Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro vs Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,045, ahead of Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro at #1,139. Over the last 7 days Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP slipped 1 place and Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro held its place. Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP has the largest install base, roughly 1.5× the next: 30K+ active installs against 20K+ for Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro. Downloads this week: Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 11,681 and Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 11,546. Ratings: Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro 4.7★ from 122 and Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP 4.8★ from 184 reviews.
| Metric | Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro | Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,139 ▬ | #1,045 ▼ 1 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | 30K+ |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 11,546 | 11,681 |
| Rating | 4.7★ (122) | 4.8★ (184) |
| Last updated | Oct 15, 2026 | Oct 14, 2026 |
| Current version | 7.5.0 | 1.10 |
| Best rank on record | #1,137 | #1,032 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Apr 2018 | Mar 2013 |
| Sites detected by our detector | 3 | 0 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
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Frequently asked questions
Which is more popular, Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro or Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP?
By active installs, Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP: 30K+ sites run it against 20K+ for Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro, according to WordPress.org figures captured on October 23, 2026.
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro or Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP?
Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP, at #1,045 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro at #1,139. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are Back In Stock Notifier for WooCommerce | WooCommerce Waitlist Pro or Customize WordPress Emails and Alerts – Better Notifications for WP alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.