Restock: Back in Stock vs Rota Sortis
Two Shopify apps, side by side: detected stores, momentum, reviews, plans, listed features and who runs each. Store counts as of Oct 14, 2026.
The short answer
- Only Restock lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for Restock and $52/month for Rota Sortis.
- Rota Sortis lists 11 features Restock’s listing doesn’t mention, including Batch send, Cart discounts, Cross-sell bundles.
Head to head
Free
- · 50 subscribers, 100 email notifications/
Growth
- · 500 subscribers, unlimited email
- · Price-drop alerts, preorders, referrals
- · SMS + web push, no branding
Pro
- · 5,000 subscribers, WhatsApp channel
- · Preorder deposits, crowdfunding campaign
Enterprise
- · Unlimited subscribers, AI demand intelli
Pro
- · Activate storefront bundles
- · Automate discount rules
- · Demand insights dashboard
- · Priority email support
- · Schedule launches and rules
- · Send live restock emails
Premium
- · A/B test email content
- · Advanced attribution tagging
- · Everything in Pro
- · Faster batch sending
- · Faster support SLA
- · Inventory guardrails
Coverage counts what each App Store listing names. Every feature, checked off app by app, is in Shoplist.
See every featureEvery sold-out product is a customer ready to buy. Restock captures that demand with back-in-stock alerts, so shoppers join a waitlist in one tap and get notified the moment you restock. Turn stockouts into preorders with deposits and estimated ship dates, or launch crowdfunding campaigns to gauge demand before you reorder. Demand intelligence scores products and recommends restock quantities.
Rota Sortis gives Shopify merchants a revenue recovery ecosystem for missed product demand. Capture interest when items are sold out, unavailable, or launching soon with waitlists and preorders. Bring shoppers back with restock emails from Email Studio, improve offers with bundles and discounts, and track demand, recovered revenue, and product activity from one guided workspace.
- Automatic back-in-stock alerts by email, SMS, WhatsApp, and web push
- Preorders with deposits and estimated ship dates to sell through stockouts
- AI demand scoring and restock recommendations from waitlist signals
- Capture waitlists on out-of-stock products with a storefront widget
- Send restock emails from a visual drag-and-drop editor
- Run native preorders with selling plans
- Create product bundles and automated discount rules
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 |  Restock |  Rota Sortis |
|---|---|---|
| Detected stores | Not published | Not published |
| Net store change, 28 days | 0 | 0 |
| Stores added, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Big-brand share | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Top store categories | Not published | Not published |
| Top store countries | Not published | Not published |
Reviews
| Measure | Restock | Rota Sortis |
|---|---|---|
| App Store rating | Not published | Not published |
| App Store reviews | Not published | Not published |
| New reviews, 28 days | Not enough data | Not enough data |
| Reviewers a year or more in | Not enough data | Not enough data |
Pricing
| Measure | Restock | Rota Sortis |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Not listed |
| Lowest paid monthly plan | $9/month(ahead) | $52/month |
| Longest free trial | Not listed | 14 days |
| Plans listed | 4 | 2 |
Listing
| Measure | Restock | Rota Sortis |
|---|---|---|
| Shopify category rank | #304 | #438 |
| Shopify App Charts | Not on this week’s charts | Not on this week’s charts |
| Built for Shopify | No | No |
| Launched | Aug 19, 2026 | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Languages | 1 | 1 |
| Developer | Webb9 | Arcana |
FAQ
Restock and Rota Sortis: common questions
- Is Restock or Rota Sortis cheaper?
- Only Restock lists a free plan. Paid plans start at $9/month for Restock and $52/month for Rota Sortis. 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?
- Restock lists 10 the others don’t mention, such as Auto-alerts, Inventory tracking, Multi-language, Out of stock. Rota Sortis lists 11 the others don’t mention, such as Batch send, Cart discounts, Cross-sell bundles, Custom bundles. 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 14, 2026; 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 14, 2026. 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.