Sticky.io vs Cratejoy

Sticky.io8.6Visit Cratejoy8.5Visit

Higher score Sticky.io #5 in Subscription Ecommerce Software 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Sticky.io

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

• Sticky.io fits best

  Enterprise businesses needing custom checkout flows

• Cratejoy fits best

  Physical subscription box businesses

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Side by side

Feature	Sticky.io 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Cratejoy 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.5
Ranking	#5 in Subscription Ecommerce Software	#6 in Subscription Ecommerce Software
Best for	Enterprise businesses needing custom checkout flows	Physical subscription box businesses
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$499/mo	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs	Email, Tickets, Docs
Compliance	PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA	PCI DSS
Integrations	500+ integrations	9 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Sticky.io 5/5 · Cratejoy 4/5
Subscriber portal	✓	✓
Pause or skip	✓	✓
Prepaid plans	✓	✓
Payment recovery	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Native storefront	✓	✓
Specs
Product types	Both	Physical
Billing intervals	Custom	Custom
Our review
Pros	160+ payment gateways with multi-gateway payment routing Flexible trials, proration, plan bundles, and custom billing models AI-timed recovery, smart dunning, portals, APIs, and headless access	Hosted storefront supports customizable HTML and CSS Pause, skip, prepaid terms, and custom billing schedules Shipping exports, labels, fulfillment integrations, and analytics
Cons	Starts at $499 per month before usage-based fees Recovery pricing is available on request Support hours are limited to business hours	Focused on physical subscription products Marketplace subscriptions have specific pause controls Advanced workflows may require API or integrations
Our verdict	Sticky.io is a subscription commerce platform for ecommerce merchants, subscription businesses, performance marketers, and enterprise teams. It combines subscription and offer management, checkout and funnel building, recurring and custom… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Sticky.io — where it wins

  • 160+ payment gateways with multi-gateway payment routing
  • Flexible trials, proration, plan bundles, and custom billing models
  • AI-timed recovery, smart dunning, portals, APIs, and headless access

  Where it doesn't

  • Starts at $499 per month before usage-based fees
  • Recovery pricing is available on request
  • Support hours are limited to business hours

• 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

• Sticky.io8.6/10 · Paid

  A broad subscription commerce stack for enterprise teams building custom checkout flows.

  Visit Sticky.ioFull verdict →
• Cratejoy8.5/10 · 14-day trial

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

  Visit CratejoyFull verdict →