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Everything Zuora does. In weeks, not years, at a fraction of the cost.

Zuora requires a lengthy, costly implementation that can take years. See why leading consumer brands prefer Recurly’s flexible, easy-to-use platform that delivers fast time-to-value.

$1.7B

in annual recovered revenue

72%

at-risk subscribers saved

16x

average ROI for active merchants

2,300+

businesses powered by Recurly

How Recurly and Zuora compare

Capability	Recurly	Zuora
Time to go live	Live in under 4 weeks	6–18 months avg.
Payment recovery	ML-powered, 15+ yrs data	Basic retries only
Account Updater	Proactive, before renewal	Not available natively
Cancel-save flows	Native, no-code builder	Requires custom dev
Pricing	Published, predictable	Opaque, balloons post-contract
Revenue recovered (2025)	$1.6B recovered	Not published

"Together, we can provide the best subscriber experience. Recurly understands preparation and delivers."

Stephen Comstock

CIO (former), Customer since 2015

"After implementing Recurly, Output saw an astounding 45% decrease in card declines."

Brian Zarlenga

General Manager

Output

"One of the key reasons why we're able to get where we are is that we are very fast to react and also very flexible. Recurly plays a huge part in that."

Anton Jusufi

Director of Product Management

Fabfitfun

CAPABILITIES

Why Recurly?

Recurly delivers the subscription management depth your business needs, without the complexity, cost, or timeline that Zuora requires.

Deploy in weeks, not months. 16x average ROI

Recurly customers go live in under 4 weeks with a dedicated onboarding team. No costly consultant dependency, no 18-month timeline. Most customers see ROI within their first billing cycle.

AI-powered recovery that Zuora cannot match

Recurly's ML-optimized retry engine and Account Updater recovered $1.6B in revenue in 2025. Zuora's billing infrastructure focuses on invoicing solely, not on actively recovering the revenue you are losing.

Native cancel-save and churn prevention built in

Cancel-save flows, in-product retention prompts, and voluntary churn prevention are native to Recurly. With Zuora, building these flows requires custom development or third-party tools.

Transparent pricing, no post-contract surprises

Recurly's pricing is published and predictable. Zuora's implementation fees, professional services, and ongoing maintenance costs are notoriously difficult to forecast.These costs often balloon after contract signing.

See the difference a 4-week deployment makes

Get a personalized side-by-side comparison of Recurly and Zuora. We will show you exactly what your path looks like and what you stand to recover in year one.

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COMPARETHE ZUORA ALTERNATIVE

Everything Zuora does. In weeks, not years, at a fraction of the cost.

$1.7B

72%

16x

2,300+

How Recurly and Zuora compare

CAPABILITIES

Why Recurly?

See the difference a 4-week deployment makes

$1.7B

72%

16x

2,300+

COMPARETHE ZUORA ALTERNATIVE

Everything Zuora does. In weeks, not years, at a fraction of the cost.

CAPABILITIES

Why Recurly?

COMPARE
THE ZUORA ALTERNATIVE

COMPARE
THE ZUORA ALTERNATIVE