Subi vs Skio
Short answer: Subi costs less than Skio's Scale plan at every revenue level, on the plan that fits (our table checks $5,000 to $100,000 a month). Scale is Skio's one published plan, at $599 a month (or $5,988 a year) plus 1.25% + 20¢ per subscription order. Skio's prices read from its App Store listing on 6 November 2026; Subi's prices from 2 November 2026.
The short answer
Skio sells one published plan, Scale: $599/month billed monthly or $5,988 a year, plus 1.25% + 20¢ per subscription order.
Subi's plans: Starter $29/month + 1.6%, Subi $79/month + 0.8%, Subi Plus $199/month + 0.4% per subscription transaction.
At $50,000 a month in subscription revenue, Subi costs $399 on its Subi Plus plan and Skio $1,224 on Scale billed monthly, before Skio's 20¢ per order.
Skio's App Store listing states no free trial. Subi gives 7 days plus a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Skio's App Store listing names it "Skio, a Recharge Company".
What you would actually pay
Monthly cost at different volumes of subscription revenue processed. Subi figures from our own billing configuration, checked 2 November 2026; Skio figures from their App Store listing, using the $599 monthly-billed rate, checked 6 November 2026. Their 20¢ per-order fee is not included, so their real figure is a little higher than shown.
| Monthly subscription revenue | Subi (best-fit plan) | Skio (Scale) |
|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | $109 on Starter | $662 |
| $15,000 | $199 on Subi | $787 |
| $50,000 | $399 on Subi Plus | $1,224 |
| $100,000 | $599 on Subi Plus | $1,849 |
Where Skio is the better choice
We would rather you pick correctly than pick us.
- →You are already at high subscription volume and want everything in one tier with nothing gated behind an upgrade. Skio's pitch is that the Scale plan is the whole product, and for a brand at that size it is a coherent one.
- →You want a vendor whose entire book is enterprise-shaped subscription brands, and you value that focus over a broader merchant base.
- →You have unusual requirements and want custom development as part of the relationship, that is what their Enterprise tier is for.
Where Subi is the better choice
The cases where the table above and the terms both point our way.
- ✓You are not yet at the volume where a $499 to $599 floor makes sense, and you would rather your subscription app cost scale with your subscription revenue.
- ✓You want to try before you commit. Skio's App Store listing states no free trial; ours is 7 days with a 30-day money-back guarantee behind it.
- ✓You want subscriptions, memberships and bundles from one app without an enterprise contract conversation to get started.
If you do decide to move
Subscription migration is not a CSV import. Existing contracts have to keep billing on their own schedules, with their own discounts, asking as little as possible of your customers.
Talk to us first with your numbers. We will tell you which plan fits and what it will cost.
We map your existing plans, discounts and billing dates before anything moves.
Contracts transfer with their schedules intact, subscribers do not re-subscribe, and in most moves they do not re-enter payment details.
We stay on it through the first billing cycle, which is the one where problems actually surface.
Questions merchants ask
Will my subscribers have to sign up again?
No. Contracts move with their existing billing dates and discounts, and in most moves the saved payment method comes with them. Where the old app cannot hand a card over, that subscriber gets one email asking them to add a payment method.
Is Subi cheaper than Skio?
At every volume in the table above, yes, and by a wide margin at the lower end: Skio's published floor is $499 to $599 a month before any transaction fee. In absolute dollars the difference stays large across the whole range we checked, between about $550 and $1,250 a month on Skio's monthly billing, and about $100 less if you commit to a year. As a share of the bill it narrows as you grow, because their $599 floor counts for less as revenue grows while our rate steps down to 0.40%.
Does Skio offer a free trial?
Its App Store listing states none as of 6 November 2026. We would rather you check that yourself than take our word for it, pricing pages change.
Is Skio part of Recharge now?
Yes. In April 2026 Recharge announced on its own blog that Skio was joining the Recharge team, and Skio's App Store listing, read on 22 October 2026, names it "Skio, a Recharge Company". In that post Recharge said that nothing was changing that day for merchants on either platform: Recharge and Skio would keep running as they had, and each merchant's existing team would stay their point of contact. It also said it would review elements of both platforms over the following months as it brought them together, and that more detail on a combined roadmap would follow. The Scale plan and fees on this page are the ones Skio's App Store listing shows as of 6 November 2026.
Still weighing it up?
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