# Chargebee vs Recurly

| Attribute | Chargebee | Recurly |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 72.1 (73% (medium)) | 68.4 (73% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A cloud-based subscription billing system that automates revenue management and invoicing for SaaS companies. Supports flat-fee, usage-based, tiered, and hybrid pricing models with global tax compliance and payment collection. It is indexed under Billing & Invoicing Software.","source":"https://www.chargebee.com/saas-pricing-models/","question":"What is Chargebee?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chargebee offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $160 per month. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.chargebee.com/pricing/","question":"Is Chargebee free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Chargebee supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.chargebee.com/saas-pricing-models/","question":"What platforms does Chargebee support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Chargebee, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.chargebee.com/saas-pricing-models/","question":"Can Chargebee be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 28 integrations for Chargebee, including Salesforce, Xero, QuickBooks Online, NetSuite, Sage Intacct, HubSpot, Zoho CRM and Avalara, plus 20 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.chargebee.com/saas-pricing-models/","question":"What does Chargebee integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Chargebee. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Chargebee not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.chargebee.com/security/","question":"What security certifications does Chargebee have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Chargebee is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States and the EU.","source":"https://www.chargebee.com/pricing/","question":"Where is Chargebee available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Recurly is a subscription billing platform designed to handle the complexity of recurring revenue. It provides automated billing, flexible pricing management, revenue recognition, and subscriber engagement tools to help DTC and digital businesses scale their subscription operations. It is indexed under Billing & Invoicing Software.","source":"https://recurly.com/pricing","question":"What is Recurly?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Recurly offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $249 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://recurly.com/pricing","question":"Is Recurly free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Recurly. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://recurly.com/pricing","question":"What platforms does Recurly support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Recurly, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://recurly.com/pricing","question":"Can Recurly be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 19 integrations for Recurly, including Shopify, Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Adyen, Klarna and MercadoPago, plus 11 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://recurly.com/pricing","question":"What does Recurly integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for Recurly. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Recurly not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://recurly.com/product/security-compliance","question":"What security certifications does Recurly have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A billing platform that automates subscription management, invoicing, and revenue recognition. Handles complex pricing models and integrates with payment gateways, accounting systems, and CRM tools to streamline billing operations and financial reporting. | An all-in-one subscription and revenue management platform that handles recurring billing, payment processing, revenue recognition, and customer lifecycle engagement for subscription businesses. |
| features.capabilities | `{"dunning":"smart","gl_sync":true,"analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","self_hostable":false,"pricing_models":"Flat-fee, quantity-based, volume-tiered, tiered usage, stair-step, hybrid, custo","usage_metering":"real_time","catalog_management":true,"merchant_of_record":false,"revenue_recognition":"integration","subscription_billing":true}` | `{"dunning":"smart","analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","self_hostable":false,"pricing_models":"Fixed, tier-based, volume-based, stair-step, usage-based, one-time, and ramp pri","usage_metering":"real_time","catalog_management":true,"revenue_recognition":"native_asc606","subscription_billing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 50 | 30 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Salesforce"},{"name":"Xero"},{"name":"QuickBooks Online"},{"name":"NetSuite"},{"name":"Sage Intacct"},{"name":"HubSpot"},{"name":"Zoho CRM"},{"name":"Avalara"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Mailchimp"},{"name":"Zapier"},{"name":"Freshdesk"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"BigCommerce"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Klaviyo"},{"name":"Pipedrive"},{"name":"ShipStation"},{"name":"GetAccept"},{"name":"Stitch Data"},{"name":"Groove"},{"name":"DATEV by MIDbridge"},{"name":"Okta","category":"identity"},{"name":"Azure","category":"identity"},{"name":"Docusign","category":"contract"},{"name":"PandaDoc","category":"contract"},{"name":"RevenueStory","category":"analytics"},{"name":"Azure AD","native":true,"category":"directory","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"PayPal Commerce","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Shopify"},{"name":"Stripe"},{"name":"PayPal"},{"name":"Apple Pay"},{"name":"Google Pay"},{"name":"Adyen"},{"name":"Klarna"},{"name":"MercadoPago"},{"name":"Worldpay"},{"name":"Google Cloud Marketplace"},{"name":"Adobe Audience Manager"},{"name":"Google Play","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Apple IAP","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Amazon IAP","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Roku Billing","native":true,"category":"payments","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Salesforce Marketing Cloud","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"SendGrid","native":true,"category":"email","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Braze","native":true,"category":"marketing","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Zendesk","native":true,"category":"support","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Salesforce","native":true,"category":"crm","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"NetSuite","native":true,"category":"erp","direction":"bidirectional"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Performance","summary":"$160/month with 100M usage events","features":["Price book and invoicing","Usage ingestion and billing with MCP","Real-time usage limits and alerts","Usage, pricing, and revenue analytics","Pricing tables and 1 growth experiment","CRM, ERP, and productivity integrations"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":160,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Core subscription and usage-based billing with analytics","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"usage_events":"100M/mo"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Up to 500M usage events per month.","features":["Multi-entity management (up to 100 entities)","Enterprise access controls with SAML, SCIM, JIT provisioning","Higher API call and webhook limits","Sandboxes and event stream access"],"description":"Global-scale billing with multi-entity and high-volume support","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"usage_events":"500M/mo"}},{"free":true,"name":"CPQ Lite","summary":"Free for first 50 quotes. Chargebee Billing customers only.","features":["Quote creation and management","Multi-product quoting","Two-way sync with Salesforce and HubSpot"],"description":"Free quoting and subscription management for Chargebee customers","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"quotes":"50 free"}}],"summary":"From $160/month. Free tier for CPQ (first 50 quotes). Enterprise custom pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.chargebee.com/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-10-05T11:05:46.411Z","startingPrice":{"amount":160,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$249/month + 0.9% of billing volume (first $40K/month included)","features":["Automated global subscription billing","Flexible plans and pricing","Static churn-prevention tools","1 Dunning campaign","10+ payment methods","20+ payment gateways"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"of":"billing_volume","kind":"percentage","rate":0.9,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For subscription businesses just getting started","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"first_billings_free":"$40K/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"All-Access","summary":"As low as <1% of billing volume, billed annually. Volume-based pricing ($1M minimum billing volume)","features":["AI-Powered agents, analytics, insights","Intelligent churn-prevention tools","Multiple dunning campaigns","Advanced plans, pricing, promotions","Payments orchestration across multiple gateways","Custom reporting, additional analytics, and automated exports","Additional payment methods including ACH, gateways, and communications languages","Multicurrency","Single sign-on"],"commitment":"annual","description":"For subscription businesses ready for scale","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"minimum_billing_volume":"$1M/year"}},{"free":false,"name":"All-Access for Shopify","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Customized bundles","Subscribe and save","Prepaid and gift subscriptions","Hybrid subscription support","Cancel-save flows and surveys","Self-serve bulk updater","Analytics and integrations","Hosted subscriber portal with passwordless login"],"contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Engage","summary":"$1,600/month, billed annually","features":["AI powered propensity to churn model","1-click billing integration","Personalized offers","Cancel save, upsell, cross sell capabilities","Granular segmentation","Low code prompt builder","Advanced analytics","Robust integrations"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1600,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Retention, expansion, and customer engagement","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"RevRec","summary":"$850/month, billed annually","features":["Automated contract modifications","SSP automation","Rules-driven allocations","Real-time revenue insights & forecasting","Automated monthly close","Unified workbench","Multi-GAAP compliance","Immutable audit trail"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":850,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Automated revenue recognition and compliance","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $249/month + 0.9% volume (Starter) to <1% volume billed annually (All-Access, $1M minimum). Add-on products (Engage, RevRec) from $850/month. 90-day free trial.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://recurly.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-23T13:26:27.614Z","freeTrialDays":90,"startingPrice":{"amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | high | high |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":160,"currency":"USD"}` | `{"amount":249,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.5 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.certifications | `[{"name":"PCI DSS Level 1","level":"Level 1","status":"active","auditor":"Qualified Security Assessor"},{"name":"ISO 27001:2022","level":"2022","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 1 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"SOC 2 Type II","level":"Type II","status":"active"},{"name":"EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework","status":"active"},{"name":"UK Extension to EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework","status":"active"},{"name":"Swiss-U.S. Data Privacy Framework","status":"active"}]` | `[{"name":"PCI-DSS Level 1","level":"1","status":"active"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://www.chargebee.com/recurring-billing-invoicing/einvoicing-compliance/ | https://recurly.com/legal/security |

## Capabilities (Billing & Invoicing Software)

| Capability | Chargebee | Recurly |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Subscription billing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Usage metering | Real-time | Real-time |
| Pricing models | Flat-fee, quantity-based, volume-tiered, tiered usage, stair-step, hybrid, custo | Fixed, tier-based, volume-based, stair-step, usage-based, one-time, and ramp pri |
| Invoicing & AR | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catalog management | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Commerce** |  |  |
| Merchant of record | ✗ | - |
| **Finance** |  |  |
| Revenue recognition | Integration | Native ASC 606 |
| Tax handling | Native | Native |
| **Collections** |  |  |
| Dunning | Smart | Smart |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| GL / ERP sync | ✓ | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| API-first / developer-first | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✗ | ✗ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Revenue analytics | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T14:53:58.787Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*