Cratejoy vs Loop Subscriptions

Cratejoy8.5Visit Loop Subscriptions7.8Visit

Higher score Cratejoy #6 in Subscription Ecommerce Software 8.5/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 4 of 5 features Visit Cratejoy

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Loop Subscriptions #14 in Subscription Ecommerce Software 7.8/10 Free plan · 14-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Loop

• Cratejoy fits best

  Physical subscription box businesses

• Loop Subscriptions fits best

  Brands wanting broad subscription features

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Side by side

Feature	Cratejoy 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Loop Subscriptions 7.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	7.8
Ranking	#6 in Subscription Ecommerce Software	#14 in Subscription Ecommerce Software
Best for	Physical subscription box businesses	Brands wanting broad subscription features
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$99/mo
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	14 days	14 days
Free trial length	14 days	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets, Docs	Email, Live chat, Phone
Integrations	9 integrations	50+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Cratejoy 4/5 · Loop Subscriptions 5/5
Subscriber portal	✓	✓
Pause or skip	✓	✓
Prepaid plans	✓	✓
Payment recovery	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Native storefront	✓	✓
Specs
Product types	Physical	Both
Billing intervals	Custom	Custom
Our review
Pros	Hosted storefront supports customizable HTML and CSS Pause, skip, prepaid terms, and custom billing schedules Shipping exports, labels, fulfillment integrations, and analytics	Free plan supports up to 50 subscriptions Prepaid, gift, trial, membership, and bundle options Dunning, cancellation flows, analytics, APIs, and webhooks
Cons	Focused on physical subscription products Marketplace subscriptions have specific pause controls Advanced workflows may require API or integrations	Starter begins at $99 per month Transaction fees apply in addition to monthly plan fees Enterprise pricing is volume-based rather than published
Our verdict	Cratejoy is a subscription commerce platform for businesses selling recurring physical subscription boxes. It combines a hosted storefront with customizable HTML and CSS, subscription and customer management, billing and shipping updates,… Read the review →	Loop Subscriptions is a Shopify app for direct-to-consumer brands selling recurring products, memberships, prepaid plans, gifts, and bundles. It combines subscription selling plans, customizable storefront widgets, a self-service customer… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Cratejoy — where it wins

  • Hosted storefront supports customizable HTML and CSS
  • Pause, skip, prepaid terms, and custom billing schedules
  • Shipping exports, labels, fulfillment integrations, and analytics

  Where it doesn't

  • Focused on physical subscription products
  • Marketplace subscriptions have specific pause controls
  • Advanced workflows may require API or integrations

• Loop Subscriptions — where it wins

  • Free plan supports up to 50 subscriptions
  • Prepaid, gift, trial, membership, and bundle options
  • Dunning, cancellation flows, analytics, APIs, and webhooks

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter begins at $99 per month
  • Transaction fees apply in addition to monthly plan fees
  • Enterprise pricing is volume-based rather than published

• Cratejoy8.5/10 · 14-day trial

  A hosted toolkit for selling, managing, and fulfilling physical subscription boxes.

  Visit CratejoyFull verdict →
• Loop Subscriptions7.8/10 · Free plan · 14-day trial

  Broad subscription capabilities with a free entry plan and paid growth tools.

  Visit LoopFull verdict →