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    Chargebee

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AChargeBee is an all in one subscription billing solution designed to handle all the complexity of recurring billing. The product integrates with a range of other SaaS applications including SalesForce, accounting, and order fulfillment systems. Some key features include: Managed Subscription Billing, Flexible Billing Support and Automated Notifications.

    $599

    per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter

    GoCardless

    Score8.7 out of 10
    N/AGoCardless, from the company of the same name in San Francisco, is a recurring payments platform that integrates with the applications businesses use every day, to give businesses more visibility over payments and saving the time on tasks like payment reconciliation. The vendor states they partner with more than 150 billing and subscription software partners globally, including Xero, Sage, QuickBooks, Zuora and Salesforce.N/A
    Pricing
    ChargebeeGoCardless
    Editions & Modules
    Scale
    $599
    per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter
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    ChargebeeGoCardless
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNo transaction based fees. No setup cost.—
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    ChargebeeGoCardless
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    Chargebee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    69%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    77%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    ChargebeeGoCardless
    Payment Gateways
    Comparison of Payment Gateways features of Chargebee and GoCardless
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    Ratings
    GoCardless
    8.4
    2 Ratings
    13% above category average
    Fraud Detection00 Ratings6.52 Ratings
    API or SDK00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Recurring Payment Support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Billing and Invoicing Support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Global Support00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Payment Form Acceptance00 Ratings8.62 Ratings
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    Enterprises
    Zuora
    Score8.5 out of 10
    Checkout.com
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    User Ratings
    ChargebeeGoCardless
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (22 ratings)
    9.0
    (10 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (3 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChargebeeGoCardless
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Chargebee
    Well-suited:
    • In a B2B set up - Post achieving some scale and having outgrown Google Sheets/ Excels. Won't add much value if you are dealing with fewer than 400-500 invoices a year.
    • We haven't explored their B2C subscription management side - but that is one of the key strengths of the platform.
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    GoCardless Ltd
    We believe GoCardless is the best-in-class solution for global companies who wish to streamline payment processing in many countries, especially when integrating within a company website or supported complementary software. It also works very well for recurring payment situations as it can be very streamlined for recurring & auto-payments. This is NOT a tool for credit card processing, so understand that and consider something like Stripe if credit card integration is your goal. The fees for GoCardless may be highly dependent on the anticipated processing volume and size of your business, so do know that very tiny companies may find the fee structure to be higher. For a US-only business, I'm not sure if GoCardless really would make the most sense outside of specifically for integrating within the software for click-thru payment processing. Where GoCardless shines is when your business operates in many countries and is looking for a seamless solution for your customers that also avoids them paying banking fees.
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    Pros
    Chargebee
    • Reliable: We've had virtually no issues since launch.
    • Care about customers: Chargebee's account managers/support team have always been very helpful/responsive.
    • Feature-rich: Chargebee has a ton of features that help us do what we want and they are consistently adding new features every quarter.
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    GoCardless Ltd
    • Real time status of direct debit payments
    • Homepage dashboard is well made and efficiently tracks the payment status
    • GoCardless website supports multiple language
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    Cons
    Chargebee
    • It wasn't allowing us to add a one time purchase without making it an ongoing subscription with only one payment. They may have fixed it very recently but that was a big pain from a reporting perspective (it was including one time purchasers as subscribers)
    • Email automation is not very robust. Difficult to customize triggers by subscription, you have to send the same message to all subscribers for a specific action
    • Wish it had a way to write off and cancel the subscription of customers who haven't updated their cc info. That can be a long painful and very manual process. And if that feature is available somewhere they don't do a good job of making that clear.
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    GoCardless Ltd
    • Reduction in fees for customers who use it for large volumes of clients
    • Easier for clients to review their payment plans
    • Payment sooner to our bank account
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    Usability
    Chargebee
    It's very easy to use once you know what you're doing. I found it very straight forward once I got the hang of things and was able to create plans easily for my business. I was also able to just charge my clients right away easily. Refunding was also easy when needed.
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    GoCardless Ltd
    We have had no issues with GoCardless since it was implemented in our new software. The customers are able to sign up with ease. The reporting on the site is very helpful and the site is easy to navigate
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    Support Rating
    Chargebee
    Chargebee is simple to use, and we have had little need for support.
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    GoCardless Ltd
    There is no phone support, email only, and the support is slow coming. The support staff often don't read your support query properly, so you waste time having to re-explain yourself. That is the only downside of this product.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Chargebee
    The major reason to go with chargebee is its costing as compared to its competitors it is much useful and value for money.Also it has many features that is very practical and efficient to use it.I recommend to the people who involves low costing as well as futuristic features.
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    GoCardless Ltd
    It stacks up well against Stripe but I think they serve different purposes. Stripe is better when it comes to integrations, GoCardless is great for recurring payments, particularly for service-based businesses.
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    Return on Investment
    Chargebee
    • It was a step in the right direction compared to ReCharge
    • It had negative impacts on our revenue before we had our developers put some work into improving its capabilities with our website and software
    • Now, we are seeing some positive results (after some costly updating from our end)
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    GoCardless Ltd
    • It has helped us to provide alternative payment options to our clients
    • It has helped us to secure regular and timely payments with the minimum of fuss
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    ScreenShots

    Chargebee Screenshots

    Screenshot of Chargebee's metrics and reportingScreenshot of the Recurring Business Command CentreScreenshot of customer subscription nanagement organized onto a single page, where users can change plans, edit card details, add add-ons, apply credits, apply ad hoc charges and delay billing dateScreenshot of the customizable hosted checkout page