Cleeng vs PaywallProject

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.

PaywallProject is a WordPress paywall and membership service for local news publishers. Its metered paywall lets publishers set free-article limits by day, week, or month, with rules for different sections or post types. The meter tracks anonymous and free registered visitors by IP address, including after cookies are cleared or a private window is opened. A dashboard covers digital and print subscriptions and donations. Publishers can also create segmented newsletters in WordPress, manage ad inventory with Ads Glue, and use a WooCommerce integration to offer payment options beyond one processor. E-editions provide archived, searchable page-flip issues without a separate reader login, while an AI-powered calendar collects regional events. WordPress is the supported CMS; listed platforms are Android, iOS, and web. Hosting is included with the fully managed service, and the FAQ says BigScoots monitors sites every 60 seconds. The listed Free plan costs $10 a month; Standard costs $995 a month. The site also lists paid service from $299/mo and optional add-ons.