Lemon Squeezy vs Subi Subscriptions

Lemon Squeezy is an all-in-one platform for SaaS businesses selling digital downloads, subscriptions, and software licenses. It says it acts as merchant of record for digital sales taxes and compliance. Merchants can embed no-code checkout forms on an existing site or share checkout links; its no-code and API solutions support 20+ payment methods and global bank payouts. Subscription billing can run weekly, monthly, or yearly, with management for upgrades, downgrades, cancellations, and free trials. The platform can issue software license keys and provides signed, throttled download links. Lemon Squeezy says its fraud protections use machine learning and real-time analytics to identify suspicious transactions. Its REST API documentation states a limit of 300 calls per minute, and documented integrations include ConvertKit, Mailchimp, and Zapier. Ecommerce has no monthly charge and costs 5% + $0.50 per transaction when sales are generated, with sales tax collection and remittance included. Email marketing is free for up to 500 subscribers. Lemon Squeezy was founded in 2019.

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.