Side-by-side comparison · 24 data points
| Recurly Commerce Subscriptions | Simplee Memberships & Loyalty | |
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Paid loyalty, recurring memberships, free trials. Give members discounts, credits, paywall content
| Metric | Recurly Commerce Subscriptions | Simplee Memberships & Loyalty |
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| Rating | 4.2 ★ | ★ 4.9 ★ |
| Total reviews | 30 | ★ 78 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Pricing | Free to install | Free plan available |
| Built for Shopify | — | ★ Yes |
| Pricing tiers | 1 tier | ★ 2 tiers |
| Listed features | 5 | 5 |
| Languages | 1 supported | 1 supported |
| Listed since | Apr 2022 | Aug 2021 |
Based on the data on this page, Simplee Memberships & Loyalty is the stronger choice for most Shopify App Store merchants — 4.9★ vs Recurly Commerce Subscriptions's 4.2★ is a meaningful gap that usually reflects real product or support quality differences across the user base.
Pricing entry tiers: Recurly Commerce Subscriptions at Free to install, Simplee Memberships & Loyalty at Free plan available. Check each app's tier structure for the capacity limits you actually need before deciding — the headline number is the same shape, but the gating shape per tier (seats, usage volume, integrations) varies.
Recommended by size: small/early-stage merchants who need fast install and low risk should default to Simplee Memberships & Loyalty; mid-market and enterprise merchants with specific feature requirements should evaluate both — Recurly Commerce Subscriptions's 30-review base may include the workflow context that matches your specific use case better than Simplee Memberships & Loyalty's broader-but-shallower coverage.
This verdict is generated from the live marketplace data on this page — rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position all refresh from the canonical Shopify App Store listing every 24 hours. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparison outcomes; the methodology is documented on the About page and applies identically to every pair on the site.
Read each app's audit: Recurly Commerce Subscriptions audit • Simplee Memberships & Loyalty audit
| Keyword | Recurly Commerce Subscriptions | Simplee Memberships & Loyalty |
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| subscriptions | #7519 | #38 |
Both Recurly Commerce Subscriptions and Simplee Memberships & Loyalty offer paid plans only. Recurly Commerce Subscriptions starts at Free to install; Simplee Memberships & Loyalty starts at Free plan available. Compare the per-tier features in the Pricing section above before committing.
Simplee Memberships & Loyalty has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 78 reviews) compared to Recurly Commerce Subscriptions (4.2★ from 30 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.
Simplee Memberships & Loyalty holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 4.2★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.
Both apps are one-click installs from the Shopify App Store. Simplee Memberships & Loyalty has the deeper published review base (78 vs 30), which often — though not always — accompanies better-tested setup docs. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly: read the recent reviews on each app's detail page for user-reported install experience.
Recurly Commerce Subscriptions typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (30 reviews). Simplee Memberships & Loyalty typically suits early-stage and growth-mode teams based on its published review base (78 reviews). A larger review base generally means the app has been exercised at scale — relevant if you are processing high volume or handling enterprise compliance requirements.
Migration support varies by app and category. Recurly Commerce Subscriptions and Simplee Memberships & Loyalty both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Recurly Commerce Subscriptions" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.
