Chargebee vs Recurly

Side-by-side from the Top 11 ranking of The 11 Best Subscription Billing Software. Last verified June 9, 2026.

The short answer

Chargebee ranks higher on Top 11 (#2 vs #3) for SaaS and subscription businesses billing customers. A feature-rich, highly flexible platform for complex subscription management and automation.

At a glance

ChargebeeRecurly
Top 11 rank#2 / The 11 Best Subscription Billing Software#3 / The 11 Best Subscription Billing Software
Score (out of 9.4)9.18.9
Best forFlexible B2B SaaS billingSubscriber retention & LTV
Pricing$$$ ($399 to $999+/mo)$$$ ($249+/mo + % of revenue)
HQSan Francisco, USASan Francisco, USA
Founded20112009

Chargebee

A feature-rich, highly flexible platform for complex subscription management and automation.

www.chargebee.com

See full entry in The 11 Best Subscription Billing Software

Recurly

The leader in revenue recovery and churn reduction for subscription businesses.

recurly.com

See full entry in The 11 Best Subscription Billing Software

Methodology and scoring weights live at /methodology. No vendor pays for placement — see about.