Recurly Pricing in May 2026

Recurly's pricing follows custom-quote model — typical pricing lands at $149-999+/month for Core (basic billing tier) plus 0.9% revenue percentage; Professional adds advanced features with custom pricing. Real-world Recurly bills for SaaS subscription businesses land at $200-2,000/month for early-stage; mid-stage SaaS hit $5K-30K/month with revenue-based pricing.

The Free Trial offer provides 14 days to evaluate the platform. Eligibility focuses on SaaS and ecommerce businesses with verified subscription billing needs. The strategic decision: Recurly's value is the focus on recurring billing as its primary product — particularly SaaS and e-commerce subscriptions with complex billing logic (trials, upgrades, downgrades, dunning, revenue recognition). For specifically subscription management at mid-market scale where Stripe Billing's simpler model creates friction, Recurly targets that tier. The free trial is the right time to validate whether your billing complexity justifies dedicated subscription platform. For broader subscription billing platforms, Chargebee is the closest direct competitor with similar SaaS-focused positioning and strong international support. The Recurly vs Chargebee decision often comes down to specific feature emphasis and pricing tier. Maxio (formerly SaaSOptics + Chargify) targets SaaS metrics + billing at mid-market. Stripe Billing is bundled with Stripe Payments — usually preferred when on Stripe and billing complexity is moderate. Paddle operates as merchant-of-record (MoR) handling tax and compliance globally, which Recurly does not. Lemon Squeezy targets MoR for digital products. Zoho Billing and Zuora target different scale points. For specifically usage-based billing, Metronome, Orb, and m3ter target dedicated usage-based solutions. Lago is the open-source billing alternative. For specifically enterprise subscription management, Zuora and SAP Subscription Billing target large enterprise. For specifically RevenueCat for mobile-app subscriptions, this targets a different niche. The Recurly vs Chargebee vs Stripe Billing decision: Stripe Billing for default when on Stripe and simpler billing; Chargebee or Recurly when more sophisticated logic, dunning, and revenue recognition are needed.