Comparison

Paddle vs Recurly

On the evidence we track, Paddle leads this comparison with a composite score of 55/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Paddle full profile →Recurly full profile →

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★Paddle55

Recurly49

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	PaddleLeader	Recurly
Vioscale score	55 / 100medium · 61%updating	49 / 100medium · 63%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✗	✗
Modelpricing.model	commercial	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	unknown	unknown
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	30
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	✓
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Reliability
Sla pctreliability.sla_pct	-	99.5
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU, CA · HQ GB	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Paddle55 / 100medium · 61%updating

Recurly49 / 100medium · 63%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Paddle✗

Recurly✗

Model

Paddlecommercial

Recurlycommercial

Price level

Paddleunknown

Recurlyunknown

Transparent

Paddle✓

Recurly✓

Integrations

Count

Paddle3

Recurly30

Security

Disclosure policy

Paddle✓

Recurly–

Gdpr

Paddle✓

Recurly✓

Pci

Paddle✓

Recurly✓

Soc2

Paddle✓

Recurly–

Reliability

Sla pct

Paddle–

Recurly99.5

Status page

Paddle✓

Recurly✓

Market

Availability

PaddleAvailable worldwide · Popular in US, GB, EU, CA · HQ GB

RecurlyAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Billing & Invoicing Software
Capability	Paddle	Recurly
Core
Subscription billing	✓	✓
Usage metering	-	Real-time
Pricing models	Subscriptions, per-user, usage-based, and tiered billing	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	-	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	✓	✓

Core

Subscription billing

Paddle✓

Recurly✓

Usage metering

Paddle-

RecurlyReal-time

Pricing models

PaddleSubscriptions, per-user, usage-based, and tiered billing

RecurlyFixed, tier-based, volume-based, stair-step, usage-based, one-time, and ramp pri

Invoicing & AR

Paddle✓

Recurly✓

Catalog management

Paddle-

Recurly✓

Commerce

Merchant of record

Paddle✓

Recurly-

Finance

Revenue recognition

Paddle-

RecurlyNative ASC 606

Tax handling

PaddleNative

RecurlyNative

Collections

Dunning

PaddleSmart

RecurlySmart

Integrations

GL / ERP sync

Paddle-

Recurly-

Ecosystem

API-first / developer-first

Paddle✓

Recurly✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Paddle✗

Recurly-

Insight

Revenue analytics

Paddle✓

Recurly✓

What each one is

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

Paddle

Leader

An all-in-one payment processing and billing platform for digital product companies that manages subscriptions, invoicing, tax compliance, and payment recovery across 300+ global markets.

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.

Paddle

Leader

Hybrid

5% + 50¢ per transaction. No hidden fees or migration costs.

Pay-as-you-go5% + 50¢ per Checkout transaction
- Global compliance
- 24/7 customer support
- Revenue recovery
- Cross-border sales tax compliance
- Fraud and chargeback protection
Custom pricingContact sales
- Premium services
- Success management
- Custom migration services
- Implementation support

as of 2026-08-05verify ↗

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 2026-08-05verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Paddle	Recurly
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓

Platforms

Web

Paddle✓

Recurly✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Paddle✓

Recurly✓

Integrations

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

Paddle

Leader

3 total

Drift
HubSpot
Intercom

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.