Recurly alternatives
Payments & Merchant of Record · recurly.com
Recurly is a subscription management and recurring billing platform offering products for subscription billing, Shopify-native commerce, subscriber engagement/retention, and automated revenue recognition.
We only list alternatives we can defend with sourced pricing data.
Top Recurly alternatives
We compared 15 products and found 11 alternatives · Recurly pricing is still being verified, so savings are not computed yet · scenario: $5,000/month processed across 50 transactions, USD.
We list 11 assessed alternatives; Recurly's own price is not verified yet, so no cheaper-than claim is made.
| Product | Match | Price | Annual savings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TOP PICK Chargebee Flow (Pay as you go) plan | 100% | $40/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Mollie Standard pricing plan · missing: Discount codes, Dunning & recovery processor — adjacent | 50% | $104.50/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Comecero Comecero Billing plan · missing: Local payment methods merchant of record — adjacent | 75% | $110/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Airwallex Explore plan · missing: Discount codes, Dunning & recovery processor — adjacent | 50% | $155.00/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Stripe Standard plan · missing: Subscription billing, Discount codes, Dunning & recovery processor — adjacent | 25% | $160/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Creem Standard plan · missing: Local payment methods, Discount codes, Dunning & recovery merchant of record — adjacent | 25% | $215/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Dodo Payments Standard plan merchant of record — adjacent | 100% | $220/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Polar Pro plan · missing: Local payment methods, Dunning & recovery merchant of record — adjacent | 50% | $230/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Lemon Squeezy Ecommerce plan merchant of record — adjacent | 100% | $275/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Paddle Pay-as-you-go plan · missing: Discount codes, Dunning & recovery merchant of record — adjacent | 50% | $275/mo how? ⓘ | — | |
Gumroad Direct sales plan · missing: Local payment methods, Discount codes, Dunning & recovery creator marketplace — adjacent | 25% | $525/mo how? ⓘ | — |
Which Recurly alternative for which situation
Picked by the numbers in this scenario — same subtype unless stated, assessed products only.
What you give up
Capabilities Recurly has that the top alternatives lack.
- Local payment methods — Accept payment methods common in the customer's local market.Missing from Comecero.
- Discount codes — Offer discount or coupon codes at checkout.Missing from Mollie, Airwallex.
- Dunning & recovery — Automatically retry and recover failed subscription payments.Missing from Mollie, Airwallex.
Price at your volume
The same comparison recomputed at three sizes. Plan caps change who is cheapest.
Feature comparison
Recurly vs the top alternatives, on the 4 compared capabilities.
| Capability | Recurly | Chargebee | Mollie | Comecero | Airwallex |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscription billing from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Local payment methods from Starter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Discount codes from All-Access | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Dunning & recovery | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Scenario price cheapest qualifying plan | — | $40/mo Flow (Pay as you go) | $104.50/mo Standard pricing | $110/mo Comecero Billing | $155.00/mo Explore |
✓ means the product offers the capability — possibly only on a higher tier than the plan priced below it. The price row shows the cheapest plan that qualifies for our comparison scenario, with its plan name; a $0 free plan may not include every checked capability.
What Recurly covers
The capability set used for comparison. Grey entries are not available on self-serve plans.
- ✓ Subscription billing — from Starter
- ✓ Local payment methods — from Starter
- ✓ Discount codes — from All-Access
- ✓ Dunning & recovery
Price ladder
Observed prices from the official pricing page.
Who switched
Anonymous: no account, no email, no IP stored. Reports are shown once a switch has 3 or more and never change ranking or order — alternatives are computed from prices and capabilities only.
Sources
Every claim traces to an official source and a check date.
- https://recurly.com/pricing/ (official_pricing, checked 2026-10-26)
Frequently asked
Is there a free Recurly alternative?
We have not verified a free plan that fits this scenario among the assessed alternatives.
What is the cheapest Recurly alternative?
In our scenario ($5,000/month processed across 50 transactions), Chargebee is the cheapest assessed alternative at $40/mo (Flow (Pay as you go) plan).
What is the cheapest Recurly alternative with Discount codes?
Chargebee covers Discount codes and costs $40/mo (Flow (Pay as you go) plan) in our scenario.
Does Recurly have a free plan?
No. Recurly has no free plan on its official pricing page.
When were these prices checked?
Between 2026-10-26 and 2026-10-26, on the vendors' official pricing pages.
