Commerce & MarketplacesSmall system

Pre-order & Waitlist Commerce

A launch storefront for products that aren't shipping yet: capture deposits or full pre-orders, run hype waitlists with referral positions, and convert the list when stock lands.

Typically bought by: Hardware startups, fashion drops, authors, game studios, and brands doing limited releases

Standard features

Always included in the base price. Every one is built, tested and delivered working.

Product launch pages with countdown and stock/batch limits
Pre-order checkout: full payment, deposit, or charge-on-ship (provider-agnostic)
Waitlist signup with position number
Referral links that move users up the waitlist
Batch/wave management: invite the next N when stock arrives
Automated emails: confirmation, position updates, invite-to-buy
Estimated ship date display with change notifications
Cancellation and refund handling for pre-orders
Conversion analytics: signups, invites, purchase rate
Admin panel for products, batches, and the queue
Anti-bot protections on signup

Popular custom additions

Quoted per feature in the configurator — $50 simple, $150 moderate, $300 complex.

Charge-on-fulfillment with card re-authorization flows
Tiered early-bird pricing that steps up as batches sell
SMS drop alerts
Raffle-based access for hyped drops
Shopify sync to convert pre-orders into store orders
Crowdfunding-style funding goal display

Tech stack

Frontend: Next.js + Tailwind CSS
Backend: Next.js API routes / Node.js with queue jobs
Database: PostgreSQL (Neon)
Integrations: Payment gateway with delayed capture (Stripe/PayPal/other), Transactional email (Resend/SendGrid), SMS (Twilio/other)