Compare smepay and Recurly on pricing, features, platforms, and ratings — both Payments tools, paid vs Tiered subscription combining a base platform fee with…
At a Glance
smepay
Recurly
Primary category
Payments
Payments
Rating
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Pricing model
paid
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
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$249/month plus 0.9 percent of billing volume (Starter plan, first $40,000 in monthly volume included)
Free plan
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Free trial
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Yes
Platforms
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Web
Team collaboration
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AI features
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Yes
Public API
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Yes
Pricing Compared
Starting price reflects the lowest paid tier, not the full cost for every team size or usage level.
smepay
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
smepay
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
smepay
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.