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Shopify Back-in-Stock & Preorder Apps Market Intelligence Dataset

This dataset packages 280 current Shopify App Store back-in-stock and preorder apps into one analysis-ready table for ecommerce tooling research, merchant screening, pricing analysis, and competitive intelligence.

It starts from Shopify's live stock-alerts and pre-orders lanes and enriches each app with pricing-plan structure, review volume, Built for Shopify flags, languages, integrations, category feature labels, developer metadata, and workflow signals such as preorder, restock, waitlist, email, SMS, push, WhatsApp, popup, and AI support.

Current snapshot highlights:

Median starting monthly price is $9.00
Median review count is 14, with the largest app at 3,605 reviews
16.4% of rows carry Shopify's Built for Shopify badge
13.9% of rows appear in both source categories
31.4% of rows expose preorder language and 60.0% expose restock language

Use cases

Benchmark Shopify back-in-stock and preorder app pricing, trial strategy, and review density
Compare how email, SMS, push, WhatsApp, waitlist, and preorder positioning distribute across the category
Screen which apps bundle the broadest feature sets, integrations, and cross-category reach for merchant recommendations
Build internal dashboards for Shopify app-market monitoring, founder research, and inventory-demand tooling comparisons

Dataset Preview

record_id	app_slug	app_name	app_url	category_slug	category_name	category_page_url	page_number	position_on_page	category_rank	source_category_presence_pipe	source_category_count	cross_category_app	in_stock_alerts_category	in_pre_orders_category	stock_alerts_page_number	stock_alerts_position_on_page	stock_alerts_category_rank	pre_orders_page_number	pre_orders_position_on_page	pre_orders_category_rank	icon_url	developer_name	developer_url	developer_domain	developer_location	launched_date	rating	review_count	review_histogram_pipe	review_share_pct_pipe	pricing_summary	pricing_model	has_free_plan	has_free_trial	is_free_to_install	has_built_for_shopify	pricing_plan_count	monthly_price_min_usd	monthly_price_max_usd	plan_names_pipe	plan_price_labels_pipe	plan_trial_labels_pipe	short_description	long_description	languages_pipe	language_count	works_with_pipe	integration_count	category_labels_pipe	category_label_count	feature_groups_pipe	category_features_pipe	feature_count	has_ai_signal	has_whatsapp_signal	has_sms_signal	has_email_signal	has_push_signal	has_popup_signal	has_preorder_signal	has_restock_signal	has_waitlist_signal	has_flow_integration	primary_channel	commercial_focus	market_signal_score	source_domain	last_collected_at
shopify-app-back-in-stock-restock-alerts	back-in-stock-restock-alerts	Preorder, Back In Stock - STOQ	https://apps.shopify.com/back-in-stock-restock-alerts	marketing-and-conversion-upsell-and-bundles-stock-alerts	Stock alerts	https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing-and-conversion-upsell-and-bundles-stock-alerts/all	1	1	1	Stock alerts\|Pre-orders	2	True	True	True	1	1	1	1.0	1.0	1.0	https://cdn.shopify.com/app-store/listing_images/2e4782c30cee9b0872fc602b8727f356/icon/CPLcut-dlIsDE... [7 more chars]	Artos Software	https://stoqapp.com	stoqapp.com	1111B S Governors Ave STE 3617, Dover, DE, 19904, US	November 1, 2021 · Changelog	5	3187	5:3\|4:80\|3:6\|2:3\|1:7	5:97\|4:3\|3:0\|2:0\|1:0	Free plan available. Free trial available. Free plan available	freemium_subscription	True	True	False	True	4	10.0	69.0	Free\|Lite\|Pro\|Unlimited	Free\|$10 / month\|$29 / month\|$69 / month	14-day free trial	Grow sales with preorders, 'notify me' & back in stock alerts	Sell pre orders & manage backorders with the #1 Shopify Pre-order App. Automate back in stock alerts... [60 more chars]	English\|German\|Danish\|Dutch\|Japanese\|Korean\|Italian\|Spanish\|Portuguese (Brazil)\|Portuguese... [170 more chars]	24	Checkout\|Shopify POS\|Shopify Flow\|Shopify Admin\|Flow\|Klaviyo\|Mailchimp\|Omnisend\|Point of Sal... [1 more chars]	11	Pre-orders\|Stock alerts	2	Order type\|Customization\|Payment options\|Notifications\|Analytics and reporting	Coming soon\|Crowdfunding\|Back orders\|Out of stock\|Made-to-order\|Product drops\|Pre-sales\|Butto... [555 more chars]	45	False	False	True	True	True	False	True	True	False	True	multi-channel	hybrid_restocks_and_preorders	100	apps.shopify.com	2026-06-03 17:41:51+00:00
shopify-app-rez-back-in-stock-notify-me	rez-back-in-stock-notify-me	REZ Preorder, Back In Stock	https://apps.shopify.com/rez-back-in-stock-notify-me	marketing-and-conversion-upsell-and-bundles-pre-orders	Pre-orders	https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing-and-conversion-upsell-and-bundles-pre-orders/all	1	2	2	Pre-orders\|Stock alerts	2	True	True	True	1	3	3	1.0	2.0	2.0	https://cdn.shopify.com/app-store/listing_images/040637739bdc638f2f0807b7fe9b7d70/icon/CK2lvvGTupMDE... [7 more chars]	REZ Commerce			Dong Da, Hanoi, 11500, VN	May 26, 2025	5	924	5:899\|4:22\|3:1\|2:0\|1:2	5:97\|4:2\|3:0\|2:0\|1:0	Free Free	free_or_unspecified	False	False	False	True	0							Use REZ’s Preorders and Notify Me tools to create waitlists for out of stock products. Accept pre-or... [60 more chars]	English	1	Checkout\|Shopify Admin	3	Pre-orders\|Stock alerts	2	Order type\|Customization\|Payment options\|Notifications\|Analytics and reporting	Coming soon\|Back orders\|Out of stock\|Made-to-order\|Product drops\|Pre-sales\|Buttons\|Badges\|Cu... [485 more chars]	39	False	False	False	True	True	False	True	True	False	False	multi-channel	hybrid_restocks_and_preorders	88	apps.shopify.com	2026-06-03 17:41:51+00:00
shopify-app-cartbite	cartbite	Back In Stock,Notify Me: Kbite	https://apps.shopify.com/cartbite	marketing-and-conversion-upsell-and-bundles-stock-alerts	Stock alerts	https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing-and-conversion-upsell-and-bundles-stock-alerts/all	1	2	2	Stock alerts	1	False	True	False	1	2	2				https://cdn.shopify.com/app-store/listing_images/41ee878ae878378038e125b03310ced2/icon/CMPE3LTl2vYCE... [7 more chars]	DEVSQUAT SOLUTIONS			First Floor, Plot No. 31, Kh. No. 26/7 Ambika Enclave, Evoli Avenue, Kakrola, New Delhi, New Delhi,... [14 more chars]	May 20, 2021	5	3605	5:3\|4:33\|3:0\|2:1\|1:2	5:99\|4:1\|3:0\|2:0\|1:0	Free plan available. Free trial available. Free plan available	freemium_subscription	True	True	False	True	4	5.0	19.0	Free\|Basic\|Starter\|Pro	Free\|$5 / month\|$9 / month\|$19 / month	14-day free trial	Back in Stock alert & Restock alert for Out-of-Stock Waitlists	Recover lost sales with automated back in stock alerts via email, SMS, and push. Keep customers enga... [39 more chars]	English	1	Checkout\|Shopify Admin\|Pagefly\|Shopgun	5	Stock alerts	1	Notifications\|Customization\|Analytics and reporting	Auto-alerts\|Batch send\|Back in stock\|Multi-language\|Email\|SMS\|Out of stock\|Price drop\|Custom... [165 more chars]	18	False	False	True	True	True	False	False	True	False	False	multi-channel	restock	98	apps.shopify.com	2026-06-03 17:41:51+00:00
shopify-app-preorder-back-in-stock	preorder-back-in-stock	Notify! Back in Stock\|PreOrder	https://apps.shopify.com/preorder-back-in-stock	marketing-and-conversion-upsell-and-bundles-pre-orders	Pre-orders	https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing-and-conversion-upsell-and-bundles-pre-orders/all	1	3	3	Pre-orders\|Stock alerts	2	True	True	True	1	4	4	1.0	3.0	3.0	https://cdn.shopify.com/app-store/listing_images/9216cd5dd17ab1a38de2641bae109159/icon/CKyesdP6oZQDE... [7 more chars]	Notify Me!	https://notify-me.io/	notify-me.io	Richmond, BC, CA	May 19, 2020 · Changelog	4.9	3201	5:3\|4:60\|3:8\|2:8\|1:28	5:97\|4:2\|3:0\|2:0\|1:1	Free plan available. Free trial available. Free plan available	freemium_subscription	True	True	False	True	4	9.9	39.9	Lite\|Kickstart\|Starter\|Standard	Free\|$9.90 / month\|$19.90 / month\|$39.90 / month	7-day free trial	The Notify Me! for pre order, waitlist, low stock & wish list	Download the official Notify Me!™ app on Shopify. Shopify stores love our "Pre-order" and "notify me... [58 more chars]	English\|Spanish\|French\|German\|Italian\|Portuguese (Brazil)\|Dutch\|Finnish\|Japanese\|Norwegian... [39 more chars]	13	Checkout\|Shopify POS\|Shopify Admin\|Klaviyo\|Mailchimp\|Omnisend\|PageFly\|PushOwl	10	Pre-orders\|Stock alerts	2	Order type\|Customization\|Payment options\|Notifications\|Analytics and reporting	Back orders\|Out of stock\|Product drops\|Pre-sales\|Buttons\|Badges\|Custom text\|Email notificatio... [454 more chars]	38	False	False	True	True	True	False	True	True	True	False	multi-channel	hybrid_restocks_and_preorders	100	apps.shopify.com	2026-06-03 17:41:51+00:00
shopify-app-essential-pre-order	essential-pre-order	Essent Preorder Back in Stock	https://apps.shopify.com/essential-pre-order	marketing-and-conversion-upsell-and-bundles-pre-orders	Pre-orders	https://apps.shopify.com/categories/marketing-and-conversion-upsell-and-bundles-pre-orders/all	1	4	4	Pre-orders\|Stock alerts	2	True	True	True	1	5	5	1.0	4.0	4.0	https://cdn.shopify.com/app-store/listing_images/4bf19f58b7906eb76b0459be6312ef09/icon/CJL24PCb_ogDE... [8 more chars]	Essential Apps	http://essential-apps.com/	essential-apps.com	Baltupio g. 45 - 27, Vilnius, 08324, LT	November 22, 2024	5	1134	5:1\|4:27\|3:4\|2:3\|1:4	5:97\|4:2\|3:0\|2:0\|1:0	Free plan available. Free trial available. Free plan available	freemium_subscription	True	True	False	True	4	5.0	59.0	Free\|Lite\|Essentials\|Professional	Free\|$5 / month\|$25 / month\|$59 / month	14-day free trial	Pre-order manager & presale with back in stock alert waitlist	Accept preorders with partial payments or deposits. Send back in stock email alerts when sold out pr... [52 more chars]	English\|German\|Danish\|Dutch\|Japanese\|Korean\|Italian\|Spanish\|Portuguese (Brazil)\|Portuguese... [170 more chars]	24	Shopify Admin\|Checkout\|Essential Apps\|Essential Countdown Timer\|Essential Sticky Add to Cart\|Pa... [26 more chars]	7	Pre-orders\|Stock alerts	2	Order type\|Customization\|Payment options\|Notifications\|Analytics and reporting	Coming soon\|Back orders\|Out of stock\|Made-to-order\|Product drops\|Pre-sales\|Buttons\|Banners\|C... [478 more chars]	39	False	False	False	True	True	False	True	True	True	False	multi-channel	hybrid_restocks_and_preorders	100	apps.shopify.com	2026-06-03 17:41:51+00:00

Access Requirements (Paid Dataset)

This dataset is behind manual gated access.

To obtain access:

Purchase the dataset here:
https://thearticulated.gumroad.com/l/shopify-back-in-stock-preorder-apps-market-intelligence
Provide your Hugging Face username at checkout.
Return to this Hugging Face page and click:
"Request Access"
Your access will be approved within 1-12 hours.

Once approved, you can use the Python snippet at the bottom of this README to load the dataset.

Dataset Structure

Total rows: 280

Total columns: 75

Splits

data: 280 rows

Data Files

data: data/data.parquet

Data Dictionary

The table below describes the columns included in this dataset.

column	pandas_dtype	dataset_type	description
record_id	object	string	Text column. Stable unique row identifier derived from the Shopify app handle.
app_slug	object	string	Text column. Shopify app handle used in the public app-store URL.
app_name	object	string	Text column. Customer-facing Shopify app name shown on the category and detail pages.
app_url	object	string	Text column. Canonical public Shopify App Store URL for the app.
category_slug	object	string	Text column. Primary Shopify category slug for the strongest discovery lane where the app was found.
category_name	object	string	Text column. Primary human-readable Shopify category name for the strongest discovery lane where the app was found.
category_page_url	object	string	Text column. Primary Shopify category listing URL used for discovery ranking context.
page_number	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Category page number of the app within the strongest discovery lane.
position_on_page	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. 1-based position on the primary category page where the app was discovered.
category_rank	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Overall 1-based rank inside the primary category lane used for sorting and ranking context.
source_category_presence_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited list of the Shopify source categories where the app appeared during collection.
source_category_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of source categories where the app appeared during collection.
cross_category_app	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating whether the app appeared in both the stock-alerts and pre-orders categories.
in_stock_alerts_category	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the app was listed in Shopify's stock-alerts category.
in_pre_orders_category	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the app was listed in Shopify's pre-orders category.
stock_alerts_page_number	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Category page number where the app was found in the stock-alerts lane when available.
stock_alerts_position_on_page	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. 1-based card position where the app was found in the stock-alerts lane when available.
stock_alerts_category_rank	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Overall 1-based category rank where the app was found in the stock-alerts lane when available.
pre_orders_page_number	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Category page number where the app was found in the pre-orders lane when available.
pre_orders_position_on_page	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. 1-based card position where the app was found in the pre-orders lane when available.
pre_orders_category_rank	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Overall 1-based category rank where the app was found in the pre-orders lane when available.
icon_url	object	string	Text column. Public Shopify app icon URL exposed on the category card.
developer_name	object	string	Text column. Developer or company name shown on the app detail page.
developer_url	object	string	Text column. Developer website URL shown on the support section when available.
developer_domain	object	string	Text column. Domain extracted from the developer website URL when available.
developer_location	object	string	Text column. Developer location text shown on the Shopify app detail page when available.
launched_date	object	string	Text column. Launch date shown on the Shopify app detail page when available.
based_in_country	object	empty	Column contains no non-null values. Country or region text from the app page's based-in note when available.
rating	float64	float	Decimal numeric column. Overall Shopify App Store rating shown for the app.
review_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Total public review count shown on the Shopify app page.
review_histogram_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited rating-count histogram in the format star:count.
review_share_pct_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited rating-share histogram in the format star:percent.
pricing_summary	object	string	Text column. Short pricing summary shown near the top of the Shopify app detail page.
pricing_model	object	string	Text column. Best-effort pricing model classification inferred from the pricing summary and plan cards.
has_free_plan	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that Shopify labels the app as having a free plan.
has_free_trial	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that Shopify labels the app as having a free trial.
is_free_to_install	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that Shopify labels the app as free to install.
has_built_for_shopify	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag indicating that the app carries the Built for Shopify badge.
pricing_plan_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Number of pricing plan cards exposed on the Shopify app detail page.
monthly_price_min_usd	float64	float	Decimal numeric column. Lowest monthly list price in USD parsed from the pricing cards when available.
monthly_price_max_usd	float64	float	Decimal numeric column. Highest monthly list price in USD parsed from the pricing cards when available.
one_time_price_min_usd	float64	empty	Column contains no non-null values. Lowest one-time charge price in USD parsed from pricing text when available.
usage_rate_min_usd	float64	empty	Column contains no non-null values. Lowest usage-based per-unit price parsed from pricing text when available.
yearly_discount_max_pct	float64	empty	Column contains no non-null values. Largest yearly savings percentage parsed from the pricing cards when available.
plan_names_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited pricing plan names from the Shopify app detail page.
plan_price_labels_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited human-readable plan price labels from the pricing cards.
plan_trial_labels_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited trial or footer labels associated with the pricing cards.
short_description	object	string	Text column. Short category-card summary shown for the app in the source category listing.
long_description	object	long text	Free-text column containing longer text values. Longer normalized descriptive text from the Shopify app detail page.
key_benefits_pipe	object	empty	Column contains no non-null values. Pipe-delimited value-proposition bullets from the top descriptive section of the app page.
languages_pipe	object	long text	Free-text column containing longer text values. Pipe-delimited languages listed on the Shopify app detail page.
language_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of languages listed on the Shopify app detail page.
works_with_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited integrations or tools listed in the Works with section.
integration_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of integrations or tools listed in the Works with section.
category_labels_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited top-level Shopify app categories shown inside the app detail page.
category_label_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of top-level category labels shown inside the app detail page.
feature_groups_pipe	object	string	Text column. Pipe-delimited category feature-group headings shown on the app detail page.
category_features_pipe	object	long text	Free-text column containing longer text values. Pipe-delimited category feature labels shown on the app detail page.
feature_count	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Count of distinct category feature labels shown on the app detail page.
merchant_summary_text	object	long text	Free-text column containing longer text values. Shopify Magic merchant-summary text shown for sufficiently reviewed apps when available.
has_ai_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for AI, agent, chatbot, GPT, or automation language in the app text.
has_whatsapp_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for WhatsApp positioning in the app text.
has_sms_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for SMS or text-message positioning in the app text.
has_email_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for email or newsletter positioning in the app text.
has_push_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for push-notification positioning in the app text.
has_popup_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for popup or exit-intent positioning in the app text.
has_preorder_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for preorder, presale, or coming-soon positioning in the app text.
has_restock_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for back-in-stock, restock, stock-alert, or notify-me positioning in the app text.
has_waitlist_signal	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for waitlist or interest-list positioning in the app text.
has_flow_integration	boolean	boolean	True/false column. Boolean flag for Shopify Flow positioning or integration language in the app text.
primary_channel	object	string	Text column. Best-effort primary messaging or notification channel inferred from the app text.
commercial_focus	object	string	Text column. Best-effort workflow classification inferred from category presence and app text, such as preorder, restock, or hybrid_restocks_and_preorders.
market_signal_score	Int64	integer	Whole-number numeric column. Heuristic 0-100 score combining reviews, rating, feature depth, integrations, pricing breadth, badge signals, and cross-category presence.
source_domain	object	string	Text column. Source domain used for category and app-page collection.
last_collected_at	datetime64[ns, UTC]	datetime	Date or timestamp column. UTC timestamp when the row was collected for this dataset build.

Intended Use

This dataset is intended for research, experimentation, analysis, and model prototyping.

Loading the Dataset


import os
from datasets import load_dataset

HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY_KARMANE = os.environ.get("HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY_KARMANE")

dataset = load_dataset(
    "Karmane/shopify-back-in-stock-preorder-apps-market-intelligence",
    token=HUGGINGFACE_API_KEY_KARMANE,
)

print(dataset)
print(dataset[list(dataset.keys())[0]][0])

# getting the DataFrame itself
# df = dataset[list(dataset.keys())[0]].to_pandas()

Karmane. (2025). Shopify Back-in-Stock & Preorder Apps Market Intelligence Dataset. Hugging Face. https://huggingface.co/datasets/Karmane/shopify-back-in-stock-preorder-apps-market-intelligence

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