Bill.com vs Recurly

Compare Bill.com and Recurly on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Payments tools, Subscription (per user, per month) vs Tiered subscription…

At a Glance

 Bill.comRecurly
Primary categoryPaymentsPayments
RatingNot documentedNot documented
Pricing modelSubscription (per user, per month)Tiered subscription combining a base platform fee with a percentage of billing volume; higher tiers require a 1 million dollar minimum annual billing volume, with custom enterprise pricing available.
Starting price$49/user/month (AP & AR Essentials); Spend & Expense is free$249/month plus 0.9 percent of billing volume (Starter plan, first $40,000 in monthly volume included)
Free planYesNot documented
Free trialNot documentedYes
PlatformsWeb, iOS, AndroidWeb
Team collaborationNot documentedNot documented
AI featuresYesYes
Public APIYesYes

Pricing Compared

Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.

Bill.com

Essentials — $49/user/month Monthly, per user
Team — $65/user/month Monthly, per user
Corporate — $89/user/month Monthly, per user
Enterprise — Custom Contact for quote
Spend & Expense — Free No subscription fee

Recurly

Starter — $249/month + 0.9% of billing volume Monthly
All-Access — Under 1% of billing volume (minimum $1M annual billing volume) Annual
All-Access for Shopify — Under 1% of billing volume Annual
Engage (add-on) — From $1,600/month Annual
RevRec (add-on) — From $850/month Annual

Pros & Cons

Bill.com

Pros

  • Consolidates AP, AR, and spend/expense management in one platform
  • Strong two-way integrations with major accounting systems
  • Free Spend & Expense tier with no subscription cost
  • Dedicated accountant/bookkeeper partner program with wholesale pricing

Cons

  • Per-user subscription pricing plus per-transaction fees can add up for larger teams
  • Advanced procurement and enterprise features are gated behind higher tiers
  • Enterprise pricing is not publicly listed and requires a custom quote
  • Some payment types (checks, international, instant transfers) carry extra fees

Recurly

Pros

  • Mature, well-established platform founded in 2009 with enterprise-grade reliability
  • Strong churn-prevention and dunning tooling built into the core product
  • Dedicated Shopify-focused subscription commerce plan
  • Add-on products (Engage, RevRec) extend beyond core billing into retention and revenue recognition
  • Broad payment method and gateway support for global billing

Cons

  • Percentage-of-billing-volume pricing can get expensive as revenue scales
  • All-Access tier requires a 1 million dollar minimum annual billing volume
  • Pricing is not fully self-serve or transparent for higher tiers and requires a sales conversation
  • Engage and RevRec are priced and sold separately from core billing

Use Cases

Bill.com

  • Accounts payable automation — Digitize bill capture, route approvals, and pay vendors electronically instead of using manual, paper-based processes.
  • Client AP/AR management for accounting firms — Manage bill pay and invoicing across multiple clients from one dashboard with wholesale pricing.
  • Corporate card and expense control — Issue virtual/physical cards, set budgets, and automate expense tracking without a subscription fee.

Recurly

  • Mid-market SaaS subscription billing — Automating recurring invoicing, plan changes, and dunning for growing SaaS companies.
  • Shopify subscription commerce — Launching and managing subscribe-and-save or membership products on Shopify.
  • Enterprise revenue recognition compliance — Automating multi-GAAP-compliant revenue recognition for complex subscription contracts.

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