SMART Subscriptions vs Recurpay
Updated · SMART Subscriptions (E-TRADE PARTNER)
SMART Subscriptions has no paid plans. Recurpay is free only on development stores and costs $9/mo (Launch), $19/mo (Grow) or $99/mo (Scale, up to $100K in subscription revenue), with a 0% transaction fee listed on recurpay.com. Recurpay adds item changes and swaps in the portal, build-a-box, bots for tiered discounts and gifts, cancellation flows, code editors and white-glove migration.
SMART Subscriptions does this with plans, a product-page widget, and a native customer portal.
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On price the two are close: neither charges a transaction fee, and Recurpay's entry plan is $9/mo. The difference is scope. Recurpay's Grow and Scale plans add AI-built widgets, code editors for the widget, portal and build-a-box, and an AI chatbot. SMART has one feature set for every store, and it costs nothing.
Quick comparison
| Area | SMART Subscriptions | Recurpay |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | E-TRADE PARTNER | Recurpay |
| Price | Free. No paid plans or app fees | Free on development stores; Launch $9/mo; Grow $19/mo; Scale $99/mo. 0% transaction fee on recurpay.com (the App Store listing labels it a BFCM special). 14-day trial |
| Plan options | Pay as you go and pay in advance; percentage, amount off or fixed price; second discount after a set number of payments | Pay as you go and prepaid on Launch; bots for tiered discounts, gifts and swaps on Grow |
| Product page widget | Subscriptions Widget theme app block with live preview, CSS and translations | Customizable widget on Launch; AI widget builder and widget code editor on Grow |
| Customer self-service | Requires the new Shopify customer accounts. Pause, resume, skip or unskip, switch to a saved payment method, update the shipping address, cancel after the plan's minimum payments | Skip, change items, pause, swap or cancel; portal code editor on Scale |
| Boxes | Not available | Build a box on Grow; build-a-box code editor on Scale |
| Failed payments | Payment and inventory failure retries; contracts stay Active during retries; non-retryable errors go straight to your final action | Dunning and automatic payment recovery on Launch; cancellation flows on Grow |
| Analytics | Home shows MRR and active subscriptions, refreshed about every 10 minutes | MRR, churn, LTV, retention and subscriber growth; advanced analytics on Grow |
| Migration | No import or migration tool | White-glove migration from other apps |
| Support | Chat or email (support@etradepartner.io), plus SMART docs and guides | 24/7 human support |
Sources, checked November 1, 2026: Recurpay on the Shopify App Store and Recurpay pricing. Prices are USD list prices as shown on those pages, and features are described the way the vendor describes them. Trademarks belong to their owners. SMART Subscriptions is not affiliated with Recurpay. Spot something out of date? Email support@etradepartner.io.
When SMART fits better
- You want no app bill at all, not even $9/mo, and no promotional fee rate to keep an eye on.
- You want subscription contracts to stay Active while payment or inventory retries run, and errors that cannot be retried to go straight to the final action you picked.
- You want plan option names, widget text and emails translated inside the app.
When Recurpay fits better
- Customers should change items or swap products in the portal.
- You sell build-a-box subscriptions, or want bots for tiered discounts, gifts and swaps (Grow, $19/mo).
- Your team wants code-level control: a widget code editor on Grow, portal and build-a-box code editors on Scale, plus API and webhook access.
- You are switching apps and want white-glove migration; Recurpay's site also has payment partner pages for Stripe, Mollie, Razorpay, PayU and Cashfree.
About Recurpay's 0% fee
Recurpay's pricing page lists a 0% transaction fee on Launch, Grow and Scale. On the Shopify App Store listing checked November 1, 2026, the same 0% rate is labeled a 'BFCM Special' on the paid plans, so confirm the rate on the plan you install. Scale also lists a limit of $100K in subscription revenue.
See What is included for SMART's full feature list, and Settings with the failed payments guide.
Free subscriptions, no promo rate to track
SMART has no paid plans, so there is no fee rate to recheck when a promotion ends.
Install free on ShopifyFrequently asked questions
›Does Recurpay charge transaction fees?
Recurpay's pricing page lists 0% on all three plans. The App Store listing labels that rate a BFCM special, so check it when you install. SMART has no app fees.
›Is Recurpay free?
Only on development stores. Live stores start on Launch at $9/mo.
›Does SMART have build-a-box like Recurpay?
No. SMART has no boxes or build-a-box. Recurpay lists build a box on Grow ($19/mo).