# Recurly vs RevenueCat Comparison

| | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.8 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 210 | 209 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (55.5% of reviews) | Small-Business (97.5% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | Pay As You Go Per Month | Starting at $1,700.00 Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Recurly

Pros:
- Customer Support (25 reviews)
- Subscription Management (25 reviews)

Cons:
- Poor Reporting (8 reviews)
- Access Limitations (7 reviews)

### RevenueCat

Pros:
- Ease of Use (16 reviews)
- Easy Integrations (14 reviews)

Cons:
- Paywall Issues (6 reviews)
- Limited Features (3 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.0 (162 reviews) | 9.4 (149 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.5 (162 reviews) | 9.3 (151 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 7.9 (101 reviews) | 9.2 (114 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 8.2 (82 reviews) | 9.3 (87 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.2 (154 reviews) | 9.1 (120 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 7.9 (79 reviews) | 9.5 (83 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 6.5 (152 reviews) | 9.4 (132 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Recurly

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Subscriptions

Price: Pay As You Go Per Month

Description: Pay a single rate based on your Total Payment Volume ($1M TPV min.) and contract length.

Key Features:
- Automated global subscription billing
- Flexible plans and pricing
- Churn mitigation tools

[Browse all 4 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/recurly/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

### RevenueCat

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Scale

Price: Starting at $1,700.00 Per Month

Description: For established apps and businesses, featuring advanced collaborative features and support.

Key Features:
- Everything in Pro, plus
- Generic transaction API access
- Bulk data migration

[Browse all 3 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/revenuecat/pricing)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Subscription Revenue Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Recurly** | 8.6/10 | 39 |
| **RevenueCat** | 8.3/10 | 110 |

#### Billing and Payments

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Payment Terms** | 9.1 (31 reviews) | 8.8 (77 reviews) | 
| **Personalized Billing** | 8.9 (33 reviews) | 8.8 (84 reviews) | 
| **Custom Pricing** | 9.1 (32 reviews) | 8.5 (75 reviews) | 

#### Revenue Recognition

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Usage Tracking** | 8.9 (22 reviews) | 8.7 (80 reviews) | 
| **Deferred Revenue** | 8.4 (16 reviews) | 8.1 (69 reviews) | 
| **Revenue Accrual** | 9.0 (19 reviews) | Feature Not Available | 

#### Revenue Optimization

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **At-Risk Customers** | 7.8 (16 reviews) | 7.5 (68 reviews) | 
| **Offer Optimization** | 7.8 (13 reviews) | 8.2 (73 reviews) | 
| **Customer Churn** | 7.6 (26 reviews) | 7.9 (71 reviews) | 
| **Revenue Forecasting** | 9.0 (19 reviews) | 8.1 (75 reviews) | 

### Subscription Billing

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Recurly** | 6.8/10 | 88 |
| **RevenueCat** | N/A | N/A |

#### Billing

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | 8.7 (79 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Consolidation** | 7.6 (68 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Adjustments** | 7.7 (75 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Blacklisting** | 6.7 (29 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Dunning

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Collections** | 8.4 (76 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Dispute Management** | 6.9 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Escalation** | 7.4 (31 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Performance

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Packages** | 7.8 (62 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Discounts** | 7.9 (68 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Plan Changes** | 8.2 (79 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Dimensions** | 7.1 (56 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Deferred Revenue** | 7.1 (49 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Revenue Recognition** | 7.3 (53 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Subscription Billing

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | 4.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | 4.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | 4.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | 4.4 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Revenue Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Recurly** | N/A | N/A |
| **RevenueCat** | N/A | N/A |

#### Revenue Recognition

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Revenue Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Revenue Allocation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reclassification** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Scheduling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Revenue Performance

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Customer Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Contract Performance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Revenue KPIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Pricing & Discounting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Offering** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Revenue Optimization 

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Forecasting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Promotion Programs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Pricing Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Re-evaluation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integration

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **ERP and Accounting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Sales and Marketing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Quote-to-Cash** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **APIs** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Subscription Management

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Recurly** | 7.4/10 | 72 |
| **RevenueCat** | N/A | N/A |

#### Order Management

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Opportunities** | 7.2 (38 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Order History** | 8.0 (52 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Upsell & Cross-sell** | 6.8 (37 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Renewals** | 8.5 (51 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Products & Plans

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Packages** | 7.9 (42 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-part Deals** | 7.2 (33 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Plan Changes** | 7.8 (52 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Bundles** | 7.2 (37 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Pricing

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Standard Price** | 8.0 (53 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Discounts** | 7.6 (54 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Optimization** | 7.4 (44 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Revenue Management

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Automation** | 8.2 (46 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Consolidation** | 7.5 (40 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Adjustments** | 7.4 (47 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Billing Types** | 8.2 (45 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Integration

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Payments** | 8.1 (54 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Accounting** | 7.5 (42 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **CRM & Sales** | 7.4 (34 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Subscription Management

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | 5.6 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | 6.7 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | 6.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Natural Language Interaction** | 6.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | 6.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Payments Orchestration

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Recurly** | 8.7/10 | 13 |
| **RevenueCat** | N/A | N/A |

#### Architecture

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Unified API** | 9.1 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **POL** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Integrations** | 9.5 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Processing

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Validation** | 8.8 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automation** | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cross Border** | 8.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Routing** | 8.8 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reconciliation** | 8.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Risk & Compliance

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Failed payments** | 8.8 (10 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Tokenization** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance** | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Analytics

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Consolidation** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Optimization** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Fraud** | 7.9 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Agentic AI - Payments Orchestration

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Subscription Analytics

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Recurly** | 7.7/10 | 14 |
| **RevenueCat** | 8.9/10 | 22 |

#### Data Management

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Updating** | 9.1 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (19 reviews) | 
| **Data cleansing** | 7.0 (9 reviews) | 9.0 (18 reviews) | 
| **Integration** | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 9.5 (21 reviews) | 

#### Analysis

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **KPIs** | 7.0 (11 reviews) | 9.0 (19 reviews) | 
| **Dashboards** | 7.3 (13 reviews) | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 
| **Segmentation** | 7.2 (12 reviews) | 8.2 (19 reviews) | 
| **Revenue Optimization ** | 8.0 (9 reviews) | 8.7 (19 reviews) | 

#### Agentic AI - Subscription Analytics

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Usage-based billing software

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Recurly** | N/A | N/A |
| **RevenueCat** | N/A | N/A |

#### Usage Metering  - Usage-based billing Software

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Metering engine** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Data extraction/ingestion** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Analytics/reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Bill Generation - Usage-based billing Software

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Templates** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Digital Billing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Usage Billing
** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Bill Processing - Usage-based billing Software

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Consolidation
** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Batch Invoicing
** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Management
** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Integration - Usage-based billing Software

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Accounting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Payments
** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **ERP
** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Failed Payment Recovery

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Recurly** | N/A | N/A |
| **RevenueCat** | N/A | N/A |

#### Payment failure - Failed Payment Recovery

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Failed payment prevention** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Failure Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Instant Notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Retry** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Failure Categorization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Customer Communication - Failed Payment Recovery

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Email/SMS Alerts** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customizable Messaging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **In-app Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Advance payment method update - Failed Payment Recovery

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Card Expiry** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Card Account Updater ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Secure Payment Gateway** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Failed payment analytics - Failed Payment Recovery

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Insight and trends** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **AI-driven reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Real-Time Tracking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Accounting & Finance

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Recurly** | N/A | N/A |
| **RevenueCat** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - Accounting & Finance

| Feature | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (2):** [Subscription Revenue Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/subscription-revenue-management), [Subscription Analytics Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/subscription-analytics)

**Unique to Recurly (6):** [Payments Orchestration Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/payments-orchestration), [Usage-based Billing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/usage-based-billing-software), [Subscription Billing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/subscription-billing), [Revenue Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/revenue-management), [Subscription Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/subscription-management), [Failed Payment Recovery Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/failed-payment-recovery)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Recurly | RevenueCat | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 55.5% | 97.5% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 37.0% | 2.5% | 
| **Enterprise** | 7.5% | 0% | 

### By Industry

#### Recurly

- **Computer Software:** 27.9%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 9.1%
- **Internet:** 7.1%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 6.6%
- **Financial Services:** 5.1%
- **Consumer Services:** 5.1%
- **Accounting:** 3.0%
- **Consumer Goods:** 2.5%
- **Retail:** 2.5%
- **Online Media:** 2.0%
- **Other:** 28.9%

#### RevenueCat

- **Computer Software:** 38.6%
- **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 8.4%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 5.9%
- **Computer Games:** 5.0%
- **Entertainment:** 4.5%
- **Sports:** 4.0%
- **Education Management:** 3.0%
- **Higher Education:** 3.0%
- **Financial Services:** 2.5%
- **Music:** 2.5%
- **Other:** 22.8%

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## Top Discussions

### Recurly

- Title: [What is Recurly used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-recurly-used-for) — 1 comment *(includes official response)*
  > **Top comment:** "Recurly is a subscription management platform designed to help subscription companies manage their subscription billing, engagement, payments,  and revenue..."

### RevenueCat

- Title: [What does RevenueCat do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-does-revenuecat-do) — 3 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Help the user to implement and track in app purchase in a very easy way"
- Title: [What is in-app purchase in-app store?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-in-app-purchase-in-app-store) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "In App purchase allow your app to sell products using the apple services in a easy and secure way"
- Title: [How do Apple subscriptions work?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-apple-subscriptions-work) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Apple subscriptions are a recurring payment set up between you and the app that grants you access to certain paid features in exchange to keep paying the..."

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**Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/recurly-vs-revenuecat)