Side-by-side comparison
Recurly vs Stripe
Complaint records and Risk Scores compared. Both are in the Payments & Subscription Billing category.
✓ Recurly has a lower documented Risk Score.
Recurly's Risk Score of 18 is lower than Stripe's 100.
That said, always read the full complaint records before deciding.
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Product A
Recurly
Subscription billing platform with strong dunning — reliable, competitive pricing
18
Mixed Signals
out of 100
2 documented warnings
Payments & Subscription Billing
Payments & Subscription Billing
Product B
Stripe
The developer-favorite payments API — and a cautionary tale about account holds
100
Severe
out of 100
15 documented warnings
Payments & Subscription Billing
Payments & Subscription Billing
Complaint category breakdown
Higher numbers in each row indicate more documented complaints in that category. Bold = more complaints than the other product.
| Complaint type | Recurly | Stripe |
|---|---|---|
| BBB Complaints | — | 2 |
| Lawsuits & Legal Action | — | — |
| Misleading Marketing | — | 1 |
| Customer Complaints | 2 | 3 |
| Churn & Retention | — | 2 |
| Billing Problems | — | 4 |
| Support Failures | — | 3 |
Severity breakdown
| Severity | Recurly | Stripe |
|---|---|---|
| Critical | — | 2 |
| High | — | 8 |
| Medium | 2 | 4 |
| Low | — | 1 |