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Best Shopify subscription apps 2026, by price
Subscription apps compared, including transaction fees. We list them by published price and what makes each bill grow, not by who pays us.
Tracked: Recharge (alternatives) · Appstle Subscriptions (alternatives) · Seal Subscriptions (alternatives)
Head to head: Recharge vs Appstle Subscriptions
Free plan limits: Recharge · Appstle Subscriptions · Seal Subscriptions
Apps compared
3 of 3 prices verified| APP | PRICE | BEST FOR | SOURCE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recharge | From $25/mo · Starter $99/mo + fees · Plus $499/mo + fees | Subscription platform with customer portal and churn tools. | ↗ apps.shopify.com | View listing ↗ |
| Appstle Subscriptions | Free (≤$500/mo subs) · $10 · $30 · $100/mo | Subscriptions, build-a-box and memberships, 0% transaction fee. | ↗ apps.shopify.com | View listing ↗ |
| Seal Subscriptions | Free (50 subs) · $5.95 · $9.95 · $24.95/mo | Subscriptions and memberships, 0% transaction fee. | ↗ apps.shopify.com | View listing ↗ |
Cheapest to scale
Estimated monthly cost at each volume, worked out from the plans on each listing. These are estimates: “from” means the published price rises above the listed tier. Features differ.
| APP | BILL GROWS WITH | 40 SUBS · $1.5K/MO | 250 SUBS · $10K/MO | 1,000 SUBS · $40K/MO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recharge | Transactions. Starter is $99/mo + 1.49% + 19¢ per transaction, and Plus is $499/mo + 1.34% + 19¢. | $25 ($25 plan) | $295.50 (Starter) | $885 (Starter) |
| Appstle Subscriptions | Subscription revenue per month. Paid plans list 0% transaction fees. | $10 (Starter) | $30 (Business) | $100 (Business Premium) |
| Seal Subscriptions | Number of subscriptions: 100, 250 and 500 on the paid tiers, all with 0% transaction fees. | $0 (Free) | $9.95 (RISING STAR) | Not published at this volume |
Recharge: Assumes one transaction per active subscription per month.
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Updated Oct 19, 2026