Head to head
Recurly vs Paddle
Both platforms are scored with the same methodology and the same category rubric. Nothing on this page is influenced by advertising.
53/100 | 55/100Higher score | |
|---|---|---|
| Category rank | #5 | #5 |
| Confidence | High confidence | High confidence |
| External Reputation | 73 | 79 |
| AI Authority | 50 | 29 |
| Web Authority | 21 | 42 |
| Expert Assessment | 65 | 68 |
| TOP10 User Score | — | — |
| Pricing | Not vendor-published; third-party G2 listing reports Starter at $249/month + 0.9% of billing volume with first $40K of monthly billings included (unverified) · free tier: No permanent free tier per G2; a free trial is reported. Capterra shows a $0.00 'Core' plan, treated as a directory artefact and unresolved. | 5% + 50¢ per Checkout transaction (Pay-as-you-go) · free tier: No monthly fee — zero fixed cost to start; ProfitWell Metrics advertised as free |
| Pricing model | Usage-based (subscription plus percentage of billing/total payment volume) | Usage-based (revenue share per transaction) |
| Best for | Established international subscription businesses in streaming, media, D2C or SaaS doing roughly $1M+ in annual billing volume that need multi-gateway payment orchestration, sophisticated dunning and ASC 606/IFRS 15 revenue recognition, with engineering resource for a ~3-month implementation. | International SaaS, desktop software, app and digital-product companies with average order values comfortably above $10, at early to mid scale, that want tax registration, filing and remittance taken off the team entirely. |
| Avoid if | You are early-stage or low-volume, need predictable capped billing with published pricing, expect the billing platform to be your reporting layer, need to go live in weeks, or plan to iterate pricing models frequently inside existing plans. | You sell sub-$10 items, run high-volume low-margin revenue where 5% of gross is unaffordable, need invoiced/PO-based B2B billing, sell physical goods, or must own your merchant account, payment routing and checkout branding. |
| Markets | Mid-market, Enterprise, SaaS, Streaming & media, D2C e-commerce, Publishing | SMB, Startups, Mid-market, Enterprise, App studios |
| Founded | — | — |
| Headquarters | — | London, United Kingdom |
A higher TOP SCORE means more of the evidence favours that platform on this methodology — it is not a recommendation, and it does not account for your specific requirements. Advertisers are never declared the winner of a comparison.