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Lidio vs Recurly

Lidio and Recurly are both payments & billing tools. Lidio is aimed at E-commerce and enterprise, while Recurly is aimed at enterprise.

Lidio

Turkish payment orchestration: virtual POS, routing, one-click pay

Recurly

Subscription management for growing brands

PricingPaidPaid · $249
Starting priceNot published$249/mo
Free planNoNo
Free trial—90 days
Built forE-commerce, Enterprise, Small businessesEnterprise
Platformswebweb
CountryTRUS · 2009
Rating5.0 (1)—

Choose Lidio if

Mid-sized and large merchants, marketplaces and multinationals in Türkiye that need multi-bank routing and advanced payment flows.

  • Works with your existing bank POS agreements, not only its own
  • Routing and retries can raise approval rates on failed transactions
  • Broad Turkish payment coverage, including TROY cards and installments

Look elsewhere if: Small shops or freelancers that want instant sign-up with transparent fees and no integration work (iyzico, PayTR, Shopier).

Choose Recurly if

Consumer and media subscription businesses.

  • Strong failed payment recovery
  • Good for consumer subscriptions
  • Gateway flexibility

Look elsewhere if: Early SaaS (Stripe Billing).

Lidio vs Recurly pricing

Lidio

  • Lidio Sanal POSCustomCommission per transaction; quote after application
  • Orchestration (own POS)CustomRoute via your existing bank and PSP agreements

Recurly

  • Starter$249/mo+0.9% of billing volume; first $40K/mo included
  • All-AccessCustom<1% of billing volume; $1M volume minimum
  • All-Access for ShopifyCustomRecurly integrated into Shopify

Lidio · Key features

  • Single API connecting many Turkish banks and payment institutions
  • Smart routing that retries failed payments on another POS in milliseconds
  • Lidio virtual POS under one contract, live in about 24 hours
  • Card tokenization and Lidio Pass one-click checkout wallet
  • AI-assisted fraud screening backed by in-house fraud analysts
  • Marketplace module with sub-merchant payouts, KYC and escrow

Cons

  • No public pricing; commissions are negotiated case by case
  • Focused on Türkiye, not a global payment gateway
  • Integration and onboarding are heavier than a simple payment link tool

Recurly · Key features

  • Subscription plans and promotions
  • Revenue recovery and smart retries
  • Multi-gateway support
  • Subscription analytics
  • Revenue recognition
  • Gift and trial management

Cons

  • Revenue-based fees
  • Less popular with SaaS startups
  • Implementation effort

Lidio vs Recurly: FAQ

Do Lidio and Recurly have a free plan?

Lidio has no free plan. Recurly has no free plan, a 90-day free trial.

Which is better for small businesses, Lidio or Recurly?

Lidio lists small businesses as a core audience, while Recurly is aimed more at enterprise.

Not sure yet?