Stripe Billing vs Recurly

Stripe Billing9.0Visit Recurly8.7Visit

Higher score Stripe Billing #5 in Invoicing Software 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Stripe Billing

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Recurly #8 in Invoicing Software 8.7/10 90-day trial Free trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Recurly

• Stripe Billing fits best

  Subscription businesses needing advanced billing automation

• Recurly fits best

  Subscription businesses with large billing budgets

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Side by side

Feature	Stripe Billing 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Recurly 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.7
Ranking	#5 in Invoicing Software	#8 in Invoicing Software
Best for	Subscription businesses needing advanced billing automation	Subscription businesses with large billing budgets
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$620/mo	$249/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	90 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	7 integrations	9 integrations
Features Stripe 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	Supports recurring, one-off, and usage-based billing Includes retries, reminders, recovery automations, and customer portals Connects with Stripe, CRM, CPQ, and billing platforms	Automates recurring billing, invoicing, retries, and dunning Supports multiple currencies, payment methods, and gateways Includes portals, analytics, and accounting integrations
Cons	No free plan Pay-monthly pricing starts at $620 per month with an annual commitment Pay-as-you-go excludes one-off invoices	Starts at $249 per month Primarily focused on subscription billing rather than general invoicing Coverage is limited to web and API platforms
Our verdict	Stripe Billing is a billing platform for SaaS companies and other businesses with recurring or usage-based revenue. It combines subscription management, one-off and recurring invoicing, usage metering, payment pages, customer portals,… 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

• Stripe Billing — where it wins

  • Supports recurring, one-off, and usage-based billing
  • Includes retries, reminders, recovery automations, and customer portals
  • Connects with Stripe, CRM, CPQ, and billing platforms

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan
  • Pay-monthly pricing starts at $620 per month with an annual commitment
  • Pay-as-you-go excludes one-off invoices

• 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

• Stripe Billing9.0/10 · Paid

  A broad billing platform for subscription and usage-based businesses with paid plans.

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• Recurly8.7/10 · 90-day trial

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

  Visit RecurlyFull verdict →