Cleeng
Cleeng: A multichannel paywall platform covering offers, billing, entitlements and retention. Ranked #2 of 30 in Paywall Software by our editors (9.2/10); pricing: Free plan; best for multichannel subscription businesses.
At a glance
- Editor score9.2 / 10
- PricingFree plan
- Best forMultichannel subscription businesses
- Free planYes
- Founded2011 · Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Facts checked20 Sep 2026
Where it wins
- Supports web, mobile and connected-TV billing
- Combines entitlements, billing recovery and hosted checkout
- Offers subscriptions, passes, live events and one-time purchases
Where it doesn't
- Enterprise pricing is tailored rather than publicly specified
- Full platform configurability is limited to Enterprise
- Merchant services are split across separate plan options
Our verdict on Cleeng
Cleeng is a cloud-based subscriber retention management platform for digital subscription businesses. It brings together subscriber accounts, identity management, subscription offers, recurring billing, payment processing, entitlement rules, analytics and customer support. Its offer system covers subscriptions, passes, live events and one-time purchases, while access controls determine whether users can reach specific content or services. Cleeng is designed for businesses distributing through web, iOS, Android and connected-TV channels.
Pricing is structured across platform and merchant services. The Pro plan costs $0 per month and includes subscriber management, billing and analytics, a branded end-user help center, and support for up to 10,000 monthly subscribers. Enterprise uses tailored modular pricing and adds full platform configurability plus advanced integration and cross-platform options. Merchant Basic costs $0 per month and includes global payment processing, automatic local tax calculation, and fraud and chargeback management. The Merchant plan includes Merchant of Record service, payment processing, tax remittance, and fraud and chargeback management. The stated starting price is $0.39 per subscriber per month.
Cleeng’s strongest fit is a subscription business that needs one system across payment processors, app stores and connected-TV platforms. Integrations include Adyen, PayPal, Stripe, Primer, dLocal, Apple App Store, Google Play, Roku, Samsung TV and Amazon Fire TV, alongside Braze, Mailchimp, Zapier, Zendesk and Avalara. Hosted checkout, customer account flows, payment and backend APIs, retries, dunning, churn analytics and AI-enhanced customer support extend the platform beyond basic paywall access. Businesses seeking a narrowly focused web paywall may find this broader subscription and merchant structure unnecessary, while multichannel operators should find the coverage more aligned with their needs.
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Cleeng fact sheet
| Free plan | Yes |
|---|---|
| Paid from | Not verified |
| Metered paywall | Not verified |
| Registration wall | Not verified |
| One-time payments | Yes |
| Entitlement rules | Yes |
| Included pageviews | Not verified |
| Supported CMS | Not verified |
| Payment processors | Adyen, PayPal, Stripe, Primer, dLocal |
| Deployment | Cloud, Mobile |
| Platforms | Web, iOS, Android |
| Compliance & security | SOC 2, GDPR, PCI DSS, 2FA |
| Support | Tickets, Docs |
| Built for | Mid-market, Enterprise (editorial estimate) |
| Integrations | 15 integrations: Adyen, PayPal, Stripe, Primer, dLocal, Apple App Store … See all → |
| Pricing | Free plan (source) |
| Website | cleeng.com |
| Facts checked | 20 Sep 2026 |
Cleeng integrations
Cleeng lists 15 integrations on its own site.
- Adyen
- PayPal
- Stripe
- Primer
- dLocal
- Apple App Store
- Google Play
- Roku
- Samsung TV
- Amazon Fire TV
- Braze
- Mailchimp
- Zapier
- Zendesk
- Avalara
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