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Backly - Back in Stock Alerts

Turn sold-out products into sales with notify me buttons and automatic back in stock email alerts.

Available on Shopify App Store

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Overview

Shoppers who land on a sold-out product leave and rarely come back. The demand is real, but it is invisible and unrecoverable. Backly adds a notify me button to every out-of-stock variant so shoppers join a waitlist instead of bouncing. When inventory returns, everyone waiting gets an automatic back in stock email with a direct link to buy. The widget installs as a theme app extension—no code, no theme edits, and nothing left behind on uninstall. See which sold-out products shoppers want most, follow inventory across every location, sync signups to Klaviyo, and export your waitlist any time.

Features

Core Features

  • Notify Me Widget:Appears automatically on sold-out products, no code or theme edits
  • Automatic Alerts:Emails send the moment inventory returns
  • Multi-Location:Follows stock across every location, not just one
  • Variant Waitlists:Every size, colour, and option gets its own waitlist
  • 21 Languages:Widget text matches your shopper's language automatically
  • Unlimited Signups:Collect waitlist entries on every plan, including Free
  • Stock Thresholds:Only alert once you have enough units to fulfil
  • Manual Sends:Notify a product's waitlist on demand from the dashboard

Analytics & Demand

  • Demand Dashboard:See the sold-out products shoppers want most, ranked
  • Click Tracking:Know which alerts actually drove a visit back
  • Click-Through Rate:Measure how your alerts perform over time
  • Waitlist Value:See the revenue waiting on each sold-out product
  • Demand Reports:Break demand down by product and by variant
  • Send History:A full log of every alert the app has sent

Email & Integrations

  • Custom Content:Edit subject, heading, message, and button colour
  • Your Branding:Remove Backly branding and set your own reply-to address
  • Klaviyo:Sync signups and deliver alerts through your own Klaviyo flows
  • Reminder Emails:One follow-up when an alert goes unclicked and stock remains
  • Delivery Waves:Release alerts in batches to protect limited stock
  • Test Sends:Preview any template in your own inbox before it goes out

Technical Features

  • Theme App Extension:Native install, clean uninstall, no leftover code
  • No Customer Data:Emails come from our own form, never from Shopify records
  • Lightweight Widget:Around 3.5KB gzipped with no third-party requests
  • Automatic Updates:Stays current with Shopify platform changes

Support & Assistance

  • Setup:A two-step setup guide gets you live in minutes
  • Training:Best practices for restock and waitlist strategy
  • Support:Technical assistance and troubleshooting
  • Updates:Regular feature enhancements and bug fixes

Languages: English (storefront widget available in 21 languages)

Categories: Stock alerts

Pricing

Free

Free

  • 50 email alerts per month
  • Unlimited waitlist signups
  • Notify me widget, automatic placement
  • Automatic back in stock alerts
  • Multi-location inventory support
  • Notify me widget in 21 languages
  • Demand overview on dashboard
  • Email support

Growth

$9.90/month or $99/year (save 17%)

  • Everything in Free
  • Unlimited email alerts
  • No Backly branding in emails
  • Custom email content, colors, reply-to
  • Klaviyo signup sync and flow delivery
  • Reminder emails and delivery waves
  • Send thresholds and manual sends
  • Add subscribers manually + CSV export
  • 7-day free trial

Pro

$19.90/month or $199/year (save 17%)

  • Everything in Growth
  • Click tracking on every alert
  • Click-through rate analytics
  • Waitlist value and clicked-through value
  • Demand reports by product and variant
  • Full send history log
  • Priority support
  • 7-day free trial

All charges are billed in USD. Recurring and usage-based charges are billed every 30 days.

Data Access

This app needs access to the following data to work on your store:

View store data

  • Products
  • Inventory
  • Themes
  • Online Store

View personal data

  • None

Backly never reads customer records from Shopify. Shopper email addresses are collected first-party through the app's own notify me form and are used only to send the back in stock alerts those shoppers asked for. Uninstalling revokes access immediately, and your data is purged when Shopify confirms the uninstall.

Learn more about data usage in our privacy policy below.

Developer

Developer Information

Developed by Codersy

About Codersy

Codersy is a specialized Shopify development agency focused on creating high-performance e-commerce solutions. We build custom Shopify stores, apps, and integrations that help businesses scale their online presence.

Our Expertise

  • Custom Shopify theme development
  • Shopify app development
  • Headless commerce solutions
  • Performance optimization
  • SEO implementation

Contact Information

  • Website: https://codersy.com
  • Email: support@codersy.com
  • Support: Available through app dashboard and email

Support & Resources

App Support

App support provided by Codersy.

Available Support Channels

  • Email Support:support@codersy.com
  • Installation Support:Available through Shopify admin panel
  • Setup Guide:A two-step guide built into the app dashboard
  • Documentation:Setup and usage guides

Support Levels by Plan

  • Email support on every plan, including Free
  • Priority support (Pro plan)

Response Times

  • Free Plan: 48-72 hours
  • Growth Plan: 24-48 hours
  • Pro Plan: 12-24 hours priority support

Common Resources

  • Setup guide for quick configuration
  • Best practices guide for restock and waitlist strategy
  • Troubleshooting documentation
  • Feature request submission portal

Frequently Asked Questions

(01)

Do paid plans include a free trial?

Yes. Growth and Pro both include a 7-day free trial. You can use every premium feature during the trial with no commitment, and you are not charged until it ends.

(02)

What happens when I reach the alert limit on the Free plan?

Nothing is lost. Waitlist signups are unlimited on every plan, so shoppers keep joining. Once you pass 50 alerts in a month, further alerts are held as “Sending soon” rather than dropped, and they are released automatically the moment you upgrade.

(03)

Do I need to edit my theme to use Backly?

Not at all. The notify me button installs as a theme app extension: enable the app embed once from the dashboard and it places itself on sold-out products. There is no code to paste, and uninstalling leaves nothing behind in your theme.

(04)

Will Backly slow down my store?

No. The widget is a self-contained script of roughly 3.5KB gzipped that loads only where it is needed and makes no requests to third-party servers. It is delivered through Shopify's own theme app extension infrastructure, so it does not block your page from rendering.

(05)

Does it work with variants and multiple locations?

Yes. Every variant gets its own waitlist, so shoppers are only told about the exact size or colour they asked for. Backly reads your total available inventory across all locations rather than a single one, so an alert only fires when the item is genuinely buyable.

(06)

Can I use the signups in Klaviyo or my own email tool?

Yes. On Growth and Pro, Backly syncs every signup to Klaviyo so you can trigger your own flows, and you can export your full waitlist to CSV at any time. Because the emails are collected on our own form, they are yours to use under your store's privacy policy.