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ProfitWell vs Baremetrics

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ProfitWell

Software

Revenue analytics by Paddle

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Baremetrics

Software

Subscription analytics for SaaS

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: ProfitWell profitWell is now part of Paddle and its pricing page redirects to paddle.com, so it is no longer sold or priced independently; 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
  • They diverge on capability: ProfitWell covers Free Metrics, Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which ProfitWell and Baremetrics actually diverge.

Attributes where ProfitWell and Baremetrics differ
AttributeProfitWellBaremetrics
Pricing modelfreemiumsubscription
Founded20122013

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web, Api), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

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 ProfitWell

  • Free Metrics
  • Churn Reduction
  • Price Optimization
  • Revenue Recognition
  • Chargebee
  • ReCharge
  • Zuora

Only in Baremetrics

  • Revenue Metrics
  • Forecasting
  • Cancellation Insights
  • Email Reports
  • Apple App Store
  • Google Play
  • Slack

Both cover

  • Benchmarking
  • Stripe
  • Recurly
  • Braintree
  • Web support
  • Api support

What people use each for

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

ProfitWell

  • Subscription revenue metrics and churn reportingnot Baremetrics
  • Recovering failed payments and reducing involuntary churnnot Baremetrics

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

Where each one falls short

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

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

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

Pricing, plan by plan

ProfitWell

Free
  • Free MetricsFree
    • Revenue Metrics
    • Dashboards
    • Basic Reports
  • RetainFree
    • Churn Reduction
    • Payment Recovery
    • Custom Pricing

Baremetrics

Free
  • Metrics$50/month
    • Revenue Metrics
    • Customer Profiles
    • Slack Integration
  • Recover$50/month
    • Failed Payment Recovery
    • Dunning Management
    • Analytics

Which should you pick?

Choose ProfitWell if

  • You need free metrics.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want churn reduction.
ProfitWell review

Choose Baremetrics if

  • You need revenue metrics.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api.
  • You also want forecasting.
Baremetrics review

Questions people ask

Is ProfitWell or Baremetrics better?
Neither clearly leads. ProfitWell starts at Free and Baremetrics at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, ProfitWell or Baremetrics?
ProfitWell starts at Free and Baremetrics at Free.
Does ProfitWell or Baremetrics run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, Api, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use ProfitWell for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is ProfitWell best used for?
ProfitWell is most often used for subscription revenue metrics and churn reporting, recovering failed payments and reducing involuntary churn. Of those, subscription revenue metrics and churn reporting and recovering failed payments and reducing involuntary churn are not what Baremetrics is typically brought in for.
What can ProfitWell do that Baremetrics cannot?
ProfitWell covers Free Metrics, Churn Reduction, Price Optimization, Revenue Recognition. Baremetrics covers Revenue Metrics, Forecasting, Cancellation Insights, Email Reports. Both handle Benchmarking, Stripe, Recurly, Braintree.
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