Comparison

Orb 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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Orb40
★Recurly68
Score
vioscaleAI score
Orb40 / 100medium · 60%
Recurly68 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Orb✗
Recurly✓
Model
Price level
Recurlyhigh
Starting price
Orb–
Recurly$249
Transparent
Orb✗
Recurly✓
Integrations
Count
Orb2
Recurly30
Security
Certifications
Gdpr
Orb✓
Recurly✓
Hipaa
Orb–
Recurly✓
Pci
Orb–
Recurly✓
Soc2
Orb✓
Recurly✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Orb–
Recurly99.5
Status page
Orb✓
Recurly✓
Market
Availability
Orb–
Content
Faq
Recurly6 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Orb

A billing and revenue management system that automates usage-based billing calculations, enables dynamic pricing strategy, and integrates product usage data with financial operations and ERP systems.

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.

Orb

Quote-based

Custom pricing. All plans require contacting sales.

  • CoreContact sales
    • Real-time event ingestion
    • Real-time alerting
    • Hybrid and usage-based billing
    • Automated price changes
  • AdvancedContact sales
    • Everything in Core
    • Data warehouse sync
    • Salesforce integration
    • NetSuite integration
    • Customer hierarchy
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Advanced
    • Enterprise-grade SLAs
    • Dedicated support
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
Orb✓
Recurly✓
iOS
Orb✗
Recurly✓
Android
Orb✗
Recurly✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Orb✓
Recurly✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Salesforce
  • NetSuite

Orb

2 total - 0 not shared
  • Salesforce
  • NetSuite
Independently observed

Recurly

Leader
21 total - 19 not shared
  • Shopify
  • Stripe
  • 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
Independently observed
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