Paddle Billing vs Recurly

Paddle Billing9.1Visit Recurly8.7Visit

Higher score Paddle Billing #4 in Invoicing Software 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Paddle Billing

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Recurly #8 in Invoicing Software 8.7/10 From $249/mo · 90-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Recurly

• Paddle Billing fits best

  Software businesses needing global tax and billing

• Recurly fits best

  Subscription businesses with large billing budgets

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Side by side

Feature	Paddle Billing 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Recurly 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.7
Ranking	#4 in Invoicing Software	#8 in Invoicing Software
Best for	Software businesses needing global tax and billing	Subscription businesses with large billing budgets
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	$249/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	90 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	2 integrations	9 integrations
Features Paddle Billing 5/5 · Recurly 5/5
Recurring invoices	✓	✓
Online payments	✓	✓
Payment reminders	✓	✓
Multi-currency invoicing	✓	✓
Client portal	✓	✓
Specs
Included team users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Combines subscriptions, invoices, checkout, portals and payment recovery Supports multi-currency pricing, conversion and reconciliation Includes tax remittance, fraud protection, APIs and sandbox access	Automates recurring billing, invoicing, retries, and dunning Supports multiple currencies, payment methods, and gateways Includes portals, analytics, and accounting integrations
Cons	Invoicing requires custom pricing No free plan is available Pay-as-you-go billing charges 5% + 50¢ per Checkout transaction	Starts at $249 per month Primarily focused on subscription billing rather than general invoicing Coverage is limited to web and API platforms
Our verdict	Paddle Billing is a subscription billing and invoicing platform for SaaS, mobile app, software and other digital product businesses. It brings recurring payments, invoice creation, online checkout, customer subscription management, payment… Read the review →	Recurly is a subscription management and revenue platform for businesses selling recurring products or services. It combines subscription plan configuration, recurring billing, automated invoicing, online payments, payment retries, dunning… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Paddle Billing — where it wins

  • Combines subscriptions, invoices, checkout, portals and payment recovery
  • Supports multi-currency pricing, conversion and reconciliation
  • Includes tax remittance, fraud protection, APIs and sandbox access

  Where it doesn't

  • Invoicing requires custom pricing
  • No free plan is available
  • Pay-as-you-go billing charges 5% + 50¢ per Checkout transaction

• Recurly — where it wins

  • Automates recurring billing, invoicing, retries, and dunning
  • Supports multiple currencies, payment methods, and gateways
  • Includes portals, analytics, and accounting integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $249 per month
  • Primarily focused on subscription billing rather than general invoicing
  • Coverage is limited to web and API platforms

• Paddle Billing9.1/10 · Paid

  A global subscription billing platform for software businesses with tax and payment workflows.

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• Recurly8.7/10 · From $249/mo · 90-day trial

  A powerful subscription billing system, but expensive for general invoicing needs.

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