Best WooCommerce Pre-Orders
Pre-Order is a process which allows the customer to purchase the product before the actual product launch. It helps to create more hype among the customers and estimate how many sales are about to happen before the actual product launch. In this article, We have listed Top 3 Best WooCommerce Pre-Order Plugins which are as follows,
1. WooCommerce Pre-Orders
2. YITH Pre-Order for WooCommerce
3. SUMO WooCommerce Pre-Orders
WooCommerce Pre-Orders allows the customers to pre-order the products before they are available on the WooCommerce site. The pre-order experience is fully customizable and it can be charged in two ways, Upfront or Upon Release. When charging a pre-order as Upfront, the customer needs to pay the pre-order amount upon checkout. During Upon Release mode, the payment will be charged automatically after the product release if the customer has used any one of the supported payment gateways. If a supported gateway is not available, the customer can pre-order the product using inbuilt Pay Later Payment Gateway provided in the plugin and they will receive an email to complete the payment when the product is released.
WooCommerce Pre-Orders is developed by WooCommerce. Some of the features offered by this plugin are as follows,
Product Type
It works with both Simple & Variable products
Set Date/Time
Admin can set an optional date/time which indicates product availability on the site
Payment Type
Charge Upfront and Upon Release
Automatic Charge
When the product becomes available on the site, Automatically charge the payment[Applicable only for Charge Upon Release]
Customize the release date
Admin can customize or change the release date for a pre-ordered product
Email Notification
Customers can receive the Email regarding the pre-ordered product
Cancel pre-order
Option to Cancel pre-orders if the product is no longer available
Optional for charge a fee
It has the option to charge a fee for a pre-order
Price: $129.00 /year
2. YITH Pre-Order for WooCommerce
YITH Pre-Order for WooCommerce allows you to create pre-order products and allow the customers to purchase before they are released on the WooCommerce site. Customers will be notified by email once the product is officially released and on sale.
YITH – WooCommerce Pre-Order is developed by YITH. Some of the main features offered by this plugin are as follows,
Product Type
Supports both Simple and Variable Product
Allow Pre-Purchases on your Website
Set a pre-order date, price, quantity and sell products that are not yet available
Price Adjustment
Admin can set Fixed or % Discount/Mark up for pre-order products
Pre-Orders Overview
Display separate orders status for pre-order on the WooCommerce orders page
Pre-Order Duration
Set Date and Time for Pre-Order Products
Bulk Actions
Bulk actions are available to set groups of products into Pre-Order, based on categories and/or tags
Automatic Email System
Email notification to admin and customers regarding pre-ordered product
Price: €70.00 /year
3. SUMO WooCommerce Pre-Orders
SUMO WooCommerce Pre-Orders is a Comprehensive WooCommerce Pre-Orders Plugin. Using this plugin, you can allow your customers to pre-order the products before they are released on WooCommerce Shop. The payment can be charged in two ways. They are Pay in Front and Pay on Release. When charging the pre-order product as Pay in Front, then a customer should pay the pre-order amount using available payment gateways during the checkout. When charging the pre-order product as Pay on Release, at checkout only SUMO Pre-Orders Pay Later payment gateway will be displayed using which customers should have to place the order. Once the product becomes available on the site, a customer will receive the email notification which includes the pay link to complete the payment. The customer has to pay the amount at the specified time. If the customer failed to make the payment after the specified time, then the pre-order will be canceled.
SUMO WooCommerce Pre-Order is developed by Fantastic Plugins. Some of the key features offered by this plugin are as follows,
Product Type
It works with both Simple and Variable Products
Set Pre-Order Release Date and Time
Site admin should set the Pre-Order Date and Time[If not configured, then it will be considered as a normal product]
Pre-Order Product Price Adjustment
You can modify the Pre-Order Product Price using Discount/Mark-Up option
Charge Type
Set payment type as Pay in Front/Pay on Release for the Pre-Order Products
Maximum Quantity Restriction
Set the Maximum Quantity which can be ordered by a User per Pre-Order Product
Release Date for Pre-Order Product(s)
An option provided to change the Release Date for Pre-Order Product(s) and sends notification instantly to the customers
Email Notification
Email Notifications to Admin and Customers about Product Release, Invoice to Complete the Payment, Payment Reminder Invoice[Pay on Release], Pre-Order Cancelled, etc
Cancel Pre-Order Products
Allow Users to Cancel their Pre-Order Products[Anytime Before Product Release/Specified Time Before Product Release]
Master Log
Pre-Orders transactions will be listed here
Compatible Plugins
This plugin works with SUMO Payment Plans and SUMO Memberships
Price: $39
