Recharge review

Recharge brings the deepest feature set of the self-serve apps, which is why it still suits many brands at launch. Starter, at $149 a month plus 1.50% + 20¢ per transaction, includes a subscription-first product page widget, a no-code customer portal, upsell and cross-sell tools, cancellation prevention, failed payment recovery with AI retries, win back offers, automated workflows such as starter-to-refill transitions, and analytics with industry benchmarks. Scale, at $499 a month and 1.25% + 20¢, adds hands-on implementation, migration support, bundles, tiered discounts, surprise and delight gifting, A/B testing across the subscriber path, the Remi AI agent and Concierge SMS, which costs $0.03 per US message segment. Checkout runs on Shopify with native discounts, tax and shipping. It ranks below the top three on value: no free plan, the highest entry price here and a per-transaction fee mean a small program pays more. The Shopify App Store listing shows a 60-day free trial, which softens the start.

Who it is for

Shopify brands that want the most widely used subscription platform and its integrations library from launch onward.

Price

Starter $149 a month plus 1.50% + 20¢ per transaction; Scale $499 a month plus 1.25% + 20¢; Custom volume pricing.

Starter For emerging brands launching their subscription program $149 /mo
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Subscription-first product page widget and no-code customer portal
• Smart cancellation prevention and AI-powered failed payment retries
• Win back offers and automated workflows such as starter-to-refill
• Bundles, tiered discounts and A/B testing on Scale
• Remi AI agent and Concierge SMS on Scale

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Starter already includes cancellation prevention, payment recovery and win backs
• Strength: Unified checkout on Shopify with native discounts, tax and shipping
• Strength: Large third-party integrations library
• Weakness: Highest entry price of the self-serve apps here at $149 a month
• Weakness: Processing fee of 1.50% + 20¢ per transaction on Starter
• Weakness: Bundles and tiered discounts need the $499 Scale plan

Key facts

• Plans: Starter, Scale and Custom
• Processing fee: 1.50% + 20¢ on Starter, 1.25% + 20¢ on Scale
• Free trial: 60 days, per the Shopify App Store listing
• SMS: $0.03 US and Canada, $0.06 international per message segment

Where it ranks

Recharge is No. 4 in our Best Subscription Apps for Shopify verdict.