Appstle Subscriptions vs Lesuto

Appstle Subscriptions helps merchants manage recurring orders and payments on Shopify and Shopify Plus. It supports pay-as-you-go, prepaid one-time, and prepaid auto-renew subscriptions, alongside 1-click checkout, loyalty motivations, build-a-box, churn control, and a customer portal. Customers can pause, skip, or cancel subscriptions through that portal. Merchants can place and customize the subscription widget on product, home, collection, quick-view, and cart pages. Analytics include performance information, churn control, and product-level forecasts for upcoming orders; APIs support custom subscription experiences. Listed integrations include Shopify checkout, customer accounts, POS, Flow, and Admin, plus Gorgias, Growave, Klaviyo, PageFly, Stripe, and Zapier. Appstle offers migration from other subscription apps and platforms through a white-glove service. The free plan is free for up to $500 in monthly subscription sales. Starter is $10 a month, and Business (Biz) is $30 a month; both list a 14-day free trial. Appstle advertises 24/7/365 merchant support and describes its service as compliant with GDPR and data protection requirements.

Lesuto lets merchants offer recurring product subscriptions with automated renewals and subscriber discounts of up to 30%. Customers can choose seven delivery intervals, from weekly to annual, and skip, pause, resume, or cancel subscriptions from their accounts. Merchants can enable subscriptions by channel and set different discounts and intervals for each storefront. Renewals use the merchant’s existing Stripe integration. Merchant analytics cover subscription orders, revenue, subscriber lifetime value, active subscribers, renewal dates, and subscription history. Lesuto describes an integration marketplace with 26 integrations across seven categories, activated from the dashboard, and shipping support for USPS, UPS, FedEx, DHL, Canada Post, Royal Mail, and Australia Post. It also describes native Hub and Seller apps for shoppers, merchants, and suppliers on iOS and Android. Lesuto says it uses TLS 1.3 in transit, AES-256 encryption at rest, and daily backups stored in another geographic region. It does not currently hold SOC 2, ISO 27001, or HIPAA certifications. A free plan is available; paid plans start at $7.99 a month.