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Choosing the best Shopify subscription app comes down to what you pay and what you get. Here is how Subrise compares with Recharge, Skio, Stay AI, Loop and the rest, side by side. Plans start at $75 a month with no flat per-order fee, and our team moves your subscribers for you.

Subrise vs the alternatives

Pick the app you use today for a feature-by-feature comparison and what switching looks like.

Subrise vs Recharge

4.8 ★

One of the most established subscription apps on Shopify, with a 19¢ fee on every order on top of its percentage.

$99/mo + 1.49% + 19¢/orderCompare →

Subrise vs Skio

5.0 ★

Built for DTC brands, with build-a-box, cancel flows and lifecycle journeys on its Scale plan and a 20¢ fee on each transaction.

$599/mo + 1.25% + 20¢Compare →

Subrise vs Stay AI

4.9 ★

AI-driven retention and churn tools with a high-touch team, and a 19¢ fee on each transaction.

$499/mo + 1% + 19¢Compare →

Subrise vs Bold Subscriptions

4.0 ★

A long-standing Shopify partner. Reviewers report outages and lost features after its forced move to a new version.

$24.99/mo + 2%Compare →

Subrise vs Smartrr

4.9 ★

Native loyalty on its Excel plan, with Shopify Flow and dunning starting on its $299/mo Grow plan.

$99/mo + 1%Compare →

Subrise vs Loop Subscriptions

5.0 ★

Strong subscription management and bundles with gamification, and no flat per-order fee, from a higher monthly base.

$99/mo + 1%Compare →

Subrise vs Seal Subscriptions

4.9 ★

Budget-friendly with a 0% fee, but subscription caps on every plan and no Shopify Flow integration.

$24.95/mo (500 subs)Compare →

Subrise vs Appstle

5.0 ★

A 0% fee and build-a-box, but revenue caps move you up a tier as you grow.

$30/mo ($15k/mo cap)Compare →

Subrise vs Yotpo Subscriptions

No longer available on the Shopify App Store. Our team moves Yotpo subscribers to Subrise.

No longer soldCompare →

Subrise vs PayWhirl

4.7 ★

Affordable to start, but its fee runs 1.5% to 2% of each order on the lower plans.

$29/mo + 1.5%Compare →

Why merchants choose Subrise

A Shopify subscription app with a published price and a team that does the moving.

$0

Flat per-order fee

One published rate on your subscription orders, and nothing per order. A record month never adds a new line to your bill.

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Subscriptions on every plan

No subscription caps and no revenue tiers. Your price changes when you choose a new plan, never because you sold more.

2-3

Days to move, usually

Our team moves your subscribers from any Shopify subscription app. They keep their products, price and next billing date.

20

Shopify Flow triggers

Automate subscription work without code, with 20 subscription triggers and 16 actions in Shopify Flow.

22

Klaviyo events

On every plan, send 22 subscription events to Klaviyo for sharper segments and flows. Connect by signing in, with no API key to copy.

6

Integrations

Klaviyo, Attentive, Gorgias, Zapier, Mailchimp and Shopify Flow, so subscriptions fit the tools you already use.

Choosing a Shopify subscription app

What is the best Shopify subscription app?

It depends on what your program needs. If you want subscribe and save, bundles, a self-service customer portal, dunning and Shopify Flow at a predictable price, Subrise covers them from $75 a month with no flat per-order fee, with Klaviyo and Gorgias included. If you need built-in SMS, loyalty or AI winback tools, compare the apps above that offer them.

Which Shopify subscription apps charge a flat per-order fee?

Of the apps compared here, Recharge Starter charges 19¢ per order, Skio Scale 20¢ per transaction and Stay AI Standard 19¢ per transaction, each on top of a percentage. Subrise charges no flat per-order fee on any plan.

Does Subrise charge a flat per-order fee?

No. Launch is $75 a month plus 1% of each subscription order. Accelerate is $199 a month plus 0.9%, and Enterprise is $399 a month plus 0.8%. No plan adds a flat fee per order, and Launch and Accelerate start with a 28-day free trial.

Can Subrise move my subscriptions from another app?

Yes. Our team moves your subscriptions from any Shopify subscription app, usually within 2 to 3 days, and your customers don't sign up again.

Ready when you are

Tell us which app you use today. We'll plan the move around your next big batch of orders and handle the rest.