Recurly review

Recurly is a subscription billing platform built around retention. Starter costs $249 per month plus 0.9% of billing volume, the first $40K of billings each month carries no charge, and there is a 90-day free trial. Starter includes automated global subscription billing, flexible plans and pricing, static churn-prevention tools, one dunning campaign, 10+ payment methods and 20+ gateways. All-Access, which needs at least $1M in billing volume, adds AI agents and analytics, intelligent churn prevention, multiple dunning campaigns, multicurrency, payment orchestration across gateways, custom reporting and single sign-on. A Shopify edition brings the same tools into Shopify stores. Revenue recognition is a separate RevRec product starting at $850 per month billed annually, and the Engage upsell and retention module starts at $1,600. Recurly lists 67M active subscribers and 140+ currencies on the platform. Its pricing suits companies with steady volume more than very early teams.

Who it is for

Subscription businesses focused on retention and payment recovery, including Shopify merchants.

Price

Starter $249 per month plus 0.9% of billing volume, first $40K of monthly billings free; All-Access from a $1M billing volume minimum.

$ 249 per month + 0.9% of billing volume (first $40K of billings included at no charge each month)
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Automated global subscription billing with flexible plans and pricing
• Dunning campaigns and churn-prevention tools
• 20+ payment gateways and 10+ payment methods on Starter
• Hosted subscriber portal with passwordless login
• RevRec add-on for automated revenue recognition

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: 90-day free trial on Starter
• Strength: First $40K of monthly billings carries no percentage fee
• Strength: All-Access for Shopify connects to a Shopify store
• Weakness: Starter includes only one dunning campaign
• Weakness: All-Access needs at least $1M in billing volume
• Weakness: RevRec starts at $850 per month and Engage at $1,600, billed annually

Key facts

• Starter price: $249 per month + 0.9% of billing volume
• Free trial: 90 days
• Platform scale: 67M active subscribers, 140+ currencies

Where it ranks

Recurly is No. 5 in our Best Subscription Billing Software verdict.