Is Conta or Recurly better?

Neither clearly leads. Conta starts at Free and Recurly at $249/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Conta or Recurly?

Conta has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Conta and $249/month for Recurly.

Does Conta or Recurly run on more platforms?

Conta runs on Web. Recurly runs on Web, Api.

Can I use Conta for free?

Yes. Conta has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Recurly starts at $249/month.

What is Conta best used for?

Conta is most often used for norwegian small business accounting and invoicing, project and department cost tracking, ehf/einvoice generation for norwegian regulatory compliance. Of those, norwegian small business accounting and invoicing and project and department cost tracking are not what Recurly is typically brought in for.

What can Conta do that Recurly cannot?

Recurly covers Subscription billing, Revenue recovery, Payment gateway optimization, Analytics.

Accounting · head to head

Conta vs Recurly

Conta

Accounting

Norwegian accounting software for small and growing businesses

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Recurly

Accounting

The subscription management platform built for growth

From: $249/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Conta has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Conta norwegian pricing only: displayed in NOK without multi-currency support for international comparisons; Recurly starter is $249 a month plus 0.9 percent of billing volume above the first $40K, so the cost rises with revenue rather than with usage
Prices and features above were last checked on 2 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Conta and Recurly actually diverge.

Attributes where Conta and Recurly differ
Attribute	Conta	Recurly
Starting price	Free	$249/month
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Web	Web, Api
Founded	Unknown	2009

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Accounting).

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 Conta

Nothing recorded that Recurly does not also cover.

Only in Recurly

Subscription billing
Revenue recovery
Payment gateway optimization
Analytics
API
Stripe
PayPal
Braintree

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Conta

Norwegian small business accounting and invoicingnot Recurly
Project and department cost trackingnot Recurly
EHF/eInvoice generation for Norwegian regulatory compliancenot Recurly

Recurly

Subscription billing and recurring invoicingnot Conta
Dunning and failed payment recoverynot Conta
Trials, plan changes and promotionsnot Conta
Revenue recognition through the RevRec add-onnot Conta
Shopify-native subscriptions with subscribe and savenot Conta

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Conta

Norwegian pricing only: displayed in NOK without multi-currency support for international comparisons
Annual billing required: no monthly-pay option for either tier, forcing yearly commitment
Pro tier vaporware: listed as 'coming soon' with no pricing or feature roadmap provided
Limited feature differentiation: Smart tier is 'most selected' by customers but does not clearly explain what additional business value justifies 62% price premium over Standard

Recurly

Starter is $249 a month plus 0.9 percent of billing volume above the first $40K, so the cost rises with revenue rather than with usage
All-Access is quoted at under 1 percent of billing volume with a $1M minimum, putting it out of reach of smaller merchants
Only one dunning campaign on Starter; multiple campaigns need All-Access
SSO, multicurrency and payments orchestration are All-Access only
Revenue recognition and the Engage churn tooling are separate add-ons at $850 and $1,600 a month

Pricing, plan by plan

Conta

Free

Conta Regnskap Standard$209/month (billed annually)
Conta Regnskap Smart$339/month (billed annually)
Conta Regnskap Pro$undefined/mo

Recurly

$249/month

Starter$249/month
- Automated global subscription billing
- Flexible plans and static churn-prevention tools
- 1 dunning campaign
All-Access$null/month
- Everything in Starter plus AI-powered agents and analytics
- Intelligent churn-prevention with multiple dunning campaigns
- Advanced pricing and promotions
All-Access for Shopify$null/month
- Intelligent churn-prevention and customized bundles
- Subscribe and save, prepaid/gift subscriptions
- Hybrid subscription support and cancel-save flows

Which should you pick?

Choose Conta if

You want to start without paying.

Conta review

Choose Recurly if

You need subscription billing.
You work on Web, Api.
You also want revenue recovery.

Recurly review

Questions people ask

Is Conta or Recurly better?: Neither clearly leads. Conta starts at Free and Recurly at $249/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Conta or Recurly?: Conta has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Conta and $249/month for Recurly.
Does Conta or Recurly run on more platforms?: Conta runs on Web. Recurly runs on Web, Api.
Can I use Conta for free?: Yes. Conta has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Recurly starts at $249/month.
What is Conta best used for?: Conta is most often used for norwegian small business accounting and invoicing, project and department cost tracking, ehf/einvoice generation for norwegian regulatory compliance. Of those, norwegian small business accounting and invoicing and project and department cost tracking are not what Recurly is typically brought in for.
What can Conta do that Recurly cannot?: Recurly covers Subscription billing, Revenue recovery, Payment gateway optimization, Analytics.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Conta: How much does Conta cost per month?

Conta Regnskap Standard costs 209 NOK/month and Smart costs 339 NOK/month, billed annually. Both exclude VAT and include a 30-day free trial option.

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Recurly: What does Recurly's Starter plan cost?

Recurly Starter plan costs 249 USD monthly plus 0.9 percent of billing volume, with the first 40000 USD monthly volume included in the base fee.

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Conta: Can I pay monthly instead of annually?

No. Both Standard and Smart tiers require annual billing at a fixed monthly rate. Monthly-payment options are not available.

Source

Recurly: What is the minimum commitment for Recurly's All-Access plan?

All-Access plans require a minimum 1 million USD annual commitment, billed annually at less than 1 percent of billing volume.

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Conta: What is included in the Standard vs. Smart plan?

Standard includes accounting, invoicing, unlimited receipts, mobile app, and EHF/eInvoice. Smart adds KID numbers, unlimited EHF, project/department management, free chat/phone support, and exclusive equipment discounts.

Source

Conta: When will the Pro plan be available and what will it cost?

The Pro tier is listed as 'coming soon' on the pricing page with no published pricing or launch date provided.

Source

Conta vs Recurly

Conta

Recurly

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Conta

Only in Recurly

What people use each for

Conta

Recurly

Where each one falls short

Conta

Recurly

Pricing, plan by plan

Conta

Recurly

Which should you pick?

Choose Conta if

Choose Recurly if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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