# Recurly vs Viobusiness

| Attribute | Recurly | Viobusiness |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 49.4 (63% (medium)) | 81.5 (14% (low)) |
| 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. | VioBusiness is an iPhone and Android app for invoices, quotes, and expenses. It runs entirely on your phone - no sign-up required, no monthly bill - and keeps your books as private as they used to be on paper. Cross-device cloud backup is an optional add-on, never a default. |
| 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}` | `{"analytics":true,"api_first":false,"invoicing":true,"tax_handling":"native","self_hostable":false,"usage_metering":"none","subscription_billing":true}` |
| integrations.count | 30 | - |
| 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"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"GB","primaryMarkets":["IN","GB","US","AU","CA"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| media.logo | - | https://www.viobusiness.com/logo.png |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"ios":true,"android":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":true,"name":"Free","summary":"Free with 5 quotes per month","features":["Invoices","Quotes","Expenses","Local-only storage"],"description":"Basic invoicing, quotes, and expense tracking on device","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"quotes":"5/month"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud","summary":"$2.99/month","features":["All Free features","Encrypted cloud backup","Cross-device sync","UK-based storage"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":2.99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Encrypted cloud backup with automatic cross-device sync","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier with 5 quotes/month; Cloud backup at $2.99/month","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.viobusiness.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-27T21:31:24.766Z","startingPrice":{"amount":2.99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":2.99,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.5 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.viobusiness.com/privacy.html |

## Capabilities (Billing & Invoicing Software)

| Capability | Recurly | Viobusiness |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Subscription billing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Usage metering | Real-time | None |
| Pricing models | 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 | - |
| **Integrations** |  |  |
| GL / ERP sync | - | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| API-first / developer-first | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | - | ✗ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Revenue analytics | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:27:45.894Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*