Shopify Subscriptions review

Shopify Subscriptions is the zero-cost way to add a subscribe and save option, and it is made by Shopify itself. You build and manage plans in the Shopify admin, set renewals weekly, monthly or yearly, and apply percentage, dollar amount, buy X get Y or fixed-amount discounts. A subscription widget shows on product pages, details appear on the cart and thank-you pages, and customers resume, skip or cancel from their customer account, where they can also update payment and shipping details. Email notifications, basic analytics on active, paused and canceled subscriptions, and contract import and export are included. It also sells subscriptions in person through Shopify POS. What it lacks is the retention layer that the paid apps sell: Shopify's documentation lists no cancellation flows, bundles or upsell tools. Its rating of 3.8 on the Shopify App Store, from 897 reviews, is the lowest here. It works well for a first test on a small catalog.

Who it is for

Shopify stores that want a simple, free subscribe and save option without a third-party app.

Price

Free app.

Shopify Subscriptions Pricing Free
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 9, 2026.

Key features

• Auto-billed subscriptions that renew weekly, monthly or yearly
• Percentage, dollar amount, buy X get Y and fixed-amount discounts
• Subscription widget on the online store
• Customer account self-service to resume, skip or cancel
• Subscriptions sold in store with Shopify POS

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free and built by Shopify
• Strength: Managed inside the Shopify admin
• Strength: Supports selling subscriptions in person with POS
• Weakness: No cancellation flows, bundles or upsell tools documented
• Weakness: Rated 3.8 on the Shopify App Store at check time, lower than the other apps here
• Weakness: Analytics limited to active, paused and canceled subscriptions

Key facts

• Price: Free
• Developer: Shopify
• Renewal options: Weekly, monthly or yearly
• Shopify App Store rating: 3.8 from 897 reviews at check time

Where it ranks

Shopify Subscriptions is No. 6 in our Best Subscription Apps for Shopify verdict.