Business Intelligence · head to head
Baremetrics vs ProfitWell
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Baremetrics priced on the revenue it measures, so the bill rises with your ARR rather than with usage: $75 a month up to $360K ARR, $255 to $3.6M and $1,152 above that; ProfitWell profitWell is now part of Paddle and its pricing page redirects to paddle.com, so it is no longer sold or priced independently
- They diverge on capability: Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics, ProfitWell covers Free Metrics.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Baremetrics and ProfitWell actually diverge.
| Attribute | Baremetrics | ProfitWell |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | freemium |
| Founded | 2013 | 2012 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Business Intelligence).
What each one covers
Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.
Only in Baremetrics
- Revenue Metrics
- Forecasting
- Cancellation Insights
- Email Reports
- Apple App Store
- Google Play
- Slack
Only in ProfitWell
- Free Metrics
- Churn Reduction
- Price Optimization
- Revenue Recognition
- Chargebee
- ReCharge
- Zuora
Both cover
- Benchmarking
- Stripe
- Braintree
- Recurly
- Web support
- Api support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Baremetrics
- Subscription metrics and MRR reporting from Stripe and similar billing systemsnot ProfitWell
- Churn and retention analysisnot ProfitWell
- Failed payment recovery through the add-onnot ProfitWell
- Cancellation surveys to understand why customers leavenot ProfitWell
ProfitWell
- Subscription revenue metrics and churn reportingnot Baremetrics
- Recovering failed payments and reducing involuntary churnnot Baremetrics
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Baremetrics
- Priced on the revenue it measures, so the bill rises with your ARR rather than with usage: $75 a month up to $360K ARR, $255 to $3.6M and $1,152 above that
- Payment Recovery and Cancellation Insights are separate add-ons at $129 a month each
- The advertised prices assume annual billing with a discount of up to 35 percent
- There is no free tier, only a trial
ProfitWell
- ProfitWell is now part of Paddle and its pricing page redirects to paddle.com, so it is no longer sold or priced independently
- Reaching any figure requires going through Paddle's own pricing rather than a ProfitWell rate card
Pricing, plan by plan
Baremetrics
Free- Metrics$50/month
- Revenue Metrics
- Customer Profiles
- Slack Integration
- Recover$50/month
- Failed Payment Recovery
- Dunning Management
- Analytics
ProfitWell
Free- Free MetricsFree
- Revenue Metrics
- Dashboards
- Basic Reports
- RetainFree
- Churn Reduction
- Payment Recovery
- Custom Pricing
Which should you pick?
Choose Baremetrics if
- You need revenue metrics.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want forecasting.
Choose ProfitWell if
- You need free metrics.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api.
- You also want churn reduction.
Questions people ask
- Is Baremetrics or ProfitWell better?
- Neither clearly leads. Baremetrics starts at Free and ProfitWell at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Baremetrics or ProfitWell?
- Baremetrics starts at Free and ProfitWell at Free.
- Does Baremetrics or ProfitWell run on more platforms?
- Both run on Web, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
- Can I use Baremetrics for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Baremetrics best used for?
- Baremetrics is most often used for subscription metrics and mrr reporting from stripe and similar billing systems, churn and retention analysis, failed payment recovery through the add-on, cancellation surveys to understand why customers leave. Of those, subscription metrics and mrr reporting from stripe and similar billing systems and churn and retention analysis are not what ProfitWell is typically brought in for.
- What can Baremetrics do that ProfitWell cannot?
- Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics, Forecasting, Cancellation Insights, Email Reports. ProfitWell covers Free Metrics, Churn Reduction, Price Optimization, Revenue Recognition. Both handle Benchmarking, Stripe, Braintree, Recurly.