# Recurly vs Stripe Billing

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Stripe Billing

| Attribute | Recurly | Stripe Billing |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49.4 (63% (medium)) | 70.9 (70% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A platform for handling subscription billing and recurring payment workflows. It enables businesses to set up automated billing operations, support different pricing models from usage-based to volume-tiered plans, and manage the entire subscription lifecycle with features like customer self-service and payment recovery. |
| features.capabilities | `{"dunning":"smart","analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","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}` | `{"dunning":"smart","analytics":true,"api_first":true,"invoicing":true,"self_hostable":false,"pricing_models":"Subscription, usage-based, and volume-tiered pricing with multidimensional rates","usage_metering":"real_time","catalog_management":true,"subscription_billing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 30 | 10 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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":"Stripe Payments"},{"name":"Stripe Checkout"},{"name":"Stripe Connect"},{"name":"Stripe Treasury"},{"name":"Stripe Issuing"},{"name":"Stripe Terminal"},{"name":"Stripe Radar"},{"name":"Metronome"},{"name":"Fifth Third Bank"},{"name":"Wells Fargo"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["GB"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["GB"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Starter","summary":"$249/month + 0.9% billing volume (first $40K/month included free)","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}],"description":"For subscription businesses just getting started.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"All-Access","summary":"As low as <1% billing volume, billed annually (minimum $1M volume)","features":["Everything in Starter, plus...","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","Multicurrency","Single sign-on"],"components":[{"of":"billing volume","kind":"percentage","rate":0.9}],"description":"For subscription businesses ready for scale.","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"All-Access for Shopify","summary":"As low as <1% billing volume, billed annually","features":["Intelligent churn-prevention tools","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"],"components":[{"of":"billing volume","kind":"percentage","rate":0.9}],"description":"Recurly's subscription revenue capabilities, integrated directly into your Shopify stack.","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Engage","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1600,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"RevRec","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":850,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Starter: $249/month + 0.9% volume. All-Access: from <1% volume (min $1M annually). Add-ons $850–$1,600/month.","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://recurly.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:25:37.082Z","freeTrialDays":90,"startingPrice":{"amount":249,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Pay as you go","summary":"0.7% of billing volume","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GBP"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.007,"currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Usage-based pricing without fixed fees or commitments","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Volume tier 1","summary":"£450/month + 0.67% overage, up to £70k/month billing volume (save 8%)","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":450,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GBP"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0067,"currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Fixed monthly cost with volume-based tiering, 1-year commitment","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"billing_volume_monthly":"£70,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Volume tier 2","summary":"£1,050/month + 0.67% overage, up to £175k/month billing volume (save 14%)","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":1050,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GBP"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0067,"currency":"GBP"}],"description":"Higher volume tier with fixed cost and overage pricing, 1-year commitment","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"billing_volume_monthly":"£175,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Volume tier 3","summary":"£2,050/month + 0.67% overage, up to £350k/month billing volume (save 16%)","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2050,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GBP"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0067,"currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"billing_volume_monthly":"£350,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Volume tier 4","summary":"£4,000/month + 0.67% overage, up to £700k/month billing volume (save 18%)","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":4000,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GBP"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.0067,"currency":"GBP"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"billing_volume_monthly":"£700,000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing for £700k+ monthly billing volume","features":["Recurring billing and subscriptions","Automatic reminders","Smart Retries","Recovery and retention automations","Customer portal","Invoice auto-reconciliation","Quotes","Multi-phase subscription schedules"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Custom pricing for high-volume billing operations","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"billing_volume_monthly":"£700,000+"}}],"summary":"From £450/month or 0.7% usage-based. Includes recurring billing, automated retries, customer portal, and invoicing.","currency":"GBP","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://stripe.com/gb/billing/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T13:48:12.896Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.0067,"period":"month","currency":"GBP"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.5 | 99.999 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | yes | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Billing & Invoicing Software)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:52:15.142Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*