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Recurly, Inc. logoRecurly

Recurly, Inc.

4.0/5
ActiveCampaign logoActiveCampaign

ActiveCampaign

4.5/5
ROI categoryrevenue velocityrevenue velocity
Time-to-ValueAbout 2-4 weeks (sandbox + 90-day trial) (~30d)≤30 days (results guarantee) (~30d)
Typical annual TCO$10,000/yr$1,800/yr
Starting price$2,988/yr$180/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersNo public seat tiers; Starter is self-serve and All-Access requires $1M+ annual billing volume, quoted by sales.1 user (Starter/Plus), 3 users (Pro), 5 users (Enterprise); extra users sold as an add-on
Implementation friction2/52/5
Friction meter
Best forSubscription-first businesses that want billing, churn prevention and revenue recognition on one platform; DTC and ecommerce brands running subscriptions natively on Shopify; Growth-stage to enterprise teams with roughly $1M+ in annual billing volume; Finance teams that need automated ASC-606 / IFRS-15 multi-GAAP revenue recognition; Companies selling globally that need multi-currency and many payment methodsSMB and mid-market marketing teams that want email, SMS and WhatsApp automation in one platform; Teams upgrading from a basic email tool to automation plus a light CRM and sales engagement; Businesses that want AI-assisted campaign building, segmentation and predictive sending; Companies needing 1,000+ integrations, including Salesforce, Slack, Gmail and Outlook; Organizations that prefer self-serve setup with no implementation fee and included migration help
Not forBusinesses with one-time or project-based billing and no recurring revenue; Very small teams unwilling to pay a percentage of billing volume; Buyers who require fully transparent, self-serve public pricing at enterprise scale; Organizations that must self-host or prefer an open-source billing stackEnterprises that require FedRAMP or government-grade authorizations; Buyers who want heavy, hands-on implementation services from the vendor; Very large contact lists on tight budgets, since pricing scales with contact tiers per plan; Teams needing a full-depth sales CRM rather than email-first automation with CRM add-ons

Stack fit matrix

SalesforceIntegrationIntegration
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotNot supportedNot supported
Google WorkspaceNot supportedIntegration
Microsoft 365Not supportedIntegration
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackNot supportedIntegration
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
HIPAA
FedRAMP
ISO 42001
IAPP AIGPnamed staff

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

FoundedNot recorded2003 (23 yrs)
HeadquartersNot recordedChicago, US
PhoneNot listedAll plans
EmailNot listedAll plans
Live chatNot listedAll plans
Support portal / ticketsNot listedNot listed
Community forumNot listedAll plans
Help centre / docsAll plansAll plans
Dedicated account managerNot listedEnterprise only
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hoursNot recordedNot recorded
Response timeNot statedNot stated

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistant; Predictive analytics; Anomaly detection; NLP automationCopilot / assistant; Agentic workflows; Predictive analytics; NLP automation
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

Quadrant view

Where the 2 selected solutions land on the same value plane. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.

Quadrant view

Implementation friction × Value-Position score (estimate)

1.4/51.7/52.0/52.3/52.6/54.5/54.4/54.3/54.1/54.0/5Friction ← betterBuyer score better →Loved & EasyLoved & HeavyRisky & EasyRisky & Heavy

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