specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Recharge
providerId: recharge-payments
created: '2026-07-10'
modified: '2026-07-10'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Subscriptions
- Recurring Billing
- E-commerce
- Payments
- Plans
description: >-
  Recharge is sold as a merchant SaaS subscription, not as a metered API product.
  Pricing combines a fixed monthly platform fee with a per-transaction fee charged
  on each subscription order Recharge processes. Published tiers are Starter,
  Plus (labeled "Most popular"), and Custom. The REST API is included with a paid
  Recharge plan at no additional per-call charge; higher tiers include higher API
  rate limits. Numbers below reflect Recharge's public pricing page as of the
  review date and should be re-verified during reconciliation.
notes: >-
  The API itself is not separately metered - cost is driven by the monthly plan
  fee plus per-order transaction fees on processed subscription orders. Payment
  processing fees from the underlying gateway (e.g. Shopify Payments, Stripe) are
  separate and not included here. Verify current rates at getrecharge.com/pricing.
sources:
- https://getrecharge.com/pricing/
- https://support.getrecharge.com/hc/en-us/articles/360008682914-Recharge-billing-and-pricing
- https://developer.rechargepayments.com/2021-11
plans:
- id: recharge-starter
  name: Starter
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Entry tier for emerging brands launching a subscription program. Includes core
    subscription management, the customer portal, churn prevention, failed-payment
    recovery, win-back flows, automated workflows, analytics, and full REST API
    access.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Platform Fee
    name: monthly_platform_fee
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: USD 99.00 per month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Transaction Fee
    name: transaction_fee
    type: usage
    metric: orders
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 1.49% + USD 0.19 per subscription order
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Subscription Management
  - name: Customer Portal
  - name: Churn Prevention and Failed Payment Recovery
  - name: Automated Workflows and Analytics
  - name: REST API Access
- id: recharge-plus
  name: Plus
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Growth tier for scaling brands, labeled "Most popular." Adds hands-on
    implementation and migration support, customizable bundles, Concierge SMS,
    loyalty rewards and referral programs, JavaScript SDK access, and higher API
    rate limits, with scalable processing rates for growth.
  entries:
  - label: Monthly Platform Fee
    name: monthly_platform_fee
    type: flat
    metric: subscription
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: USD 499.00 per month
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Transaction Fee
    name: transaction_fee
    type: usage
    metric: orders
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: 1.34% + USD 0.19 per order (scalable with growth)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Everything in Starter
  - name: Implementation and Migration Support
  - name: Customizable Bundles
  - name: Loyalty Rewards and Referrals
  - name: JavaScript SDK Access
  - name: Higher API Rate Limits
- id: recharge-custom
  name: Custom
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Volume-based tier for high-volume subscription brands focused on subscriber
    retention. Adds custom implementations, dedicated priority technical support,
    solution architecture review, and enterprise business reviews. Rates are
    negotiated - contact Recharge sales.
  entries:
  - label: Custom Agreement
    name: custom_agreement
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales (volume-based rates)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Custom Volume Pricing
  - name: Dedicated Priority Support
  - name: Solution Architecture Review
  - name: Enterprise Business Reviews
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com