The main Recharge alternatives are Loop, Stay.ai, and Skio - though Recharge acquired Skio in April 2026. Compared on pricing, fit, and the migration cost that makes switching subscription platforms harder than it looks.

Recharge runs $25/mo for the first 50 subscribers, $99/mo + 1.49% + 19c on Starter, and $499/mo + 1.34% + 19c on Plus. The per-transaction fee, not the monthly plan, is where the real cost sits - here is the math.

Recharge acquired Skio for $105M in April 2026, so the two are no longer independent competitors. What that means for brands on Skio, brands choosing between them now, and where the real decision has moved.

Recharge manages subscriptions and reports churn; Stay.ai is built to reduce it, with ML cancel flows and win-back timing. At $499/mo + 1% Stay.ai costs more than Recharge Starter - here is when the retention premium pays for itself.

Involuntary churn from failed payments is 20-40% of total subscription churn. Automated dunning software recovers a large share of it - here is how retry timing, card updaters, and smart routing actually work, and how to measure recovery rate.