Swell comparisons
Swell is compared head-to-head with WooCommerce, Shopify and Ordergroove and more: 7 head-to-heads in Subscription Ecommerce Software, each with the specs and prices we checked.
Swell head-to-head
- Swell vs WooCommerce
- Swell vs Shopify
- Swell vs Ordergroove
- Swell vs Sticky.io
- Swell vs Cratejoy
- Swell vs FastSpring
- Swell vs Recurly
Swell vs each of them
| # | Tool | Free plan | Paid from | Product types | Subscriber portal | Pause or skip | Prepaid plans | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Swell | No | $29/mo | Both | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.7 |
| 1 | WooCommerce | Yes | Free | 9.2 | ||||
| 2 | Shopify | No | $29/mo | 9.0 | ||||
| 3 | Ordergroove | Both | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.9 | ||
| 5 | Sticky.io | No | $499/mo | Both | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.6 |
| 6 | Cratejoy | No | Physical | Yes | Yes | Yes | 8.5 | |
| 7 | FastSpring | No | 8.4 | |||||
| 8 | Recurly | No | $249/mo | 8.3 |
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Compared by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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