Recurly vs UniBee
Recurly
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unibee.devSide by side
| Figure | Recurly | UniBee |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $70.83/mo | $99/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | Yes |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| Android | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 5 | 5 |
| Spec score · Subscription Management Software | 8.7 (#5) | 8.5 (#7) |
| Spec score · Dunning Management Software | 8.6 (#12) | 8.5 (#14) |
| Spec score · Subscription Billing Software | 8.5 (#18) | 8.5 (#19) |
| Analytics | Recurly Analytics provides dashboards and reports for MRR, churn, retention, dunning effectiveness, trials and financial performance. | Dashboards report MRR, ARR, churn, lifetime value and other revenue metrics with export capability. |
| Dunning | Dunning supports automatic, manual and post-trial recovery cycles, with up to 50 targeted campaigns on eligible plans. | Lifecycle automation includes trial conversion, renewal reminders, intelligent retries and dunning workflows. |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States | The official site footer says UniBee is built in Tallinn. |
| Integrations | Official integrations include gateways such as Stripe, PayPal, Adyen and Worldpay plus tax, fraud and chargeback partners. | The site lists more than 25 integrations, including Mixpanel, MailChimp, HubSpot, Twilio, Xero, Stripe, QuickBooks, PayPal and Zapier. |
| Pricing models | The platform supports recurring, one-time, usage-based and hybrid pricing without custom code. | Supported models include flat-rate, tiered, volume, usage-based, per-seat, add-ons and free trials. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.1 out of 5 from 227 reviews. | 5 out of 5 from 6 reviews |
| Rating on GetApp | 4.6 out of 5 from 62 reviews. | 5.0 out of 5 from 3 reviews |
| SDKs | Official client libraries are provided for Ruby, Node.js, Python, .NET, Java, PHP and C# environments. | Official public clients are available for Node.js/TypeScript, Go, Java, PHP, Python and Ruby. |
| What it does | Recurly is a subscription-management and recurring-billing platform covering plan creation, payments, recovery, retention and revenue reporting. | UniBee is an open-source, gateway-agnostic subscription billing platform with self-hosted and managed-cloud deployment. |
Plans
Recurly
- Starter$249 a month
- RevRec$850 a year
- Engage$1,600 a year
- All-AccessPrice not published
- All-Access for ShopifyPrice not published
UniBee
- Open-sourceFree
- Open-sourceFree
- Starter$99 a month
- Business$399 a month
- AdvancedPriced on request
In their own words
UniBee
UniBee is an open-source subscription billing platform offered as self-hosted software or a managed cloud service. It handles one-time purchases, recurring charges, usage-based billing, tiered prices, promotions, and flexible billing frequencies. Its metering can track measures such as API calls, storage, compute time, or custom metrics and bill against actual use. Subscription tools cover plan changes, pauses, upgrades, downgrades, trials, add-ons, and lifecycle automation. UniBee can generate invoices, customize templates, handle taxes, and send invoices by email or make them available as PDFs. Payment options include gateways such as Stripe and PayPal, with routing and fallback options. The service lists more than 25 integrations and analytics for MRR, ARR, churn, and customer lifetime value. Open-source is free but self-hosted, requires manual setup, and has community support. Starter costs $99 a month; Business costs $399 a month. Advanced offers cloud or on-prem deployment, with pricing available by conversation.