Compare nowpayments and Recurly on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Payments tools, 0.5% fee per direct crypto transaction, 1% with currency…
At a Glance
nowpayments
Recurly
Primary category
Payments
Payments
Rating
Not documented
Not documented
Pricing model
0.5% fee per direct crypto transaction, 1% with currency conversion, plus blockchain network fees; account signup is free, no subscription tiers.
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
Not documented
$249/month plus 0.9 percent of billing volume (Starter plan, first $40,000 in monthly volume included)
Free plan
Not documented
Not documented
Free trial
Not documented
Yes
Platforms
Web
Web
Team collaboration
Not documented
Not documented
AI features
Not documented
Yes
Public API
Yes
Yes
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
nowpayments
No individual plan breakdown documented yet.
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
nowpayments
Pros
Non-custodial model — funds settle straight to the merchant's own wallet
Broad coin support with auto-conversion
Flat, published fee structure (0.5% direct / 1% with conversion)
Ready-made checkout plugins for WooCommerce, Shopify, PrestaShop, and Magento 2 plus a documented REST API
Actively serves higher-risk verticals many mainstream processors decline outright
Cons
Operating entity incorporated in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, a lightly-regulated offshore jurisdiction
No publicly disclosed subscription/volume-tier pricing — larger volumes 'may' unlock lower fees only on request