Prebuy vs Preorderly • Preorder PreSale
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 13, 2026 for Prebuy, Nov 9, 2026 for Preorderly • Preorder PreSale.
The short answer
- Paid plans start at $199/month for Prebuy and $14.99/month for Preorderly • Preorder PreSale.
- Preorderly • Preorder PreSale lists 11 features Prebuy’s listing doesn’t mention, including Badges, Buttons, Custom branding.
Head to head
Pre-Order/Sold Out/Coming Soon/Backorder/Pre-sale/Out of Stock
- United States
- Canada
- Australia
Momentum
New reviews each month
Review pace is the clearest public read on how fast an app is winning new merchants.
Growth
- · Accurate dates - not "coming soon"
- · Auto release - stock in, orders ship
- · Free onboarding
- · Klaviyo integration - shipment updates
- · No-code setup - works with any theme
- · Shopify Markets - multi-warehouse ready
Pro
- · Accurate dates - not "coming soon"
- · Auto release - stock in, orders ship
- · Free onboarding
- · Klaviyo integration - shipment updates
- · No-code setup - works with any theme
- · Shopify Markets - multi-warehouse ready
Enterprise
- · 3000+ monthly orders
- · Accurate dates - not "coming soon"
- · Auto release - stock in, orders ship
- · Free onboarding
- · Klaviyo integration - shipment updates
- · No-code setup - works with any theme
BASIC ($14.99)
- · All features + unlimited preorders
- · For stores on the Basic Shopify
- · Live chat support!
- · No hidden fees
SHOPIFY ($24.99)
- · All features + unlimited preorders
- · For stores on the Shopify pricing plan
- · Live chat support!
- · No hidden fees
ADVANCED ($32.99)
- · All features + unlimited preorders
- · Live chat support!
- · No hidden fees
- · On the Advanced Shopify pricing plan
PLUS ($44.99)
- · All features + unlimited preorders
- · Live chat support!
- · No hidden fees
- · On the Shopify Plus pricing plan
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featurePrebuy turns inventory you have on order into preorders on Shopify. Connect your purchase orders and shipment ETAs, and Prebuy lists those products for sale before stock lands. Product pages show delivery dates from each purchase order, and inventory caps match the units on the way, so you cannot oversell. When stock arrives, held orders release in order and fulfil automatically.
Stop losing sales to Out of stock. Preorderly turns unavailable and not-yet-launched products into pre-orders customers can buy today. Enable products one by one, by collection, or automatically by tag. Show a Ships by date and countdown, carried onto the order confirmation, and warn shoppers when a cart mixes pre-order and in-stock items.
- Preorders driven by purchase order data
- Delivery dates shown on product pages
- Inventory caps tied to incoming stock
- First-in-first-out order release on stock arrival
- Customize preorder button/text for collections, products, and variants
- Schedule fulfillment and start/end times for preorder items with notification.
- Display preorder button/badge in homepage/collection page.
- Limit quantity per customer/product and tagging preorder items in order page
All the numbers
Every figure, side by side
A green dot marks the app ahead on a measured figure. Estimates, gaps and apps that leave no storefront trace never take the lead.
Adoption
| Measure |  Prebuy |  Preorderly • Preorder PreSale |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | 221 |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | 5 |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | 19% |
| Top store categories | Not published | Apparel & Accessories, Home & Garden, Sporting Goods |
| Top store countries | Not published | United States, Canada, Australia |
Reviews
| Measure | Prebuy | Preorderly • Preorder PreSale |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | 4.6 ★ |
| App Store reviews | Not published | 73 |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | 0 |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Prebuy | Preorderly • Preorder PreSale |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Not listed | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $199/month | $14.99/month(ahead) |
| Longest free trial | 7 days | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 3 | 4 |
Listing
| Measure | Prebuy | Preorderly • Preorder PreSale |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #63 | #54(ahead) |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | #19 in Pre-orders |
| Built for Shopify | No | Yes |
| Launched | May 5, 2026 | Jan 18, 2018 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Prebuy Limited | Storefrontist2 |
FAQ
Prebuy and Preorderly • Preorder PreSale: common questions
- Is Prebuy or Preorderly • Preorder PreSale cheaper?
- Paid plans start at $199/month for Prebuy and $14.99/month for Preorderly • Preorder PreSale. Shoplist compares base prices only between monthly plans in the same currency; usage charges and annual plans vary, so check each plan’s limits.
- What features does each app list that the other doesn’t?
- Prebuy lists 2 the others don’t mention, such as Crowdfunding, Email notifications. Preorderly • Preorder PreSale lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Badges, Buttons, Custom branding, Custom text. A feature missing from a listing may still be supported; this compares what each App Store listing says.
- Where does this comparison’s data come from?
- Shoplist crawls Shopify storefronts to detect which apps each store runs, and reads each app’s Shopify App Store listing for reviews, pricing, features and integrations. Store counts are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Prebuy, Nov 9, 2026 for Preorderly • Preorder PreSale; estimated figures are labeled.
How Shoplist compares apps
Store counts come from Shoplist’s crawl of Shopify storefronts, which detects the apps each store runs; they are as of Oct 13, 2026 for Prebuy, Nov 9, 2026 for Preorderly • Preorder PreSale. Reviews, ratings, plans, features and integrations come from each app’s Shopify App Store listing. 28-day figures are labeled when estimated, and a figure that is missing or estimated never decides who leads. Read the methodology.