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Recharge is a subscription billing software product from Recharge, Santa Monica, priced at Pay as you go. We compared 20 alternatives on published price, free plan, platforms and made-in-India support: 2 have a free plan, 5 are built in India.
Quick answer
The closest alternatives to Recharge are Cashfree Subscriptions (Pay as you go), Stripe Billing (Pay as you go), Pabbly Subscriptions (₹1,500/mo), Paddle (Pay as you go) and PayU Subscriptions (Pay as you go). Instamojo Subscriptions is the top-ranked option with a free plan. Published prices in this list start at ₹1,500/month.
There is no free plan
Recharge has no free tier. 2 alternatives do, which lets you test with real data before you pay.
Indian support and GST
Recharge is built in United States. 5 alternatives are made in India, where GST, TDS and UPI are usually handled natively and support runs on IST.
Ranked by how closely each product matches Recharge's category, pricing model, platforms and business size, then by rating. Prices exclude GST.
| # | Software | Starting price | Free plan | Platforms | Made in India | Rating | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Recharge (current) | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | — |
| 1 |  Cashfree Subscriptions | Pay as you go | No | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 2 |  Stripe Billing | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 3 |  Pabbly Subscriptions | ₹1,500/mo | No | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 4 |  Paddle | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.4/5 | |
| 5 |  PayU Subscriptions | Pay as you go | No | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 6 |  FastSpring | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.5/5 | |
| 7 |  Lemon Squeezy | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 8 |  Billsby | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 9 |  Zoho Payments | Pay as you go | No | Web | Yes | 4.5/5 | |
| 10 |  2Checkout (Verifone) | Pay as you go | No | Web | No | 4.3/5 | |
| 11 |  Baremetrics | ₹9,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | |
| 12 |  Bold Subscriptions | ₹4,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.2/5 | |
| 13 |  Rebilly | $15/mo + 1% of collected revenue (Basic) | No | Web | No | 4/5 | |
| 14 |  Skio | ₹40,000/mo | No | Web | No | 4.1/5 | |
| 15 |  ChargeOver | Starts at $229/month | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | |
| 16 |  Memberful | $49/month + 4.9% transaction fee | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | |
| 17 |  Sticky.io | $499/month + 1% of gross sales | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | |
| 18 |  ChargeDesk | $29/month (Hobby) | No | Web | No | 3.9/5 | |
| 19 |  Instamojo Subscriptions | Free plan | Yes | Web | Yes | 4.6/5 | |
| 20 |  Gumroad | Free plan | Yes | Web | No | 4.5/5 |
Cashfree Payments · Bengaluru · Subscription billing software · 4.6/5
Recurring collections with UPI AutoPay and e-NACH.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Compared with Recharge
Key features
Stripe · San Francisco · Subscription billing software · 4.5/5
Recurring billing built on Stripe payments.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Pabbly · Bhopal · Subscription billing software · 4.6/5
Subscription billing with zero transaction fees and Indian gateways.
₹1,500/mo
Free trial
Compared with Recharge
Paddle · London · Subscription billing software · 4.4/5
Merchant of record for SaaS with billing and tax handled.
Pay as you go
Free trial
PayU India · Gurugram · Subscription billing software · 4.6/5
Recurring payments with e-mandates and UPI AutoPay.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Compared with Recharge
FastSpring · Santa Barbara · Subscription billing software · 4.5/5
Merchant of record e-commerce for software companies.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Lemon Squeezy (Stripe) · Wilmington · Subscription billing software · 4.3/5
Merchant of record for selling software and digital products.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Billsby · London · Subscription billing software · 4.3/5
Subscription billing with low percentage fees.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Zoho Corporation · Chennai · Subscription billing software · 4.5/5
Payment gateway from Zoho integrated with Zoho Books and Billing.
Pay as you go
Free trial
Compared with Recharge
Verifone · Atlanta · Subscription billing software · 4.3/5
Global payments and subscription billing platform.
Pay as you go
Free trial
The closest matches to Recharge on App Advisor are Cashfree Subscriptions (Pay as you go), Stripe Billing (Pay as you go), Pabbly Subscriptions (₹1,500/mo). They are ranked by how closely their category, pricing model, platforms and target business size match Recharge, then by rating. The best choice depends on your team size and budget.
Yes. 2 of the 20 alternatives listed have a free plan or are free: Instamojo Subscriptions (Free plan), Gumroad (Free plan). Free plans usually cap users, records or transactions, so check the limits against your monthly volume.
Among alternatives that publish a price, Pabbly Subscriptions starts lowest at ₹1,500/mo. Instamojo Subscriptions also has a free plan. Prices are read from each vendor's website and exclude GST.
Yes. 5 alternatives are built in India, including Cashfree Subscriptions (Pay as you go), Pabbly Subscriptions (₹1,500/mo), PayU Subscriptions (Pay as you go). Indian products usually handle GST, TDS and UPI natively and bill in rupees.
Cashfree Subscriptions is the closest match to Recharge in our catalogue. Key differences: Built in India (Bengaluru). Compare them side by side before you book a demo.
Every product listed sits in subscription billing software or a category Recharge also covers, and Recharge's own products are excluded. Prices, free plans and platforms come from each vendor's official website. App Advisor does not sell any of this software.
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