Appstle Subscriptions vs Subi Subscriptions

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.

Subi Subscriptions is a Shopify app for recurring commerce, bringing subscriptions, memberships, bundles, subscription boxes, and loyalty programs together. Merchants can set subscription discounts, billing and shipping intervals, and prepaid or pay-as-you-go plans. Memberships can include tiers, gated content, perks, member-only discounts, and free trials. Bundle options include fixed bundles, build-a-box, and mystery boxes, with inventory syncing for bundle products. Subscribers can manage plans, payments, and addresses in a self-service portal, including skipping, pausing, swapping, or cancelling. Payment recovery includes decline-aware retries, dunning emails, and one-click card updates. Listed integrations include Klaviyo, Shopify Flow, Mailchimp, Attentive, Postscript, Triple Whale, and ReferralCandy. A free plan is available for development stores. Paid plans start at $29/mo; Starter lists a 1.6% charge per subscription transaction. Paid plans include a 7-day trial. Support varies by plan, from live chat and email on Starter to priority support and a dedicated customer success manager on Subi Plus.