Recurly vs Stripe Billing

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Recurly

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USD · US · source: recurly.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Starter — default	USD 249 monthly · USD 249 / month with annual commitment $ 249 per month + 0.9% of billing volume (first $40K of billings included at no charge each month)	Flat · per month + 0.9% of billing volume	Standalone · Usage based
All-Access — default Highlighted	As low as <1% of billing volume, billed annually. More volume, better rate! As low as <1% of billing volume, billed annually. More volume, better rate!	Flat · billed annually, as low as <1% of billing volume	Standalone · Usage based

Stripe Billing

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USD · US · source: stripe.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Pay as you go	0.7% of Billing volume; no recurring fee 0.7% of Billing volume; no recurring fee	Usage · 0.7% of billing volume	Standalone · Usage based
Annual subscription — Up to $100,000 monthly billing volume	USD 620 / month with annual commitment $620/month, 1-year contract, up to $100,000 Billing volume/month	Flat · per month on a 1-year contract	Standalone · Fixed
Annual subscription — Up to $250,000 monthly billing volume	USD 1500 / month with annual commitment $1,500/month, 1-year contract, up to $250,000 Billing volume/month	Flat · per month on a 1-year contract	Standalone · Fixed
Annual subscription — Up to $500,000 monthly billing volume	USD 2950 / month with annual commitment $2,950/month, 1-year contract, up to $500,000 Billing volume/month	Flat · per month on a 1-year contract	Standalone · Fixed
Annual subscription — Up to $1,000,000 monthly billing volume	USD 5750 / month with annual commitment $5,750/month, 1-year contract, up to $1,000,000 Billing volume/month	Flat · per month on a 1-year contract	Standalone · Fixed
Custom	Contact sales Custom pricing; contact sales	Flat · above $1,000,000 monthly billing volume	Standalone · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Recurly

Starter — default

Highlights Automated global subscription billing: Included
Highlights Flexible plans and pricing: Included
Highlights Static churn-prevention tools: Included
Highlights 1 Dunning campaign: Included
Highlights 10+ payment methods: Included
Highlights 20+ payment gateways: Included

All-Access — default

Highlights Everything in Starter, plus...: Included
Highlights AI-Powered agents, analytics, insights: Included
Highlights Intelligent churn-prevention tools: Included
Highlights Multiple dunning campaigns: Included
Highlights Advanced plans, pricing, promotions: Included
Highlights Payments orchestration across multiple gateways: Included
Highlights Custom reporting, additional analytics, and automated exports: Included
Highlights Additional payment methods including ACH, gateways, and communications languages: Included
Highlights Multicurrency: Included
Highlights Single sign-on: Included

Stripe Billing

Pay as you go

Plan card Billing transactions on and off Stripe: Included
Plan card Recurring billing and subscriptions: Included
Plan card Customer portal: Included
Plan card Basic usage-based billing: Included

Annual subscription — Up to $100,000 monthly billing volume

Plan card Billing volume: Up to $100,000/month

Included
Plan card Additional volume: 0.67%

Included
Plan card All Billing features: Included

Annual subscription — Up to $250,000 monthly billing volume

Plan card Billing volume: Up to $250,000/month

Included
Plan card Additional volume: 0.67%

Included
Plan card All Billing features: Included

Annual subscription — Up to $500,000 monthly billing volume

Plan card Billing volume: Up to $500,000/month

Included
Plan card Additional volume: 0.67%

Included
Plan card All Billing features: Included

Annual subscription — Up to $1,000,000 monthly billing volume

Plan card Billing volume: Up to $1,000,000/month

Included
Plan card Additional volume: 0.67%

Included
Plan card All Billing features: Included

Custom

Plan card Large billing volumes: Included
Plan card Unique business models: Included
Plan card Custom package: Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

Recurly

August 27, 2026 Source
- Starter — default: USD 249 monthly · USD 249 / month with annual commitment
- All-Access — default: As low as <1% of billing volume, billed annually. More volume, better rate!

Stripe Billing

August 27, 2026 Source
- Pay as you go: 0.7% of Billing volume; no recurring fee
- Annual subscription — Up to $100,000 monthly billing volume: USD 620 / month with annual commitment
- Annual subscription — Up to $250,000 monthly billing volume: USD 1500 / month with annual commitment
- Annual subscription — Up to $500,000 monthly billing volume: USD 2950 / month with annual commitment
- Annual subscription — Up to $1,000,000 monthly billing volume: USD 5750 / month with annual commitment
- Custom: Contact sales