9 Best Shopify Subscription Apps in 2026 Compared

At $5,000 a month in subscription revenue, that choice is the difference between paying $9.95 and paying up to $686.50 for software with features that overlap heavily. So I compared nine most popular Shopify subscription apps on 30 features and how much each one would cost on a real store at three different sales levels: a brand new store, $5,000 a month and $20,000 a month. The most recent ratings, review counts and prices below come from the Shopify App Store and the vendors' own pricing pages with research conducted in November 2026.

Best Shopify Subscription Apps: Comparison Table

Every cell below comes from the app’s Shopify App Store listing page, pricing page, individual research, help documentation and real people experience based on the public reviews. "Not stated" means the vendor doesn't say, so treat that feature as unconfirmed.

Costs assume a $40 average order, which works out to about 125 renewals a month at $5,000 and 500 at $20,000.

Why do you need a subscription app on Shopify?

Using the free native Shopify app or a third-party Shopify subscription app enables Shopify stores to sell products and services on a recurring basis instead of as one-off purchases. By default, Shopify doesn’t support recurring subscriptions, so you need either the free native app or a third-party alternative.

Once you have an app installed, running subscriptions on Shopify has many benefits for your business:

• Predictable recurring revenue. Renewal dates tell you next month's orders before they happen, which makes stock and cash flow easier to plan.
• Higher customer lifetime value (LTV). Every renewal is a sale you don't pay ads to win again.
• Bigger first orders. Prepaid plans pull several months of revenue forward. According to a Kaching case study, Kaching Subscriptions merchant IntegroPet saw subscription customers match a typical customer's annual revenue within their first two months.
• Fewer customer support issues. A good customer portal lets people skip, pause and configure subscriptions without contacting support.
• Automated billing. Subscription apps eliminate the need to manually invoice and collect payments for each recurring order.

How to choose a Shopify subscription app

Most of the apps enable stores to accept recurring payments and offer similar key functionality that you would expect from a subscription app. They differ in the features around the charge, so these are the criteria I weighed:

• Pricing model. A flat-fee pricing model remains stable as you grow. Meanwhile, if the app takes a percentage of revenue, its cost grows with your store, up to about $950 a month at $20,000 MRR (monthly recurring revenue) in some recorded cases.
• Subscription types you'll actually sell. Prepaid, build-a-box, memberships and bundle subscription types are often locked to higher plans, so check which plan unlocks each one.
• Retention tools. A cancellation flow with save offers, churn reasons and win-back emails keeps more subscribers than any widget design.
• Payment recovery. Failed cards quietly end subscriptions. Recurly's churn benchmarks put involuntary churn for ecommerce at 1.38% against 2.87% voluntary, so retries and recovery offers matter.
• Customer portal. The more customers can change on their own, the fewer tickets you answer.
• Integrations. Key integrations include Klaviyo and your helpdesk at minimum. I also evaluated API access and AI tool integration like Shopify’s Sidekick.
• Migration and support. Slow support is the most common complaint in the 1-2 star reviews of every app on this list, so I checked how often customers complain about support speed in the official reviews.

The features you need change with the size of your store:

1. Kaching Subscriptions

Kaching Subscriptions is the pick for stores that want retention tools and payment recovery on a flat fee, with no cut of their renewals. It also runs in the same product-page widget as Kaching Bundles so you can combine Bundles and Subscriptions to grow your average order value (AOV) at ease.

Kaching Subscriptions features

• Plans and portal: pay-per-delivery and prepaid plans, and customers pause, skip, swap or cancel on their own
• Retention: cancel offers (discount, skip, pause, swap), churn reasons with AI summaries, and streaks
• Payment recovery: automatic retries plus recovery discounts
• Analytics: AOV, ARPU, LTV, cohort retention and a revenue calendar
• Integrations: Klaviyo, Omnisend, Shopify Flow and Shopify Sidekick
• Works with Kaching Bundles: bundles and subscriptions in one widget (see the guide to creating bundles on Shopify)

Price

Kaching charges a flat monthly fee based on subscription revenue, with no transaction fees on any tier:

• Starter $9.99 (up to $1,000 a month), Basic $14.99 (up to $3,000), Growth $24.99 (up to $10,000)
• Pro $49.99 (up to $30,000), Advanced $79.99 (up to $70,000), Premium $129.99 (up to $120,000)
• Elite $199.99 (up to $200,000), Enterprise $299.99 (above $200,000)

New store: $9.99, and free on development stores. At $5,000 a month: $24.99. At $20,000 a month: $49.99. Every plan comes with a 14-day free trial.

Pros

• Flat pricing with no revenue share. For $20,000 a month revenue generating store only Seal and the free Shopify Subscriptions cost less
• Retention offers, payment recovery discounts and streaks included on every plan
• 5.0 rating from 1,199 reviews and the Built for Shopify badge
• Native support for integrating other popular Kaching apps like Bundles in one widget to grow average subscription order value
• Merchants report fast live chat, including help moving 500 subscriptions over from Seal

Cons

• API and webhooks start at the $79.99 Advanced plan
• No documented build-a-box or passwordless portal login
• Migration is a support-assisted CSV import, not a self-serve tool
• Memberships can be sold as a recurring product, but the app doesn't gate content

2. Appstle℠ Subscriptions App

Appstle℠ Subscriptions App has more reviews than any other app in this comparison, 9,144 at a 5.0 rating, and some of the cheapest flat tiers for small and mid-sized stores.

Appstle℠ Subscriptions App features

• Subscription types: pay-as-you-go, prepaid, build-a-box, bundles and digital products
• Customer portal: Shopify-native, with skip, swap and pause
• Retention: payment retries, plus cancellation tools from the $30 Business plan
• Reporting: inventory forecasts and weekly reports
• Paid extras: memberships need a separate app, and API and webhooks cost extra

Price

Appstle charges by monthly subscription revenue with a 0% transaction fee:

• Free up to $500 a month
• Starter $10 (up to $5,000), Business $30 (up to $15,000), Business Premium $100 (up to $100,000)
• Enterprise $300 (up to $500,000) and custom plans, listed on appstle.com only

New store: $0. At $5,000 a month: $10, or $30 if you need build-a-box or cancellation tools. At $20,000 a month: $100. Paid plans have a 14-day trial.

Pros

• Biggest review base in the category, 9,144 reviews at 5.0
• Cheap flat tiers with no transaction fee
• Wide range of subscription types, including build-a-box and digital products
• Fast support in recent reviews

Cons

• 29 of its 54 one and two star reviews describe support blaming Shopify or other apps for problems
• 17 low reviews report bugs and regressions after updates
• API, webhooks and several retention tools sit behind higher plans
• Apple Pay and Google Pay aren't supported for subscription checkouts

3. Seal Subscriptions App

Seal Subscriptions App is the cheapest paid app here at $5,000 and $20,000 a month, because it charges by active subscriptions and never takes a percentage.

Seal Subscriptions App features

• Subscription types: classic, prepaid, boxes, memberships, free trials and fixed delivery schedules
• Customer portal: magic-link login, and swaps keep the discount
• Retention: custom cancellation flow and a calendar of upcoming and failed charges
• API and webhooks: on every plan, the free one included
• Migration: self-serve Recharge import wizard or CSV from Bold, Appstle and others
• Bundles: no native bundles or build-a-box, only through a separate bundles app

Price

Seal charges a flat fee by active subscriptions, with 0% transaction fees and unlimited revenue:

• Free for 50 active subscriptions
• $5.95 (100), $9.95 (250), $24.95 (500), $89.95 (2,000), $199 (50,000), $399 (150,000)

New store: $0. At $5,000 a month (about 125 subscriptions): $9.95. At $20,000 a month (about 500): $24.95, rising to $89.95 the moment you pass 500. Paid plans include a 30-day trial and 20% off yearly.

Pros

• Lowest cost of the paid apps at $5,000 and $20,000 a month
• API and webhooks on every plan, free included
• 18 storefront languages
• 4.9 rating from 3,159 reviews and the Built for Shopify badge

Cons

• No live chat. Support runs on email and WhatsApp during European hours, the theme of 12 of its 28 low reviews
• 9 low reviews describe billing bugs, such as cancelled subscribers still being charged
• No native bundles or build-a-box
• The jump from $24.95 to $89.95 at 500 subscriptions is steep

4. Recharge Subscriptions App

Recharge Subscriptions App is the incumbent. It has the deepest feature set and ecosystem here, and since April 2026 it also owns Skio.

Recharge Subscriptions App features

• Storefront: subscription-first widget, build-your-own bundles and tiered discounts
• Customer portal: no-code, passwordless, with upsells
• Retention: cancellation prevention, failed payment recovery, loyalty and referrals
• Analytics and SMS: retention benchmarks against other brands, SMS management through Concierge
• Developers: Storefront API and JavaScript SDK
• Migration: self-serve CSV tool on all plans, full migration support on Scale

Price

Recharge combines a monthly fee with a percentage and a per-order fee:

• Starter $149 a month + 1.50% + $0.20 per order
• Scale $499 a month + 1.25% + $0.20 per order, on a 12-month term
• Custom pricing for high volume

New store: $149 on Starter. At $5,000 a month: $249 on Starter. At $20,000 a month: $549 on Starter. A 60-day free trial is listed.

Pros

• The deepest feature set in this list, from bundles to loyalty and referrals
• Mature integrations, API and SDK
• End-to-end migration support on Scale
• Named support agents get regular praise in recent reviews

Cons

• The most expensive app here at $5,000 and $20,000 a month after Skio
• 27 low reviews object to the 2024 move to $99 plus fees
• 28 of its 172 one and two star reviews say the merchant is leaving or looking for an alternative
• No Built for Shopify badge

5. Loop Subscriptions App

Loop Subscriptions App is built for DTC brands that grow through build-a-box and churn reduction, and it has the cleanest review record of the revenue-share apps.

Loop Subscriptions App features

• Retention: cancellation flows with personalized save offers
• Dunning: up to 15 retries for failed payments
• Selling: fixed and build-your-own bundles, one-click checkout links, gift subscriptions
• Customer portal: branded, with upsells
• Pro plan ($399): API and webhooks, prepaid, multiple languages, rewards and a Slack success manager
• Migration: free and handled by Loop's team

Price

Loop charges a monthly fee plus a share of subscription revenue, with no per-order fee:

• Free for 50 active subscriptions
• Starter $99 a month + 1%
• Pro $399 a month + 0.75%
• Enterprise, price not published

New store: $0. At $5,000 a month: $149 on Starter. At $20,000 a month: $299 on Starter. Starter has a 14-day trial.

Pros

• 5.0 rating from 801 reviews, with only 5 one-star reviews
• Free white-glove migration
• Strong cancellation flows and 15-attempt dunning
• Support is praised in more than half of its reviews

Cons

• API, prepaid and multilingual support need the $399 Pro plan
• The revenue share adds up as you grow
• Low reviews describe support that depends on the plan you pay for
• No Built for Shopify badge

6. Subi Subscriptions App

Subi Subscriptions App suits stores that want subscriptions, memberships and loyalty in one app.

Subi Subscriptions App features

• Boxes: native build-a-box, bundles and mystery boxes
• Memberships: up to four tiers with member pricing
• Subi plan ($79): loyalty points, payment retries and cancellation management
• Customer portal: skip, pause and cancel
• Migration and support: hands-on migration, and support praised in all 18 newest written reviews

Price

Subi charges a monthly fee plus a percentage of each subscription order's subtotal:

• Starter $29 a month + 1.6%
• Subi $79 a month + 0.8%
• Subi Plus $199 a month + 0.4%
• A free plan exists for development stores only

New store: $29. At $5,000 a month: $109 on Starter. At $20,000 a month: $239 on the Subi plan, which is cheaper than Starter at that volume. Paid plans include a 7-day trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee. These prices apply to stores installing from November 2, 2026.

Pros

• Native build-a-box and multi-tier memberships
• Loyalty built into the same app
• 4.9 rating from 927 reviews and the Built for Shopify badge
• Responsive, named support

Cons

• Percentage fees on every plan, 1.6% on Starter
• Stores selling alcohol or adult products report suspensions after onboarding
• Loyalty, retries and cancellation tools need the $79 plan, and Klaviyo is a $19 add-on on Starter
• Some reviews describe pressure to leave a review

7. Easy Subscriptions App

Easy Subscriptions App is a newer, low-cost option with no transaction fees and a near-perfect review record.

Easy Subscriptions App features

• Subscription types: subscribe and save and prepaid, with build-a-box and upsells on paid plans
• Payment gateways: Shopify Payments, PayPal Express, Authorize.net and regional gateways for India
• Migration: free and managed in 2 to 7 business days, or a self-serve CSV import

Price

Easy Subscriptions prices on lifetime subscription orders, with a 0% transaction fee:

• Starter $0 (up to 100 lifetime orders)
• Growth $39 (up to 1,000), Scale $99 (up to 10,000), Enterprise $399 (unlimited)

New store: $0. At $5,000 a month: $39 at first, then $99 once lifetime orders pass 1,000 (around month 8). At $20,000 a month: $39 for about two months, $99 until roughly month 21, then $399. Paid plans have a 7-day trial and 10% off yearly.

Pros

• No transaction fees on any plan
• Free plan for the first 100 orders
• 5.0 rating from 224 reviews, with a single low review
• Built for Shopify badge

Cons

• Plans count lifetime orders, so the bill keeps climbing even if revenue stays flat
• Build-a-box and upsells need a paid plan
• The smallest review base of the paid apps here
• Fewer published details on dunning and API than older apps

8. Shopify Subscriptions

Shopify Subscriptions is Shopify's own free app. It's the easiest way to test whether customers want a subscription at all.

Shopify Subscriptions features

• Plans: weekly, monthly or yearly subscriptions with discounts
• Customer account: cancel, skip and pause
• Billing: configurable payment retries and reminder emails
• Operations: inventory guard, Shopify POS selling and CSV import and export
• Limits: no bundles, and renewals are billed the day after they're due at 10:00 AM store time

Price

Shopify Subscriptions is free. You still pay your Shopify plan and payment processing, plus third-party transaction fees if Shopify Payments isn't active.

New store: $0. At $5,000 a month: $0. At $20,000 a month: $0.

Pros

• Free and built by Shopify
• Managed inside the Shopify admin
• Works with Shopify POS
• Fine for a simple, single-product replenishment offer

Cons

• 3.8 rating, the lowest here, from 880 reviews
• 47 low reviews describe setup and widget problems
• 31 low reviews say customers couldn't cancel, pause or edit their subscriptions
• No bundles, and few retention tools

9. Skio, a Recharge Company

Skio, a Recharge Company is built for high-volume brands that care more about cancel flows and account management than about the app fee.

Skio features

• Customer portal: no-code and passwordless, with quick actions from SMS
• Cancel flows: multi-step, turning cancellations into pauses and swaps
• Journeys: automated welcome, win-back and upsell messages
• Build-a-box: static, dynamic and sectioned
• Platform: SkioSMS, Shopify Markets with AI translations, payment recovery, API and webhooks
• Ownership: Recharge announced its acquisition of Skio in April 2026, and the two platforms are set to combine over about 12 months

Price

Skio publishes one plan:

• Scale $599 a month, or $499 a month billed annually, + 1.25% + $0.20 per subscription order
• Enterprise, custom pricing
• Skio Loyalty is an extra charge

New store: $599 ($499 annually). At $5,000 a month: $686.50 ($586.50 annually). At $20,000 a month: $949 ($849 annually). Migration and onboarding are included, and most stores move over in about four weeks, according to Skio's pricing page.

Pros

• Passwordless portal and SMS quick actions
• Multi-step cancel flows with strong reported save rates
• Free migration with hands-on onboarding
• Named account managers praised in 17 of the 20 newest reviews

Cons

• The highest cost at every size in this comparison
• Owned by Recharge since April 2026, with the two platforms set to combine
• No Built for Shopify badge
• Its own site contradicts itself on whether a free trial exists

Which app to choose

Start from your subscription revenue and the features you'll actually use:

• Best overall: Kaching Subscriptions. $24.99 at $5,000 a month with save offers, payment recovery and streaks on every plan. It has all the necessary features for both small and enterprise stores in place. Integrating it with Kaching Bundles app will allow you to manage your subscriptions cheaply plus grow your subscription revenue because of improved conversion rates and AOV metrics due to combined efforts of Bundles and Subscription apps.
• Tightest budget: Seal Subscriptions App. Free for 50 subscriptions and $24.95 at 500, if you can live without live chat.
• Biggest review base and cheap flat tiers: Appstle℠ Subscriptions App, especially for build-a-box on the $30 plan.
• Build-a-box and memberships in one app: Subi Subscriptions App.
• Free migration and DTC-grade retention: Loop Subscriptions App.
• Enterprise depth with a dedicated team: Recharge Subscriptions App or Skio, a Recharge Company, once app fees are a small share of revenue. Both fit Shopify Plus brands with a developer on hand.
• Testing demand for free: Shopify Subscriptions, with a plan to move once you outgrow it.

Whichever you pick, run your own subscription revenue through the Price sections above before installing. Once churn becomes the problem, this guide to Shopify subscription churn covers what to fix first.