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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    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

    Surfe

    Score8.2 out of 10
    N/ASurfe is a lead gen tool used to add contacts, manage deals and pipelines straight from LinkedIn, and move this data into a CRM. Without tab-switching or manual data entry, Surf makes CRM fields accessible on LinkedIn, and users can input information, create new fields, and edit existing ones, while syncing this to a connected CRM in real-time. Surfe also helps users to save time by adding prospects from LinkedIn with a click of a button directly from their profile, and it does that without…

    $23

    per year per seat

    Pricing
    ChargebeeSurfe
    Editions & Modules
    Scale
    $599
    per month for up to USD 100K of billing per month; 0.75% on billing thereafter
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Free
    $0
    Basic
    $23
    per year per seat
    Professional
    $29
    per year per seat
    Business
    $59
    per year per seat
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    ChargebeeSurfe
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesYes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsNo transaction based fees. No setup cost.Prices are for annual subscriptions. Monthly subscriptions are available. No credit card is needed for the trial and free.
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    Considered Both Products
    Chargebee
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    Surfe
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    77%
    Would buy again
    10 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    69%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    77%
    Happy with the feature set
    10 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    78%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    57%
    Implementation went as expected
    4 Answers
    No answers on this topic
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    User Ratings
    ChargebeeSurfe
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.1
    (22 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    ChargebeeSurfe
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Surfe
    Surfe is really a great help/support for our marketing and data team. It saves plenty of time and manual work. We are totally happy with the product and also setup was done in 5 Min.
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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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Surfe
    • Easy to set up in both directions
    • Getting account data out of LinkedIn
    • Searching for Contact options, i.e. E-Mail and phone
    • Getting Company Data out of LinkedIn
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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.
    Incentivized
    Read full review
    Surfe
    • After installing the Chrome Plugin, LinkedIn is a bit slower than before
    • Pricing is okay, but import from Sales Navigator should be included in the Basic Package
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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.
    Incentivized
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    Surfe
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Chargebee
    Chargebee is simple to use, and we have had little need for support.
    Incentivized
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    Surfe
    No answers on this topic
    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.
    Incentivized
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    Surfe
    No answers on this topic
    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)
    Incentivized
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    Surfe
    • Saves time in research
    • Getting data and helping to build a database out of a paid platform
    Read full review
    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

    Surfe Screenshots

    Screenshot of Adds contacts to a CRM, and exports whole SalesNav contact lists in one go to save time.Screenshot of Finds emails and edit CRM fields. Automatically sources verified emails, and keep contacts updated.Screenshot of Syncs messages with a CRM, and offers reuseable personalized message templates on LinkedIn.Screenshot of Deal management and pipeline access from LinkedIn, with a side panel to create and configure deals.Screenshot of Keeps contacts updated, and sends notifications when someone in the associated CRM changes their position & company.Screenshot of Task creator, to keep track of a to-do list by creating tasks as reminders for specific CRM records