Pigeon vs Flip-Pay

Pigeon9.4Visit Flip-Pay9.0Visit

Higher score Pigeon #1 in Paywall Software 9.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Pigeon

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Flip-Pay #3 in Paywall Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Flip-Pay

• Pigeon fits best

  Publishers needing broad paywall control

• Flip-Pay fits best

  Publishers needing advanced conversion journeys

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Side by side

Feature	Pigeon 9.4/10 Visit ↗	Flip-Pay 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.4	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Paywall Software	#3 in Paywall Software
Best for	Publishers needing broad paywall control	Publishers needing advanced conversion journeys
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$99/mo	Pricing on request
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Docs	Email, Phone
Integrations	20 integrations	11 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Pigeon 4/4 · Flip-Pay 4/4
Metered paywall	✓	✓
Registration wall	✓	✓
One-time payments	✓	✓
Entitlement rules	✓	✓
Specs
Included pageviews	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Supported CMS	WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, HubSpot, Magento, Wix, Squarespace, Concrete, Hugo, Gatsby, Jekyll, Eleventy, Nuxt.js, Next.js, Astro, custom CMS	WordPress, WooCommerce
Payment processors	AlignPay, Authorize.net, Clover, Braintree, PayPal, Stripe	Stripe, Revolut Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal
Our review
Pros	Eight paywall modes, including hard, soft, metered, and time-based Rules can use URLs, CMS categories, tags, and API parameters Billing, entitlements, analytics, CMS, and payment integrations in one platform	Supports soft, hard, dynamic, and metered paywalls Combines segmentation, personalization, subscriptions, and testing Supports memberships, contributions, pay-per-view, and day passes
Cons	The free Experiment plan does not allow transactions Publishers plan charges 10% transaction fees Enterprise pricing starts at $500 per month with variable transaction fees	Pricing is sales-led rather than published by plan Listed platform coverage is limited to the web Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller publishers
Our verdict	Pigeon is a cloud-based paywall and subscription management platform for newspapers, magazines, blogs, education providers, and other digital content publishers. It supports hard, soft, metered, time-based, cookie, ads, newsletter, and… Read the review →	Flip-Pay is a cloud content-monetization platform for digital and print publishers, media companies, subscription businesses, and selected SaaS or gaming applications. It brings paywalls, registration walls, metered access, identity… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Pigeon — where it wins

  • Eight paywall modes, including hard, soft, metered, and time-based
  • Rules can use URLs, CMS categories, tags, and API parameters
  • Billing, entitlements, analytics, CMS, and payment integrations in one platform

  Where it doesn't

  • The free Experiment plan does not allow transactions
  • Publishers plan charges 10% transaction fees
  • Enterprise pricing starts at $500 per month with variable transaction fees

• Flip-Pay — where it wins

  • Supports soft, hard, dynamic, and metered paywalls
  • Combines segmentation, personalization, subscriptions, and testing
  • Supports memberships, contributions, pay-per-view, and day passes

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing is sales-led rather than published by plan
  • Listed platform coverage is limited to the web
  • Its broad feature set may exceed the needs of smaller publishers

• Pigeon9.4/10 · Free plan

  Broad paywall, entitlement, billing, and integration controls for digital publishers.

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• Flip-Pay9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad paywall and subscription platform for publishers with complex conversion needs.

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