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Recurly

Subscription management and recurring billing platform

PaidFeaturedAdded Jan 1, 2010

About

Recurly is a subscription billing platform built for SaaS, media, and membership businesses that need to manage complex recurring revenue. It handles plan management, proration, dunning (failed payment recovery), and churn analytics. Recurly's smart dunning engine alone recovers significant failed payments that would otherwise be lost to involuntary churn. It integrates with major payment gateways and accounting tools.

Tags

subscription-billingrecurring-paymentsdunningchurn-preventionsaas

Origin Story

By Isaac Hall

The Problem

Subscription businesses were losing revenue to failed payments and billing complexity.

Building It

Founded in 2009, grew to process billions in subscription revenue for major brands.

What It Means

Smart billing infrastructure is a revenue lever, not just plumbing.

The Dream

To maximize subscription revenue for every business through intelligent billing.

Pricing

ModelPaid

Core plan starting at $0 platform fee (usage-based pricing on transactions). Professional and Elite plans with custom pricing for advanced features.

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Category

Invoicing Billing

Problems Solved

  • Subscription Billing Complexity
  • Involuntary Churn
  • Failed Payment Recovery

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