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Comparison

FastSpring vs Recurly

No leader: the top candidate FastSpring has only 0.18 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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FastSpring55
Recurly49
Score
Vioscale score
FastSpring55 / 100low · 18%
Recurly49 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
FastSpring–
Recurly✗
Model
FastSpringcommercial
Recurlycommercial
Price level
FastSpring–
Recurlyunknown
Transparent
FastSpring–
Recurly✓
Integrations
Count
FastSpring20
Recurly30
Security
Gdpr
FastSpring✓
Recurly✓
Pci
FastSpring–
Recurly✓
Reliability
Sla pct
FastSpring–
Recurly99.5
Status page
FastSpring✓
Recurly✓
Market
Availability
FastSpring–
RecurlyAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

FastSpring

FastSpring is a merchant of record platform providing global payment processing, subscription management, tax compliance, checkout optimization, and comprehensive billing tools for digital products, SaaS, and software vendors.

Independently observed

Recurly

A platform for managing subscriptions at scale, automating billing and payment collection, handling subscriber lifecycle, and providing retention and revenue analytics tools. Supports multiple pricing models including usage-based and ramp pricing.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

FastSpring

Pricing not documented yet.

Recurly

from $249/moHybrid90-day trial

Starter: $249/month + 0.9% volume. All-Access: from <1% volume (min $1M annually). Add-ons $850–$1,600/month.

  • Starter$249/month + 0.9% billing volume (first $40K/month included free)
    • Automated global subscription billing
    • Flexible plans and pricing
    • Static churn-prevention tools
    • 1 Dunning campaign
    • 10+ payment methods
    • +1 more
  • All-AccessContact sales
    • Everything in Starter, plus...
    • AI-Powered agents, analytics, insights
    • Intelligent churn-prevention tools
    • Multiple dunning campaigns
    • Advanced plans, pricing, promotions
    • +5 more
  • All-Access for ShopifyContact sales
    • Intelligent churn-prevention tools
    • Customized bundles
    • Subscribe and save
    • Prepaid and gift subscriptions
    • Hybrid subscription support
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
FastSpring✓
Recurly✓
iOS
FastSpring✓
Recurly✗
Android
FastSpring✓
Recurly✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
FastSpring✓
Recurly✓

Integrations

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

FastSpring

4 total
  • HubSpot
  • Mailchimp
  • Zapier
  • WordPress
Independently observed

Recurly

11 total
  • Shopify
  • Stripe
  • PayPal
  • Apple Pay
  • Google Pay
  • Adyen
  • Klarna
  • MercadoPago
  • Worldpay
  • Google Cloud Marketplace
  • Adobe Audience Manager
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.