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Recurly 2026 review · quote-to-cash (QTC) platform

Established

“Make revenue predictably easy”

Who should pick it: Pick Recurly if monetization is your first priority and you sell to SMB, mid-market and enterprise customers.

Recurly scores 60.5/100 on the Quote-to-Cash Scorecard, #23 of 44. It is a billing-first platform based in the United States that documents 5 of 79 capabilities as core strengths. Its best buyer job is monetization; its thinnest is deal to cash. Rated 4.1/5 on G2.

Billing-first platformUnited StatesCatalog and pricingConfigure-price-quote (CPQ)ContractsOrders and provisioningBilling and invoicingPayments and collectionsTaxRevenue recognitionRenewals and lifecycleReporting and metricsSMBMid-marketEnterpriseSalesforceNetSuiteQuickBooksXeroSaaS and softwareRetail and distributionMedia and entertainmentFlat feePer seatTieredVolumeUsage-basedHybridPrepaid creditsOne-timeEstablished

Overall score

60.5/100

23rd of 44

Eight criteria

  • Finance operations 14.8/20
  • Depth 4/20
  • Monetization 11.8/15
  • Connectivity 13.8/15
  • Deal to cash 2.3/10
  • Automation and AI 6.3/10
  • Customer lifecycle 3.4/5
  • G2 rating 4.1/5

User reviews

4.1/5 on G2

Evidence checked on October 13, 2026

Every capability links to the vendor's page — scoring criteria

Strengths

  • Dunning
  • Ramped and multi-year deals
  • Amendments

Gaps

  • Quote templates only through a partner
  • No documented approval workflows
  • No documented e-signature

Strengths and gaps come from what Recurly documents publicly, not from opinions.

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Where Recurly ranks by use case

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Recurly at a glance

Company

Vendor
Recurly, Inc.
Founded
2009
Headquarters
San Francisco, USA
Parent company
Accel-KKR (majority shareholder since 2020, not reconfirmed on an official 2026 page)
Product type
Produit autonome (cœur Recurly Subscriptions, produits additionnels Engage / RevRec / Commerce)
Sales motion
PLG (self-serve, online payment); Hybrid
Regions served
Global
Customers claimed
2,300+ companies (vendor claim)

Pricing

Pricing model
% of billed revenue
Entry price
$249/month + 0.9% of billed volume (Starter plan, first $40K of monthly billing included)
Public pricing
Yes
Free trial
Yes (90 days, Starter plan)
Free plan
No
Setup fees
On quote

Platform and security

Deployment
SaaS
Data hosting
Your choice (US, EU)
Uptime SLA
99,5 %
Certifications
PCI DSS Level 1 ; SOC 2 Type II
GDPR
Yes
SSO / SCIM
SSO yes (Okta, Microsoft Entra, Google; not on Starter/Pro), SCIM yes (Okta, on request)
API
Yes (REST) + https://docs.recurly.com/recurly-subscriptions/reference
Webhooks
Yes
Sandbox
Yes
Currencies
141 devises

Rollout and support

Implemented by
Self-serve; Vendor; Partner integrator
Migration tools
Yes + Shopify and other platforms (migration handled by professional services); self-serve API import from any system
Onboarding included
No
Support channels
Chat; Email; Portal (tickets); Dedicated CSM (beyond Starter/Pro, depending on ACV threshold or paid package)
Support hours
Depends on the plan (standard 7 days a week; Premium support 24/7)

Best fit

Primary buyer
Finance (Growth / Product en secondaire)
Quote-to-invoice handoff
Synced (via integration)
Deal complexity
Complex (ramps, multi-year, multi-entity)
Contract types
Monthly; annual; multi-year; ramp; mid-term amendments
Replaces
Existing billing system / in-house tool; Shopify subscription apps; Salesforce CPQ (complemented rather than replaced)

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Integrations

CRM 1

  • Salesforce

Accounting and ERP 3

  • NetSuite
  • QuickBooks
  • Xero

Payment gateways 18

  • Adyen
  • Amazon Pay
  • Authorize.net
  • Braintree
  • Chase Paymentech
  • Check Commerce
  • Checkout.com
  • Fiserv Commerce Hub
  • Cybersource
  • dLocal
  • Ebanx
  • FreedomPay
  • GoCardless
  • Nuvei
  • PayPal Complete
  • Stripe
  • TSYS
  • Worldpay

Tax engines 3

  • Avalara AvaTax
  • Avalara for Communications
  • Vertex

Data warehouses 1

  • Snowflake

Marketplaces 2

  • Google Cloud Marketplace
  • Shopify App Store (Recurly Commerce)

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The 79 capabilities, by buyer job

Recurly documents 57 of the 79 capabilities we check, 5 of them as a core strength. Each level links to the vendor page that proves it.

Core strengthSupportedAdd-on or partnerNot documented

Monetization

12/13 documented

Deal to cash

8/25 documented
  • Guided selling Not documented
  • Configuration rules Not documented
  • Discounts and guardrails Supported
  • Quote templates Via partner
  • Multi-currency quotes Not documented
  • Quote versioning Not documented
  • Ramped and multi-year deals Supported
  • Approval workflows Not documented
  • Discount thresholds Not documented
  • Parallel and sequential approvals Not documented
  • Deal desk Not documented
  • Margin visibility Not documented
  • Proposal documents Not documented
  • E-signature Not documented
  • Buyer deal room Not documented
  • Online acceptance Not documented
  • Contract generation Not documented
  • Clause library Not documented
  • Redlining Not documented
  • Contract repository Not documented
  • Renewal clause tracking Supported
  • Order from signed quote Via partner
  • Amendments Supported
  • Co-terming Supported
  • Entitlements and provisioning Supported

Finance operations

20/21 documented

Customer lifecycle

8/9 documented

Automation and AI

9/11 documented

Not published by the vendor: Interface languages, E-signature, SOX support, Implementation time, G2 categories, G2 badges.

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Questions buyers ask about Recurly

Is Recurly good quote-to-cash software?

Recurly scores 60.5/100 on the 2026 Quote-to-Cash Scorecard, 23rd of 44. Its strongest criterion is connectivity (13.8 of 15); its weakest is depth (4 of 20).

What is Recurly best for?

Recurly ranks 14th of 18 for co-terming, 15th of 21 for multiple payment providers, 15th of 21 for sales tax and VAT calculation. Pick Recurly if monetization is your first priority and you sell to SMB, mid-market and enterprise customers.

What does Recurly not do?

On its public site and documentation: quote templates only through a partner; no documented approval workflows; no documented e-signature.

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