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MRRaudit vs Recurly

MRRaudit and Recurly are both payments & billing tools. MRRaudit is aimed at small businesses and enterprise, while Recurly is aimed at enterprise. Only MRRaudit has a free plan.

MRRaudit

Free audit that explains why Stripe and ChartMogul MRR differ

Recurly

Subscription management for growing brands

PricingFreePaid · $249
Starting priceNot published$249/mo
Free planYesNo
Free trial—90 days
Built forSmall businesses, EnterpriseEnterprise
Platformswebweb
CountryDEUS · 2009
Rating——

Choose MRRaudit if

Stripe-billed SaaS companies that need to explain and defend their MRR or ARR figure, with or without ChartMogul.

  • Completely free, confirmed by the ChartMogul team at launch
  • Built by the ChartMogul team, which has worked on SaaS metrics since 2014
  • Works without a ChartMogul account

Look elsewhere if: Teams on other billing systems or anyone who wants ongoing revenue dashboards (Baremetrics, ChartMogul).

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).

MRRaudit vs Recurly pricing

MRRaudit

  • Free$0Full MRR audit, read-only Stripe access, no ChartMogul account needed

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

MRRaudit · Key features

  • Customer-by-customer comparison of Stripe MRR and ChartMogul MRR
  • Stripe-only audit with a temporary ChartMogul account deleted after about 7 days
  • Custom MRR rules for refunds, discounts, failed payments and usage revenue
  • Discrepancies grouped as missing in Stripe, missing in ChartMogul, MRR or status mismatch
  • Plain-language cause for each difference, such as voided invoices or recurring discounts
  • Every row linked to the customer, invoices and subscription events behind it

Cons

  • Only Stripe is supported as a billing source for now
  • A one-off diagnostic, not a dashboard for ongoing metrics
  • Stripe data is processed through ChartMogul's platform when you have no account

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

MRRaudit vs Recurly: FAQ

Do MRRaudit and Recurly have a free plan?

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

Which is better for small businesses, MRRaudit or Recurly?

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

Not sure yet?