Recurly
Recurly — Enterprise subscription management platform with dunning, multi-gateway support, proration, and revenue recognition.
Our Verdict
Best for saas with recurring revenue. Recurly offers $249/mo (Core). Moderate vendor lock-in.
Pros
- SaaS with recurring revenue
- Usage-based pricing models
Cons
- One-time purchases only
- Simple Stripe Checkout is enough
Best for: SaaS
Not for: Simple projects
When to Use Recurly
Good fit if you need
- SaaS with recurring revenue
- Usage-based pricing models
- Complex plan management
Not the best choice if
- One-time purchases only
- Simple Stripe Checkout is enough
Consider instead: payment-gateway
Migration Guide
Difficulty: medium
Data you can export: API export
API standard: Proprietary
💡 Moderate effort required. Export data before canceling
Works Well With
Lock-in Assessment
Medium 3/5
Lock-in Score 3/5
Medium — underandwithon logic, 20+ gateways
Data Portability: API export
API Compatibility: Proprietary
Pricing
Price wrong?Recurly Pricing
- Pricing Model
- hybrid
- Free Tier
- No
- Entry Price
- $249/mo (Core)
- Enterprise Available
- Yes
- Billing Complexity
- Medium
- Transparency Score
- 3/5
Beta — estimates may differ from actual pricing
1,000
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Estimated Monthly Cost
$25
Estimated Annual Cost
$300
Estimates are approximate and may not reflect current pricing. Always check the official pricing page.
Scale
Used in these stacks
Curated setups that include Recurly.
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