Compare Recurly and PlanGuru - Jul 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jul 25, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Recurly or PlanGuru?

PlanGuru is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Recurly, and PlanGuru is rated higher (87/100) than Recurly (81/100). PlanGuru offers users more features (15) than Recurly (3).

Looking for the right Recurring Billing solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Recurly Vs. PlanGuru

Recurly: Recurly was founded with a different kind of enterprise software in mind. Starting at the lowest level, we approach problem solving with a focus on delivering elegant and simple user experiences. This is embraced with every line of code we write, and every feature we release. It runs deep here. We’re reinventing how subscription-based companies ...

PlanGuru: PlanGuru is budgeting and forecasting software designed to help businesses and nonprofits make better decisions. Whether it’s a high level forecast for the bank or a detailed multi-departmental operating budget, PlanGuru can enable you (or your team) to produce a more accurate analysis in less time.

Who is more expensive? Recurly or PlanGuru?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Recurring Billing software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Recurly and PlanGuru.

Recurly price starts at $199 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Recurly is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Recurring Billing software. PlanGuru price starts at $99 per month , When comparing PlanGuru to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Recurring Billing software cost.

Bottom line: Recurly cost is around the same cost of PlanGuru.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Recurly Vs. PlanGuru based on some of the most important and required Recurring Billing features.

Recurly: Data Import/Export, Basic Reports, Online Customer Support.

PlanGuru: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Balance Sheet, Budgeting & Forecasting, Cash Flow.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include businesses of all sizes hailing from diverse industries. PlanGuru was first developed with financial professionals in mind and was oriented towards CPAs, CFOs and other types of financial advisors.

Recurly

ITQlick rating
(4.4/5)

starts at $199 per month

Recurly Subscription Billing software is cloud-based billing and invoicing solution designed for multiple subscription-based SaaS, content, Web 2.0, Mobile, and publishing businesses around the world.

Categories: Accounting & Finance, Billing & Invoicing, Financial reporting, Payment gateway Integration.

PlanGuru

ITQlick rating
(4.2/5)

starts at $99 per month

PlanGuru software is a cloud-based budgeting and business planning solution designed for small/medium organizations and nonprofits that can also be offered through an on-premise solution.

Categories: Budgeting & CPM, BI & Analytics, Budgeting & CPM, Financial consolidation, Accounting Practice Management.

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Recurly: 3 Features

Data Import/Export
Basic Reports
Online Customer Support

PlanGuru: 15 Features

Accounts Payable
Accounts Receivable
Balance Sheet
Budgeting & Forecasting
Cash Flow
Depreciation
Fixed-Assets
General-Ledger
P&L Statement
Time & Expense
Automatic Scheduled Reporting
Customizable Features
Forecasting & Budgeting
Issue Indicators
Profit Analysis
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Recurly
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
81/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$199 per month
Functionality
10
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PlanGuru
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
87/100
Pricing
2.8/10
License pricing
$99 per month
Functionality
22
Pabbly S...
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
84/100
Pricing
2.6/10
License pricing
$27 per month
Functionality
4
BluBilling
ITQlick rating
2.8/5
Score
82/100
Pricing
6.6/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
14
Chargify
ITQlick rating
4.4/5
Score
80/100
Pricing
4.4/10
License pricing
$599 per month
Functionality
4

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.