Cleeng vs Milkie

Cleeng is a SaaS platform for direct-to-consumer businesses managing subscribers across web and mobile apps. Its products cover subscriber management, churn analytics, payment and checkout management, and customer care. Businesses can offer subscriptions, live pay-per-view, video on demand, passes, one-time purchases, seasonal plans, and live events. Cleeng manages subscriptions across web, app stores, connected-TV services, and direct carrier billing. Pre-built connectors address identity, data, payments, marketing, support, and tax workflows; open APIs and a MediaStore SDK cover checkout, purchases, transaction history, account management, plan changes, and coupons. Merchant Basic is free for up to 10k subscribers. Pro is free up to 10,000 monthly subscribers, then $0.39 per subscriber; in-app purchases on Pro require implementation through a certified Cleeng partner. Cleeng states compliance with GDPR, CCPA, PSD2, and PCI DSS and SOC 2 Type 2 certification. It reports 99.9% platform availability and more than 20 million hosted user accounts.

Milkie is a paywall SDK for Next.js apps, provided free and licensed under MIT. Developers use its PaywallGate component to protect whole sections or selected components, so a page can contain both free and subscription-only material. A metered setup can grant visitors a limited amount of free access each month. For content that requires sign-in but not a subscription, Milkie describes an AuthGate component. It works with Stripe: users go to Stripe's hosted checkout, and webhooks update subscription status in real time. The maker's README lists support for NextAuth, Clerk, Lucia, Supabase, and other authentication providers, as well as customization of paywall interfaces, messages, and styling. Listed protections include callback URL validation, idempotency keys, PII sanitization, webhook signature verification, and email normalization. Setup calls for three API routes covering subscription status, checkout, and Stripe webhooks. Multi-tenancy, a developer dashboard, a webhook relay, and multiple subscription tiers are roadmap items.