Recurly vs Orb

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

The short answer

Recurly ranks higher on Top 11 (#3 vs #11) for SaaS and subscription businesses billing customers. The leader in revenue recovery and churn reduction for subscription businesses.

At a glance

RecurlyOrb
Top 11 rank#3 / The 11 Best Subscription Billing Software#11 / The 11 Best Subscription Billing Software
Score (out of 9.4)8.97.1
Best forSubscriber retention & LTVModern usage-based billing
Pricing$$$ ($249+/mo + % of revenue)$$$ (Usage-based)
HQSan Francisco, USASan Francisco, USA
Founded20092022

Recurly

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

recurly.com

See full entry in The 11 Best Subscription Billing Software

Orb

A developer-first platform purpose-built for complex, event-driven usage-based billing.

www.withorb.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.