you need it to do, making it ideal for new product launches or when you run out of stock but plan to restock soon. The email notification feature is excellent, ensuring that customers are never confused about product availability.

    SBK Motoworks

    Jun 15, 2025  on Shopify

    The experience has been great! As a business that distrbutes international brands product, the Essestial Preorder app truly is a life saver for my business to inform customers that the products are preorder. Plus, the app is also easy to navigate which makes listing a preorder product much easier. Thank you to the Essential Apps team for the support and assistance.

    Fiksilmiah

    May 31, 2025  on Shopify

    This app is so useful and saves a lot of my time! I sell US comics on my Shopify store in Indonesia, and using this app is a must for setting up preorders (which can amount to thousands of new titles each month). The app's customizable features is very useful in providing expectation for customers when a certain title will be released. 5 stars for the developers!

    H.P. May Magick Shop

    May 15, 2025  on Shopify

    easy to use and setup within minutes! I've never had such an easy app and especially for pre-orders. I came to shopify from etsy, and was shocked that I couldnt find a very good pre-order app that was affordable let alone really worked well and was simple to use. THIS IS IT!!!! Thank you for existing Essential Preorder & Presale! I will use this app forever as my business does pre-orders for every restock once a quarter!

    Sky Valley Records

    May 04, 2025  on Shopify

    Great app, user friendly, and does exactly what it states that it will do. Have been using it for our preorders and everything has worked perfectly. My only nitpick is that I wish you could save what the default text is in the 'ships as soon as possible' box.

    Garden In Minutes®

    Apr 14, 2025  on Shopify

    It's a great tool. Super easy set up. Does exactly what you want it to do. Ideal for new product launches or if you stock out of something, but plan to have more. The email notification feature is great. No confusion with customers. I started using it about 2 months ago and they've since rolled out some feature enhancements, which is always nice to see. Looking forward to continuing to use it!

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