vioscaleAI
Comparison

Crater vs Recurly

On the evidence we track, Recurly leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Crater50
★Recurly68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Crater50 / 100high · 75%
Recurly68 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Crater✓
Recurly✓
Model
Crateropen_source
Recurlyfreemium
Price level
Craterfree
Recurlyhigh
Starting price
Crater–
Recurly$249
Transparent
Crater✓
Recurly✓
Integrations
Count
Crater3
Recurly30
Security
Certifications
Crater–
RecurlyPCI-DSS Level 1
Gdpr
Crater–
Recurly✓
Hipaa
Crater–
Recurly✓
Pci
Crater–
Recurly✓
Soc2
Crater✓
Recurly✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Crater–
Recurly99.5
Status page
Crater✓
Recurly✓
Adoption
Github stars
Crater8,351
Recurly–
Release
Cadence days
Crater2
Recurly–
History
Crater20 items
Recurly–
License
Spdx
CraterAGPL-3.0
Recurly–
Language
Primary
CraterPHP
Recurly–
Market
Availability
Crater–
RecurlyAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Crater7 items
Recurly6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for billing & invoicing software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Subscription billing
Crater-
Recurly✓
Usage metering
Crater-
RecurlyReal-time
Pricing models
Crater-
RecurlyFixed, tier-based, volume-based, stair-step, usage-based, one-time, and ramp pri
Invoicing & AR
Crater✓
Recurly✓
Catalog management
Crater-
Recurly✓
Commerce
Merchant of record
Crater-
Recurly-
Finance
Revenue recognition
Crater-
RecurlyNative ASC 606
Tax handling
Crater-
RecurlyNative
Collections
Dunning
Crater-
RecurlySmart
Integrations
GL / ERP sync
Crater-
Recurly-
Ecosystem
API-first / developer-first
Crater✓
Recurly✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Crater✓
Recurly✗
Insight
Revenue analytics
Crater-
Recurly✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Crater

Open-source web and mobile app that helps track expenses, payments, and create professional invoices and estimates.

Independently observed

Recurly

Leader

An all-in-one subscription and revenue management platform that handles recurring billing, payment processing, revenue recognition, and customer lifecycle engagement for subscription businesses.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Crater

Open sourceFree tier

Free, open-source

  • Open SourceFree
    • Expense tracking
    • Payment tracking
    • Invoice creation
    • Estimate creation
as of verify ↗

Recurly

Leader
from $249/moHybridFree tier90-day trial

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.

  • Starter$249/month + 0.9% of billing volume (first $40K/month included)
    • Automated global subscription billing
    • Flexible plans and pricing
    • Static churn-prevention tools
    • 1 Dunning campaign
    • 10+ payment methods
    • +1 more
  • All-AccessAs low as <1% of billing volume, billed annually. Volume-based pricing ($1M minimum billing volume)
    • AI-Powered agents, analytics, insights
    • Intelligent churn-prevention tools
    • Multiple dunning campaigns
    • Advanced plans, pricing, promotions
    • Payments orchestration across multiple gateways
    • +4 more
  • All-Access for ShopifyContact sales
    • Customized bundles
    • Subscribe and save
    • Prepaid and gift subscriptions
    • Hybrid subscription support
    • Cancel-save flows and surveys
    • +3 more
  • Engage$1,600/month, billed annually
    • AI powered propensity to churn model
    • 1-click billing integration
    • Personalized offers
    • Cancel save, upsell, cross sell capabilities
    • Granular segmentation
    • +3 more
  • RevRec$850/month, billed annually
    • Automated contract modifications
    • SSP automation
    • Rules-driven allocations
    • Real-time revenue insights & forecasting
    • Automated monthly close
    • +3 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Crater✓
Recurly✓
iOS
Crater✓
Recurly✓
Android
Crater✓
Recurly✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Crater✗
Recurly✓
Self-hosted
Crater✓
Recurly✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Stripe

Crater

4 total - 3 not shared
  • Plaid
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero
Independently observed

Recurly

Leader
21 total - 20 not shared
  • Shopify
  • PayPal
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Adyen
  • Klarna
  • MercadoPago
  • Worldpay
  • Google Cloud Marketplace
  • Adobe Audience Manager
  • Google Play
  • Apple IAP
  • Amazon IAP
  • Roku Billing
  • Salesforce Marketing Cloud
  • SendGrid
  • Braze
  • Zendesk
  • Salesforce
  • NetSuite
Independently observed
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