FastSpring vs Stax Bill
FastSpring
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| Figure | FastSpring | Stax Bill |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | $499/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 2 |
| Spec score · Dunning Management Software | 8.7 (#9) | 8.3 (#16) |
| Founded | FastSpring says it was founded in 2005. | Stax Bill's LinkedIn profile gives 2011 as its founding year, and the company says it began as Fusebill. |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include Google Tag Manager, Zapier, Nalpeiron, LicenseSpot, Soraco QLM, SoftwareKey, Drip, AdRoll, Bing Ads and multiple licensing services. | The maker lists Salesforce, HubSpot, NetSuite, QuickBooks Online, Avalara, Anrok, Geotab, and REST API/webhooks integrations. |
| Ownership | FastSpring is privately held and received a majority equity investment from Accel-KKR in February 2018. | Stax Payments says it acquired Fusebill in 2021 and operates Stax Bill as its automated recurring-billing product. |
| Praise: support | Reviewers describe technical support and onboarding as responsive and helpful. | Gartner reviewers repeatedly mention fast, knowledgeable and responsive support. |
| Rating on Capterra | 4.2 out of 5 from 37 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 48 reviews |
| Rating on G2 | 4.5 out of 5 from 204 reviews | 4.2 out of 5 from 95 reviews |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.2 out of 5 from 37 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 48 reviews |
| Rating on Trustpilot | 4.0 out of 5 from 636 reviews | 4.5 out of 5 from 1242 reviews |
| Rating on TrustRadius | 6.2 out of 10 from 11 reviews | 7 out of 10 from 1 review |
| Subscription management | The platform supports recurring billing, subscription plans, upgrades and customer-lifecycle management. | The platform provides dynamic product catalogs, custom hosted registration, account hierarchies and configurable discounts. |
| Support | FastSpring directs sellers to its Support & Documentation resources and provides developer documentation and a support case portal. | The developer site directs customers to API specialists and the Stax Bill support center for implementation help. |
| What it does | FastSpring is a merchant-of-record platform for SaaS, software, games and other digital products that handles checkout, payments, taxes, subscriptions and compliance. | Stax Bill automates subscription billing, recurring invoicing, payment collection and revenue recognition for subscription businesses. |
Plans
FastSpring
- Free test modeFree
- Custom quotePriced on request
- Custom revenue-sharePriced on request
In their own words
FastSpring
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