Sticky.io vs Recurly

Sticky.io8.6Visit Recurly8.3Visit

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

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Recurly #8 in Subscription Ecommerce Software 8.3/10 90-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 5 features Visit Recurly

• Sticky.io fits best

  Enterprise businesses needing custom checkout flows

• Recurly fits best

  Established subscription billing teams

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Side by side

Feature	Sticky.io 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Recurly 8.3/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.3
Ranking	#5 in Subscription Ecommerce Software	#8 in Subscription Ecommerce Software
Best for	Enterprise businesses needing custom checkout flows	Established subscription billing teams
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$499/mo	$249/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	90 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	500+ integrations	9 integrations
Features Sticky.io 5/5 · Recurly 0/5
Subscriber portal	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Pause or skip	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Prepaid plans	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Payment recovery	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Native storefront	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
Product types	Both	Not checked yet
Billing intervals	Custom	Not checked yet
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	Recurring billing, invoicing, retries, and dunning in one platform Supports multi-currency pricing and more than 20 payment gateways Connects with tax, accounting, ERP, API, webhook, and mobile tools
Cons	Starts at $499 per month before usage-based fees Recovery pricing is available on request Support hours are limited to business hours	Starter begins at $249 per month No permanent free plan The product focuses on subscription billing rather than general invoicing
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 →	Recurly is a subscription management platform for businesses selling recurring products or services. Its capabilities cover subscription plan configuration, recurring billing, automated and manual invoicing, online payments, payment… 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

• Recurly — where it wins

  • Recurring billing, invoicing, retries, and dunning in one platform
  • Supports multi-currency pricing and more than 20 payment gateways
  • Connects with tax, accounting, ERP, API, webhook, and mobile tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter begins at $249 per month
  • No permanent free plan
  • The product focuses on subscription billing rather than general invoicing

• Sticky.io8.6/10 · Paid

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

  Visit Sticky.ioFull verdict →
• Recurly8.3/10 · 90-day trial

  A broad subscription billing platform for established teams with a high entry price.

  Visit RecurlyFull verdict →