The verdict
On the data we hold, Totango comes out ahead. Here is why, point by point.
What the data says
- Only Totango has a free plan to start on.
- Both have an API and an MCP server, so either works with AI employees.
- In our Keep customers longer ranking, Totango places 5 and Recurly 8 of 14.
Side by side
Plans and pricing
Recurly
- Starter$249 per month plus 0.9% of billing volume; the first $40K of monthly billings are included.$249/mo
- Engage (add-on)Churn prevention add-on from $1,600 per month, billed annually; price depends on prompt volume.$19,200/yr
- RevRec (add-on)Revenue recognition add-on from $850 per month, billed annually; price depends on billing volume.$10,200/yr
Totango
Pricing not in our catalogue yet.
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Who each is for
Choose Recurly if…
Subscription and digital commerce businesses with real billing volume, such as growing SaaS companies, that need failed-payment recovery, several gateways and billing handled outside their own code.
Choose Totango if…
B2B SaaS post-sales and customer success teams that manage renewals across many accounts and want AI agents to work from shared customer knowledge instead of a CRM-style health score alone.
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