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Recurly vs Stampli

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Recurly

Software

The subscription management platform built for growth

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Stampli

Software

AI-powered accounts payable automation

From
$29/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: 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; Stampli pricing is by quote only: the pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no cost driver, offering only a Request a Quote form
  • They diverge on capability: Recurly covers Subscription billing, Stampli covers AI invoice processing.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Recurly and Stampli actually diverge.

Attributes where Recurly and Stampli differ
AttributeRecurlyStampli
PlatformsWeb, ApiWeb, Ios, Android
Founded20092014

Identical on both: starting price ($29/month), pricing model (subscription), free tier (No), 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 Recurly

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

Only in Stampli

  • AI invoice processing
  • Approval workflows
  • Vendor management
  • Payment processing
  • Audit trails
  • NetSuite
  • Sage Intacct
  • QuickBooks

Both cover

  • Web support

What people use each for

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

Recurly

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

Stampli

  • Automating accounts payable invoice capture and codingnot Recurly
  • Routing invoice approvals with discussion held against each invoicenot Recurly
  • Paying suppliers and issuing virtual cards from the AP workflownot Recurly

Where each one falls short

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

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

Stampli

  • Pricing is by quote only: the pricing page publishes no rate, no minimum and no cost driver, offering only a Request a Quote form
  • Payments and card products are sold alongside the core AP automation rather than being separately priced on the public site

Pricing, plan by plan

Recurly

$29/month
  • CoreFree
    • Basic billing
    • Revenue recovery
    • Analytics

Stampli

$29/month
  • Essential$undefined/month
    • Invoice processing
    • Basic approvals
    • Email notifications
  • Professional$undefined/month
    • AI-powered coding
    • Advanced workflows
    • ERP integrations
  • Enterprise$undefined/month
    • Custom workflows
    • API access
    • Dedicated support

Which should you pick?

Choose Recurly if

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

Choose Stampli if

  • You need ai invoice processing.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want approval workflows.
Stampli review

Questions people ask

Is Recurly or Stampli better?
Neither clearly leads. Recurly starts at $29/month and Stampli at $29/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Recurly or Stampli?
Recurly starts at $29/month and Stampli at $29/month.
Does Recurly or Stampli run on more platforms?
Recurly runs on Web, Api. Stampli runs on Web, Ios, Android.
What is Recurly best used for?
Recurly is most often used for subscription billing and recurring invoicing, dunning and failed payment recovery, trials, plan changes and promotions, revenue recognition through the revrec add-on. Of those, subscription billing and recurring invoicing and dunning and failed payment recovery are not what Stampli is typically brought in for.
What can Recurly do that Stampli cannot?
Recurly covers Subscription billing, Revenue recovery, Payment gateway optimization, Analytics. Stampli covers AI invoice processing, Approval workflows, Vendor management, Payment processing. Both handle Web support.
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